2008年12月28日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain's Prince Edward accused of beating dog (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:38 PM CST

Prince Edward (pictured in 2007) has been in hot water with animal rights charities after using a stick to break up a dog fight. Edward, the third son and youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, was pictured in Sunday's newspapers waving the four-foot (1.2-metre) stick at the gundogs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Shugerman)AFP - Prince Edward has been in hot water with animal rights charities after using a stick to break up a dog fight.


Traumatised nurse in car boot for up to 10 days: Police (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 04:14 PM CST

An undated handout photo from Lothian and Borders police shows Magdeline Makola. The nurse who had been missing for more than a week was found alive in the boot of her car in Scotland, reports said on Saturday.(AFP/HO)AFP - A nurse found in the boot of her car suffering from hypothermia and dehydration could have been there for up to 10 days, police said Saturday.


Doors close at about 200 Woolworths in Britain (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 01:48 PM CST

AP - About 200 Woolworths stores in Britain have shut their doors for good.

Police: Woman may have been in trunk for 10 days (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 01:19 PM CST

An undated handout photo from Lothian and Borders police received on December 27, 2008 of Magdeline Makola. The nurse who had been missing for more than a week was found alive in the boot of her car in Scotland, reports said on Saturday.(HO)AP - A woman found bound in the trunk of her own car may have been there for well over a week, police in Scotland said Saturday.


Harrods opens post-Christmas sale amid anti-fur protests (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:21 AM CST

Singer Katherine Jenkins holds Westiepoo dogs during the Harrods department store winter sale opening on December 27, 2008 in central London.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Hundreds of bargain-hunters braved the cold on Saturday morning as Harrods opened its post-Christmas sale amid protests from anti-fur campaigners.


Missing nurse found alive in car boot (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:19 AM CST

An undated handout photo from Lothian and Borders police shows Magdeline Makola. The nurse who had been missing for more than a week was found alive in the boot of her car in Scotland, reports said on Saturday.(AFP/HO)AFP - A nurse who has been missing for more than a week has been found alive in the boot of her car in Scotland, police said on Saturday.


Woolworths to close quarter of stores (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:17 AM CST

A Leytonstone branch of Woolworths in east London on December 11, 2008. The end for Woolworths, a century-old retail institution, will move a step closer Saturday with the closure of a quarter of its stores.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The end for Woolworths, a century-old retail institution buckling under the weight of the economic crisis, will move a step closer Saturday with the closure of a quarter of its stores.


Blair calls for end to rocket attacks, Gaza air strikes (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 10:38 AM CST

Palestinians walk over the ruins of destroyed offices in Gaza City. Middle East envoy Tony Blair has called for an end to both rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Hamas-controlled strip.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair on Saturday called for an end to both rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Hamas-controlled strip, saying a new strategy was needed for Gaza.


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