2010年11月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Agent will not be prosecuted over torture claims (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:08 PM PST

An intelligence officer accused of having abused Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed, pictured in 2009, will not be charged, the country's public prosecutor said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - An intelligence officer accused of having abused Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed will not be charged, the country's public prosecutor said Wednesday.

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:56 PM PST

British soldiers walk during a patrol in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand in June 2010. A British soldier died from a gunshot wound sustained while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday, raising the country's military death toll there since 2001 to 345.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - A British soldier died from a gunshot wound sustained while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday, raising the country's military death toll there since 2001 to 345.

Hague presses Clinton to release Guantanamo inmate (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PST

Reuters - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday he urged the United States to send Guantanamo Bay inmate Shaker Aamer, the last British resident at the U.S. military prison in Cuba, back to Britain.

Prince William's wedding to fit austere times (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PST

Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton, seen here on November 16, will tone down the usual pomp and ceremony when they wed next year in line with the country's mood of austerity, palace officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton will tone down some of the usual pomp and ceremony when they wed next year in line with the country's mood of austerity, palace officials said Wednesday.

Over 620-million-pound boost from royal wedding: expert (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:30 PM PST

The front pages of British national newspapers showing images of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton. Money experts were speculating Wednesday as to how big a boost Britain's struggling economy will get from Prince William's wedding next year, with one forecast touching a billion dollars.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Money experts were speculating Wednesday as to how big a boost Britain's struggling economy will get from Prince William's wedding next year, with one forecast touching 620 billion pounds.

Bets and belt-tightening ahead of royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton arrive for a media photocall, 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 - Royal courtiers were pondering on Wednesday how to tailor the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton to the austere times and Britons began betting on the likely date for the ceremony.

Murder inquiry launched in Sunningdale (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:35 AM PST

One person died and several people were arrested in what police described as a AFP - One person died and several people were arrested in what police described as a "serious incident" in a Berkshire village on Wednesday.

UK spy won't be charged over torture case (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:24 AM PST

FILE- Binyam Mohamed, 30, foreground, a British resident freed from Guantanamo Bay prison returns to Britain a free man in this file photo dated Monday Feb. 23, 2009, as he leaves RAF Northolt in west London, after nearly seven years in U.S. captivity. After months of legal wrangling, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010, the British government has agreed to pay hefty settlements to a group of former Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Binyam Mohamed, who together sued the government for alleged complicity in their torture, one of the first big pay-outs stemming from the US-led war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)AP - A British spy will not be prosecuted over allegations he colluded in the torture of ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed, the country's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.

Bets and belt-tightening ahead of UK royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:45 AM PST

Reuters - Royal courtiers are already pondering how to tailor the ceremony to the austere times and Britons have started betting in earnest on the likely date for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Heavy rain and gales spark floods in SW England (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 06:36 AM PST

AP - Heavy rain and gales sparked floods and landslides in southwest England Wednesday, disrupting travel and trapping people in their homes.

Bank of England policymakers were split at meeting (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 06:17 AM PST

A man walks past the Bank of England in the City of London. Bank of England policymakers were divided at their latest meeting earlier this month, when they held interest rates at a record low and opted against pumping out more cash, minutes show.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Bank of England policymakers were divided at their latest meeting earlier this month, when they held interest rates at a record low and opted against pumping out more cash, minutes showed on Wednesday.

Couple kidnapped by Somali pirates back in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:54 AM PST

Rachel and Paul Chandler are seen on Sunday at the Presidential palace in Mogadishu after their release by Somali pirates following more than a year in captivity. The couple have finally returned to Britain after recuperating in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.(AFP/File/Mustafa Abdi)AFP - Paul and Rachel Chandler were enjoying their first full day in Britain on Wednesday after they returned home following their 13-month ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates.

Cornwall floods trap people in cars and homes (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:00 AM PST

Heavy rains and gale-force winds have battered parts of Cornwall, causing serious flooding and sparking a massive rescue operation.(AFP)AFP - Torrential rain and gale-force winds battered parts of Cornwall overnight into Wednesday, causing serious flooding and sparking a massive rescue operation.

Royal wedding seen giving $1 billion lift to UK economy (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:52 AM PST

Reuters - The marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton next year could give a 620 million pound ($985 million) boost to the British economy, retail researchers Verdict said on Wednesday.

Official jobless rate holds at 7.7 percent (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:26 AM PST

People enter a job centre in Bromley, Kent. The unemployment rate held at 7.7 percent in the three months to the end of September, compared with the three months to August, official data shows.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The unemployment rate held at 7.7 percent in the three months to the end of September, compared with the three months to August, official data showed on Wednesday.

British Gas owner says profits to beat forecasts (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST

Energy provider Centrica, which owns British Gas, has forecast that profits are on course to beat market expectations this year, just one week after lifting its prices.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - Energy provider Centrica, which owns British Gas, forecast on Wednesday that profits are on course to beat market expectations this year, just one week after lifting its prices.

UK unemployment rate unchanged at 7.7 percent (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:34 AM PST

AP - Unemployment in Britain for the three months ending in September held steady at 7.7 percent, unchanged from the level reported a month earlier, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.

Fortune-tellers warn of rocky road for William and Kate (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:48 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton arrive for a photocall to mark their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James's Palace. Asian fortune-tellers are divining mixed blessings for William and Kate, with the gloomier oracles warning of affairs, divorce and trouble having children.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Asian fortune-tellers are divining mixed blessings for Britain's Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton, with the gloomier oracles warning of affairs, divorce and trouble having children.

Prince William's engagement prompts republican row (AFP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:42 PM PST

Prince William is seen on his January 2010 trip to Sydney. Monarchists in Australia have seized the opportunity to knock back their republican rivals as news of the Prince's engagement to Kate Middleton was celebrated in the Asia-Pacific.(AFP/File/Dean Lewins)AFP - Monarchists in Australia Wednesday seized the opportunity to knock back their republican rivals as news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton was cheered in the Asia-Pacific.

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