2011年1月28日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

William and Kate to get Lifetime movie treatment (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:48 AM PST

A souvenir keyring for the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton displayed in a shop in central London. In a fitting US tribute to the upcoming British royal wedding, Lifetime, which makes television targetted to women, is fast-tracking a film version of the romantic tale William and Kate, the network said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - In a fitting US tribute to the upcoming British royal wedding, Lifetime, which makes television targetted to women, is fast-tracking a film version of the romantic tale of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the network said.

Briton killed in NZ mine disaster remembered (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:17 AM PST

This November 20910 aerial photo shows the second drilling platform of the Pike River Mine in New Zealand in the wake of the country's worst mining disaster for almost a century. One of two Britons killed in the New Zealand mining disaster was remembered at a thanksgiving service held on what would have been his 26th birthday Friday.(AFP/POOL/File/Iain Mcgregor)AFP - One of two Britons killed in the New Zealand mining disaster was remembered at a thanksgiving service held on what would have been his 26th birthday Friday.

US eyeing a global 'trusted shipper' program (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:17 AM PST

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano answers questions, after delivering the first annual 'State of America's Homeland Security' address, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at The George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The United States is in talks with its allies, airlines and maritime groups about creating a global vetting system for international cargo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.

"The King's Speech" used vintage royal microphones (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:37 AM PST

Reuters - Vintage microphones used by the British royal family to deliver speeches to the nation feature in the Oscar-nominated film "The King's Speech," the story about how King George VI overcame his stammer.

British sculpture survey sharply divides critics (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:40 AM PST

Reuters - Some welcomed what the gallery called a "fresh approach," but others attacked it for omitting several important British and foreign sculptors.

Unions vow coordinated fight against cuts (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:40 AM PST

General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Brendan Barber, speaks at their annual conference in Manchester, in September 2010. Trade union leaders say they have agreed to work together to fight against government plans to slash public spending and warned of possible strike action ahead.(AFP/File/PAUL ELLIS)AFP - Trade union leaders said Friday they had agreed to work together to fight against government plans to slash public spending and warned of possible strike action ahead.

British airport introduces hologram staff (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:24 AM PST

Reuters - A British airport has introduced holograms of real-life customer service staff to help speed up security queues.

Health economist challenges case for reforms (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:06 AM PST

A leading health expert has questioned the government's case for radical reform of the NHS, saying that Britain's healthcare compares more favourably to the rest of Europe than ministers claim.(AFP/File/Alain Julien)AFP - A leading health expert has questioned the government's case for radical reform of the NHS, saying that Britain's healthcare compares more favourably to the rest of Europe than ministers claim.

Mideast peace talk leaks destabilising: Blair (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:54 AM PST

Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seen here in 2010, said he believed the leak of hundreds of documents on the Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations was AFP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair said Friday he believed the leak of hundreds of documents on the Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations was "destabilising".

Son of Pink Floyd star charged over student protest (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, Charlie Gilmour, seen here during protest in London in 2010, has been charged with violent disorder and theft of a mannequin leg after he was pictured swinging off Britain's national war memorial during a student riot.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been charged with violent disorder and theft of a mannequin leg after he was pictured swinging off Britain's national war memorial during a student riot.

Concern at plan to rent out forests (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST

A man walks his dogs through a forest in north-west England. The government unveiled plans Thursday to rent out half of the state-owned national forests to raise an estimated £250 million, but conservation groups are worried.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The government has unveiled plans to rent out half of the state-owned national forests to raise an estimated £250 million, but conservation groups are worried.

Police pledge 'robust' probe into phone hacking (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:06 AM PST

Police have launched a fresh investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World after receiving AFP - Police will leave "no stone unturned" in a fresh investigation into claims of phone hacking by the News of the World newspaper, the head of Scotland Yard has pledged.

UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:29 PM PST

Reuters - British police arrested five young men on Thursday as they and U.S. authorities conducted searches as part of a probe into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website.

UK police arrest 5 in cyber attack probe (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:59 PM PST

AP - British police arrested five people Thursday on suspicion of involvement in recent cyber attacks conducted by an Internet hacking group that has backed WikiLeaks, and in a coordinated action U.S. authorities issued 40 search warrants in America.

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