2010年10月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Thatcher in hospital after flu: govt (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT

Former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Wednesday undergoing precautionary tests as she struggles to recover from a bout of flu, her son and the government said.(AFP/POOL/File/Suzanne Plunkett)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Wednesday undergoing precautionary tests as she struggles to recover from a bout of flu, her son and the government said.

British Forces: Still Punching Above Their Weight? (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Britain's Conservative government has unveiled the first review of defense and security in 12 years, sparking a debate on how to balance strategy with a reduced budget

Pinter's awards acquired by British Library (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize medal and the bronze mask of the BAFTA fellowship are among more than 50 awards belonging to the late playwright that have been acquired by the British Library.

British military still 'first-rate': White House (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (R), speaks with personnel as he is shown round the Operations Room at The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) in Northwood, north of London. Britain is to shrink its armed forces and scrap key assets like its flagship aircraft carrier, Cameron said Tuesday in a defence review which comes as part of stinging overall cuts.(AFP/Pool/Toby Melville)AFP - The White House on Tuesday backed British Prime Minister David Cameron's contention that his country would still have a "first-rate military" despite slashing cuts in troop numbers and key assets.

UK's Cameron announces military austerity plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood near London, Tuesday Oct. 19, 2010. Britain will lose thousands of troops, slash weapons programs and likely delay a major project to upgrade its nuclear-armed submarine fleet following a once-in-a-decade defence review being published Tuesday, leaving allies worried the cuts could damage the country's status as a global power. Cameron is scheduled to address the House of Commons with details of defense cuts that could total as much as 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) to the defence ministry's annual budget of about 37 billion pounds ($59 billion).(AP Photo/ Toby Melville, pool)AP - Britain will lose thousands of troops, reduce its ability to fight complex missions like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and delay a program to upgrade its nuclear defenses, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Tuesday.

UK ex-prime minister Thatcher admitted to hospital (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT

AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to the hospital following a recent bout of flu, officials said Tuesday.

Former UK PM Thatcher taken to hospital for tests (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, 85, was admitted to hospital in London on Tuesday for tests related to a recent flu illness, a government source said.

US investment in N.Ireland can help secure peace: Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 12:58 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press as British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson (L) looks on ahead of a meetin at the State Department in Washington, DC. Clinton on Tuesday promoted US investment in Northern Ireland, saying jobs and economic opportunity will secure a lasting peace in the self-ruled British province.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promoted on Tuesday American investment in Northern Ireland, saying jobs and economic opportunity would secure a lasting peace in the British province.

Govt takes axe to armed forces in savings push (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

HMS Ark Royal is seen on the River Thames in London. The government is to scrap major defence assets such as its flagship aircraft carrier and fleet of Harrier jets in a defence review being announced as part of stinging, across-the-board government cuts.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The government announced Tuesday it will shrink its armed forces and scrap key assets like its flagship aircraft carrier, in a defence review that forms part of stinging cuts across the whole public sector.

BBC faces spending squeeze amid British cuts: report (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 12:26 PM PDT

People leave the BBC headquarters in White City, north London in 2008. The BBC will have to pay for the cost of the World Service and accept a funding freeze as part of widespread cuts in public sector spending due to be unveiled this week, its website reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The BBC will have to pay for the cost of the World Service and accept a funding freeze as part of widespread cuts in public sector spending due to be unveiled this week, its website reported Tuesday.

Saudi prince convicted of murdering servant at London hotel (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Saudi prince, Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, has been found guilty by a London court of murdering his servant after subjecting him to a AFP - A Saudi prince was found guilty by a London court Tuesday of murdering his servant in a London hotel after subjecting him to a "sadistic" campaign of violence and sexual abuse.

Britain scales back military as budget cuts bite (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain will delay renewing its nuclear deterrent and cut back its army, navy and air force, the government said on Tuesday, but the scale of the reductions was far smaller than of those facing other government departments.

Summary Box: How BP will award 4th-qtr. bonuses (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:45 AM PDT

AP - British oil company BP said Tuesday that it will give out fourth-quarter bonuses solely on employees' performance on safety issues.

Saudi prince found guilty of murder in London (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Reuters - A Saudi prince was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering his servant in their room at a luxury London hotel during a ferocious beating that prosecutors said had a sexual element.

British airliner 'in near miss' with Israeli jet (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

Israeli warplanes fly over Jerusalem during a military parade in April 2010. A British passenger jet nearly collided with an Israeli air force plane which was on manoeuvres in southern Israel, according to a statement from the Israeli military.(AFP/File/Ahmad Gharabli)AFP - A British passenger jet nearly collided with an Israeli air force plane which was on manoeuvres in southern Israel, a statement from the military said on Tuesday.

Saudi prince convicted in UK of murdering servant (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:20 AM PDT

AP - A Saudi prince was convicted Tuesday of murdering one of his servants in a frenzied attack in a British hotel.

Simon Cowell signs three-year deal with UK's ITV (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:03 AM PDT

Judge Simon Cowell arrives for the 9th season finale of Reuters - Music producer Simon Cowell has signed a deal with ITV that will see the hugely popular "X Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent" remain on the channel until 2013, the broadcaster said.

British author says Singapore book 'fair criticism' of court (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:57 AM PDT

British author Alan Shadrake stands outside the Supreme Court in Singapore. Shadrake, on trial for contempt of court for allegedly making attacks against the Singapore judiciary in his book on the death penalty, defended the contents as AFP - A British author on trial for contempt of court for alleged attacks against the Singapore judiciary on Tuesday defended his book on the death penalty as "fair criticism" of the courts.

Thousands protest against looming cuts (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:07 AM PDT

Demonstrators wave flags during a protest in central London. Thousands of demonstrators rallied in London against harsh austerity measures being unveiled by the government this week in a bid to pay off a huge deficit.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in London on Tuesday against harsh austerity measures being unveiled by the government this week in a bid to pay off a huge deficit.

They think it's all over....it's not now! (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Organisers of a charity half-marathon apologised to 15,000 disgruntled runners after admitting that the course was 193 metres (211 yards) too short.(AFP/File/Mark Earthy)AFP - Organisers of a charity half-marathon apologised to 15,000 disgruntled runners on Tuesday after admitting that the course was 193 metres (211 yards) too short.

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