2009年3月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:10 PM PDT

British actress Natasha Richardson and actor Liam Neeson arrive at the premiere of the film Reuters - Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain's Redgrave acting dynasty, died on Wednesday at age 45 after a suffering a severe injury in a skiing accident in Canada earlier this week.

Briton freed after 27 years as conviction quashed (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:06 PM PDT

Sean Hodgson, 57, speaks to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Hodgson, who spent 27 years behind bars for murder, said Wednesday he was AFP - A Briton who spent 27 years behind bars for murder said he was "ecstatic" to be free after new DNA evidence prompted the appeal court to quash his original conviction.

UK soldier killed in Northern Ireland laid to rest (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 01:53 PM PDT

British soldier Mark Quinsey's sister Jaime, second from right, follows his coffin as it leaves the Immanuel Church, Birmingham, England, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Quinsey was shot to death in a drive-by ambush at an army base in Northern Ireland. Military engineer Mark Quinsey was only hours away from deploying to Afghanistan when he and another soldier died in a spray of gun fire outside the entrance of the Massereene army base in Antrim, Northern Ireland. They were picking up pizza at the time. The attack last week was claimed by a splinter group of the Irish Republican Army. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn/PA)AP - The family of an unarmed British soldier ambushed outside a Northern Ireland army base said at his funeral Wednesday that IRA dissidents stole his chance to prove himself in battle.

Rare wines hidden from Nazis sold at UK auction (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 01:50 PM PDT

AP - A British auction house says it has sold a stash of rare wines hidden away during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II for 50,000 pounds (nearly $70,000).

British-US officials talking Pakistan, Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 12:19 PM PDT

AP - Britain's defense and foreign secretaries were weighing in with U.S. counterparts Wednesday on a U.S. review of policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Funeral held for soldier murdered in N. Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:58 AM PDT

The coffin of soldier Sapper Mark Quinsey leaves the Immanuel Church, during the funeral service in Birmingham. Sapper Quinsey was killed in an attack at Massareene Barracks in Northern Ireland on March 07, 2009.(AFP/POOL/Rui Vieira)AFP - The funeral was held Wednesday of a soldier shot dead in Northern Ireland in an attack that raised fears of a return of violence in the province.

Your $32 million takes a village in England (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:54 AM PDT

The village cemetery is seen in the grounds of St. Peter's Church, which dates to the 12th century, at the village of Linkenholt in southern England, Tuesday March 17, 2009. The whole estate is up for sale — as a whole — with the only part of Linkenholt not on the block is the local church. All the village's 21 cottages, grand manor house, lush green cricket pitch and accompanying pavilion, are part of an estate that also encompasses 1,500 acres of farmland and another 425 of woods. The 40 or so residents, many of whom have lived here all their lives, hope any new owner who will have to pay at least 23 million british pounds (some 32 million US dollars), will keep the estate together and resist the urge to parcel off the land located just 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Sheep dot green hills. Pheasants hop across country lanes. Quaint cottages sit next to a tiny stone church. Neighbors who've known each other since birth greet strangers warmly. And for about $32 million, this leafy, nostalgic slice of England could be yours.

UK to reveal secret agents' interrogation methods (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain agreed on Wednesday to publish for the first time the guidance it gives intelligence agents when questioning suspects held overseas, following a series of torture allegations.

Large fire blackens London skyline (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:34 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a fire that broke out in the roof of Field House, home to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, at the heart of London.(AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - A huge blaze broke out in the building housing the immigration court at the heart of London on Wednesday, filling the city skyline with black smoke.

UK man has murder conviction overturned (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Sean Hodgson, left, with his brother Pete leaves the High Court following the quashing of his murder conviction in London, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Sean Hodgson, who spent nearly three decades in prison has had his conviction overturned after DNA evidence cleared him of murder. Britain's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that Sean Hodgson, 57, did not kill 22-year-old Teresa De Simone in 1979. De Simone was found strangled in her car outside the pub where she worked in southwest England. DNA tests were not available when Hodgson was tried in the early 1980s. Police said DNA evidence from the scene didn't match a sample provided by Hodgson. Hodgson had initially confessed to the crime but then pleaded not guilty. His lawyers argued their client wasn't well, was a pathological liar and that the confessions were false. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - A British man who spent 27 years in prison walked free Wednesday after his murder conviction was overturned because of new DNA evidence in a case that may help others who have been wrongly convicted.

Police admit abusing terror suspect (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 10:13 AM PDT

Supporters of Babar Ahmad, arrested in Tooting, southwest London, under the country's anti-terrorist act, protest outside Bow Magistrate court in London, April 2005. The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday admitted abusing Ahmad, subjecting him to prolonged violent assaults and religious mockery.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday admitted abusing a terror suspect, subjecting him to prolonged violent assaults and religious mockery.

Govt apologises for 'Third World' hospital (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 10:06 AM PDT

A handout picture shows surgeons performing an operation at an unnamed hospital. The government apologised on Wednesday after a damning official report into a hospital likened by one patient's relative to AFP - The government apologised on Wednesday after a damning official report into a hospital likened by one patient's relative to "a Third World" health centre.

Govt to reveal interrogation advice (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 09:37 AM PDT

This undated image, obtained in February 2009, shows Ethiopian-born British resident Binyam Mohamed. The government is to publish the guidance it gives intelligence agents and the military on questioning detainees held abroad. An official spokesman denied the move was linked to the case of Mohamed, who flew back to Britain last month saying he had suffered AFP - The government will publish the guidance it gives intelligence agents and the military on questioning detainees held abroad, the government said Wednesday after accusations of complicity with alleged torture.

Britain releasing secret detainee treatment rules (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 09:34 AM PDT

AP - Britain will release its secret rules governing the treatment of overseas detainees, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday in an attempt to bolster public faith after a string of allegations that the U.K. colluded in torture.

Lewis Hamilton unveiled at Madame Tussauds (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PDT

A wax figure of Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is unveiled at the Madame Tussauds waxwork museum in London, which was unveiled on Wednesday.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Lewis Hamilton took pole position Wednesday at Madame Tussauds, as the London waxworks museum unveiled a model of the Formula One world champion.

UK terror suspect wins payout for police beating (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 08:33 AM PDT

AP - A British terror suspect fighting extradition to the United States was awarded thousands of pounds (dollars) in compensation Wednesday for being assaulted by police during his 2003 arrest.

UK financial services regulator proposes shakeup (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 07:26 AM PDT

Lord Adair Turner, chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority which regulates the United Kingdom financial services industry, poses for photographers prior to announcing his report ' The Turner Review - A regulatory response to the global banking crisis ' in London, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The report proposed sweeping changes to global banking regulations, including a crackdown on the 'shadow banking' activities of institutions like hedge funds. It also recommends new rules on a wide range of issues from increased requirements on banks on holding capital to stricter controls on bankers' bonuses to discourage excessive risk taking.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Britain's financial services watchdog proposed sweeping changes to global banking regulations on Wednesday, including a crackdown on the "shadow banking" activities of institutions like hedge funds.

Unemployment hits 12-year high (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 06:22 AM PDT

A branch of the JobCentrePlus in central London, November 2008. The economy took a fresh blow Wednesday as official data showed two million people claiming jobless benefits for the first time since the Labour government came to power in 1997.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The economy took a fresh blow Wednesday as official data showed two million people claiming jobless benefits for the first time since the Labour government came to power in 1997.

Protestors briefly disrupt Heathrow flights (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 05:01 AM PDT

A file photo of passengers checking their flight details at Heathrow airport. Police arrested two protestors Wednesday after allegedly trying to break through the perimeter fence at Heathrow airport and briefly disrupting flights, airport operators said.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abonizzio)AFP - Police arrested two protestors Wednesday after allegedly trying to break through the perimeter fence at Heathrow airport and briefly disrupting flights, airport operators said.

Two protesters arrested at London's Heathrow Airport (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 04:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Police arrested two protesters who tried to get onto the runway at Heathrow Airport in London on Wednesday, the airport's operator said.

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