2009年9月8日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British doctors call for ban on all alcohol ads (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 04:56 PM PDT

AP - British doctors called for a ban on alcohol advertisements Tuesday, saying the move was necessary to challenge Britain's dangerous drinking culture.

False alarm at RAF base after bomb alert (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT

An Apache helicopter flying past soldiers during a military demonstration at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, in 2005. British explosive experts gave the all clear Tuesday after a suspected bomb alert at RAF Lyneham, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/CARL DE SOUZA)AFP - British explosive experts gave the all clear Tuesday after a suspected bomb alert at a major Royal Air Force base in southwest England, the Ministry of Defence said.

Military reports false alarm at UK air base (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 12:44 PM PDT

AP - A busy British air base was briefly subject to a bomb scare Tuesday, but the Ministry of Defense said it turned out to be a false alarm.

Bomb scare at UK air base proves false alarm (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Reuters - A bomb scare at a British Royal Air Force base on Tuesday turned out to be a false alarm, the Ministry of Defense said.

Correction: Britain-Child Abuse Detective (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 10:45 AM PDT

AP - In a Sept. 7 story about a former police officer pleading to charges under the Sexual Offenses Act 2003, The Associated Press erroneously reported that detective Andrew Rowe admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Police arrest 25 Britons, crack Ibiza drug ring (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Bags of seized ecstasy, Spanish police have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring on the holiday island of Ibiza with the arrest of 25 Britons and the seizure of 23,300 ecstasy tablets, police said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Spanish police have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring on the holiday island of Ibiza with the arrest of 25 Britons and the seizure of 23,300 ecstasy tablets, police said Tuesday.

Anti-piracy equipment dazzles defence fair (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Military hardware is exhibited at the Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition (DSEi) in east London. Anti-piracy measures took centre stage at the world's largest defence fair Tuesday, with the unveiling of a laser to dazzle potential attackers before they can get too close.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Anti-piracy measures took centre stage at the world's largest defence fair Tuesday, with the unveiling of a laser to dazzle potential attackers before they can get too close.

Neo-Nazi jailed over racist terror plot (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 09:59 AM PDT

AFP - A neo-Nazi who wanted to emulate Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was jailed for at least six years on Tuesday for plotting a racist terror campaign.

Darwin's collections 'cocooned' at London museum (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 09:30 AM PDT

A museum employee looks over the AFP - London's Natural History Museum on Tuesday unveiled an eight-storey extension in the shape of a cocoon to house the collections of Charles Darwin.

Airline bomb plot reveals links to Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 09:16 AM PDT

Signs at an airport indicating that no liquids are allowed in carry-on baggage. A plot to blow up at least seven transatlantic aircraft using liquid bombs was masterminded from Pakistan, intelligence services said as more details emerged of the complex planned attacks.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - A plot to blow up at least seven transatlantic aircraft using liquid bombs was masterminded from Pakistan, intelligence services said as more details emerged Tuesday of the complex planned attacks.

Victoria's secret: royal bloomers join collection (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 08:43 AM PDT

Alexandra Kim, curator of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, holds a pair of bloomers which once belonged to Britain's Queen Victoria, as she poses for the photographer at Kensington Palace, in central London, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The underwear, which has a 56-inch (142-centimeter) waist, has been added to Britain's Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Kensington Palace. It has a matching chemise, is embroidered with a 'VR' and is believed to date from the 1890s. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - A set of roomy bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria are back in royal drawers.

N. Ireland paramilitaries to decommission weapons (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 06:55 AM PDT

AP - The British government said Tuesday the last remaining armed paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland had pledged to decommission all their weapons within six months.

Manufacturing output rises 0.9% in July (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:47 AM PDT

Workers assemble a car at the Rover Longbridge plant near Birmingham, 2000. Manufacturing output increased by 0.9 percent in July from June, beating analyst expectations and suggesting the country could soon exit recession, official data has shown.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AFP - Manufacturing output increased by 0.9 percent in July from June, beating analyst expectations and suggesting the country could soon exit recession, official data showed on Tuesday.

UK man sent to jail for planning racist attacks (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:46 AM PDT

AP - A judge has sentenced a racist who planned to attack people he considered "non-British" to at least six years in jail for terrorist offenses.

Rivals to form UK's top mobile operator (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:36 AM PDT

AP - Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units — shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.

Barclays fined for transaction inaccuracies: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:28 AM PDT

A branch of British bank Barclays Bank in north London. Britain's financial watchdog said that Barclays bank has been fined 2.45 million pounds for AFP - Barclays bank has been fined 2.45 million pounds for "serious weaknesses" in systems and controls that led to inaccurate reporting of transactions, Britain's financial watchdog said on Tuesday.

Ex-UK prosecutor calls for intercept evidence (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 03:26 AM PDT

This is an undated Metropolitan Police of Abdulla Ahmed Ali, who was convicted Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, of conspiring to kill thousands of civilians by blowing up trans-Atlantic flights in mid-air with liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. A jury at a London courthouse found Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Assad Sarwar, 29, and Tanvir Hussain, 28, guilty of conspiracy to murder by detonating explosives on aircraft. The trial started in February. The jury found that they were the ringleaders of a conspiracy to carry out the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/PA)AP - The case against an al-Qaida gang that plotted to bring down trans-Atlantic aircraft proves that wiretaps and other intercept evidence should be allowed in British courts, Britain's former chief prosecutor said Tuesday.

Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 02:30 AM PDT

A tourist walks next to a huge statue on Easter Island. British archaeologists believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.

Questions over US role in probe of airline bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 02:27 AM PDT

Signs at an airport indicating that no liquids are allowed in carry-on baggage. A plot to blow up at least seven transatlantic aircraft using liquid bombs was masterminded from Pakistan, intelligence services said as more details emerged of the complex planned attacks.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Three men were found guilty in of plotting to blow up at least seven transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives, as questions were raised Tuesday about the US role in the probe.

Toddler killed on level crossing in Cambridge (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 02:26 AM PDT

A train travels through the countryside, 2008. Cambridgeshire police are conducting an investigation after a two-year-old boy was knocked down by a train at a level crossing.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Cambridgeshire police were on Tuesday conducting an investigation after a two-year-old boy was knocked down by a train at a level crossing.

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