2009年12月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Eurostar says cooperating with review amid claims of 'safety' lapse (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 03:09 PM PST

Passengers disembark from a Eurostar train. Eurostar, facing fresh criticism over the breakdown of cross-Channel passenger trains last weekend, said Friday it was cooperating fully with a review into the controversy.(AFP/BELGA/File/Christophe Legasse)AFP - Eurostar, facing fresh criticism over the breakdown of cross-Channel passenger trains last weekend, said Friday it was cooperating fully with a review into the controversy.

British parents admit raiding children's piggy banks (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST

One fifth of parents in recession-hit Britain admit they have dipped into their children's savings accounts to make ends meet, a survey for a financial services company said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - One fifth of parents in recession-hit Britain admit they have dipped into their children's savings accounts to make ends meet, a survey for a financial services company said Friday.

Brother pleas for death row Briton in China (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:29 AM PST

A handout image obtained from Reprieve in London, shows Akmal Shaikh. The brother of the British citizen due to be executed in China made a last-ditch plea to Chinese authorities to show compassion, in a letter released Friday.(AFP/Reprieve/File)AFP - The brother of a British citizen due to be executed in China made a last-ditch plea to Chinese authorities to show compassion, in a letter released Friday.

Eurotunnel accuses Eurostar over 'safety' lapse (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 11:26 AM PST

Passengers disembark from a Eurostar train. Eurostar, facing fresh criticism over the breakdown of cross-Channel passenger trains last weekend, said Friday it was cooperating fully with a review into the controversy.(AFP/BELGA/File/Christophe Legasse)AFP - Eurotunnel on Friday accused Eurostar staff of not following safety rules when evacuating passengers from high speed trains that broke down in the tunnel under the Channel last weekend.

Troops get extra time to phone home at Christmas (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:10 AM PST

British soldiers secure the site of a suicide car bomb in Kabul. British troops in Afghanistan are getting an extra hour of free talk time to ring home over the Christmas period.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - British troops in Afghanistan are getting an extra hour of free talk time to ring home over the Christmas period, at the end of a year which has seen 106 of their colleagues killed there.

Anglican leader warns against destruction of childhood (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:58 AM PST

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, seen here in November 2009, will use his Christmas sermon to warn that children are being forced to grow up too quickly, sometimes leading to misery and exploitation.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Children are being forced to grow up too quickly, sometimes leading to misery and exploitation, the leader of the world's Anglicans said in his Christmas Day sermon on Friday.

Brits brave winter chill for Christmas dip (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:57 AM PST

AFP - The traditional British Christmas: a cosy fire, turkey, mince pies and sherry. Or, for some brave souls, stripping off in the bitter winter chill and charging headlong into the sea.

Royal family celebrate Christmas (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:33 AM PST

Queen Elizabeth receives flowers from a girl as she leaves the Sandringham Church. The royal family took their traditional public Christmas Day stroll to and from church, with one well-wisher receiving a hug and a kiss from Prince William.(AFP/Max Nash)AFP - The royal family took their traditional public Christmas Day stroll to and from church on Friday, with one well-wisher receiving a hug and a kiss from Prince William.

Queen Elizabeth II praises the Commonwealth (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 08:31 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said the Commonwealth was the AFP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said the Commonwealth was the "face of the future" in her annual Christmas message on Friday and described 2009 as a "difficult year".

Queen Elizabeth praises forces in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:32 AM PST

In this image made available in London Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses prior to the recording of her annual Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday Dec. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the country's troops fighting in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas speech broadcast Friday, praising their work while expressing her sadness at the casualties.

Britain's queen calls 2009 "difficult year" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:06 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth prepares to record her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, in the White drawing room at Buckingham Palace in London, December 10, 2009, in this picture released December 23, 2009. REUTERS/John Stillwell/PoolReuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the armed forces and referred to the recession in her annual Christmas Day message on Friday, describing 2009 as a "difficult year."

Eurostar to run normal service on Dec 26 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 06:54 AM PST

Passengers get off the Eurostar train in Brussels on December 22. Eurostar said it would run a normal Saturday service on December 26, more than a week after its high-speed trains linking Britain and continental Europe began failing due to the snowy weather.(AFP/BELGA/Christophe Legasse)AFP - Eurostar said it would run a normal Saturday service, more than a week after its high-speed trains linking Britain and continental Europe began failing due to the snowy weather.

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