Libya protests: British warship sent to rescue 3,500 expats from Gaddafi bloodbath "A Royal Navy warship is on its way to rescue 3,500 Britons trapped in Libya where Colonel Gaddafi
is vowing to fight to the death.A plane has also been chartered to take expats home as the horrifying scale of the violence became clear - bodies littered the streets of Tripoli after helicopter gunships and fighter bombers strafed civilians.
But Gaddafi's grip on power appeared to be loosening today as protesters backed by scores of defecting army units claimed control of the east of the country"
