2010年2月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Churchill demanded UFO briefing: secret files (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:14 PM PST

The statue of Winston Churchill stands under a tree heavely laden with snow in London in 2003. Hundreds of UFO sightings by Britons, including one who developed a skin condition after a supernatural encounter, emerged in files out Thursday which also show Winston Churchill's interest in the issue.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Hundreds of UFO sightings by Britons, including one who developed a skin condition after a supernatural encounter, emerged in files out Thursday which also show Winston Churchill's interest in the issue.

Royal brothers plan S.Africa tour at World Cup (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:51 PM PST

Prince William (L) and Prince Harry, pictured in 2009, hope to visit South Africa during the World Cup, in their first joint overseas tour, sources close to the royal family said Wednesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - Prince William and Prince Harry hope to visit South Africa during the World Cup, in their first joint overseas tour, sources close to the royal family said Wednesday.

UK TV reporter arrested after mercy killing claim (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST

AP - British police say they have arrested a TV reporter on suspicion of murder after he claimed to have smothered his dying lover in an act of mercy.

BBC TV presenter arrested over mercy killing of lover (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:01 PM PST

A veteran BBC broadcaster has been arrested on suspicion of murder after admitting he had smothered to death an ex-lover who had AIDS, police said. Ray Gosling, 70, made the confession in a television programme about assisted suicide, and ahead of the publication of new guidelines on assisted suicide.(AFP/File/Alain Julien)AFP - A veteran BBC broadcaster was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday after admitting he smothered an ex-lover who had AIDS, highlighting intense debate over assisted suicide.

British firms failing to ward off financial risks: survey (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:54 AM PST

A branch of the Lloyds TSB bank in London. A study by Lloyds TSB bank said on Wednesday that nine out of 10 British companies are failing to protect themselves from financial risks such as changes in currency values, interest rates and commodity prices.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Nine out of 10 British companies are failing to protect themselves from financial risks such as changes in currency values, interest rates and commodity prices, a study by Lloyds TSB bank said on Wednesday.

Argentina's demands about Falklands anger British (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:45 AM PST

AP - Argentina's demand for direct control of shipping from the South American mainland to the Falkland Islands has raised fears about conflict over energy resources in the south Atlantic.

Designer McQueen hanged himself in wardrobe (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:42 AM PST

Reuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe at his home last week on the eve of his mother's funeral, an inquest and British media reported on Wednesday.

Israeli envoy summoned over Hamas killing row (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:10 PM PST

Photos released by Dubai police shows 11 suspects wanted for the murder of top Hamas man Mahmud al-Mabhuh. Britain has invited Israel's ambassador to the Foreign Office to discuss the use of fake British passports by suspected killers of a top Hamas figure in Duba(AFP/Dubai Police)AFP - Britain summoned Israel's ambassador Wednesday to discuss the use of fake British passports by alleged killers of a Hamas chief amid speculation its Mossad spy agency was behind the murder in Dubai.

FTSE 100 climbs as Greek debt fears ease (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:21 AM PST

Leading London shares closed higher on easing worries over the Greek sovereign debt crisis and better-than-expected US housing and industrial data.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Leading shares closed higher on Wednesday on easing worries over the Greek sovereign debt crisis and better-than-expected US housing and industrial data.

Fashion designer McQueen hanged himself: inquest (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:33 AM PST

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest into his shock death last week has heard.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)AFP - Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in a wardrobe after leaving a note, an inquest into his shock death last week heard on Wednesday.

Alexander McQueen hanged himself in London home (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:25 AM PST

FILE - This Monday, June 2, 2003 file photo shows Alexander McQueen posing for photographers after winning the International Award at the 2003 Council of Fashion Design Awards held in New York. Fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found hanging in the wardrobe of his London apartment last week with a note left nearby, a British coroner's official told an inquest Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010. No details of the note were released by the coroner's office, which is charged with formally identifying the circumstances of the designer's death. (AP Photo / Stuart Ramson, File)AP - A bereaved Alexander McQueen left a note, then hanged himself in his apartment on the eve of his mother's funeral, a coroner's inquest said Wednesday, giving the cause of the fashion designer's death as asphyxiation and hanging.

Reader's Digest UK unit files for administration (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:05 AM PST

AP - The British subsidiary of Reader's Digest Association Inc. has filed for administration, a form a bankruptcy protection, freeing the parent company to complete restructuring in the United States.

Most jurors 'clueless' over judges' legal jargon: study (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:20 AM PST

The statue of justice stands on the copula of the Old Bailey courthouse in London. Less than a third of jurors in criminal trials fully understand a judge's legal directions, according to a new study.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Less than a third of jurors in criminal trials fully understand a judge's legal directions, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Eight in 10 English men will be too fat by 2020: data (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST

A man stands at a bus stop in Manchester. Eight out of 10 men and nearly seven out of 10 women in England will be too fat by 2020, according to new survey.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Eight out of 10 men and nearly seven out of 10 women in England will be too fat by 2020, according to new data released Wednesday.

Argentine Falklands order sparks anger (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:32 AM PST

File photo of Stanley from Mount Longdon, Falklands. Argentina ramped up pressure on Britain over the Falkland Islands on Wednesday, warning that it would take AFP - An MP called Wednesday for Argentina's ambassador to be summoned to the Foreign Office to explain his country's latest order over the disputed Falkland islands.

'Saudi royal' quizzed over London hotel death (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:20 AM PST

A policeman in central London. Police have been given more time to question a man claiming to be a member of the Saudi royal family over the murder of a compatriot in a top London hotel, officials have said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British police were given more time Wednesday to question a man claiming to be a member of the Saudi royal family over the murder of a compatriot in a top London hotel, officials said.

Jobless claims hit highest level since 1997 (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:14 AM PST

People enter a job centre in Bromley in January. Jobless claims rose in January, after two months of falls, to strike the highest level since the governing Labour party swept to power in 1997, official data has showed.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Jobless claims rose in January, after two months of falls, to strike the highest level since the governing Labour party swept to power in 1997, official data showed on Wednesday.

Police question "Saudi prince" over London murder (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:28 AM PST

Reuters - Detectives investigating the murder of a Saudi citizen at a five-star central London hotel are questioning a man who British media said claims to be a Saudi prince.

UK jobless rates holds at 7.8 percent (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:52 AM PST

AP - The number of people claiming jobless benefits in the United Kingdom has hit a 12-year high at a moment when the Bank of England is uncertain whether to pump billions more into stimulating the economy, official reports showed Wednesday.

Bank of England votes to keep interest rates low (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:24 AM PST

The Bank of England (L) is pictured in London, in 2009. Bank of England policymakers have voted unanimously to keep interest rates at a record low level and to freeze radical credit-easing plans, minutes of a recent meeting have showed.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Bank of England policymakers voted unanimously to keep British interest rates at a record low level and to freeze radical credit-easing plans, minutes of a recent meeting showed on Wednesday.

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