2010年11月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British aid workers held captive on Gaza aid ship (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PST

Palestinians receive food aid in Gaza City in June 2010. Seven British aid workers are among a group being held in the Libyan sea on board a boat due to deliver aid to Gaza, a Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Thursday.(AFP/File/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Seven British aid workers are among a group being held in the Libyan sea on board a boat due to deliver aid to Gaza, a Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Off the sofa! UK gets tough on welfare (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:33 PM PST

AP - Britain announced the most radical overhaul in decades Thursday to its once-generous welfare system, pledging harsh penalties for those who refuse jobs and community work service for the unemployed in return for benefit checks.

Chinese vase fetches $69.3 million at UK auction (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:12 PM PST

This undated photo released by Bainbridge Auctioneers shows a Chinese vase which was sold for 43 million pounds ($69.3 million) in London Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. The vase is decorated with a fish motif and is 16 inches high. Auctioneers Bainbridges said the vase is believed to have been acquired by an English family during the 1930s or earlier. (AP Photo / Bainbridge Auctioneers ho, via PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - An 18th century Chinese porcelain vase discovered when a house was cleared out was sold Thursday at a London auction for 43 million pounds ($69.3 million).

Gaza aid shipment off course after row with captain (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Reuters - Workers trying to take aid by sea from Libya to Gaza are being held by the ship's captain against their will along with Libyan police officers, and heading for Greece, their charity and the Libyan coast guard said.

London and Singapore to tie up for metals futures (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:32 AM PST

A man (C) watches the stocks trading index on monitor screens in Singapore. The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) said Thursday they would launch three metals futures contracts on the SGX in February to provide more trading options for Asian investors.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) said Thursday they would launch three metals futures contracts on the SGX in February to provide more trading options for Asian investors.

Students stage sit-in over fees rise (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:20 AM PST

Demonstrators hold placards during a student protest march, in central London on November 10. Dozens of students at Manchester University have staged a sit-in against plans to triple tuition fees, a spokesman said, the day after mass protests in London turned into ugly riots.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Dozens of students at Manchester University staged a sit-in Thursday against plans to triple tuition fees, a spokesman said, the day after mass protests in London turned into ugly riots.

One of earliest books on King Arthur up for sale (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:53 AM PST

An undated handout photo shows Joseph of Arimathea walking on water holding the Holy Grail. REUTERS/Sotheby's/HandoutReuters - A unique 14th century book that combines all the tales of King Arthur's legendary court in one manuscript, illustrated throughout with dazzling hand-painted pictures, is expected to fetch 2 million pounds ($3.23 million) at auction next month.

Tory councillor arrested over stoning Tweet (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:02 AM PST

A Conservative councillor has been arrested after posting a message on his Twitter account calling for a newspaper columnist to be stoned to death.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - A Conservative councillor has been arrested after posting a message on Twitter calling for a Muslim journalist to be stoned to death, in what he called "an ill-conceived attempt at humour".

Armistice silence 'failed to stop online chatter' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:01 AM PST

A fallen leaf rests on Crosses of Remembrance, placed in the Field of Remembrance, at Westminster Abbey in central London, on November 11. While millions fell silent in Britain to remember Armistice Day, research showed many people would have continued to chat online using Facebook and Twitter during the two-minute silence.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - While millions fell silent in Britain Thursday to remember Armistice Day, research showed many people would have continued to chat online using Facebook and Twitter during the two-minute silence.

British politician arrested over 'stoning' tweet (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:41 AM PST

AP - A local politician in England has been arrested after allegedly posting a message on Twitter calling for a journalist to be stoned to death.

Civil service 'misrepresented' says cabinet chief (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:05 AM PST

Gus O'Donnell -- the head of the Civil Service -- listens as Prime Minister David Cameron (unseen) addresses civil servants at the Foreign Office on November 8.O'Donnell has lambasted the press and public for misrepresenting civil servants as AFP - The head of the civil service on Thursday lambasted the press and public for misrepresenting civil servants as "pen-pushing bureaucrats" on "football-style salaries".

Britain weighs risk of protests after London riot (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:43 AM PST

Demonstrators break windows of the Conservative Party headquarters building during a protest in central London November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - The British government tried on Thursday to play down a riot that marred a student protest in London a day earlier, but speculation grew that the trouble could be a sign of things to come as public spending is slashed.

Are British student protests a harbinger of future violence over austerity measures? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:32 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As workers cleared debris from a violent student demonstration against hikes in tuition fees, Britons paused to wonder on Thursday morning: Is this the shape of things to come?

Cameron condemns student riot (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:28 AM PST

A demonstrator holds a flare as they protest outside of 30 Millbank, the headquarters of the Conservative Party, during a student protest march, in central London on November 10. Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned as AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday branded the ugly riots at his party's headquarters "completely unacceptable" after a student protest over tuition fees turned violent.

Gazza fails to show for sentencing (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:34 AM PST

The sentencing of former England football star Paul Gascoigne, seen here in 2009, for drink-driving has been adjourned after he failed to turn up to the hearing.(AFP/File/PAUL ELLIS)AFP - The sentencing of troubled former England football star Paul Gascoigne for drink-driving has been adjourned after he failed to turn up to the hearing on Thursday.

UK PM calls for prosecutions after violent demo (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 AM PST

Student protesters light a flare as police contain them outside the entrance to Millbank Tower, housing the headquarters of the Conservative Party, during a protest in London, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010, against an increase in university tuition fees. Organizers said 50,000 students, lecturers and supporters were demonstrating against plans to raise the cost of studying at a university to 9,000 pounds ($14,000) a year - three times the current rate. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday condemned violence that erupted during a demonstration against government plans to triple university fees, and police acknowledged they were unprepared for the mayhem.

Campaign banner caused UKIP plane crash (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:04 AM PST

An air crash which left UKIP leader Nigel Farage, seen here on November 5, severely injured on the day of the May general election was caused by a campaign banner, a report into the accident has revealed.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - An air crash which left UKIP leader Nigel Farage badly injured on the day of the May general election was caused by a campaign banner, a report into the accident revealed on Thursday.

Cameron to visit Russia next year (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:02 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) speaks with Prime Minister David Cameron during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 he would make his first official visit to Russia in 2011, after years of frosty relations between the two nations.(AFP/Dmitry Astakhov)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he would make his first official visit to Russia in 2011, after years of frosty relations between the two nations.

British telecoms group BT Group's profits fall (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:53 AM PST

British telecoms operator BT Group has said its second-quarter net profit fell almost seven percent to 399 million pounds (468 million euros, 645 million dollars).(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British telecoms operator BT Group said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell almost seven percent to 399 million pounds (468 million euros, 645 million dollars).

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