2010年11月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Royals engagement ring fuels NY replica firestorm (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:39 PM PST

Kate Middleton wears her engagement ring which once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the day her engagement to Prince William was announced in London Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. Prince William revealed that he proposed using the engagement ring of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, to make sure Diana 'didn't miss out on the excitement'. William and his long-term girlfriend got engaged on holiday in Kenya last month and will marry next year. (AP Photo/Arthur Edwards, pool)AP - Minutes after the world first glimpsed the sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring Prince William gave his fiancee — the same one Princess Diana once wore — phones started ringing madly at a Manhattan jewelry maker.

A royal wedding next year for Prince William, Kate (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:01 PM PST

Image from video of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton during a television interview recorded and aired on the day they announced their engagement Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. Prince William revealed that he proposed using the engagement ring of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, to make sure she 'didn't miss out on the excitement'. William and his long-term girlfriend, Kate Middleton, got engaged on holiday in Kenya last month and will marry next year. (AP Photo/pool)AP - Thirty years after the fairy-tale nuptials with the unhappy ending, Britain will finally have another big royal wedding: its dashing helicopter-pilot prince — second in line to the throne — will marry the lovely commoner who may someday become queen.

Prince William seals engagement with Diana's ring (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 03:48 PM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James?s Palace, central London. Prince William will marry his girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, the royal family said Tuesday, in the biggest royal wedding in Britain since his parents Charles and Diana married in 1981.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton said Tuesday she was daunted but happy to be marrying into the royal family next year after he proposed using his late mother Diana's engagement ring.

Royal wedding the boost Britain needs (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 01:47 PM PST

An Evening Standard vendor distributes copies of the newspaper following the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The royal wedding is likely to give Britain's economy a much-needed shot in the arm as it battles to rein in its huge deficit with austerity measures.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton is likely to give Britain a much-needed shot in the arm as austerity measures aimed at reining in its huge deficit begin to bite.

Prince William to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 12:55 PM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010, after they announced their engagement. The couple are to wed in 2011. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Reuters - Britain's Prince William will marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year after an on-off courtship that has lasted nearly a decade.

British couple freed by Somali pirates return home (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PST

Paul Chandler, rear right and his wife Rachel arrive back in the UK at Heathrow Airport after being freed from being held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. Their return brings to an end a 388-day ordeal that began in October 2009, when their yacht was seized by armed pirates as it sailed from the Seychelles towards Tanzania. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA ) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Paul and Rachel Chandler — the British couple held hostage by Somali pirates for 388 days — arrived home in the U.K. on Tuesday following their release from captivity.

Summary Box: UK inflation rate rises in October (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

AP - RISING PRICES: Britain's consumer inflation rate rose to 3.2 percent in October from 3.1 percent in September, driven by higher prices for motor fuel, financial services and games, toys and hobbies.

London compensates Guantanamo detainees (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:36 AM PST

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, seen here in October 2010, said Britian had agreed a settlement with 16 former Guantanamo Bay detainees who claim British agents colluded in their torture overseas, but insisted this was no admission of guilt.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - London said Tuesday it had agreed a settlement with 16 former Guantanamo Bay detainees who claim British agents colluded in their torture overseas, but insisted this was no admission of guilt.

Prince William 'gives Diana's ring to fiancee' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:09 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall at St James's Palace in London. William has given his fiancee the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, Clarence House has said.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince William has given his fiancee Kate Middleton the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, Clarence House said on Tuesday.

Royal engagement 'delights' Kate Middleton's parents (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST

Michael and Carole Middleton -- the parents of Prince William's fiancée Kate -- pose for a photograph at their home in Berkshire. Middleton's parents said they were delighted by news of the couple's engagement, adding that they were AFP - The parents of Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton said Tuesday they were delighted by news of the couple's engagement, adding that they were "extremely fond" of their future son-in-law.

Inflation rises to 3.2% (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:47 AM PST

Annual inflation hit a four-month high of 3.2 percent in October, official data has shown, but with economic recovery slowing, analysts say interest rates hikes are a long way off.(AFP/File/SHAUN CURRY)AFP - Annual inflation hit a four-month high of 3.2 percent in October, official data showed Tuesday, but with economic recovery slowing, analysts said interest rates hikes were a long way off.

British author sentenced to jail for death sentence book (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PST

Alan Shadrake, a 75-year-old British author, has been jailed for six weeks and fined 20,000 Singapore dollars (15,000 US) for publishing a book critical of executions in Singapore.(AFP/File/Fyrol Anwar)AFP - A Singapore court jailed a defiant 76-year-old British author for six weeks on Tuesday for insulting the judiciary by publishing a book critical of executions in the city-state.

A royal title awaits Kate, but which? (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:20 AM PST

FILE - This Dec. 15, 2006 file photo shows Kate Middleton, who is to marry Britain's Prince William in 2011, according to an announcement by Clarence House in London, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course. (AP Photo/Ben Gurr, PA, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVEAP - Queen Catherine? She must wait for that one.

Witnesses describe beatings in Jersey abuse trial (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PST

A policeman stands guard in front of a former children's home at Haut de la Garenne in 2008. Former residents of the home were force fed, beaten and had soap shoved into their mouths by people charged with looking after them, they told a court in Jersey.(AFP/File/Alain Jocard)AFP - Former residents of a children's home were force fed, beaten and had soap shoved into their mouths by the people charged with looking after them, they told a court in Jersey on Tuesday.

Royal wedding: Prince William to marry Kate Middleton (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:28 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Wearied by a daily diet of news about the economy and even harder times ahead, many Britons finally feel they have something to cheer about: the biggest and most important royal wedding for three decades will take place next year.

EasyJet profits surge 70%, plans first dividend (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:18 AM PST

British no-frills airline easyJet posted soaring annual profits Tuesday and unveiled plans for its first ever dividend, highlighting the aviation sector's recovery after the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Johannes Eisele)AFP - British no-frills airline easyJet posted soaring annual profits Tuesday and unveiled plans for its first ever dividend, highlighting the aviation sector's recovery after the financial crisis.

Asda to create 7,500 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:45 AM PST

An Asda supermarket store logo is pictured in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The supermarket giant has announced plans to create more than 7,500 jobs over the next year.(AFP/File/Paul Barker)AFP - Supermarket chain Asda on Tuesday announced plans to create more than 7,500 jobs over the next year.

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