2009年11月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Standard Chartered chief hits out at bank regulation (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:18 PM PST

The head of bank Standard Chartered, Peter Sands, pictured in September 2009, attacked Tuesday plans for tougher global regulation following the financial crisis, warning costs would be passed on to customers.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - The head of bank Standard Chartered attacked Tuesday plans for tougher global regulation following the financial crisis, warning costs would be passed on to customers.

UK war criminal: Troops kicked and punched Iraqis (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 12:47 PM PST

AP - Britain's first convicted war criminal said Monday that some of his fellow soldiers frequently beat Iraqi detainees.

Officer 'abused' Iraqi prisoners, inquiry hears (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 12:18 PM PST

An Iraqi man walks past two British soldiers manning a checkpoint on the outskirts of Basra in 2003. The only British soldier convicted over the death in military custody of Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa said on Monday that he witnessed an officer abuse other prisoners.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - The only British soldier convicted over the death in military custody of Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa said on Monday that he witnessed an officer abuse other prisoners.

Museum returns Maori bones to N.Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:48 AM PST

A member of the Maori Defence Force is pictured in 2006. A British museum handed back a set of Maori skeletal remains to indigenous leaders from New Zealand on Monday, 80 years after they were discovered in storage there, officials said.(AFP/POOL/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A British museum handed back a set of Maori skeletal remains to indigenous leaders from New Zealand on Monday, 80 years after they were discovered in storage there, officials said.

British experts search for slain journalist in Lebanon (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST

Undated picture of British journalist Alec Collett who was abducted in Lebanon in 1985. British experts are searching for the body of Collett, who was kidnapped and killed 25 years ago at the height of Lebanon's civil war, a security source said on Monday.(AFP/File)AFP - British experts are searching for the body of journalist Alec Collett, who was kidnapped and killed 25 years ago at the height of Lebanon's civil war, a security source said on Monday.

Blair still British candidate for EU president: official (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:47 AM PST

Former prime minister and AFP - Former premier Tony Blair remains Britain's candidate for the post of European Union president just days before a decision on the issue, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said.

Report: Muslim extremists recruiting from UK jails (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:21 AM PST

AP - Two of Britain's most high-profile Muslim extremists have been given free rein to recruit fellow inmates in prison and are spreading propaganda from behind bars, a think-tank founded by two former Islamic radicals said Monday.

British royal heirlooms up for sale (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 09:53 AM PST

Reuters - Royal heirlooms including a picnic set and a portrait painted by Queen Victoria go on sale at Christie's in London on Friday and are expected to fetch around one million pounds ($1.7 million).

FTSE 100 up on miners (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 09:34 AM PST

A Lonmin hossy shaft. The FTSE 100 rose on Monday after mining companies got a boost from higher metals prices and new data showed a rise in spending in the key US retail sector.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The FTSE 100 rose on Monday after mining companies got a boost from higher metals prices and new data showed a rise in spending in the key US retail sector.

Five arrested in anti-terror raids (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 08:33 AM PST

Police maintain a security presence near Heathrow Airport in 2007. Anti-terror police arrested five people in pre-dawn raids in Manchester and near London's Heathrow airport.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Anti-terror police arrested five people on Monday in pre-dawn raids in Manchester and near London's Heathrow airport, officials said.

Briton arrested in serial rape investigation (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 07:36 AM PST

Police forensic officers prepare to enter the home of Delroy Grant in Brockley, south east London Monday Nov. 16, 2009. British police investigating a series of attacks on elderly people stretching over two decades say they have charged Delroy Grant with rape and indecent assault. Police in London allege the incidents began as early as 1992 and continued through this year. The man faces five counts of rape, six counts of indecent assault and 11 counts of burglary. (AP PhotoJohn Stillwell/PA)AP - In one of Britain's longest running hunts for a serial rapist, Scotland Yard detectives charged a 52-year-old man Monday with a string of nearly a dozen assaults and burglaries.

Average UK mum relies on 9 recipes to feed family (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 07:28 AM PST

Reuters - The average British mother relies on just nine different meals to feed her family, a study has found.

Edward Woodward dies aged 79 (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:11 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday Feb. 13, 2007 file photo British actor Edward Woodward arrives for the world premiere of his latest film , Hot Fuzz, in London's Leicester Square. Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, aged 79, his agent said. (AP Photo/Max Nash)AFP - Edward Woodward, famous for film and TV roles including "The Wicker Man," Australian feature "Breaker Morant" and US series "The Equalizer," died in hospital Monday aged 79, his agent said.

British scientist says she penned call-girl blog (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:09 AM PST

AP - A British scientist says she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned into books and a TV series.

Doctor gets 6 years for poison abortion bid (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

A prison van arriving at the Old Bailey courthouse in London. A doctor has been jailed for six years for spiking his pregnant lover's drinks in a failed bid to abort their unborn child.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A doctor was jailed for six years on Monday for spiking his pregnant lover's drinks in a failed bid to abort their unborn child.

Wicker Man, Equalizer actor Edward Woodward dies (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:19 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday Feb. 13, 2007 file photo British actor Edward Woodward arrives for the world premiere of his latest film , Hot Fuzz, in London's Leicester Square. Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, aged 79, his agent said. (AP Photo/Max Nash)Reuters - British actor Edward Woodward, best known for his lead role in the 1973 cult classic "The Wicker Man" and a veteran of the stage, died on Monday aged 79, his agent said.

Scottish park set to become Mecca for star-gazers (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 02:41 AM PST

A long exposure picture shows the trail of the planet Mars as the brightest among stars as it crosses the night sky over Bolshoy (Big) Almaty lake at 2,600 meters above sea level in a mountains outside Almaty August 27, 2003. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovReuters - A corner of Scotland has been designated Britain's first "Dark Sky Park," aiming to become a world-class destination for star-gazers.

JP Morgan bids for queen's broker Cazenove: report (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 02:20 AM PST

US investment bank JP Morgan Chase wants full control of 190-year-old London stockbroker Cazenove by buying the 50% stake it does not already own, the Financial Times has said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - US investment bank JP Morgan Chase wants full control of 190-year-old London stockbroker Cazenove by buying the 50-percent stake which it does not already own, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Britons trapped as ship gets stuck in Antarctic ice (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 02:15 AM PST

Tourists taking pictures at the Antartic after they get off the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. More than 100 people, mostly British tourists, have been trapped in the ice off Antarctica aboard a Russian ice-breaker cruise ship but are in no danger, a Russian shipping has said.(AFP/File/Zelfa Silva/Antarctica Expeditio)AFP - More than 100 people, mostly British tourists, have been trapped in the ice off Antarctica aboard a Russian ice-breaker cruise ship but are in no danger, a Russian shipping official said on Monday.

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