2010年12月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British feared Israel would nuke Arabs: archives (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:14 PM PST

A general view of the Al-Aqsa (L) and the Dome of the Rock (R) mosques in the old city of Jerusalem. British diplomats feared Israel would use nuclear weapons in the event of another war with its Arab neigbours, secret files released Thursday showed.(AFP/file/Menahem Kahana)AFP - British diplomats feared Israel would use nuclear weapons in the event of another war with its Arab neigbours, secret files have shown.

Fifth of Britons to reach 100: government estimate (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST

Winston Fletcher (2nd L) uses an exercise machine alongside other elderly participants during the official opening of the first pensioners' playground in Hyde Park in London in May 2010. The British government said Thursday it estimates that nearly a fifth of the current population will live to be at least 100 years old.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The British government said Thursday it estimates that nearly a fifth of the current population will live to be at least 100 years old.

Lost sailors haunt pilot who helped sink "Bismarck" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:59 AM PST

Retired navy pilot John Moffat, 91, discusses his role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck during World War II, near the Scottish village of Blainslie December 22, 2010. REUTERS/David GrahamReuters - John Moffat's sparkling eyes grow dim when he remembers the 2,000 sailors swallowed up by the Atlantic after his torpedo bombers consigned the German battleship Bismarck to its doom nearly 70 years ago.

Value of new London listings soars sixfold in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:36 AM PST

Environmentalists in Chile demonstrate in May last year against Barrick Gold's Pascua Lama mining project. The mining company carried out an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2010(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - Funding for initial public offerings on the London Stock Exchange soared by nearly 600 percent in 2010 compared with the previous year, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Murder trial for British contractor opens in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:18 AM PST

AP - The trial of a British security contractor charged with killing two of his colleagues last year opened Wednesday in Baghdad with testimony from a guard who said the contractor shot him.

Govt mulls bank card charity prompt (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:05 AM PST

A woman uses an ATM machine at a branch of Barclays bank in south east London, February 2010. Individuals could be encouraged to donate to charity every time they use their bank cards under government plans unveiled Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Individuals could be encouraged to donate to charity every time they use their bank cards under government plans unveiled Wednesday.

Charity begins at the ATM: UK seeks more donations (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:13 AM PST

A youth uses an ATM machine in central London, Wednesday, Dec., 29, 2010. Please take your cash. Now how about giving some money to charity? Britain said Wednesday it is considering plans to request a donation to good causes each time a customer uses an ATM. The proposal is among a host of possible policies in a government paper aimed at increasing donations to British charities — including opening up landmark government buildings for public events or adding a voluntary levy to orders at takeaway restaurants. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Please take your cash. Now how about giving some money to charity?

UK border force sorry for 'no drug search' e-mail (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:59 AM PST

AP - Britain's border agency apologized Wednesday for an e-mail that was sent to customs officers at London's Heathrow Airport advising them not to search potential drug smugglers over the busy holiday season.

Murdered Bristol woman 'was seen leaving flat' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:37 AM PST

Police confirmed Wednesday they are investigating claims that murdered Bristol woman Joanna Yeates was seen leaving her flat with two people the night she disappeared.(AFP/Avon and Somerset Police/File)AFP - Police confirmed Wednesday they are investigating claims that murdered Bristol woman Joanna Yeates was seen leaving her flat with two people the night she disappeared.

VAT rise will push back tax freedom day: study (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:46 AM PST

Britons will have to work three more days in 2011 to pay off their annual tax bill, a think tank said Wednesday, after calculating that AFP - Britain will have to work three more days in 2011 to pay off their annual tax bill, a think tank said Wednesday, after calculating that "tax freedom day" would fall on May 30.

Soccer scandals "shaping kids' view of marriage" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:59 AM PST

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring a penalty kick during their Champions League soccer match against Rangers in Glasgow, Scotland November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Russell CheyneReuters - Children are growing up thinking that marriages are not meant to last because so many football and pop stars have high profile affairs and bust-ups, an expert warned on Wednesday.

Tens of thousands without water in N.Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:00 AM PST

People queue to collect water at the Avoniel Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Anger was mounting in Northern Ireland on Thursday among tens of thousands of people left without water supplies after a rapid thaw of pipes following freezing weather caused many to burst.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Tens of thousands of people in Northern Ireland were struggling without water on Wednesday after burst pipes hit supplies to around 80 towns and villages.

Bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:05 AM PST

Soldiers take their position during a patrol in Qari Saheb village in the Helmand province, February 2010. A bomb disposal expert was killed in southern Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device went off as he was clearing a road, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A bomb disposal expert was killed in southern Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device went off as he was clearing a road, the Ministry of Defence said.

Doctors present case for inquest into Kelly death (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:04 PM PST

Police stand outside the front door of Dr David Kelly's cottage in Marsham near Oxford, in July 2003. Doctors campaigning for a full inquest into the 2003 death of Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly said Wednesday they had put forward an AFP - Doctors campaigning for a full inquest into the 2003 death of Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly said Wednesday they had put forward an "unanswerable" case.

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