2010年2月23日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown warns against legalising assisted suicide (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 07:55 PM PST

Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy hugs her husband outside Parliament last year after pushing for a clairification of existing laws on assisted suicide. Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned against legalising assisted suicide, in comments published Wednesday on the eve of the introduction of new guidelines by prosecutors on the divisive issue.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned against legalising assisted suicide, in comments published Wednesday on the eve of the introduction of new guidelines by prosecutors on the divisive issue.

England's Anglican clerics back gay marriages in church (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:10 PM PST

Gay men exchanging rings at their wedding. Clerics from the Anglican church in England on Tuesday called for an end to rules that stop gay couples marrying in religious venues such as churches or synagogues.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - Clerics from the Anglican church in England on Tuesday called for an end to rules that stop gay couples marrying in religious venues such as churches or synagogues.

UK lawmakers: govt must act to stop libel tourism (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST

AP - A committee of British lawmakers says the government should change the country's laws to stop "libel tourism" from stifling investigative journalism and press freedom.

Clinton condemns 'cowardly' N.Ireland car bombing (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:05 AM PST

The wreckage of a car destroyed by a suspected bomb is pictured outside the front of the Newry courthouse in Newry, Northern Ireland. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Tuesday as AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Tuesday as "cowardly" a car bombing that destroyed a Northern Ireland courthouse just weeks after a sensitive deal on policing powers.

Flying spaniel survives 300-foot fall off UK cliff (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:32 AM PST

AP - British rescuers say a dog that chased a seagull and fell off a 300-foot (90-meter) cliff into the sea has survived with only minor injuries.

'Black gold' hopes in Falklands may be inflated: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:35 AM PST

Map of the Falkland Islands and southern Argentina showing oil exploration ares(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Controversial drilling operations may have started off the Falklands Islands but oil is unlikely to be extracted for years and hopes of discovering 60 billion barrels are too optimistic, analysts say.

Negative world data drags FTSE down (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:12 AM PST

London's FTSE 100 index fell again on the back of gloomy data from Germany, Europe's biggest economy and from the US.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's FTSE 100 index fell again Tuesday on the back of gloomy data from Germany, Europe's biggest economy and from the US.

British Library to capture oral history of science (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 07:09 AM PST

Reuters - The British Library intends to capture the voices, memories and experiences of hundreds of eminent scientists to get a first person account of how science really works.

Abbey Road studios win preservation order (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:08 AM PST

Reuters - Abbey Road, the recording studios made famous by the Beatles, was designated a historic site by the government Tuesday to protect the pop music shrine against any plans to radically alter it.

Iraq to sue British firm over faulty bomb detectors (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:59 AM PST

An Iraqi soldier holds an ADE651 device used to detect bombs at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Iraq plans to sue a British company that sold it bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective after they failed to prevent a series of massive bombings in Baghdad, a spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq plans to sue a British company that sold it bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective after they failed to prevent a series of massive bombings in Baghdad, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Her Facebook status changed to "single?" Ur dumped (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:52 AM PST

Reuters - Digital dumping is on the rise, according to a survey, with growing numbers of people preferring to use email and social networking Web sites to break up with their partners.

Wolseley shares leap 11% on profits upgrade (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:52 AM PST

A worker at a Wolseley plant handles a bundle of piping. Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, saw its share price rocket 1% in early trading on the FTSE 100 after the group forecast higher-than-expected earnings.(Wolseley)AFP - Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, saw its share price rocket 11 percent in early trading on Tuesday after the group forecast higher-than-expected earnings.

MI5, MI6 interrogation policies face legal challenge (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:45 AM PST

Logo of Reprieve, a legal rights charity which has launched legal action against the government over guidelines for secret agents on how to interrogate prisoners held overseas.(AFP/BEN STANSALL)AFP - A human rights charity on Tuesday launched legal action against the government over guidelines for secret agents on how to interrogate prisoners held overseas.

More British, Irish passports used in Dubai killing (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:23 AM PST

Reuters - The United Arab Emirates has identified four more suspects who carried fraudulent British and Irish passports in the Dubai killing of a Hamas commander, a source familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.

Bank of England chief says recovery is fragile (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:06 AM PST

AP - The governor of the Bank of England said Tuesday that Britain's recovery from recession is fragile, and that the next few months are likely to be volatile.

Cinema group to boycott 'Alice in Wonderland' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:25 AM PST

The cast and director Tim Burton of 3D film AFP - Cinema group Odeon has said it will boycott Disney's new 3D film "Alice In Wonderland" at its cinemas in Britain, Ireland and Italy in protest at plans for an early release date on DVD.

China tells schools to shun relief agency Oxfam (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:36 AM PST

Howard Liu, director of Oxfam Hong Kong China Unit, stands at his office after a news conference in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. China is telling schools to shun the international relief agency Oxfam and bar their campus recruitment efforts, accusing the group's Hong Kong branch of having a hidden political agenda. School administrators must ban all campus volunteer recruitment efforts run by the group's Hong Kong office, according to a notice attributed to the Education Ministry. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China is telling schools to sever all ties with the international relief agency Oxfam and bar its campus recruitment efforts, accusing the group's Hong Kong branch of having a hidden political agenda.

Brown hits back as bullying row escalates (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:04 AM PST

A woman hoovers the red carpet outside N° 10 Downing Street in London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hit back over allegations he bullied his staff, in a row that has heaped pressure on the government months before elections.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hit back over allegations he bullied his staff, in a row that has heaped pressure on the government months before elections.

UK mortgage loans at 8 1/2 year low in January (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:57 AM PST

AP - Mortgage lending in Britain hit the lowest level in 8 1/2 years in January at 8 billion pounds ($12.4 billion), major banks reported Tuesday.

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