2010年10月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cameron vows stinging govt cuts will be 'fair' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:18 PM PDT

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, drinks a cup of tea during a visit to a regeneration project at a community centre in Alum Rock, Birmingham. Cameron is to promise that harsh public sector cuts will be AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron is to promise that harsh public sector cuts will be "fair", while admitting jobs and services will be badly hit in a major speech Wednesday.

Briton killed by drone in Pakistan 'was to be terror chief' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:15 PM PDT

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Prosecutor: Video shows Saudi prince beating aide (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT

AP - Security camera footage captured a Saudi prince savagely beating his servant in a luxury hotel elevator only weeks before the aide was slain, a British prosecutor said Tuesday.

Saudi prince killed servant, London court told (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud (L) is seen with his servant Bandar Abdulaziz in an elevator in London's Landmark hotel on January 22, 2010, in closed circuit television footage which was shown during a murder trial in London on October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Metropolitan Police/handoutReuters - A Saudi prince killed his servant in their room at a luxury London hotel in a ferocious beating which had a sexual element, a British court was told Tuesday.

Saudi prince strangled servant at London hotel: court (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Saudi Prince Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz al Sau -- seen here through a tinted window of a police van in February 2010 -- strangled and beat his male servant to death during an apparent sex attack in a London hotel room, a British court has heard.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - A gay Saudi prince beat and strangled his male servant to death in a frenzied sexual assault at their luxury London hotel suite, a British court heard on Tuesday.

UN official denies she has role representing Earth (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Mazlan Othman, head of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs, poses for the Associated Press, outside a Royal Society conference she was attending in Chicheley, England, Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, said it would make sense for the United Nations and its member states to be studying the important question of who should represent humanity if aliens do come to this planet. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Yes, she heads the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. No, she has not been appointed to represent the Earth in future negotiations with aliens.

Prince William rescues stricken man at sea (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Prince William, seen here in September 2010 at the controls of a Sea King helicopter in this handout photo, carried out his first rescue mission in his new job as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, lifting an ill man from an off-shore gas rig, a royal spokesman said Tuesday.(AFP/MoD-HO/File)AFP - Prince William carried out his first rescue mission in his new job as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, lifting an ill man from an off-shore gas rig, a royal spokesman said Tuesday.

Prince William makes first royal rescue for RAF (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:06 AM PDT

This image taken Saturday Oct. 2, 2010 and made available by the Ministry of Defense shows the Captain of 'Rescue 122', left, and Flt Lt William Wales Britain's Prince William, known as Flight Lt. Wales in his new job, right, discuss the rescue mission they have just completed after leaving their Sea King helicopter after a rescue mission, at the RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales. Prince William has completed his first mission as a search-and-rescue helicopter co-pilot, plucking a stricken worker from an offshore gas rig. William's London office said Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010 that the 28-year-old prince was among the crew of a Royal Air Force Sea King helicopter called to the rig in Morecambe Bay, off the coast of northwestern England, on Saturday. (AP Photo/SAC Dek Traylor/PA Wire) ** NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT **AP - Britain's Prince William has completed his first mission as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter co-pilot, plucking a stricken worker from an offshore gas rig, his office said Tuesday.

Clarke unveils 'hard work regime' for prisoners (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:00 AM PDT

British Justice Secretary Ken Clarke addresses delegates on the third day of the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on October 5. Prisoners in Britain should work a 40-hour week, with the proceeds going towards compensating victims and paying for offenders' time behind bars, Clarke said.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prisoners should work a 40-hour week, with the proceeds going towards compensating victims and paying for offenders' time behind bars, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said on Tuesday.

Catch a thief from your armchair and win cash (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Anyone who owns a laptop computer can now fight crime from the safety of their home and win cash prizes for catching thieves red-handed, under a new British monitoring scheme that went live this week.

Fire ravages UK landmark Hastings Pier (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Hastings Pier in Hastings, southern England smolders after a fire early Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. Two people were arrested on suspicion of arson after the Victorian pier was severely damaged by fire. The blaze destroyed 95 percent of Hastings pier. (AP Photo/Gareth FullerPA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - A landmark pier in southeastern England that once hosted a Rolling Stones concert was virtually destroyed in a fire Tuesday, probably marking an end to local hopes of preserving the 19th-century structure. Two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of arson, police said.

UK parents "more relaxed" with kids' drinking (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Reuters - British parents are becoming more relaxed in their attitudes to drinking, drugs and sexuality, according to a poll Tuesday.

Man held over US plot faces UK extradition hearing (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:48 AM PDT

AP - A Pakistani man alleged to have planned a major al-Qaida attack in Britain and wanted by U.S. authorities over the New York subway bomb plot was ordered to remain in custody Tuesday before an extradition hearing scheduled for December.

Asian growth boosts Tesco profits (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Shopping trolleys are pictured at a Tesco supermarket in Birkenhead, north-west England. Britain's biggest retailer, the supermarket chain Tesco, said on Tuesday that net profits jumped to 1.18 billion pounds in the first half on the back of strong sales growth in Asia.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Supermarket chain Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, reported a first-half profit leap to 1.18 billion pounds on Tuesday, saying strong sales growth in Asia was a big driving factor.

Councils challenge end of schools building scheme (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:35 AM PDT

Education Secretary Michael Gove is pictured in 2009 when he was shadow education secretary. Three councils in England have launched a legal challenge into the government's plans to axe its £55bln schools building programme.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Three councils in England have launched a legal challenge over the government's plans to axe its 55 billion pound schools building programme.

Fire destroys Hastings' 'peerless pier' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:31 AM PDT

A handout photo taken on by mobile phone on October 5, shows a firefighter tackling the flames on Hastings pier. A major fire destroyed the 138-year-old pier, emergency services said, robbing Britain of one of the last relics of its Victorian-era seaside culture.(AFP/Handout)AFP - A major fire destroyed a 138-year-old pier in Hastings on Tuesday, emergency services said, robbing Britain of one of the last relics of its Victorian-era seaside culture.

Comedy actor Norman Wisdom dies aged 95 (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:32 AM PDT

British comedy actor Norman Wisdom, seen here in 2001, who was famous for his slapstick film roles in his trademark cloth cap and ill-fitting jacket has died at the age of 95, his family said.(AFP/File/Hugo Philpot)AFP - British comedy actor Norman Wisdom, who gained a huge following for his slapstick film roles in his trademark cloth cap and ill-fitting jacket, has died at the age of 95, his family said.

Japan man apologises for killing British teacher (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT

Tatsuya Ichihashi (L), a suspect in the killing of British woman Lindsay Ann Hawker is escorted by policemen in Ichikawa city in early November, 2009. Ichihashi has apologised to Hawker's family in a letter lamenting his AFP - A Japanese man charged with raping and killing a British woman in 2007 has apologised to the victim's family in a letter lamenting his "evil" act, a British newspaper said Tuesday.

Boris pokes fun at bike-thieving Parisians (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:16 AM PDT

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, seen here in Birmingham, took a swipe at sneaky Parisians, comparing the number of hire bicycles stolen in the British and French capitals.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London Mayor Boris Johnson has taken a swipe at sneaky Parisians, comparing the number of hire bicycles stolen in the British and French capitals.

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