2009年3月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Life and strife of Brian still fascinates (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 11:07 AM PDT

Actor Michael Sheen, seen here in February 2009, is portaying legendary British football manager Brian Clough in the movie AFP - A new generation of football fans, and even those not much interested in the sport, are set to be introduced to the extraordinary career of legendary manager Brian Clough in a new film.

UK's Brown backs ending ban on royal Catholics (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 10:15 AM PDT

AP - British monarchs should be allowed to marry Roman Catholics, the government said Friday — endorsing the idea of lifting a ban on Catholic royals but at the same time refusing to back legislation to do just that.

British cyclists miss out on team pursuit final (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Great Britain's team competes in the men's team pursuit qualifying round during the world track cycling championships at the BGZ Arena in Pruszkow, Poland. Britain lost one of their riders for the final three laps, slipping to third fastest in qualifying and missing out on the final.(AFP/Joe Klamar)AFP - Great Britain lost one of their riders for the final three laps of the men's team pursuit here at the world track cycling championships, slipping to third fastest in qualifying and missing out on the final.

Journal criticizes pope's comment on condoms (AP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 09:12 AM PDT

AP - The Lancet medical journal on Friday accused Pope Benedict XVI of distorting scientific evidence in his statement that condoms worsen the AIDS crisis. It said he should retract the comments.

Republican in court over N. Ireland killings (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 06:44 AM PDT

Police escort prominent Northern Ireland republican Colin Duffyfrom the courthouse in Larne. Duffy was remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of two British soldiers at the Massereene Barracks on March 7.(afp.com/Peter Muhly)AFP - A prominent dissident republican was remanded in custody on Friday after being charged with the murders of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland earlier this month.

Britain may relax "anachronistic" royal laws (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 06:30 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip leave after visit to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, in east London, Wednesday March 25, 2009. The Bell Foundry has been producing bells - including the Liberty Bell in 1752, and Big Ben in 1858, - since 1570 and is recognised as Britain's oldest manufacturing company.(AP Photo/Adrian Dennis, pool)Reuters - Britain may end centuries of discrimination by reforming 300-year-old laws that ban the monarch from marrying a Catholic and give male heirs prior claim to the throne, the government said Friday.

British PM eyes royal reform: reports (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 06:20 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Houses of Parliament after the State Opening of Parliament in 2000. Britain is mulling reforms to a 300-year-old law which bars royals from taking the throne if they marry Catholics, and puts women on an equal footing in the royal line.(AFP/File/Russell Boyce)AFP - Britain is mulling reforms to a 300-year-old law which bars royals from taking the throne if they marry Catholics, and puts women on an equal footing in the royal line, reports said on Friday.

Iraq kidnappers claim deal to free Britons: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 05:37 AM PDT

British hostage Peter Moore -- who was kidnapped in May 2007 -- appears on a videotape broadcast by Al-Arabiya in February 2008. The group that kidnapped Moore and his four bodyguards claims a deal is in place to release the hostages in exchange for prisoners being held by US forces in Iraq.(AFP/Al-Arabiya/File)AFP - A group that kidnapped five British men in Baghdad nearly two years ago claims a deal is in place to release the hostages in exchange for prisoners being held by US forces in Iraq.

'Back from dead' canoe pair lose prison appeal (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 04:57 AM PDT

A combination of file photos shows John (L) and his wife Anne Darwin. The couple who faked his death in a canoeing accident so they could claim a life insurance payout lost a legal appeal on Friday.(AFP/HO/File/Cleveland Police/Andrew Yates)AFP - A man and his wife who faked his death in a canoeing accident so they could claim a life insurance payout lost a legal appeal on Friday.

PM, palace in talks 'on royal bar on Catholics' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 03:18 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II delivers a speech to open parliament in London in December 2008. The government has opened talks on changing the 300-year-old law which bars members of the royal family from succeeding to the throne if they marry Catholics, reports said Friday.(AFP/File/Arthur Edwards)AFP - The government has opened talks on changing the 300-year-old law which bars members of the royal family from succeeding to the throne if they marry Catholics, reports said Friday.

Ahead of G-20 summit, Britons alerted to 'dirty bomb' risk (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 01:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - After decades of campaigns by Irish Republicans and, most recently, Islamist militants, Britons have become used to the daily threat of terrorism.

Shilpa Shetty credits Jade Goody for British fame (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 06:14 PM PDT

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, seen in February, credited late reality television star Jade Goody for making her a household name in Britain, in an interview to be broadcast here Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty credited late reality television star Jade Goody for making her a household name in Britain, in an interview to be broadcast here Friday.

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