2011年3月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Corrected: "Lost" 450-year-old mass soars on British charts (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A sumptuous first recording of a long-lost 450-year-old Italian Renaissance mass written for 40 different vocal parts has soared onto British pop charts a week after its release.

Hit show "wouldn't work" with ethnic minorities (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - The co-creator of one of Britain's most exported television shows has said his detective drama was so popular because it was very English and that it "wouldn't work" if it included ethnic minorities.

Olympic ticket applicants urged to be patient (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PDT

The countdown clock for the London Olympics is unveiled in Trafalgar Square in central London. Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics go on sale Tuesday with organisers urging applicants to approach the eagerly-awaited process as a marathon more than a sprint.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics go on sale Tuesday with organisers urging applicants to approach the eagerly-awaited process as a marathon more than a sprint.

Senior journalist implicated in hacking scandal: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PDT

The ongoing newspaper phone-hacking scandal intensified after the BBC's Panorama programme accused a former senior journalist of hiring a private eye to illegally obtain army secrets. The BBC show claimed that Alex Marunchak, former senior executive editor of the News of the World tabloid, employed a private detective to intercept emails from the computer of an ex-army intelligence officer.(AFP/File)AFP - The ongoing newspaper phone-hacking scandal intensified Monday after the BBC's Panorama programme accused a former senior journalist of hiring a private eye to illegally obtain army secrets.

Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:26 PM PDT

AP - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.

'Oliver Twist' workhouse saved from demolition (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:27 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, people walk by a dilapidated brick building in central London, where historians believe its neighbor and author Charles Dickens used the building, which was once a workhouse, as inspiration for his novel Oliver Twist. The British government has given protected status to a former workhouse thought to have inspired Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist.' The 18th-century building in central London had been slated for demolition, but local residents and academics fought a campaign to save it. The young Dickens lived just nine doors away and scholars say the sights and sounds of the building were probably the basis for the workhouse where orphan Oliver is incarcerated in the 1838 novel. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, fILE )AP - The British government announced Monday it has given protected status to a former workhouse thought to have inspired Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," a move that should save the building from demolition.

Prince Charles, Camilla to visit Morocco (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 file photo, Prince William and Kate Middleton during a visit to the St Andrews Museum, where they viewed the Papal Bull in St Andrews Scotland. Kate Middleton's fame is undeniable. She is already one of the world's most talked about women, and that will only increase when she marries Prince William next month. But her royal role remains completely undefined, and much rests on her slender shoulders. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan/Pool, File)AP - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make official visits to Portugal, Spain and Morocco later this month.

Man charged in UK with aiding Stockholm bomber (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:29 AM PDT

AP - A man faced terrorism charges in a Scottish court Monday after being arrested on suspicion of aiding a suicide bomber who targeted Christmas shoppers in Sweden's capital.

Fitch keeps Britain's top 'AAA' rating (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Construction cranes in central London, January 2009. Fitch Ratings announced that it has maintained the UK's top-level 'AAA' assessment, and praised Prime Minister David Cameron for his swift action in slashing the deficit.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Fitch Ratings announced Monday that it has maintained the UK's top-level 'AAA' assessment, and praised Prime Minister David Cameron for his swift action in slashing the deficit.

Govt to ban migrants from jobs in fast food (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PDT

An employee prepares a burger sandwich at a McDonalds restaurant in Paris in 2009. Migrants coming to the UK from outside the EU are to be banned from working as chefs in fast food outlets and takeaways, Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - Migrants coming to the UK from outside the EU are to be banned from working as chefs in fast food outlets and takeaways, Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced.

Fears raised over 'Camp Royale' (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT

A couple kisses at dawn in a field of litter at the Glastonbury Festival 2008 in Somerset in southwest England June 29, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Plans to set up a camping site on one of London's biggest commons for visitors to next month's royal wedding have been greeted with horror by local residents, who fear it will resemble the Glastonbury music festival.

Miliband urges £2 bn levy on bank bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband, pictured in Barnsley earlier this month, has urged Chancellor George Osborne to slap a new £2 bn levy on bank bonuses, saying the cash could be used to create 100,000 new jobs.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Ed Miliband has urged Chancellor George Osborne to slap a new 2 billion pounds levy on bank bonuses, saying the cash could be used to create 100,000 new jobs.

Three-year-old is UK's 'youngest ever alcoholic' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 07:10 AM PDT

A three-year-old child who was treated in hospital for addiction to alcohol is thought to be Britain's youngest ever alcoholic, health officials say.(AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)AFP - A three-year-old child who was treated in hospital for addiction to alcohol is thought to be Britain's youngest ever alcoholic, health officials said Monday.

Legally Blonde named best musical in Olivier awards (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Barry Manilow, pictured in a show in Los Angeles last month, was at the Olivier Awards in London on Sunday to present the Best New Musical trophy to Legally Blonde.(AFP/Getty Images/Alberto E. Rodriguez)AFP - Broadway import "Legally Blonde The Musical" picked up this year?s Olivier Award for Best New Musical, in the Society of London Theatre's prize-giving ceremony at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Arming Libyan rebels an option: UK's Hague (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:42 AM PDT

Reuters - International powers should consider arming Libyan rebels and need to take swift action to prevent Muammar Gaddafi's forces from crushing a rebellion, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday.

Beckhams confirm they expect a girl (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Victoria Beckham walks on a New York street last month. Celebrities David and Victoria Beckham have confirmed they are expecting a baby girl for their fourth child.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Arnaldo Magnani)AFP - Celebrities David and Victoria Beckham have confirmed they are expecting a baby girl for their fourth child.

James Blunt 'to play for William and Kate's wedding' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:01 AM PDT

British singer James Blunt, pictured performing in Germany in 2006, says he will be playing the organ at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April.(DDP/AFP/File/Timm Schamberger)AFP - Award-winning British singer and former army officer James Blunt said in an interview broadcast on Monday that he will be playing the organ at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April.

Pervez Musharraf: UK never told me not to torture (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 04:30 AM PDT

AP - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he believes Britain gave Pakistan "tacit approval" of its interrogation techniques on terror suspects.

Luck of the Irish is a myth, study shows (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:39 AM PDT

Spectators watch the Sydney St Patrick's Day Parade in March last year. There is no such thing as the AFP - There is no such thing as the "Luck of the Irish", according to research by a major bookmaker published ahead of St Patrick's Day, Thursday's anniversary of Ireland's patron saint.

WW1 trenches football goes on display (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:33 AM PDT

Reuters - A football that British soldiers kicked across No Man's Land as they advanced toward German trenches during a World War One battle has been put on display in a London museum.

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