2010年12月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK terror plot aimed British landmarks, shopping (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 05:49 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 - A large-scale terror attack was aimed at British landmarks and public spaces, security officials said Tuesday as more details emerged and police searched the homes of 12 British suspects being held for questioning.

Obama, Cameron discuss British anti-terror arrests (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:02 PM PST

US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, seen here in London, spoke by telephone on Tuesday and discussed the arrests in Britain of 12 men accused of plotting an Al-Qaeda-inspired attack.(AFP/POOL/Carl de Souza)AFP - US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke by telephone on Tuesday and discussed the arrests in Britain of 12 men accused of plotting an Al-Qaeda-inspired attack.

PM slaps down business minister over Murdoch remarks (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

British Business Secretary Vince Cable leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on December 9. Cable said he had AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron stripped his business secretary of key powers Tuesday over what he termed "totally unacceptable and inappropriate" remarks about media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Christmas present peeking mostly leads to regret (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST

A traditional Christmas party is held at the Elysee Palace in Paris December 14, 2005. REUTERS/Christophe Ena/PoolReuters - They've been foraging in the attic late at night and rummaging under the bed: Beware the Christmas present peekers.

UK and Russia in tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:51 AM PST

Reuters - Britain said on Tuesday it had expelled a diplomat from Russia's embassy in London for espionage and that Russia had responded in kind.

London, Moscow in tit-for-tat diplomat explusions: minister (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, seen here in November 2010, said in a statement on Tuesday London and Moscow have each expelled a member of each other's embassy staff over espionage allegations following a row over the arrest of a young Russian woman in London.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - London and Moscow have each expelled a member of each other's embassy staff over espionage allegations, Britain said Tuesday, following a row over the arrest of a young Russian woman in London.

Crossbow cannibal' to die in jail (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

These West Yorkshire Police photos show Susan Rushworth (left), Suzanne Blamires (centre) and Shelley Armitage. Stephen Griffiths, a PhD student who dubbed himself the AFP - A British student who dubbed himself the "crossbow cannibal" will spend the rest of his life in jail for the "wicked and monstrous" murders of three prostitutes, a judge said Tuesday.

Second runway at UK's Heathrow airport reopens (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:26 AM PST

Reuters - The second runway at London's Heathrow airport, which had been closed since the weekend due to poor weather leading to cancellations and delays to services, has reopened, the airport operator said on Tuesday.

Freezing temperatures threaten UK coastal birds (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:25 AM PST

Reuters - Birds in Britain's coastal regions are the latest to be threatened by freezing weather, the Royal Society Protection of Birds (RSPB) said this week.

O2 blaze postpones Kings of Leon gig (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:38 AM PST

Rock group Kings of Leon arrive at the GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles in January. A sold-out Kings of Leon concert at the O2 arena in Greenwich has been called off after two of the band's tour buses caught fire.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Merritt)AFP - A sold-out Kings of Leon concert at the O2 arena in London has been called off after two of the band's tour buses caught fire.

Zara Phillips to wed rugby star (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:10 AM PST

Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, and her fiance and England rugby union player Mike Tindall arrive at the Cheltenham Race Festival in 2007. Buckingham Palace announced the marriage of world-beating sports stars on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Queen's eldest grand-daughter Zara Phillips is to wed her rugby-playing boyfriend Mike Tindall, Buckingham Palace has announced, in a marriage of world-beating sports stars.

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara to wed rugby player (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:37 AM PST

Britain's Zara Phillips watches the race on a screen in the unsaddling enclosure at The Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire, western England March 18, 2010. REUTERS/ Eddie KeoghReuters - Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, is to marry England rugby player Mike Tindall, the royal family said Tuesday.

BAE Systems fined over Tanzania radar deal (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:24 AM PST

British defence group BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments to an adviser in Tanzania.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - British defence group BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments to an adviser in Tanzania.

State borrowing hits record £23.3 billion high (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:06 AM PST

Public borrowing soared in November to the highest monthly level since records began, official data shows, sparking concern that the government could overshoot its annual target.(AFP/File/SHAUN CURRY)AFP - British public borrowing soared in November to the highest monthly level since records began, official data shows, sparking concern that the government could overshoot its annual target.

UK's 'Crossbow Cannibal' sentenced to life (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 05:36 AM PST

AP - A British man who called himself the "Crossbow Cannibal" has been sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to killing three prostitutes.

"Crossbow cannibal" admits prostitute murders (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:46 AM PST

Reuters - A man who dubbed himself "the crossbow cannibal" pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murdering three women who worked as prostitutes in northern England.

Prince William busy with military on Christmas Day (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:21 AM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton arrive to view the Thursford Christmas Spectacular gala in Thursford, England, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. The royal couple, who are due to marry on April 29, 2011, met young cancer patients and visited the unique fund-raising gala Saturday, which showcases a cast of over 130 professional singers, dancers and musicians. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Home for the holidays? Not Prince William.

Weather chaos continues to hit UK airports (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:43 AM PST

Passengers sleep on makeshift beds in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in west London December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Snow and freezing temperatures continued to ground flights to and from Britain on Tuesday, with travelers hoping to get away for Christmas likely to suffer delays and cancellations for several more days.

AstraZeneca drops work on motavizumab drug (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:41 AM PST

AP - AstraZeneca PLC said Tuesday it has stopped development of its drug motavizumab for preventing serious respiratory syncytial virus disease but would continue working on other applications.

JPMorgan Chase buys old Lehman London HQ (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:26 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 has announced.

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