2011年1月8日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


British royals 'to get new secrecy rights' (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 06:32 AM PST

Britain's Prince William (left) and his father Prince Charles carry out telephone deals during a charity fundraising event in London last month. The justice ministry says Britain's royals will benefit from changes to freedom of information laws meaning their letters will no longer be disclosed even if they are in the public interest.(AFP/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - Britain's royals will benefit from changes to freedom of information laws meaning their letters will no longer be disclosed even if they are in the public interest, the justice ministry said Saturday.


Peter Andre named UK's 'hardest-working' singer (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:29 AM PST

Peter Andre, pictured at an awards ceremony in London in 2009, has been named as Britain's hardest working singer for performing live to more fans last year than any other entertainer.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Peter Andre has been named as Britain's hardest working singer for performing live to more fans last year than any other entertainer.


British ex-MP starts jail term for expenses fraud (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 01:55 AM PST

Former Labour MP David Chaytor leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London last March. The former MP for Bury North has been jailed for 18 months after claiming bogus expenses worth £22,650.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The first ex-MP to be jailed over the Westminster expenses scandal woke up behind bars on Saturday after being sentenced to 18 months for falsely claiming more than 22,000 pounds of taxpayers' money.


Cameron says trusts Clegg, but not yet friends (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:53 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron (R) gestures towards Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during a joint press conference. Cameron said he trusted Clegg but would not go so far as to say they were friends, in an interview out Saturday.(AFP/Pool/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said he trusted his deputy Nick Clegg but would not go so far as to say they were friends, in an interview out Saturday.


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