2009年10月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British critics lash 'amateurish' Hirst paintings (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT

English artist Damien Hirst poses beside his painting entitled 'White Rose and Butterflies' at the Wallace Collection, in London. The once the enfant terrible of the British art world, has been slammed as simply terrible for his latest work.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Damien Hirst, once the enfant terrible of the British art world, has been slammed as simply terrible for his latest work, which he -- shock, horror -- painted himself.

Harrods adds gold bars to its luxurious image (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT

AP - Glittering bait for the well-heeled shopper: Harrods department store has added gold bars to its merchandise line.

Postal staff agree to two-day national strike: union (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:53 AM PDT

A postal worker delivers mail to homes in West London. Thousands of Royal Mail workers will stage two nationwide strikes next week in a bitter row over pay, jobs and working conditions.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Tens of thousands of postal workers will strike nationwide next week in a bitter row over jobs and pay, the Communication Workers Union announced on Thursday following a vote.

Postal workers confirm strike dates (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:14 AM PDT

A postal worker delivers mail to homes in West London. Thousands of Royal Mail workers will stage two nationwide strikes next week in a bitter row over pay, jobs and working conditions.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Thousands of Royal Mail workers will stage two nationwide strikes next week in a bitter row over pay, jobs and working conditions, union leaders said on Thursday.

Dead siblings were strangled: police (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Greater Manchester Police said Theo and Yolanda -- the two toddlers who died after being found unconscious at their home in Manchester -- had been strangled.(Greater Manchester Police)AFP - Two toddlers who died after being found unconscious at their home in Manchester had been strangled, police said on Thursday.

Catholics bid farewell to saint's bones (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Visitors welcome the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux in Westminster Abbey. Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London Monday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Britain's Catholic leader on Thursday praised the "wonderful" outpouring of faith that greeted a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun, while admitting the devotion had "baffled" some people.

Govt allows far-right Dutch MP to enter UK (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:44 AM PDT

Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders addresses the European Parliament in December 2008. The Home Office says it will allow Wilders to visit London after a ban on him entering the country was overturned.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - The government will allow a far-right Dutch lawmaker who made a controversial film about Islam to visit London after a ban on him entering the country was overturned, the Home Office said Thursday.

Tory MP pays own company with expenses: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:31 AM PDT

The Houses of Parliament in January 2009. A Tory MP accused of using parliamentary expenses to pay 100,000 pounds to his own company said he is AFP - A Tory MP accused of using parliamentary expenses to pay 100,000 pounds to his own company said on Thursday he is "deeply hurt" by the allegations and has referred his case to the standards commissioner.

Man jailed for giving cigarettes to toddler (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:18 AM PDT

A drug addict was jailed for 18 months for allowing a three-year-old child to smoke a lit cigarette.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - A drug addict was on Thursday jailed for 18 months for allowing a three-year-old child to smoke a lit cigarette.

Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:56 AM PDT

In this undated image obatined from www.catlinarcticsurvey.com, British explorers Pen Hadow (R) and Ann Daniels cross a refrozen lead in the North Pole. The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Hadow.(AFP/HO/File/Martin Hartley)AFP - The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.

Kew botanists bank 10% of world's plant species (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:44 AM PDT

A technician at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank places a seed species into a cool storage facility in Ardingley.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Botanists at Kew Gardens said onThursday they have collected seeds from 10 percent of the world's wild plants, their first goal in a project to protect all endangered plant species.

BNP to consider non-white members (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:45 AM PDT

The far-right British National Party is likely to open membership to non-whites and people of all faiths after being taken to court, lawyers said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The far-right British National Party is likely to open membership to non-whites and people of all faiths after being taken to court, lawyers said Thursday.

Tabloids duped by celebrity hoaxes (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:12 AM PDT

British singer Amy Winehouse stands outside Westminster Magistrates Court in July 2009. A filmmaker duped some of the country's top tabloid newspapers into printing fake stories about celebrities -- including one about Winehouse's beehive catching fire.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A filmmaker duped some of the country's top tabloid newspapers into printing fake stories about celebrities, including one about Amy Winehouse's beehive catching fire, he said on Thursday.

Xstrata scraps Anglo American merger bid (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:08 AM PDT

Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata scrapped its plans to merge with rival group Anglo American, saying it had AFP - Swiss mining giant Xstrata on Thursday scrapped plans to merge with rival group Anglo American, saying it had "no intention" of making an offer and would seek growth elsewhere.

UK far-right party to allow nonwhite members (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:09 AM PDT

AP - The far-right British National Party agreed Thursday to change its constitution to let nonwhite people become members.

Sharp hike in London's bus and tube fares (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:37 AM PDT

London commuters board a Tube train. London Mayor Boris Johnson on Thursday announced a 25 percent hike in the congestion charge and warned commuters will also face a sharp hike in Tube and bus fares.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - London Mayor Boris Johnson on Thursday announced a 25 percent hike in the congestion charge and warned commuters will also face a sharp hike in Tube and bus fares.

Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 years: scientist (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, raising sea levels and harming wildlife such as seals and polar bears, a leading British polar scientist said on Thursday.

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