2011年2月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

BBC buys final stake in Lonely Planet for £42.1 million (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST

Pedestrians walks past the doors of the BBC's Bush House in London 2004. The BBC's commercial arm said Friday it had bought the remaining 25-percent stake in travel publisher Lonely Planet that it did not already own for 42.1 million pounds (67.2 million Australian dollars).(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - The BBC's commercial arm said Friday it had bought the remaining 25-percent stake in travel publisher Lonely Planet that it did not already own for 42.1 million pounds.

Kate-mania pervades London Fashion Week kick-off (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST

Reuters - London took over the fashion week baton on Friday, kicking off six days of catwalk shows in a British capital known for its verve and creativity.

Champagne pops as London Fashion Week opens (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST

A model wears an outfit by Paul Costelloe at London Fashion Week in London, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - London Fashion Week opened Friday with the rarest of things — a model who actually smiled on the catwalk, as if to welcome the return of the style limelight to the British capital.

Creepy Cannibals: Bones Show Ancient Britons Ate the Dead, Used Skulls as Cups (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST

Time.com - It turns out the ancient Brits were not quite as dignified as modern-day ones

Mongolian spy chief loses British extradition case (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST

A statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan in Ulan Bator, pictured in 2008. A British judge approved on Friday the extradition of a top Mongolian security official who claimed he was lured to Britain so he could be detained on a German arrest warrant for kidnapping.(AFP/File)AFP - A British judge approved on Friday the extradition of a top Mongolian security official who claimed he was lured to Britain so he could be detained on a German arrest warrant for kidnapping.

Lara Croft actor Glen to join Downton Abbey (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST

Lara Croft star Iain Glen, seen here in 2001, and former Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall are to join the cast of British TV hit Downton Abbey.(AFP/File/Lucy Nicholson)AFP - Lara Croft star Iain Glen and former Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall are to join the cast of British TV hit Downton Abbey.

Lapland theme park operators convicted (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

Polar bears named Arktos and Nanuq walk around their enclosure at the zoo in the German city of Hanover last May. Polar bears were among the attractions promised to a Lapland style theme park in the New Forest(DDP/AFP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Two brothers have been convicted of misleading thousands of customers into visiting what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park.

Paparazzi lie in wait for prince's bride-to-be (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:25 AM PST

A combination photograph shows unofficial royal wedding plates for the forthcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, displayed in a shop in London February 18, 2011. William and Kate will marry in Westminster Abbey on April 29. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY)Reuters - When Kate Middleton said "yes" to Prince William's marriage proposal, she was not just agreeing to become the wife of a future British king.

Cameron, Clegg clash over referendum (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 05:46 AM PST

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, has backed proposals to introduce a new voting system for general elections, saying the voting reforms would force politicians to AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg fired the first shots Friday ahead of a May 5 referendum on electoral reform that threatens to undermine the ruling coalition.

Anglo American 2010 net profit nearly triples (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

A picture from Anglo American of chief executive Cynthia Carroll. The mining giant says net profits almost tripled to $6.54 bln (4.82 bln euros) last year, boosted by soaring commodity prices and booming demand from emerging markets.(AFP/File)AFP - Global miner Anglo American said Friday that net profits almost tripled to $6.54 billion (4.82 billion euros) last year, as the sector was boosted by soaring commodity prices and emerging markets demand.

British retail sales rebound from record slump (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:37 AM PST

A shopper walks past an HMV store on Oxford Street in central London, last month. Retail sales in Britain rallied sharply in January, official data showed on Friday, as weather conditions returned to normal after December's record snow-induced slump.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Retail sales in Britain rallied sharply in January, official data showed on Friday, as weather conditions returned to normal after December's record snow-induced slump.

3 men stabbed at popular London tourist spot (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:29 AM PST

AP - Police say three men were stabbed and 19 others arrested after a brawl broke out at Trafalgar Square, one of London's main tourist destinations.

Britain's High Court rejects prisoner votes bid (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:15 AM PST

AP - Britain's High Court has quashed a compensation bid by prisoners who say their rights were violated because they were not allowed to vote in last year's national election.

Clegg says vote reform would make MPs work harder (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:02 AM PST

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, has backed proposals to introduce a new voting system for general elections, saying the voting reforms would force politicians to AFP - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has backed proposals to introduce a new voting system for general elections, saying the voting reforms would force politicians to "work harder" for electors.

Rod Stewart is father for 8th time (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 01:06 AM PST

Rod Stewart, pictured performing at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in 2006, has become a father for the eighth time at the age of 66.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Rod Stewart has become a father for the eighth time at the age of 66, to a baby boy named Aiden.

Anna Nicole Smith opera wows critics in London (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 05:43 PM PST

Anna Nicole Smith, seen here during a party in New York, in 2004. An opera on the tragic life of former Playboy model premiered at London's prestigious Royal Opera House and has been applauded by critics.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bowers)AFP - An opera on the tragic life of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith premiered at London's prestigious Royal Opera House and was applauded by critics.

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