2009年3月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Google removes street images over privacy complaints (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 03:33 PM PDT

US software giant Google said Friday it had removed several images from its Street View software, which allows web surfers to view parts of 25 British cities, after users raised privacy concerns.(Google)AFP - US software giant Google said Friday it had removed several images from its Street View software, which allows web surfers to view parts of 25 British cities, after users raised privacy concerns.

Canada denies entry to fiery British MP Galloway (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada has barred firebrand British lawmaker George Galloway entry into the country on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, a government spokesman said on Friday.

British police bracing for G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT

British police officers at a parade in London. Police said Friday they would be stretched to cope during next month's G20 summit with the world's top leaders -- and thousands of protesters -- due to descend on London.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Police said Friday they would be stretched to cope during next month's G20 summit with the world's top leaders -- and thousands of protesters -- due to descend on London.

Far-right Dutch MP to appeal British ban (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 01:13 PM PDT

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, seen here in January 2009 and who is best known for the anti-Islam film AFP - Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, best known for the anti-Islam film "Fitna," said Friday he had appealed against a decision by Britain to block his entry to the country in February.

Canada bans outspoken anti-war British lawmaker (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 01:08 PM PDT

AP - Canada has banned an outspoken anti-war British lawmaker from the country on national security grounds, officials said Friday.

Canadian foils British arson plot (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 11:54 AM PDT

A Canadian was credited Friday with foiling a 16-year-old Briton's plot to firebomb a Norfolk high school by reporting the boy's online threat to police, said a local paper.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A Canadian was credited Friday with foiling a 16-year-old Briton's plot to firebomb his high school in eastern England by reporting the teenager's online threat to police.

Funeral held for soldier killed in N. Ireland (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 11:44 AM PDT

The coffin of Sapper Patrick Azimkar, 21, is carried during his funeral at the Guards Chapel in Wellington Barracks, London, Friday March 20, 2009. Azimkar was one of two British Army Royal Engineers gunned down on March 7 outside their army base in Northern Ireland, as they collected pizzas from delivery men. They were the first soldiers killed in Northern Ireland since 1997. The Real IRA claimed responsibility for that ambush, which also wounded two other soldiers and both pizza couriers.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Hundreds gathered Friday at the funeral of a British soldier killed in an attack by dissidents in Northern Ireland earlier this month.

Canada bars British lawmaker over Hamas support (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 10:06 AM PDT

MP George Galloway (C) in Rabat in Morocco on February 19, 2009 with a British convoy of vehicles loaded with aid bound for the Gaza Strip. Galloway has been blocked from visiting Canada because of his support of Hamas, which is banned here, the Canadian immigration minister's office said.(AFP/Map)AFP - British lawmaker George Galloway has been blocked from visiting Canada because of his support of Hamas, which is banned here, the Canadian immigration minister's office said Friday.

Chef: Norovirus may be cause of Fat Duck illnesses (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 09:15 AM PDT

AP - Chef Heston Blumenthal and health officials say a virus may have caused an outbreak of illness among diners at England's Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant.

Hewitt urges suicide law change (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 08:45 AM PDT

Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt, seen here in 2007, said Friday she would push for the law to be clarified to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics.(AFP/File/John Stillwell)AFP - Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt said Friday she would push for the law to be clarified to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics.

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

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 07:45 AM PDT

The coffin of Sapper Cengiz AFP - The funeral was held Friday of a second British soldier shot dead in Northern Ireland in an attack that raised fears of a return of violence in the province.

Total liable for UK depot fire damages (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 07:08 AM PDT

Firefighters at the Buncefield oil depot north of London in 2005. French oil giant Total must pay the bills valued at more than 750 million pounds for people whose homes and businesses were damaged in a huge inferno at a British oil depot, a court said Friday.(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - French oil giant Total must pay bills valued at more than 750 million pounds for people whose homes and businesses were damaged in a huge inferno at a British oil depot, a court said Friday.

Briton loses Australia murder extradition fight (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PDT

A British man accused of strangling his lover to death more than 23 years ago is set to be extradited to Australia after losing a High Court battle on Friday.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A British man accused of strangling his lover to death more than 23 years ago is set to be extradited to Australia after losing a High Court battle on Friday.

Assault charge against Gerrard dropped (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 05:49 AM PDT

A charge of assault against Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, seen here arriving at North Sefton Magistrates Court, over a nightclub brawl was dropped on Friday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - A charge of assault against Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard over a nightclub brawl was dropped at a court hearing Friday.

Churchill's stenographer Patrick Kinna dies at 95 (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 05:08 AM PDT

AP - Patrick Kinna, whose wartime duties as stenographer to Winston Churchill included taking dictation while the prime minister bathed, has died. He was 95.

Queen to host Obama before G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 03:50 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama will visit Queen Elizabeth II, seen here on March 09, at Buckingham Palace when he is in London next month for the G20 summit, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - US President Barack Obama will visit Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace when he is in London next month for the G20 summit, officials said Friday.

Watchdog slams Northern Rock over risky lending (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2009 03:40 AM PDT

A Northern Rock bank branch is pictured in London, on January 19, 2009. Northern Rock lent £800 million in high-risk mortgages long after the bank was forced to seek a government bailout, the public spending watchdog in a scathing report on Friday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Northern Rock lent £800 million in high-risk mortgages long after the bank was forced to seek a government bailout, the public spending watchdog said in a scathing report on Friday.

British defense minister blasts NATO over force (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Reuters - British Defense Secretary John Hutton on Thursday blasted NATO's inability to fully fund a rapid response force of 25,000 troops, and said the alliance needed a "radical transformation" to adapt to new threats.

Prudential posts loss for 2008, CEO to step down (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 11:39 AM PDT

AP - Prudential PLC on Thursday announced that its chief executive was stepping down as the company fell to a loss of 396 million pounds ($566 million) for 2008, mainly due to writedowns on the value of assets in the United States.

Blacklisted actress Betsy Blair dies in London (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 11:24 AM PDT

In this Nov. 1948, file photo, actress Betsy Blair is flanked by actors Montgomery Clift, left, and Gene Kelly as they board an airplane for London at La Guardia Airport in New York City. Betsy Blair, the Oscar-nominated actress and teenage bride of Gene Kelly, has died in London at the age of 85, her publisher said on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The New Jersey-born actress, who later married film Karel Reisz, suffered from cancer and died on March 13. Mark Searle, the publisher of Blair's 2003 autobiography, confirmed her death. (AP Photo/file )AP - Betsy Blair, the Oscar-nominated actress and teenage bride of Gene Kelly, has died in London at the age of 85, her publisher said on Thursday.

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