2008年12月13日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Scotland Yard slammed after killing verdict (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 09:55 PM CST

The family of Jean Charles De Menezes -- a Brazilian mistakenly killed by anti-terror police in London -- have slammed an inquest into his death as a AFP - British newspapers on Saturday blasted Scotland Yard over the 2005 killing of an innocent Brazilian man by anti-terror police and called for lessons to be learned from the inquest into the shooting.

Scientists find 2,000-year-old brain in Britain (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 08:20 PM CST

This image issued by the York Archaeological Trust on Friday Dec. 12, 2008 shows brain material as dark folded matter at the top of the head in this computer-generated view into the skull. British archaeologists working at a university campus have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise — an unusually well-preserved brain still inside. Scientists said Friday that the more than 2,000-year-old mass of gray matter was the oldest ever discovered in Britain. One expert unconnected with the find called it 'a real freak of preservation.' The skull — which was severed from its corpse sometime before the Roman invasion of Britain — was found in a muddy pit during a dig at the University of York in northern England in the fall of this year, according to Richard Hall, a director of York Archaeological Trust. (AP Photo/York Archaeological Trust, Ho)AP - British archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise — an unusually well-preserved brain. Scientists said Friday that the mass of gray matter was more than 2,000 years old — the oldest ever discovered in Britain. One expert unconnected with the find called it "a real freak of preservation."

Four British marines killed in Afghanistan blasts (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 07:34 PM CST

British Royal Marine Commandos patrol the mountains in eastern Afghanistan in 2002. Four British troops were killed in two separate explosions Friday in troubled southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/POOL/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Four British troops were killed in two separate explosions Friday in troubled southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

A British Row Over College Beauty Pageants (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 04:25 PM CST

Time.com - Are female students being exploited or do the pageants instill confidence in the contestants?

British soldier in Iraq dies after shooting himself (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 03:28 PM CST

A soldier runs to search a house during a night raid in the Sunni northern Iraqi city of Mosul, 370km of Baghdad, in 2005. A British soldier serving in Iraq has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday, adding that an investigation is underway.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - A British soldier serving in Iraq has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday, adding that an investigation is underway.

Fur flies: BBC won't air dog show over breeds row (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 01:46 PM CST

AP - The BBC will not televise Britain's biggest dog show for the first time in more than 40 years after a controversy about canine inbreeding.

Jury says police failures led to Brazilian's death (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 01:12 PM CST

Patricia da Silva Armani cousin of Jean Charles De Menezes who was shot by police in London in 2005 is seen in front of a picture of her cousin at a press conference in London, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. The jury at an inquest into the death of Jean Charles De Menezes returned an open verdict on Friday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A British jury decided Friday that a string of police failures caused the death of a Brazilian electrician shot by anti-terror police after being mistaken for a suicide bomber — a ruling that prompted his family to demand a new investigation.

Santander cuts UK jobs (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 11:11 AM CST

AP - Spanish bank Santander said Friday it plans to cut 1,900 jobs in its three British businesses as part of commitment to reducing costs.

Pound hits new low against euro as parity looms (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 10:40 AM CST

AP - The British pound edged closer toward parity with the euro on Friday, hitting a record low for the fifth consecutive day on expectations of a deep and prolonged recession.

Manchester says no to congestion charge (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 10:18 AM CST

A cars passes into the congestion charge zone in central London. Voters in Manchester on Friday overwhelmingly rejected plans to introduce the world's largest congestion charge zone, modelled on a scheme in operation in London.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Voters in Manchester on Friday overwhelmingly rejected plans to introduce the world's largest congestion charge zone, modelled on a scheme in operation in London.

Watchdog rebukes govt over knife crime figures (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 09:36 AM CST

Police investigators search the crime scene of a stabbing in London in 2006. The government was sharply criticised on Friday by the statistics watchdog over its release of figures showing a drop in knife-related crime.(AFP/File)AFP - The government was strongly criticised on Friday by the statistics watchdog over its release of figures showing a drop in knife-related crime.

Sealing Zimbabwe borders will make matters worse: UK (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 08:57 AM CST

Reuters - Britain on Friday questioned the wisdom of a U.S. proposal to seal Zimbabwe's borders in order to hasten the collapse of Robert Mugabe's government, saying such a move could have far worse consequences.

Woolworths jobs go amid lack of buyers (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 07:31 AM CST

AP - The administrator for Woolworths said Friday it is cutting 700 jobs in the collapsed retail company's distribution division after it failed to find a buyer.

British archaeologists unearth Iron Age brain (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 06:13 AM CST

A handout image from York Archaeological Trust shows a computer generated scan of a human brain at least 2,000 years old. Archaeologists have unearthed the brian in northern England that dates back to the Iron Age, York University officials said Friday.(AFP/HO)AFP - Archaeologists have unearthed a human brain in northern England that dates back to the Iron Age, York University officials said Friday.

Lawyers struck off over sick miners' scheme (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2008 05:55 AM CST

Two of Britain's highest paid solicitors who handled compensation claims for thousands of sick miners have been struck off after being found guilty of misconduct, reports said.(DDP/AFP/File/Torsten Silz)AFP - Two of Britain's highest paid solicitors who handled compensation claims for thousands of sick miners have been struck off after being found guilty of misconduct, reports said on Friday.

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