2009年9月28日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Abuse led UK woman to kill disabled daughter, self (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:19 PM PDT

AP - Years of torment from young neighbors led a despairing single mother to kill herself and her disabled daughter, and police inaction contributed to the deaths, a British inquest jury ruled Monday.

Brown aims to revive Labour with policy blitz (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R), and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, look down after Darling's keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, southern England September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday will promise to clean up British politics, get tough on crime and heal the economy in a blizzard of policy moves aimed at avoiding a crushing election defeat next year.

Bullied mother kills herself, daughter (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Policemen stand guard in east London in 2008. Police apologised Monday for failing to help a mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car after years of abuse from a gang of youths.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Police apologised Monday for failing to help a mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car after years of abuse from a gang of youths.

Man pleads guilty over Britain's biggest robbery (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 10:02 AM PDT

A view of the Securitas security depot at Hardwick Grange industrial estate in Warrington. A cage fighter is facing jail after admitting Monday involvement in Britain's biggest ever cash robbery, a 53 million pound raid at the security depot.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A cage fighter is facing jail after admitting Monday involvement in Britain's biggest ever cash robbery, a 53 million pound raid at a security depot.

Policeman faces charges over G20 protest (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT

Mounted police dispersing G20 protesters in London in April 2009. A police officer accused of striking a woman at a protest against the G20 summit in London in April is likely to be charged with assault, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Monday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A police officer accused of striking a woman at a protest against the G20 summit in London in April is likely to be charged with assault, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Monday.

UK can play only small role in Afghan troop surge (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:25 AM PDT

In this photo released by the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, shows Spc. Kevin J. Graham, of Benton, Ky., who is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis. The Department of Defense announced Monday the 27-year-old soldier died Sept. 26 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Graham was an infantryman on his first deployment. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - Britain's defense secretary said Monday that the U.K. has only limited scope to send more troops to Afghanistan, despite calls from military leaders to support U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's demand for extra soldiers.

Mandelson speech rouses Labour (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 08:56 AM PDT

Business Secretary Peter Mandelson at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Mandelson has sought to galvanise the embattled Labour Party, telling its conference that it could still win next year's general election.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Business Secretary Peter Mandelson sought to galvanise the embattled Labour Party on Monday, telling its conference that it could still win next year's general election.

General 'backs call for more troops in Afghanistan' (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 06:10 AM PDT

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) runs with Afghan children during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July. Lieutenant-General Jim Dutton, Britain's top general in Afghanistan, has backed his US commander's call for more foreign troops to fight an increasingly bloody Taliban insurgency, The Times newspaper has said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Britain's top general in Afghanistan has backed his US commander's call for more foreign troops to fight an increasingly bloody Taliban insurgency, a newspaper said Monday.

Orange 'to sell iPhone in Britain' (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:10 AM PDT

A man holds up an iPhone. Mobile operator Orange has announced that it would begin selling iPhones later this year, ending rival operator O2's exclusive deal with Apple.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Orange, the British mobile phone division of France Telecom, announced on Monday that it would begin selling iPhones later this year, ending rival operator O2's exclusive deal with Apple.

BA to launch all-business flights to NY (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:09 AM PDT

A plane flies over the Manhattan skyline. Loss-making airline British Airways has announced that it would launch an all-business class service from London to New York this week, as it seeks to get back on track amid the downturn.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Clive Brunskill)AFP - Loss-making airline British Airways announced on Monday that it would launch an all-business class service from London to New York this week, as it seeks to get back on track amid the downturn.

Royal navy nets record cocaine haul (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:32 AM PDT

A picture obtained in 2008 from the Ministry of Defence shows the frigate HMS Iron Duke in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Royal Navy has seized its largest ever cocaine haul in a drugs bust off the coast of South America, the Ministry of Defence announced.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AFP - The Royal Navy seized its largest ever cocaine haul in a drugs bust off the coast of South America, the Ministry of Defence announced Monday.

Plumbing giant Wolseley reports switch into loss (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 03:31 AM PDT

A handout photo from Wolseley shows an employee at work. Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, has said that it fell into a net loss of 1.17 billion pounds during its last financial year and gave a cautious outlook.(Wolseley)AFP - Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, said on Monday that it fell into a net loss of 1.17 billion pounds during its last financial year and gave a cautious outlook.

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