2010年2月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Queen amused by 'Antipodean royalty' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II attends a reception for the Centenary of Australian Diplomatic Representation in London on February 18. The head of state met leading Australians Thursday to celebrate a century of diplomatic relations with the nation.(AFP/Pool/Carl de Souza)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II met leading Australians Thursday to celebrate a century of diplomatic relations with the nation, and was amused by "Antipodean royalty".

British commander says Afghan offensive could take weeks (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:36 PM PST

A US marine with 1/3 Marine Charlie Company mans an M240 machine gun as he guards a combat outpost in Trikh Nawar, a poppy farmland area on the northeastern outskirts of Marjah. A US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan moved at a cautious pace Thursday as a top commander said it could take weeks to wrest full control of the area from ruthless Taliban fighters.(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - A US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan moved at a cautious pace Thursday as a top commander said it could take weeks to wrest full control of the area from ruthless Taliban fighters.

Saudi prince charged with London hotel murder (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 01:08 PM PST

AP - British police say a Saudi Arabian prince has been charged with the murder of another man in a luxury London hotel.

Second British death on same day in Afghan (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 12:32 PM PST

A British soldier guards Qari Saheb village in Helmand province during the second day of joint Operation Moshtarak on February 14. A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the second to die in a major NATO assault against Taliban insurgents in the region, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was shot dead in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the second to be killed the same day as part of a NATO assault against Taliban insurgents, defence officials said.

FTSE 100 ends higher on jittery day (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:21 AM PST

Leading shares in London closed higher on Thursday after falling earlier in the trading session.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Leading shares in London closed higher on Thursday after falling earlier in the trading session.

First British fatality of Afghan surge flown home (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:36 AM PST

Mourners throw flowers as a cortege of hearses carrying the bodies of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan passes through the streets of Wootton Bassett in southern England. The body of the first British soldier to die in the US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan was flown home, along with four fellow casualties from the Helmand frontline.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The body of the first British soldier to die in the US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan was flown home Thursday, along with four fellow casualties from the Helmand frontline.

UK reporter who said he killed sick lover on bail (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:26 AM PST

British television reporter Ray Gosling, in Nottingham, England. Tuesday Feb. 16 2010. 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. Ray Gosling said this week in a BBC TV program that he killed the man, who had AIDS, to end his suffering. The 70-year-old journalist did not say where or when the incident took place. He said he believed he had made the right decision and had no regrets. (AP Photo/PA)AP - Police released a veteran British TV reporter on bail Thursday after he was arrested and questioned about claims he made on the air that he killed his lover who was dying of AIDS.

Portuguese court confirms Madeleine McCann book ban (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:19 AM PST

A picture of Madeleine McCann who disappeared in 2007 in Portugal at the age of three. A Portuguese court has banned a book on the disappearance of the girl written by the police officer who led the initial probe, a lawyer for her parents said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A Portuguese court on Thursday banned a book on the disappearance of the British girl Madeleine McCann written by the police officer who led the initial probe, a lawyer for her parents said.

BBC presenter released on bail over mercy killing (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:57 AM PST

A veteran BBC broadcaster arrested on suspicion of murder after he confessed to smothering an ex-lover who had AIDS has been released on bail, his lawyer 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 arrested on suspicion of murder after he confessed to smothering an ex-lover who had AIDS was released on bail Thursday, his lawyer said.

UK borrows in January, bad sign for deficit (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:46 AM PST

AP - Britain's national and local government had to borrow money in January for the first time in 1993, officials statistics showed Thursday in another sign of how recession is hurting government finances.

Britain slams into surprise January deficit (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:34 AM PST

Dark clouds hover over the City of London in 2007. Britain suffered its first ever January deficit as a record recession slammed the country's tax revenues, official data has showed, dealing a fresh blow to the government before a general election.(AFP/File/Chris Young)AFP - Britain suffered its first ever January deficit as a record recession slammed the country's tax revenues, official data showed on Thursday, dealing a fresh blow to the government before a general election.

Arms maker BAE Systems dives into the red (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:54 AM PST

A full scale model of a Mantis unmanned aircraft made by BAE Systems is displayed at Farnborough Airshow south of London in 2008. British arms manufacturer BAE Systems has said it will writedown $929 million (592 million pounds, 681 million euros) on 2009 earnings after failing to win a US military contract.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British arms manufacturer BAE Systems on Thursday announced it had fallen into a loss last year after a major write-down linked to its purchase of US military group Armor Holdings.

Israel's envoy asked about fake British passports used by Dubai hit squad (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:56 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Israel diplomats were called in Thursday by the governments of Britain and Ireland to explain how passport details of citizens from both countries were used by a group of operatives suspected of killing a senior Hamas militant in Dubai.

Flag from Mandela inauguration returning to SA (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:55 AM PST

FILE -- In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, Bonhams auction house employees handle a historic South African flag signed by Presidents Nelson Mandela, right, Thabo Mbeki, centre, and F. W. de Klerk as it is unveiled for a press preview in London. The flag, which flew during Nelson Mandela's inauguration as the country's first black president has been bought by a philanthropist who plans to return it to its homeland. Bonhams auction house had been due to sell the flag in London on March 24, but it said Thursday Feb 18, 2010, that a deal had been reached with a British-based South African businessman who plans to hand the flag over to the South African government. The sale price and the buyer's identity were not disclosed.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)AP - A South African flag that flew during Nelson Mandela's inauguration as the country's first black president has been bought by a philanthropist who plans to return it to its homeland.

UK urges Israel to cooperate in fake passport probe (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:54 AM PST

Briton Paul Keeley from Nachsholim, Israel, whose identity has been allegedly stolen by a hit squad suspected of assassinating Hamas militant, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai, February 17, 2010. REUTERS/Channel 10 via Reuters TVReuters - Britain urged Israel on Thursday to cooperate fully with its investigation into the apparent use of faked British passports by assassins suspected of killing a Hamas militant commander in Dubai last month.

Israeli ambassador meets UK diplomats over feud (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:12 AM PST

AP - Israel's ambassador to Britain has had a brief meeting at the Foreign Office to answer questions following a diplomatic dispute over the slaying of a Hamas leader.

Car output soars 65% in January (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:01 AM PST

Cars await collection at the Vauxhall manufacturing plant in Ellesmere Port, in 2008. Car output surged almost 65% in January compared with a year earlier, the biggest monthly gain for more than three decades, trade data has showed.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Car output surged almost 65 percent in January compared with a year earlier, the biggest monthly gain for more than three decades, trade data showed on Thursday.

Columnists "should be able to offend": UK watchdog (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:27 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's press watchdog said on Thursday it had dismissed complaints over a newspaper article which described the death of gay Boyzone singer Stephen Gately as not "natural", saying columnists should be allowed to offend.

BAE Systems reports full-year loss (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:01 AM PST

AP - Defense contractor BAE Systems on Thursday reported a loss of 67 million pounds ($105 million) in 2009 as operating costs rose sharply and the company took impairment charges of near 1 billion pounds, mostly related to losing a major U.S. government contract.

Britain, Ireland presses Israel over Hamas murder row (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:14 AM PST

An image grab taken from hotel surveillance camera footage, released by Dubai Police, allegedly shows two murder suspects following Hamas militant Mahmud al-Mabhuh (out of camera range). Britain called for full Israeli cooperation in a probe into the use of fake passports by killers of Mabhuh, as Dubai's police chief said he was sure Mossad was behind the assassination.(AFP/Dubai Police)AFP - Britain and Ireland called in Israel's envoys on Thursday amid a growing diplomatic furore over the use of fake passports by the killers of a Hamas chief.

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