2010年12月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Leaked cables show US, UK quarrel on spy flights (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:32 PM PST

AP - British officials complained to U.S. diplomats about secret American spy flights using foreign U.K. airbases, fearing that the data collected during those missions could implicate their country in potential human rights violations, according to secret diplomatic memos released by WikiLeaks.

Lead thieves use Google Earth to target churches (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:55 PM PST

Reuters - Thieves in Britain are using Google Earth to target lead roofs on Church of England buildings to sell on the lucrative metals market, a Church spokesman said.

Big freeze hits sport schedule (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:20 AM PST

A girl makes a snowman in front of Tonbridge Castle in Tonbridge. The cold snap that has hit Britain continued to play havoc with the schedule for this weekend's sports fixtures across the country, with several more postponements announced Thursday.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - The cold snap that has hit Britain continued to play havoc with the schedule for this weekend's sports fixtures across the country, with several more postponements announced Thursday.

UK hostage death in Afghanistan blamed on U.S. grenade (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST

John (3rd L) and Lorna Norgrove(8th L) join local residents marching in a procession carrying the coffin of their daughter Linda Norgrove, who was killed in a failed rescue attempt in Afghanistan, during her funeral in Uig on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland October 26, 2010. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - A U.S. grenade killed a British hostage in Afghanistan during a rescue attempt, and members of the U.S.-led rescue team have been disciplined for not reporting full details of the operation, Britain said Thursday.

British police know WikiLeaks founder's location: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST

Police in Britain know the whereabouts of Julian Assange, pictured on November 4, his lawyer said, without explicitly confirming the location of the WikiLeaks boss.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - British police know the whereabouts of Julian Assange, his lawyer said Thursday, amid reports that they have failed to detain the WikiLeaks founder because of an error in a Swedish arrest warrant.

Relentless snow causes travel chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST

Reuters - Heavy snow caused havoc across Britain on Thursday, keeping airports closed for a second day, leaving travelers stranded and forcing thousands of schools to close.

US grenade killed aid worker in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:28 AM PST

Undated photo released by the family and handed out by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on October 9, 2010 shows British aid worker Linda Norgrove. She was killed by a grenade thrown by a US soldier during an attempt to rescue her from Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed.(AFP/File/FAMILY ALBUM)AFP - A British aid worker was killed by a grenade thrown by a US soldier during a botched attempt to rescue her from Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed.

US special forces disciplined in aid worker death (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:13 AM PST

British and Afghan soldiers search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a patrol near Nahr e Saraj village, in Helmand in June 2010. A cable sent from Kabul on January 14, 2009, revealed that Helmand governor Gulab Mangal accused the British of doing too little to interact with the local community.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AP - Members of an American special-forces team have been disciplined after an inquiry into the death of a British aid worker in Afghanistan found that U.S. military law had been breached, the U.K. foreign secretary said Thursday.

England loses World Cup bid to Russia (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:03 AM PST

FIFA President Sepp Blatter holds up the name of Russia during the official announcement of the 2018 World Cup host country on December 2, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. England football icon David Beckham expressed his disappointment after his country's bid for the 2018 World Cup ended in a crushing defeat.(AFP/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - England has lost its bid to host the 2018 World Cup to Russia following a vote by FIFA's executive committee members, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced.

Ex-RBS bosses cleared of fraud: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

A branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland is pictured in the City of London. Britain's financial watchdog says it has found no evidence of fraud by former bosses of state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland ahead of the global financial crisis which crippled the lender.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's financial watchdog on Thursday said it had found no evidence of fraud by former bosses of state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland ahead of the global financial crisis which crippled the lender.

Britain's Conservatives flashed most election cash (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:13 AM PST

AP - Britain's Electoral Commission says the winning Conservative Party spent twice as much as the Labour Party in the 2010 election campaign.

Transport inquiry launched amid winter chaos (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:12 AM PST

A snowplough works on the runway at Gatwick Airport on December 1. Travel chaos continued on the roads railways and at airports as an urgent review of the country's transport systems got under way.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Travel networks were paralysed on Thursday as severe weather conditions affected roads, railways and airports while an urgent review of the country's transport systems got under way.

Royal wedding to make Kate top UK girls' name (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:43 AM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. James's Palace, central London in a November 16, 2010 file photo. Britain's Prince William is to marry his fiancee Kate Middleton on Friday, April 29 next year at London's Westminster Abbey, his office said on November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/files (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE)Reuters - Kate is likely to be one of the most popular names for baby girls born in Britain next year following the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, an ancestry website predicted Thursday.

Site of Britain's first ever gunbattle revealed (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:29 AM PST

Skeletons of troops found in 1996 are seen in a mass grave close to a battlefield site in this undated photograph, in Towton, Yorkshire. Archaeologists believe they have found evidence of the first use of firearms on a British battlefield after fragments of shattered guns were unearthed on a site that saw one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on English soil. The bronze barrel fragments and a very early lead shot were discovered by a metal detectorist working closely with a team that has been trying to unlock the secrets of the 1461 battle of Towton, in Yorkshire, northern England. REUTERS/Tim Sutherland/HandoutReuters - Archaeologists believe they have found evidence of the first use of firearms on a British battlefield after fragments of shattered guns were unearthed on a site that saw one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on English soil.

TUI Travel losses widen on weak demand (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 AM PST

TUI Travel, the company which owns tour operators Thomson and First Choice, has reported a rise in annual losses.(AFP/DDP/File/Florian Eisele)AFP - TUI Travel, the company which owns tour operators Thomson and First Choice, has reported a rise in annual losses.

WikiLeaks says will also expose corporate world (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:34 AM PST

Reuters - Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, which is causing an international storm over its release of confidential diplomatic cables, said it would also publish disclosures from the corporate world.

MPs receive £3.1 mln in expenses (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:33 AM PST

MPs received £3.1 million in expenses in less than four months, data published for the first time in the wake of last year's claims scandal has shown.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - MPs received £3.1 million in expenses in less than four months, data published for the first time in the wake of last year's claims scandal has shown.

UK regulator absolves Royal Bank of Scotland execs (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST

AP - Britain's financial regulator says executives of Royal Bank of Scotland acted with integrity in making a series of bad decisions that resulted in taxpayers having to rescue the bank.

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