2011年3月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British soldier dies from Afghan blast wounds (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:06 PM PDT

A soldier mans his position at the rear of a British helicopter as it is flown over the Helmand province of Afghanistan in 2010. A British soldier injured by a bomb blast during a patrol in troubled southern Afghanistan died of his injuries in hospital on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - A British soldier injured by a bomb blast during a patrol in troubled southern Afghanistan died of his injuries in hospital on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said.

Coiled British sausage wins protected status (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The famously coiled Cumberland sausage will have its name protected across Europe after being granted special status.(AFP/HO)AFP - The famously coiled Cumberland sausage will have its name protected across Europe after being granted special status, the government said Friday.

Take That judge 'Fake That' for Comic Relief (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Undated Comic Relief handout photo of comics (from the left) David Walliams, John Bishop, Catherine Tate, James Corden and Alan Carr alongside the real Take That. Reformed boyband Take That will undergo another reincarnation when the five famous comedians step into their shoes to raise money for Comic Relief.(AFP/Comic Relief/Comic Relief)AFP - Reformed boyband Take That will undergo another reincarnation on Friday when five famous comedians step into their shoes to raise money for Comic Relief.

BA worker jailed for 30 years for plane bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:19 AM PDT

AP - A British judge sentenced a former British Airways computer specialist to 30 years in jail Friday for plotting with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to kill hundreds of people by blowing up a U.S.-bound plane.

Indian court sentences Britons for child sodomy (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT

British nationals John Allan Waters (left) and Duncan Grant speak to the media following their then release from Nagpur jail in 2008. The pair have been sentenced to six years in jail in India for sodomising young boys living at a children's shelter.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Two British men were sentenced to six years in jail in India on Friday for sodomising young boys living at a children's shelter.

BA worker jailed 30 years for plane plot (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:43 AM PDT

A police photo shows Rajib Karim, an Islamic militant who worked for British Airways who has been jailed for 30 years for plotting to blow up a plane after conspiring with radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.(AFP/null)AFP - A Bangladeshi Islamic militant working for British Airways was jailed for 30 years on Friday for plotting to blow up a plane after conspiring with radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Libya live report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Nato Awacs planes and a US miltary plane stand on the tarmac of the Trapani Birgi airbase in the southern Italien island of Sicily on Friday. Italy's government held emergency talks on Libya today after the UN Security Council cleared the way for air strikes by approving AFP - 1547 GMT: Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah have used electric batons and gunfire to break up a demonstration against government corruption and the lack of basic services, wounding 15 people, witnesses and a doctor have told AFP.

River death father guilty of murder (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:50 AM PDT

The statue of Lady Justice on top of a British courthouse. A father has been convicted of murdering his five-year-old daughter by driving his car into a freezing river while she was in the passenger seat.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A father was convicted on Friday of murdering his five-year-old daughter by driving his car into a freezing river while she was in the passenger seat.

Britain to deploy jets for Libya no-fly zone: PM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT

An undated photo of a Tornado GR4A of Thirteen Squadron based at RAF Marham with 4, 1000lb practice bombs. Britain is moving Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets to bases near Libya to stop Moamer Kadhafi's forces unleashing a AFP - Britain is moving Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets to bases near Libya to stop Moamer Kadhafi's forces unleashing a "bloodbath" against civilians, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday.

UK to deploy planes for Libya operation: Cameron (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain will imminently start moving fighter jets to bases from where they can help enforce a no fly zone over Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday.

Kate Middleton's see-through dress sells for £78,000 (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:37 AM PDT

An auctioneer takes bids for a see-through dress worn by Kate Middleton at Kerry Taylor Auction house in London. The dress sold for £78,000 ($125,000) smashing the expected price for the risque garment.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The see-through dress that helped Kate Middleton catch the eye of husband-to-be Prince William has sold for £78,000, smashing the expected price for the risque garment.

Japan royal couple not to attend British wedding (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:37 AM PDT

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2010 file photo shows Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London. Royal officials at St. James's Palace said Tuesday March 15, 2011 the couple 'have taken a great deal of interest and care in choosing the music for their service,' which will include well-known hymns and choral works as well as pieces commissioned especially for the occasion, provided bytwo choirs, an orchestra and a military fanfare team . (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - The government says Japan's crown prince and princess will not attend the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next month following a destructive earthquake and tsunami.

Life expectancy 'on the up' despite obesity (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PDT

Pensioners uses an exercise machine at the opening of the first pensioners' playground in Hyde Park in London in May 2010. Life expectancy in Britain and elsewhere in Europe is rising despite an obesity epidemic, a study and spanning 40 years has shown.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Life expectancy in Britain and elsewhere in Europe is rising despite an obesity epidemic, analysis published on Friday and spanning 40 years has shown.

Diana's dressmaker: Kate's style will be different (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:25 AM PDT

Designer dressmaker Elizabeth Emmanuel, who designed the wedding gown for the late Princess Diana for her 1981 wedding to Britain's Prince Charles, talks about the pressures of coping with the commission to design a royal wedding dress, to the Associated Press in London, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Emmanuel says that the mystery designer for the wedding dress to be worn by Kate Middleton for her royal wedding to Prince William is probably more than a bit anxious right now, as the April 29 date for wedding approaches. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Only a handful of insiders know which designer Kate Middleton has chosen to create her top-secret wedding gown, but at least one person — dressmaker Elizabeth Emanuel — understands what that person is going through.

FTSE up 0.45 % at open (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:39 AM PDT

London's leading stock market advanced at the start of trade on Friday, clawing back losses from earlier this week and tracking gains in Asia.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's leading stock market advanced at the start of trade on Friday, clawing back losses from earlier this week and tracking gains in Asia.

Pakistan cricket trio face British trial on May 20 (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:18 AM PDT

British police personnel escort former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif(R), one of three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing in a Test match against England last year, as he arrives at Westminster Magistrates court in central London.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing in a Test match against England last year have been ordered to stand trial in a British court on May 20.

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