2009年4月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Police make two arrests over chopped-up man (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:46 PM PDT

Police on Thursday identified a man whose body parts have been found scattered across the British countryside, and said they had arrested two people on suspicion of his murder.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police on Thursday identified a man whose body parts have been found scattered across the British countryside, and said they had arrested two people on suspicion of his murder.

Reputed Hitler watercolors sell at English auction (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Handout photo from Mullock's Auctioneers of a painting, believed to be a 1910 self portrait by Adolf Hitler and identified by the initials 'A.H', written beside the figure. What the British auction house claims are a set of paintings and sketches by a young Adolf Hitler have sold at auction for 97,672 pounds (US$143,358) Thursday April 23 2009. A painting said to be a self-portrait of the young Hitler sold for about 10,000 pounds (US$14,600). The buyer John Ratledge, 46, said he planned to hang it at home or in his office. (AP Photo / Mullock's Auctioneers, ho)AP - What a British auction house claims are a set of paintings and sketches by a young Adolf Hitler sold at auction Thursday for 97,672 pounds ($143,358).

British police make 2 arrests in body parts case (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:26 PM PDT

AP - British police on Thursday named a man whose body parts were found strewn across the English countryside and said they have arrested two people in connection with the case.

Donington row threatens British GP (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 12:50 PM PDT

The future of the British Grand Prix was called into question once again on Thursday after a row between the owners and operators of Donington Park, which is due to stage the race from next year.(Donington Park)AFP - The future of the British Grand Prix was called into question once again on Thursday after a row between the owners and operators of Donington Park, which is due to stage the race from next year.

Hitler paintings sold for 95,589 pounds (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 12:43 PM PDT

The two paintings entitled AFP - A series of watercolours by Adolf Hitler were sold at a British auction house on Thursday for over 100,000 euros.

British ex-model was murdered say Hungarian police (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 11:42 AM PDT

This Hungarian police handout picture shows the site where the body of missing ex-model Eva Rhodes was partially burned in Bony-Szolohegy, western Hungary near the Austrian border. Hungarian police said Thursday that they had recovered Rhodes body, that she had been murdered and that they had arrested a suspect(AFP/HO)AFP - Hungarian police said Thursday that they had recovered the body of missing ex-model Eva Rhodes, that she had been murdered and that they had arrested a suspect.

UK privacy watchdog clears Google Street View (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 10:44 AM PDT

AP - Britain's privacy watchdog said Thursday that Google Street View should not be removed or shut down, dismissing concerns that the service was too invasive.

Great Train Robber must wait on parole decision (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 08:27 AM PDT

FILE -- This is an August 1997 file photo of great train robber Ronnie Biggs, seen in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Biggs will apply for parole Thursday April 23, 2009 in the hope of being freed before his 80th birthday. A Parole Board meeting today will consider whether to recommend the release of Biggs, who is currently being held at Norwich Prison. Biggs, from Lambeth, London, was a member of a 15-strong gang which attacked the Glasgow to London mail train at Ledburn, Bucks, on August 8, 1963, (AP Photo/Renzo Gostoli)AP - A parole board adjourned Thursday without deciding whether to release Ronnie Biggs, an ailing veteran of the "Great Train Robbery" who wants to spend his final years with his son.

Great Train Robber could be free in weeks: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 07:49 AM PDT

A file photo of Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro in 1994. Biggs, one of the country's most notorious criminals who helped carry out the 1963 Great Train Robbery, is set to be released in weeks, his lawyer said Thursday, after a parole hearing.(AFP/File)AFP - Ronnie Biggs, one of the country's most notorious criminals who helped carry out the 1963 Great Train Robbery, could be released in weeks, his lawyer said Thursday, after a parole hearing.

ITV says Grade to step down (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 07:37 AM PDT

ITV said on Thursday that its executive chairman Michael Grade, seen here in May 2008, will step down before the end of the year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Struggling network ITV said Thursday that its executive chairman Michael Grade will step down before the end of the year.

Rise in thefts as recession bites (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 06:28 AM PDT

A file photo of a police officer in Liverpool. Petty thefts surged and burglaries increased in the final months of last year when the recession started to take hold, figures released on Thursday show.(AFP/File/PAUL ELLIS)AFP - Petty thefts surged and burglaries increased in the final months of last year when the recession started to take hold, figures released on Thursday show.

Pak to help students facing deportation in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Police officers on patrol in Liverpool on April 10. Pakistan will provide legal assistance to students facing deportation from Britain after being arrested in anti-terror raids and released without charge, the foreign ministry said Thursday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Pakistan will provide legal assistance to students facing deportation from Britain after being arrested in anti-terror raids and released without charge, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Barclays optimistic about 2009 (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 05:25 AM PDT

A Barclays Bank branch in north London, 2006. Barclays said Thursday that it would post better results in the first quarter this year than the same period of 2008 despite the global financial crisis and a deep recession.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Barclays said Thursday that it would post better results in the first quarter this year than the same period of 2008 despite the global financial crisis and a deep recession.

Calais squatter camp 'to be shut down' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 09:02 AM PDT

A migrant holds a sign next to French riot policemen in Calais, northern France. France aims to shut down by the end of the year a squatter camp in the Channel port of Calais used by migrants heading for Britain, Immigration Minister Eric Besson said Thursday.(AFP/Philippe Huguen)AFP - France aims to shut down by the end of the year a squatter camp in the Channel port of Calais used by migrants heading for Britain, Immigration Minister Eric Besson said Thursday.

Ulcer gels warning for children (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 02:59 AM PDT

Children under 16 should not be given mouth pain relief gels Bonjela and Bonjela Cool mint gel, a health regulator said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Children under 16 should not be given mouth pain relief gels Bonjela and Bonjela Cool mint gel, a health regulator said on Thursday.

Grade to step down as ITV chairman (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:30 AM PDT

ITV said on Thursday that its executive chairman Michael Grade, seen here in May 2008, will step down before the end of the year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - ITV said on Thursday that its executive chairman Michael Grade will step down before the end of the year.

Nuts at dawn: squirrels fight for survival (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 12:44 AM PDT

Where there were once 3.5 million red squirrels in Britain, only about 150,000 remain. About 75 percent of these live in the wild in Scotland, while most of the rest are protected in nature reserves in northern England.(AFP/HO/File/Alan Potts)AFP - Deep in the heart of seemingly peaceful countryside, a fierce battle for survival is being waged between the domestic red squirrel, its tougher grey cousin -- and a new mutant arrival.

Pakistan urges apology over terror arrests (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 12:33 AM PDT

Pakistan's high commissioner to London urged Britain to apologise over the arrest of 11 Pakistani men in anti-terror raids this month, after the men were all released without charge.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Pakistan's high commissioner to London urged the government to apologise over the arrest of 11 Pakistani men in anti-terror raids this month, after the men were all released without charge.

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