2010年11月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Britain would welcome U.S. picking EADS tanker (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Reuters - A top British military official said on Monday he would welcome a decision by the U.S. Air Force to buy new refueling planes from Europe's EADS since Britain plans to lease 14 of the same planes.

UK, France to pool defense assets, share costs (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Europe's two nuclear-armed powers will strike a deal Tuesday to share warhead testing facilities as the leaders of Britain and France finalize plans for unprecedented cooperation on defense and security.

Films tell story of WWII elephant rescue in Burma (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:53 PM PDT

In this photo released by Cambridge University captured from a film shot at an unknown location in 1942 by Gyles Mackrell, who organized the rescue mission of hundreds of Burmese refugees into British India by elephants, refugees cross a river. Videos and other documents are casting new light on how a British tea planter used elephants to rescue hundreds of Burmese  stranded by flood waters during World War II.  Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Monday Nov. 1 2010 that the donated films and documents tell the story of the rescue in full for the first time. (AP Photo / University of Cambridge )AP - British tea planter Gyles Mackrell organized one of the most remarkable rescue missions during World War II — by using elephants when nothing else would do.


Britain, France to sign defence treaties: Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron, pictured on October 29, said Britain and France would sign defence and security cooperation treaties at a summit between the two countries Tuesday.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - Britain and France will sign defence treaties at a summit in London Tuesday setting out cooperation on issues including military planes and aircraft carriers, Prime Minister David Cameron said.


Fixing cargo security system would cost billions (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:40 AM PDT

AP - The glaring weakness of the cargo shipping system has been laid bare by the Yemen-based mail bomb plot — but the cost of fixing it may be too high for governments, airlines and shippers to stomach during a global downturn.

Going for a smoke? Don't forget to clock out (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Workers at a district council in eastern England must now clock off and back on if they take a cigarette break.

No information of further plane bombs: UK minister (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 10:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Interior minister Theresa May said on Monday British officials were not aware of any further attempts to put bombs on planes after two devices were discovered on Friday on cargo flights in Britain and Dubai.

Former British PM Thatcher leaves hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left hospital on Monday nearly two weeks after being admitted for tests related to a flu illness.

Woman who allegedly stabbed UK lawmaker in court (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 09:02 AM PDT

AP - A 21-year-old woman stabbed a British lawmaker in the stomach with a kitchen knife as revenge for his support of the Iraq war, police and prosecutors said Monday.

UK's Thatcher released from hospital after flu (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PDT

Former prime minister of Britain Thatcher waves to wellwishers from her home, in London  after she left the Cromwell Hospital after spending nearly two weeks recovering from a bout of flu Monday Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)  **  UNITED KINGDOM OUT   **AP - Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has returned home following two weeks in the hospital, managing a smile and a wave to reporters camped outside her doorstep Monday.


Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher is to leave hospital nearly a fortnight after being admitted with flu, a family friend said.(AFP/POOL/File/Suzanne Plunkett)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher left hospital on Monday, nearly two weeks after being admitted with flu.


NHS defends teenage contraceptive scheme (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:21 AM PDT

A scheme launched on Monday to provide girls as young as 13 with access to the contraceptive pill without their parents' knowledge has been defended by the NHS primary care trust running the service.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - A scheme launched on Monday to provide girls as young as 13 with access to the contraceptive pill without their parents' knowledge has been defended by the NHS primary care trust running the service.


King's Speech leads UK indie film award nominations (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Actors Geoffrey Rush (L), Helena Bonham Carter (C) and Colin Firth pose on the red carpet before the European Premiere of Reuters - "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth as King George VI struggling to overcome a debilitating stammer, leads the field at the British Independent Film Awards this year with eight nominations.


Polish tall ship arrives at UK harbor after storm (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:03 AM PDT

**FILE** In this Sept. 19, 2010 file photo Polish tall ship Fryderyk Chopin used to train young sailors is entering the Baltic port of Gdynia. The ship has lost  both its masts in foul weather and is drifting off the coast of southern  England, British coast guards said Friday, Oct.29, 2010. The 36 teens on  board don't appear to be in any immediate danger as two ships are heading in its direction to help tow it to port. (AP Photo/Andrzej J. Gojke, File)AP - A group of Polish teenage sailors are back on dry land Monday after a weekend aboard a tall ship crippled by bad weather off southwest England's coast.


British singer Lily Allen loses baby (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 06:59 AM PDT

British singer Lily Allen poses as she arrives for the British premiere of Tamara Drew in Leicester Square, central London September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - British pop star Lily Allen, who was around six months pregnant, has lost her baby, her spokesman said on Monday.


iPhone 4 alarm glitch 'makes scores late for work' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:51 AM PDT

Thousands of iPhone users were late to work, after a bug in the software meant the device's alarm clock feature failed to adjust to Daylight Saving Time.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Scores of iPhone 4 users said they were late for work on Monday after a software bug meant the alarm on the Apple device failed to adjust when the country's clocks went back.


British campaign to restore Chekhov house by end-year (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:30 AM PDT

Monument to 19th century writer Anton Chekhov unveiled on October 26, 1998. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - The house where Russia's universally acclaimed playwright Anton Chekhov penned some of his greatest work will be restored by the end of this year after decades of neglect, said the British charity behind its repair.


Graduates struggling to find work: research (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:31 AM PDT

Graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to find work after leaving university and government spending cuts could make the situation worse, research by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit has said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to find work after leaving university and government spending cuts could make the situation worse, research published Monday said.


iPhone glitch leaves scores late to work (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Thousands of iPhone users were late to work, after a bug in the software meant the device's alarm clock feature failed to adjust to Daylight Saving Time.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Scores of iPhone users were late to work on Monday, after a bug in the software meant the device's alarm clock feature failed to adjust to Daylight Saving Time.


Reshaping British Politics from Within (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Reshaping British Politics from Within
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