2009年12月23日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Queen urges Commonwealth to lead on climate change (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II, pictured in November 2009, will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.

Winehouse charged over British theatre assault (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:13 AM PST

Singer Amy Winehouse arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in central London, on July 2009. Winehouse was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault at a theatre after disrupting a Christmas pantomime, police said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Singer Amy Winehouse was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault at a theatre after disrupting a Christmas pantomime, police said.

FTSE 100 finishes higher (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:22 AM PST

The leading stock exchange finished higher, following publication of positive US housing sector data, traders said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following publication of positive US housing sector data, traders said.

Muslims slam UK pledge to reform war crimes law (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:52 AM PST

AP - Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked a government pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries, saying the move could hurt Britain's image in the Middle East.

UK's Gordon Brown to testify before Iraq inquiry (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:48 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Gordon Brown addresses media in Copenhagen December 17, 2009. Brown and other members of his government will not appear before an inquiry into the Iraq war until after a general election next year, the inquiry team said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusAP - British leader Gordon Brown won't testify before his country's investigation of the Iraq war until after the next general election, the committee behind the inquiry said Wednesday.

'Legal high' drugs banned in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:17 AM PST

A selection of the AFP - Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.

Police determined to extradite Yemeni murder suspect (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST

Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, seen here in this undated family handout. Police vowed they would never give up trying to extradite a wealthy Yemeni man whom they suspect raped and murdered a Norwegian student, even though it could take a decade.(AFP/HO/SCANPIX/File)AFP - Police vowed Wednesday they would never give up trying to extradite a wealthy Yemeni man whom they suspect raped and murdered a Norwegian student, even though it could take a decade.

Plane slips off UK runway, two killed in bus crash (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:45 AM PST

Footprints are seen in the snow at Clapham Junction in south London, December 22, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - A Ryanair plane slid off the runway after landing at a Scottish airport on Wednesday and two people were killed in a coach crash in western England as snow and ice made traveling hazardous.

London wants new double-decker bus before Olympics (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:28 AM PST

A London bus takes part in the closing ceremony in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - London's mayor said on Wednesday he wanted a new double-decker bus with the familiar open platform design to be on the streets before the 2012 Olympics.

Rage Against the Machine humbles Simon Cowell (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:57 AM PST

FILE - In this March 20, 2008 file photo, Simon Cowell attends the Details magazine Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell's Christmas of 2009 by denying one of his new acts the prestigious 'Christmas No. 1' spot in Britain. Thanks to a Facebook campaign that capitalized on growing unhappiness with Cowell's cookie-cutter approach to pop stardom, the antiestablishment Rage Against the Machine came out ahead of Joe McElderry, winner of Cowell's popular 'X Factor' TV competition. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, file)AP - A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell's Christmas by denying one of his new acts the prestigious Christmas No. 1 spot in Britain.

Japanese man charged with murdering British teacher (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:53 AM PST

Lindsay Ann Hawker. Japanese prosecutors have charged a 30-year-old man with raping and murdering the British teacher in 2007, in a high-profile case that shocked both countries.(AFP/JIJI Press/File/Ho)AFP - Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 30-year-old man with raping and murdering a British teacher in 2007, in a high-profile case that shocked both countries.

UK: Charges against more lawmakers possible (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:06 AM PST

AP - Police say the number of British lawmakers who could face criminal charges over the expenses they claimed from the public purse has risen to six.

Brown to appear at Iraq war inquiry after election (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:51 AM PST

British soldiers secure the area following a road side bomb in the southern city of Basra in February. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be called to appear before the official inquiry into the war in Iraq after the next general election, which is due by June, the panel announced(AFP/File/Essam -al-Sudani)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be called to appear before the official inquiry into the war in Iraq after the next general election, which is due by June, the panel announced Wednesday.

Chill winds blow over British universities (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:37 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's universities are being given an uncomfortable reminder of the depth of the recession as the government slashes their budgets and urges them to focus on degrees that will directly benefit the economy.

Boy George fails in Big Brother appeal (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:18 AM PST

Pop star Boy George, seen here entering Snaresbrook Crown Court. Eighties pop star George failed in his High Court bid to overturn a probation order preventing him from taking part in next year's Celebrity Big Brother show.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Eighties pop star Boy George failed in his High Court bid to overturn a probation order preventing him from taking part in next year's Celebrity Big Brother show, it was announced Wednesday.

UK: 2 die in bus accident as icy conditions linger (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:10 AM PST

A vehicles abandoned by the side of a road following overnight snowfall in Basingstoke, southern England Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. Severe winter weather continues to cause transport chaos in England. (AP Photo/ Anthony Devlin/PA)AP - A bus overturned on an icy road in southwest England, killing two people and injuring 47 as freezing temperatures disrupted travel across Britain Wednesday.

Bank of England voted 9-0 to freeze low rate (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:59 AM PST

The Bank of England has said its policymakers recently voted 9-0 in favour of freezing its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.5% amid Britain's longest recession.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The Bank of England on Wednesday said its policymakers recently voted 9-0 in favour of freezing its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.5 percent amid Britain's longest recession.

Universities suffer funding blow (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:59 AM PST

The Great Court of Cambridge University's Trinity College. Universities face a funding cut of 533 million pounds as the government attempts to contain its spiraling deficit, it was announced.(AFP/File/Loic Vennin)AFP - Universities face a funding cut of 533 million pounds as the government attempts to contain its spiraling deficit, it was announced Wednesday.

Thousands wait for Eurostar trains in London (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:52 AM PST

Passengers get off the Eurostar in Brussels. Thousands of Eurostar passengers desperate to travel before Christmas filled the London terminal, forming snaking queues that prompted the train operator to urge others to stay away.(AFP/BELGA/Christophe Legasse)AFP - Thousands of Eurostar passengers desperate to travel before Christmas filled the London terminal on Wednesday, forming snaking queues that prompted the train operator to urge others to stay away.

Two killed in bus crash as snow chaos continues (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:21 AM PST

Children play in snow in a park in Manchester, north-west England, on December 22. Two women were killed when a bus crashed in icy conditions, police said, as freezing weather continued to cause havoc across the country.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Two women were killed when a bus crashed in icy conditions, police said Wednesday, as freezing weather continued to cause havoc across the country.

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