2010年12月20日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

12 men arrested in suspected UK terrorism plot (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:30 PM PST

A view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, with its sign in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. British police on Monday arrested a dozen men suspected of plotting a large-scale terror attack — the biggest anti-terrorist sweep since April 2009, when 12 men were detained over an alleged al-Qaida bomb plot in the northern city of Manchester. The men were arrested in London, the Welsh city of Cardiff and the English cities of Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - In the biggest anti-terrorist sweep in Britain in nearly two years, police on Monday arrested a dozen men accused of plotting a large-scale terror attack on targets inside the United Kingdom.

New mistletoe species found in time for Christmas (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:17 PM PST

Close-up of a mistletoe plant. Scientists have discovered a new tropical species of mistletoe, the plant under which revellers traditionally kiss at Christmas, Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew said Monday.(AFP/OFF)AFP - Scientists have discovered a new tropical species of mistletoe, the plant under which revellers traditionally kiss at Christmas, Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew said.

Brother pleads guilty to beating Potter actress (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST

AP - The brother of an actress who appeared in the Harry Potter movies has pleaded guilty to assaulting her, allegedly after she met a man who was not Muslim.

NY man convicted in deaths of 2 British counselors (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:46 PM PST

AP - A jury has found a 39-year-old man guilty of drunken driving and aggravated vehicular homicide for running down and killing two British employees of an upstate New York summer camp.

JPMorgan Chase buys old Lehman London HQ (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:44 AM PST

US bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy the former European headquarter of failed peer Lehman Brothers for some 500 million pounds, vendor Canary Wharf Group announced on Monday.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)AFP - US bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy the former European headquarter of failed peer Lehman Brothers for some 500 million pounds, vendor Canary Wharf Group announced on Monday.

Twelve arrested in anti-terror swoop (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:56 AM PST

Armed police officers pose for a photograph. Twelve men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a large-scale act of terrorism, police said following pre-dawn raids across the country.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Police on Monday arrested 12 men on suspicion of plotting an act of terrorism inspired by Al-Qaeda, in a major operation involving pre-dawn raids across the country.

Police arrest 12 men in counter-terrorism raids (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

Police officers stand in an alleyway between two house being searched in Stoke-on-Trent, central England, December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - British police said on Monday 12 men suspected of preparing a terrorist attack had been arrested in a series of dawn raids across England and Wales.

Moat pair face attempted murder charges (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:32 AM PST

Handout photograph released from Northumbria Police in July shows Raoul Moat. Two men accused of helping fugitive gunman, who killed himself after a week-long manhunt, will face charges of attempting to murder David Rathband, the policeman Moat shot and blinded, prosecutors said.(AFP/File/HANDOUT)AFP - Two men accused of helping fugitive gunman Raoul Moat are to face charges of attempting to murder David Rathband, the police officer he shot and blinded, prosecutors said.

BBC world news giant Hanrahan dies aged 61 (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:34 AM PST

Brian Hanrahan, one of the BBC's top world affairs reporters of the past 30 years, has died at the age of 61, the corporation has announced. He had cancer.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Brian Hanrahan, one of the BBC's top world affairs reporters of the past 30 years, has died at the age of 61, the corporation announced Monday. He had cancer.

Twitter green light for courts in England and Wales (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:53 AM PST

Twitter can be used in courtrooms in England and Wales, the top judge has said in a landmark decision that follows debate over the issue at previous hearings involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Twitter can be used in courtrooms in England and Wales, the top judge said in a landmark decision on Monday, following debate over the issue at previous hearings involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Mother and two children found dead in North Wales (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:49 AM PST

The bodies of a woman and two young children have been found dead at a house in Gwynedd, North Wales, police said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The bodies of a woman and two young children have been found dead at a house in Gwynedd, North Wales, police said.

MPs urge reform on 'confused' gun laws (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:29 AM PST

Britain's gun laws are AFP - Britain's gun laws are "complex and confused" and restrictions on the granting of firearms licences should be tighter, MPs have said.

Top UK judge: No ban on Twitter in court (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:26 AM PST

AP - It's the tweet smell of success for courtroom microbloggers.

Airports boss apologises for Christmas chaos (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:17 AM PST

British Airports Authority (BAA) Chief Executive Colin Matthews has apologised for chaos at London Heathrow as freezing weather threatened to ruin Christmas plans for AFP - The boss of airports operator BAA apologised for chaos at London Heathrow as freezing weather threatened to ruin Christmas plans for "many thousands" of people.

Snow brings further chaos for Christmas travellers (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:43 AM PST

A British Airways plane surrounded by snow at Gatwick airport, West Sussex. Hundreds of Christmas travellers faced a third day stranded at Heathrow airport Monday as arctic conditions sparked fresh flight delays and cancellations.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Hundreds of Christmas travellers faced a third day stranded at Heathrow airport on Monday as arctic conditions sparked fresh flight delays and cancellations.

Kara Tointon wins BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:15 AM PST

Kara Tointon (left), pictured with her sister Hannah at an event in London in 2007, collected Strictly Come Dancing's glitterball trophy after viewers gave the former East Enders actress most votes following Saturday night's live final of the BBC dance competition.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - Kara Tointon has collected Strictly Come Dancing's glitterball trophy after viewers gave the former East Enders actress most votes following Saturday night's live final of the BBC dance competition.

Anglo American plotting De Beers takeover: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:13 AM PST

Global miner Anglo American is considering a plan to take control of De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.(De Beers)AFP - Global miner Anglo American is considering a plan to take control of De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, The Sunday Times has reported.

Govt scrambles to ensure Queen's head on stamps (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:12 AM PST

The government insisted it was closing a loophole that could see Queen Elizabeth II's head removed from stamps if the Royal Mail national postal service is sold to a foreign firm.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The government says it is closing a loophole that could see Queen Elizabeth II's head chopped off stamps if the Royal Mail national postal service is sold to a foreign firm.

Veteran political journalist Anthony Howard dies (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:07 AM PST

Veteran journalist and commentator Anthony Howard, one of the country's most respected political pundits, has died at the age of 76 after a short illness, his family said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Veteran journalist and commentator Anthony Howard, one of the country's most respected political pundits, has died at the age of 76 after a short illness, his family said.

Pub tale highlights Britain's new community ethos (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 picture, customers laugh as they wait to post letters in the Raven Inn pub in Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Wales. Britain may be in the grip of a nasty cold snap, but it's business as usual at The Raven Inn. The workers have a strong stake in keeping the pub going come rain, shine, sleet, or snow: They're all local volunteers who bought the license to run the inn after it closed at the height of Britain's credit crunch.The 290-year-old Raven Inn is the only watering hole in this tiny Welsh village nestled in the Clwydian Hills. That makes it the heart-and-soul of the community, the place where news is shared, joys celebrated, losses commiserated. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Bundled up against the cold, Dave Willis and wife Sue shovel snow from the pathway to The Raven Inn. Wendy Holifield carries out the sandwich board and plants it by the pub's stone wall. Inside, Jim Pilkington stokes the fire and checks the beer taps are in order.

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