2008年9月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Verdict due in porn trial of Shannon's stepfather (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 04:33 AM CDT

A court is to rule on whether the stepfather of the schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, seen here, is guilty of downloading over 100 indecent images of children onto his computer.(AFP/West Yorkshire Police/File)AFP - A court was on Tuesday to rule on whether the stepfather of the schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was guilty of downloading over 100 indecent images of children onto his computer.

New coin for Prince Charles' 60th birthday (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 04:09 PM CDT

AP - Britain's Royal Mint has issued a new collectors coin featuring images of Prince Charles and his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to celebrate his 60th birthday.

Fraudster duped Slovak workers over Olympic jobs: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 01:49 PM CDT

AFP - A convicted fraudster convinced hundreds of Slovak migrants to pay 600 pounds (1,100 dollars, 750 euros) for non-existent jobs at the 2012 Olympic site in London, a BBC probe claimed Monday.

Family of slain British student hopes for justice (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 01:29 PM CDT

Sister of slain British student Meredith Kercher, Stephanie, center, and her parents John, left, and Arline, attend a press conference at a hotel in Perugia, Italy, Monday, Sept 15, 2008. The parents and sister of Meredith Kercher, slain last year in Perugia, have read a statement to the press on Monday, on the eve of a closed-door preliminary hearing that will decide whether to indict three suspects, including American Amanda Knox. The family of Meredith say they are relieved the trial over her death is moving into a critical phase. Meredith, a 21-year-old student from Leeds University in England, was found dead in November from a stab in the apartment she shared with Knox in the university town of Perugia. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)AP - The family of a British student slain in Italy last year said Monday they hoped justice would soon be done, as the proceedings move into a critical phase.

Gurkhas await British court ruling (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 12:41 PM CDT

Retired Gurkha soldiers salute outside the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal building in London in April 2008. Former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers delivered a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday, on the eve of a legal hearing on their challenge seeking the right to settle.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers delivered a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday, on the eve of a legal hearing on their challenge seeking the right to settle here.

UK's Brown tries to stamp out revolt (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during his monthly news conference in Downing Street, central London on September 11, 2008. (Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown moved on Monday to stamp out the biggest threat yet to his 15-month-old premiership, sacking a Labour official who accused him of "timorous" political maneuvering.

Bankrupt tour operator charters flights for Britons in Corfu (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:03 AM CDT

A grounded XL aircraft at Reina Sofia airport, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on September 12. Bankrupt tour operator, XL Leisure Group, chartered nine flights to bring 1,500 stranded holidaymakers home from Corfu.(AFP/File/Desiree Martin)AFP - Bankrupt tour operator, XL Leisure Group, chartered nine flights to bring 1,500 stranded holidaymakers home from Corfu Monday, a company spokesperson told AFP.

Prince William to become rescue pilot (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 07:07 AM CDT

Prince William is pictured during a training session at Britannia Royal Naval college in Dartmouth, south-west England, June 2008. Prince William is to train as a search and rescue pilot, aiming to serve in the emergency services after being told he cannot be sent to Afghanistan, he said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Chris Ison)AFP - Prince William is to train as a search and rescue pilot, aiming to serve in the emergency services after being told he cannot be sent to Afghanistan, he said Wednesday.

First state-funded Hindu school launched (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 05:34 AM CDT

A Hindu boy wears the tilak during prayers at a temple in Aldenham, 2005. The first state-funded school for Hindus in Britain began classes, aiming to teach Hindu customs and values alongside lessons in mainstream subjects, and denying it promotes segregation.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The first state-funded school for Hindus in Britain began classes on Monday, aiming to teach Hindu customs and values alongside lessons in mainstream subjects, and denying it promotes segregation.

GKN agrees to buy Airbus plant (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 05:20 AM CDT

Engineering firm GKN said it had agreed to buy the plant in Britain owned by European planemaker Airbus, which has hit financial troubles owing to delays to its A380 superjumbo.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)AFP - Engineering firm GKN said Monday it had agreed to buy the plant in Britain owned by European planemaker Airbus, which has hit financial troubles owing to delays to its A380 superjumbo.

Lehman's British arm put into administration (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 04:30 AM CDT

The headquarters of Lehman Brothers in New York, 2007. Authorities said they would try to wind down Lehman Brothers' operations here in an orderly manner as the prime minister's spokesman insisted Britain could weather the financial storm.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Hiroko Masuike)AFP - The British arm of US investment giant Lehman Brothers has been put into administration, accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers said Monday after the bank announced it was filing for bankruptcy.

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