2009年11月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

N.Ireland police charge two over shooting (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST

A Police forensic team remove a car in front of the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 23. Northern Ireland police charged two men Tuesday over a weekend shooting that, along with a failed car bombing, posed new threats to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Northern Ireland police charged two men Tuesday over a weekend shooting that, along with a failed car bombing, posed new threats to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.

Bank of England reveals huge secret loans to RBS, HBOS (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:28 PM PST

The Bank of England has admitted that it lent a total of 61.6 billion pounds to Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in secret during last year's financial crisis, adding that the cash had been repaid.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Bank of England admitted Tuesday it lent a total of 61.6 billion pounds to Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in secret during last year's financial crisis, adding that the cash had been repaid.

King Kong figurine used in 1930s movie sold in UK (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST

An auction house worker poses for the photographers as she holds the model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 epic film, ahead of its auction, in central London, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. This unique relic was used to allow the animated ape to scale the dizzying heights of the Empire State Building in the films poignant and climactic final scenes. Led by King Kong, Christie's Pop Culture: Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia sale on Nov. 24, will feature 290 vintage film posters, and over 160 items of film memorabilia. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema's biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction.

British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:06 PM PST

A protestor wearing a Tony Blair mask covers his hands with fake blood as he demonstrates outside the venue for the public inquiry into the Iraq war. The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Blair led London to war.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.

British panel begins inquiry on Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST

Anti-war protesters from the 'Stop the War' group, wearing masks depicting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, former US president George W. Bush, center and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, pose for the photographers, outside the conference center where the Iraq war inquiry ia taking place, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. In the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the Iraq war, a panel investigating Britain's role in the conflict begins questioning witnesses Tuesday in hearings that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in the buildup to conflict. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration officials were calling for Saddam Hussein's ouster as early as 2001 — long before sanctions were exhausted and two years before the U.S.-led invasion.

High tech storage to preserve British Library books (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:32 AM PST

Reuters - The British Library is re-housing part of its collection in a new facility that will hand responsibility for the storage and retrieval of seven million items to a robotic crane rather than a librarian.

Unnatural selection? Thieves swiped Darwin's notes (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST

AP - British authorities say they're searching for a leather-bound notebook Charles Darwin used in developing his theory of natural selection.

Lloyds bank launches historic rights issue (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:12 AM PST

A Lloyds TSB bank branch logo. State-rescued Lloyds bank launched the country's largest-ever rights issue on Tuesday to raise 13.5 billion pounds from existing shareholders.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - State-rescued Lloyds bank launched the country's largest-ever rights issue on Tuesday to raise 13.5 billion pounds from existing shareholders.

FTSE 100 closes lower (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:19 AM PST

Leading shares closed lower as the market digested worse-than-expected US economic growth figures.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Leading shares closed lower on Tuesday as the market digested worse-than-expected US economic growth figures.

UK official: Obama's delay hurts our Afghan case (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:14 AM PST

AP - British defense secretary Bob Ainsworth says the United States' delay in deciding how many reinforcements to send to Afghanistan has harmed his country's ability to rally public support for the war.

Revealed: the perfect telephone call center accent (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:08 AM PST

Reuters - Regional accents may be more prominent on radio and television in today's Britain, but the "Queen's English" remains the preferred accent for call centres and promoting products to consumers, a new survey shows.

UK to hold public inquiry into alleged Iraq abuse (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

AP - Britain's defense ministry says it will formally order a public inquiry this week into the alleged abuse and killing of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers.

British Iraq war probe starts hearings (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:19 AM PST

British soldiers search Iraqis on the outskirts of Basra. A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war has opened in London, with the chairman vowing not to AFP - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war held its first hearing Tuesday, six and a half years after Tony Blair controversially led the country in backing the US-led conflict.

Police arresting people "just for the DNA" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:44 AM PST

Reuters - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.

Thatcher back at Downing Street for portrait unveiling (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:37 AM PST

The portrait of Baroness Thatcher by artist Richard Stone. The former prime minister returned to her old offices in Downing Street for the unveiling of a new portrait of the AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned to her old offices in Downing Street on Monday for the unveiling of a new portrait of the "Iron Lady" at a reception hosted by Gordon Brown.

MoD to name judge for Iraq deaths probe (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:45 AM PST

An Iraqi prisoner looks through the bars of his prison cell in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The government is to announce details this week of an inquiry into the alleged torture and murder of Iraqi detainees by British troops, a spokeswoman has said.(AFP/File/Hani al-Obeidi)AFP - The government will this week announce details of an inquiry into the alleged torture and murder of Iraqi detainees by British troops, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

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