2009年4月10日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Gearbox failure caused British helicopter crash (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:55 PM PDT

A map locating where the Super Puma helicopter crashed in the North Sea on April 01, 2009. An initial report into the crash which killed 16 people off the Scottish coast found Friday that the aircraft suffered a AFP - An initial report into the crash of a North Sea helicopter which killed 16 people off the Scottish coast found Friday that the aircraft suffered a "catastrophic failure" in its main gearbox.

Police make 'Al-Qaeda plot' searches (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:26 PM PDT

Police officers patrol the area around a house in Liverpool following arrests and raids in Liverpool, Manchester and Clitheroe. British police searched houses and properties and questioned 11 Pakistanis Friday in a probe into an alleged planned Al-Qaeda attack, as London and Islamabad traded accusations over fighting terrorism.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police searched houses and properties and questioned 11 Pakistanis Friday in a probe into an alleged planned Al-Qaeda attack, as London and Islamabad traded accusations over fighting terrorism.

Promotion is bad for you: British research (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:11 PM PDT

London commuters cross London Bridge in 2007. Job promotion can harm your health and leave you substantially less time to visit the doctor, British researchers claim in a study published Friday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Job promotion can harm your health and leave you substantially less time to visit the doctor, British researchers claim in a study published Friday.

British police make 'Al-Qaeda plot' searches (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 11:12 AM PDT

Police officers patrol the area around a house in Liverpool following arrests and raids in Liverpool, Manchester and Clitheroe. British police searched houses and properties and questioned 11 Pakistanis Friday in a probe into an alleged planned Al-Qaeda attack, as London and Islamabad traded accusations over fighting terrorism.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police searched houses and properties and questioned 11 Pakistanis Friday in a probe into an alleged planned Al-Qaeda attack, as London and Islamabad traded accusations over fighting terrorism.

Blair's stepmother-in-law running for parliament (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 09:37 AM PDT

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. Former prime minister Tony Blair's stepmother-in-law will stand for parliament, the governing Labour Party confirmed Friday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair's stepmother-in-law will stand for parliament, the governing Labour Party confirmed Friday.

Pakistan, UK discuss anti-terror raid (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 09:19 AM PDT

Police officers gather evidence outside a house in Abercarn Close in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Anti-terror police were scouring homes and interrogating 11 Pakistanis over what Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a AFP - Foreign secretary Friday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart to discuss the arrests in Britain of Pakistanis allegedly linked to a terror plot, Pakistan's foreign ministry said.

Searches expanded in British terror case (AP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 07:46 AM PDT

AP - Police in northern England expanded their search of sites with ties to suspected terrorists Friday, two days after arresting a dozen people in connection with an alleged plot.

Churches slam Premier League for Easter fixture (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 05:45 AM PDT

Aston Villa midfielder James Milner is challenged by Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Luka Modric during a Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham, central England, in March 2009. The Premier League is under fire from church groups for staging fixtures on Easter Sunday, with Aston Villa's game against visitors Everton in the firing line.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The Premier League is under fire from church groups for staging fixtures on Easter Sunday, with Aston Villa's game against visitors Everton in the firing line.

UK's top anti-terror officer resigns after blunder (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 08:58 PM PDT

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Peter Fahey speaks during a press conference on Wednesday's anti-terrorist raids, Manchester, England, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Twelve men were reportedly arrested in raids in northwest England on Wednesday, which were prompted by a security blunder by Britain's top anti-terrorism police officer. Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, who has since resigned, was photographed clutching sensitive documents as he arrived in Downing Street for a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas)AP - Britain's top counter-terrorist police officer resigned Thursday after he was photographed carrying clearly visible secret documents about an operation against an alleged al-Qaida plot by Pakistani nationals to launch an attack in Britain.

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