2009年8月10日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Mom behind child death that shocked UK unmasked (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:49 PM PDT

AP - Britons got their first look Tuesday at the mother behind a horrific child death that shocked the country.

Survey says Glasgow is UK's laziest city (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 12:09 PM PDT

AP - Not tonight, dear.

UK chief says spies not complicit in torture (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 26, 2003 file photo, Sir John Scarlett, then Chairman of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, to testify before a judicial inquiry investigating the suicide of weapons adviser David Kelly, a top British scientist who took part in the drafting of the dossier on Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction. Scarlett, now Britain's foreign spy chief, denied in an interview with the BBC to be broadcast on Monday Aug. 10, 2009, that agents tortured terror suspects or that Britain colluded with countries that use torture - a claim that comes amid growing calls for an official inquiry into how much the government knew about the treatment of terror suspects overseas.(AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, file)AP - Britain's foreign spy chief denied in an interview broadcast Monday that agents tortured terror suspects or that Britain colluded with countries that use torture.

Lloyds bank shares dive on reports of £15 bln rights issue (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT

The Lloyds Banking Group headquaters are pictured in central London. Lloyds Banking Group's share price fell sharply on Monday in reaction to reports that the state-controlled British lender planned to raise 15 billion pounds (17.6 billion euros, 25 billion dollars).(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Lloyds Banking Group's share price fell sharply on Monday in reaction to reports that the state-controlled British lender planned to raise 15 billion pounds (17.6 billion euros, 25 billion dollars).

Britain's promised 'barbecue summer' is a washout (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:54 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Friday June 26 2009 file photo of festival-goers walking through the mud at the Glastonbury festival in Glastonbury England, Friday June 26 2009. It's the phrase that haunts Britain's weather forecasters 'barbecue summer'. It was used in April by the country's chief weather forecasting body when it predicted the summer would be warm and sunny. After a soggy July, Britons are miffed. Meteorologists have been forced to defend their science and their bonuses. The government-funded Met Office has paid more than 1 million pounds ($1.7 million) in annual bonuses to staffers for meeting targets, including the accuracy of forecasts. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File )AP - It's the phrase that haunts Britain's weather forecasters — "barbecue summer."

FTSE 100 shares in the red (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:16 AM PDT

London stocks were on the backfoot as investors indulged in profit taking while banks came under renewed scrutiny.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London stocks were on the backfoot Monday as investors indulged in profit taking while banks came under renewed scrutiny.

Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:53 AM PDT

A 'Sky' remote control. Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study published on Monday.

UEFA Cup final riot suspects in court (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Glasgow Rangers fans in Manchester for the UEFA Cup final vs Zenit St. Petersburg in 2008. Thirteen football fans have appeared in court charged with rioting at the 2008 UEFA Cup final between Rangers and Zenit Saint Petersburg.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - Thirteen football fans appeared in court on Monday charged with rioting at the 2008 UEFA Cup final between Rangers and Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Jersey children's carer was 'sex bully,' court hears (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:09 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard in front of a former children's home at Haut de la Garenne in Saint Martin on the Channel island of Jersey. A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was a AFP - A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was a "sexual bully" who repeatedly abused youngsters, prosecutors said on Monday.

MI6 not complicit in torture, says chief (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:24 AM PDT

The MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross in central London. The head of the foreign intelligence service says his agents were not involved in torture, amid allegations of British links to the mistreatment of terror suspects held overseas.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The head of the MI6 foreign intelligence service said on Monday his agents were not involved in torture, amid allegations of British links to mistreatment of terror suspects held abroad.

Police probe vandalism of British lawmaker's car (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 03:21 AM PDT

AP - Police say they are investigating after a former Cabinet minister's car was vandalized as she went door to door talking to constituents.

DNA tests to identify British, Aussie WWI troops (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:49 AM PDT

An earthmover digs up a field in Fromelles, northern France. Experts will this week begin conducting DNA tests on the remains of up to 300 British and Australian World War I soldiers discovered in northeastern France, the Ministry of Defence has said. The tests on remains u(AFP/File/Denis Charlet)AFP - Experts will this week begin conducting DNA tests on the remains of up to 300 British and Australian World War I soldiers discovered in northeastern France, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.

Air passenger numbers stabilising: BAA (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:37 AM PDT

Passengers checking in at London's Heathrow airport in April. BAA, operator of Britain's main airports, says passenger traffic fell in July compared with a year earlier but was showing signs of stabilisation after sharp falls due to the economic slowdown.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - BAA, operator of Britain's main airports, said on Monday that passenger traffic fell in July compared with a year earlier but was showing signs of stabilisation after sharp falls due to the economic slowdown.

Friends Provident in takeover talks (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 01:56 AM PDT

Friends Provident on Monday said it would enter takeover talks after receiving an offer valuing the insurance firm at about 1.85 billion pounds.(AFP/HO)AFP - Friends Provident on Monday said it would enter takeover talks after receiving an offer valuing the insurance firm at about 1.85 billion pounds.

UK spy agency MI6 "not complicit in torture": chief (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 01:34 AM PDT

A general view of the MI6 headquarters in London November 9, 2006. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyReuters - Britain's foreign intelligence agency said on Monday it was not complicit in torturing terrorism suspects overseas, backing government denials.

Australian 'perplexed' by Maddie link: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 12:35 AM PDT

A wealthy Australian socialite and her daughter are AFP - A wealthy Australian socialite and her daughter are "perplexed" over claims their luxury yacht was involved in the mystery disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, a report said.

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