2009年4月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Attorney: man killed in G-20 riots by hemorrhage (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 02:02 PM PDT

AP - An attorney representing the family of a man who died during the riots before Group of 20 summit said Friday he suffered from an abdominal hemorrhage — not a heart attack, as was first thought.

London cop questioned over G20 protest death (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Protestors lay flowers at the spot where Ian Tomlinson died during the G20 demonstrations near the Bank of England in London. A policeman was questioned on suspicion of manslaughter over a man's death at G20 protests this month, after he was found to have died of a haemorrhage and not a heart attack.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A London policeman has been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter over a man's death at G20 summit protests this month, after it was found he died of a haemorrhage and not a heart attack, officials said Friday.

British spy agency searches for `Q' (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday Nov. 18 2002 file photo John Cleese, centre, who plays MI5's Q in the current James Bomd films, stands with Madoona as they wait for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the World Premiere of the James Bond film 'Die Another Day' at the Royal Albert Hall in central London . Q was James Bond's go-to guy for inventions that included dagger-embedded shoes, radioactive lint and a deadly sofa that swallowed people. Now, Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 is hunting for its very own 'Q,' of sorts. (AP Photo/ Daily Express, Tim Clarke/Pool )AP - He was James Bond's go-to guy for inventions that included dagger-embedded shoes, radioactive lint and a deadly sofa that swallowed people.

Overnight star says she's handling attention (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 11:25 AM PDT

Susan Boyle, who's performance on the television show 'Britain's Got Talent' wowed the judges, gives the thumbs up at her home in Blackburn, Scotland, Thursday April 16, 2009. The frumpy 47-year-old, who says she's never been kissed, has gained celebrity fans and millions of admirers - including a fair number of men - since appearing on the show. Her fame has been fueled by new technology, with a clip of her performance viewed more than 12 million times on YouTube.(AP Photo/Andrew Milligan-pa)AP - Singing sensation Susan Boyle said Friday that she's untroubled by people drawing contrasts between her angelic voice and dowdy image after she was thrust into the international spotlight.

Once paid in fish, British MPs face perks backlash (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 05:50 AM PDT

Reuters - After damaging stories about porn films, bath plugs and barbecues charged to the public, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has fast-tracked an inquiry into the allowances that MPs claim to supplement their salaries.

Home Office to review "snooping" councils (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 04:40 AM PDT

A CCTV camera observes people walking in central London. Council surveillance powers should only be used with regards to serious offences and AFP - Council surveillance powers should only be used with regards to serious offences and "should not be used inappropriately or excessively", Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said Friday.

Coastguard alert over new French fish protest (AFP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 04:21 AM PDT

French fishermen stand next to a fire as they block the entrance to industrial district of the harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, protesting EU fishing quotas, April 16. British coastguards warned vessels in the Channel to be careful as a line of French fishing boats staged a slow-moving AFP - British coastguards warned vessels in the Channel Friday to be careful as a line of French fishing boats staged a slow-moving "snail" protest in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

G20 protester slams British policeman a 'thug' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:49 PM PDT

Riot police clash with protestors during an anti G20 demonstration in London. A woman allegedly struck with a baton by a police officer during G20 protests in London this month described her attacker as a AFP - A woman allegedly struck with a baton by a police officer during G20 protests in London this month described her attacker as a "thug with a weapon", in an interview published Friday.

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