2010年8月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Defence backroom operations to be slimmed down (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Defence Secretary Liam Fox, seen ehre in July 2010, announced Friday it would slash its backroom operations as part of a revamp to make it a leaner outfit more focused on front-line duties.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced Friday it would slash its backroom operations as part of a revamp to make the ministry a leaner outfit more focused on front-line duties.

Two British soldiers dead after Afghanistan incidents (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Soldiers from A Company 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles and the Afghan National Army patrol near Nahr e Saraj village, in Afghanistan's Helmand province in June. Two British soldiers have died after separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Two British soldiers have died after separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.

Britain's Princess Anne turns 60 (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:22 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Sept. 15, 1955 file photo of Britain's Princess Anne and her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as they make a two-woman job of adjusting the bridal on 'Greensleeves,' the princess' pony, at Balmoral castle in Scotland. Princess Anne celebrates her 60th birthday Sunday Aug. 14, 2010. (AP Photo, File)AP - Britain's Princess Anne is turning 60, and the hardworking royal says she has no intention of slowing down.

UK defense chief plans cuts, major changes (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 06:04 AM PDT

British Defense Secretary Liam Fox gives a speech on the Ministry of Defense budget in Westminster, London Friday Aug. 13, 2010. Fox said negotiations are ongoing with the Treasury over who will pay for a 20 billion pounds (US$32 billion) upgrade to the country's nuclear weapons system. Amid sweeping cuts to public spending, Treasury chief George Osborne has said Britain's defense ministry will likely need to pay for the program entirely from its own budget. Previously, the central government has paid a share of the costs, as a nuclear deterrent has been seen a key national asset. (AP Photo/Katie Collins/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain's defense secretary said Friday that senior military posts could be axed as he prepares major spending cuts and a sweeping overhaul of the country's armed forces.

Experts urge full inquest into David Kelly death (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 04:46 AM PDT

Police vehicles surround a forensics tent in the copse near the village of Longworth, Oxfordshire, where the body of David Kelly was discovered, 2003. A group of prominent experts have called for a full inquest into the death of government weapons inspector Kelly, whose apparent suicide in July 2003 plunged then prime minister Tony Blair into crisis.(AFP/File/Martin Hayhow)AFP - A group of prominent experts on Friday called for a full inquest into the death of government weapons inspector David Kelly, whose apparent suicide in July 2003 plunged then prime minister Tony Blair into crisis.

London show explores skin as human body's frontier (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 03:24 AM PDT

Reuters - "Visitors may find some images in this exhibition disturbing," reads a sign at the entrance to the Wellcome Collection's latest exhibition: "Skin."

Travel firm collapse strands 1,200 in Spain (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:51 AM PDT

A tourist reads in Torremolinos. More than 1,000 British holidaymakers were facing a difficult journey home from Spain after travel company Sun4u collapsed.(AFP/File/Jorge Guerrero)AFP - More than 1,000 British holidaymakers were facing a difficult journey home from Spain after travel company Sun4u collapsed on Friday.

Beavers born in Britain for first time in 400 years (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:45 AM PDT

A beaver is taken out of its cage. The first beavers to be born in the British wilderness for four hundred years have been spotted in a Scottish forest.(AFP/File/Koca Sulejmanovic)AFP - The first beavers to be born in the British wilderness for four hundred years have been spotted in a Scottish forest, it was reported Friday.

Student debt to hit £25k for new starters (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:36 AM PDT

Students attend a graduation ceremony. Students who start university this year will run up debts of £25,000 by the time they graduate, a survey said.(AFP/File/Abbas Momani)AFP - Students who start university this year will run up debts of £25,000 by the time they graduate, a survey released Friday said.

NHS faces £65 bln bill for new hospitals (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 01:56 AM PDT

A nurse mops the floor in the emergency department of a hospital. The NHS in England is facing repayments of up to £65 billion for hospitals built under private finance initiatives.(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - The NHS in England is facing repayments of up to £65 billion for hospitals built under private finance initiatives (PFIs), it was reported Friday.

London relaunch for East India Company (AFP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT

Sanjiv Mehta holds up a box of green tea in the East India Company store in London. The Indian entrepreneur is relaunching the East India Company with the opening of a store in London, after buying the remnants of the British trading giant that once ruled much of the subcontinent(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - An Indian entrepreneur is relaunching the East India Company with the opening of a store in London Saturday, after buying the remnants of the British trading giant that once ruled much of the subcontinent.

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