2009年4月19日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Nigerian militants free one British hostage (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 03:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Nigeria's most prominent militant group on Sunday released one of two British hostages that were kidnapped in the restive Niger Delta seven months ago.

Architects criticize Prince Charles (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 09:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2002 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip look up from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London as a Concorde flies past during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in London. Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Golden Jubilee after 50 years on the throne. On Saturday April 18, 2009 Prince Philip has set a record for the longest-serving consort of a British monarch. Philip overtakes Queen Charlotte's mark of 57 years, 70 days. Charlotte married King George III when he was already on the throne, and she died before him in 1818. The 87-year-old prince long ago became the longest-serving husband of a monarch, easily passing Prince Albert's 21 years married to Queen Victoria.(AP Photo/Adrian Dennis, File, Pool)AP - A group of leading architects on Sunday accused Prince Charles of using his royal position to attack plans to develop a former army barracks in London.

Bully? Hero? Britain fetes much-married Henry VIII (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 07:23 AM PDT

AP - Monarch. Tyrant. Reformer. Husband from hell.

Briton freed by Nigeria militants (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 03:18 PM PDT

This undated handout photo released in January 2009 by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) shows British oil workers Robin Barry Hughes (L) and Matthew John Maguire (R) on January 7, 2009 at an undisclosed location. Nigeria's main armed militant group MEND freed one of two British hostages held captive for the past seven months, security and diplomatic sources said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Nigeria's main armed group MEND on Sunday freed one of two British hostages held captive for the past seven months, the militants, security and British diplomatic sources said.

UK Treasury likely to present bleak annual budget (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 04:12 AM PDT

AP - British Treasury chief Alistair Darling is likely to present a bleak annual budget next week with little good news for the average Briton as the economy wallows in recession.

Brown faces 'cut-throat' fight to next election (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:27 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here in March 2009. The resignation of one of Brown's top aides sets up a bitter battle for the next general election, experts say, as the prime minister fights for his job while the economy stumbles.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - The resignation of one of Gordon Brown's top aides sets up a bitter battle for the next general election, experts say, as the prime minister fights for his job while the economy stumbles.

Watchdog wants post-G20 debate on policing (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:18 PM PDT

Riot police rush through a crowd of protestors during the G20 protests on April 1. The head of Britain's police watchdog called for a national debate on how officers maintain public order following a flood of complaints over the G20 protests, in an interview out Sunday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The head of the police watchdog called for a national debate on how officers maintain public order following a flood of complaints over the G20 protests, in an interview out Sunday.

Business chiefs urge minimum wage freeze (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 06:56 PM PDT

A recruitment company advertises job vacancies in London. A top British business leaders' network on has urged finance minister Alistair Darling not to increase the national minimum wage in this week's forthcoming budget.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A top business leaders' network on Sunday urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling not to increase the national minimum wage in this week's forthcoming budget.

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