2011年2月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK weighs special unit to combat Olympics bad news (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST

Reuters - Britain's Foreign Office should set up a "rapid response unit" ahead of the 2012 Olympics to rebuff or correct negative stories which could damage the country's reputation, lawmakers said on Sunday.

British soldier killed in Afghan blast: MoD (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:24 PM PST

Crosses of remembrance are pictued at the first remembrance field dedicated solely to British military personnel who have been killed in Afghanistan. A British soldier died in an explosion in Afghanistan Saturday, the Ministry of Defence announced, making him the 352nd member of the British armed forces to die in operations in the country.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A British soldier died in an explosion in Afghanistan Saturday, the Ministry of Defence announced, making him the 352nd member of the British armed forces to die in operations in the country.

Heavy police presence for far-right Luton rally (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

A member of the far-right English Defence League attends a rally in Luton. About 2,000 supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) took to the streets of Luton, which has emerged as a flashpoint between radical Islam and Britain's far-right.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Thousands of supporters of a far-right group on Saturday staged a rally in the town that spawned their movement, amid a heavy police presence.

UK police on alert as far right group protests (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

A large group of English Defense League, EDL, members march through Luton, England Saturday Feb. 5, 2011. More than 1,000 police officers are being deployed in an English town as a far-right group and anti-fascist protesters face off in rival demonstrations. The English Defense League says thousands of its members will march Saturday in Luton, a working-class town north of London with a history of racial tension. (AP Photo/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - More than 1,000 police officers kept a far-right group and anti-fascist protesters apart during rival demonstrations in an English town on Saturday.

Cables: UK dismissive of 'numbskull' Zardari (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:30 AM PST

AP - Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal that British officials initially considered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a "numbskull" who would not last long in office.

Government mulls scrapping May Day holiday (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:39 AM PST

A demonstrator waves a flag during the traditional May Day rally among thousands of trade unionists on London's Trafalgar Square in 2007. The government is to consider moving the May Day public holiday to October, in a move that would delight the tourism industry but which unions say is an attack on international labour day.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - The government said Saturday it was considering moving the May Day public holiday to October, in a move that would delight the tourism industry but which unions say is an attack on international labour day.

Government 'to relax anti-paedophile checks' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:52 AM PST

The government is to scale back an anti-paedophile scheme that would have required millions of workers to undergo criminal record checks before they could work with children, The Daily Telegraph has reported.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - The government is to scale back an anti-paedophile scheme that would have required millions of workers to undergo criminal record checks before they could work with children, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday.

Reporter says Cameron's ex-aide knew about hacking (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:12 PM PST

Andy Coulson, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister David Cameron and ex-editor of the News of the World, is seen leaving his London home. Cameron was AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron was "either a liar or an idiot" to believe that his former media chief was not involved in phone hacking, a reporter claimed in newly published evidence Friday.

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