2011年3月29日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

PM should attend royal wedding, poll shows (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:25 PM PDT

A majority of Canadians say Prime Minister Stephen Harper should interrupt his election campaign to attend Prince William's wedding in London, according to poll results.(AFP/Geoff Robins)AFP - A majority of Canadians say Prime Minister Stephen Harper should interrupt his election campaign to attend Prince William's wedding in London, according to poll results.

2012 stadium construction complete (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

This Olympic Delivery Authority(ODA) press office handout taken on March 24 shows an arial view of the 2012 Olympic Stadium?s field of play with complete turf, marking the completion of construction on the flagship venue, in London.(AFP/ODA-HO/Anthony Charlton)AFP - Construction work at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium came to an end on Tuesday as the last piece of turf was laid in the pitch.

UK palace staff lifts lid on wedding preparations (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Mounted Guardsmen ride past Buckingham Palace during the Changing the Guard ceremony, in London March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Staff at Buckingham Palace have lifted the lid on preparations for Prince William's wedding next month, giving an insight into what guests can expect and the amount of work needed to make it a success.

Auction set for William and Kate sweet dispensers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Reuters - If you've ever wanted to eat sweets disgorged from the chests of royalty, your time has come.

Royal wedding couple appear on stamps (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Prince William(L) and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton seen on March 8. Britain's Royal Mail is to release a special set of stamps celebrating Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton, the national postal service said Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Stephen Davison)AFP - The Royal Mail is to release a special set of stamps celebrating Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton, the national postal service said Tuesday.

Ed Miliband urges 'Yes' vote in referendum (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Protesters occupy the Fortnum and Mason department store during Saturday's demonstration against spending cuts imposed by the Conservative-LibDem coalition. Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged people not to turn next month's referendum on voting reform for Westminster elections into a referendum on Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged people not to turn next month's referendum on voting reform for Westminster elections into a referendum on Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Ellie Phillips holds up a specially commissioned airline style sick bag for people who have had too much of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, are seen in a London gallery, Friday, March, 25, 2011. While millions around the world are following every detail of the wedding planning, the guest list, the decor and the dress, others are trying to tune it out. In the British press, scores of stories about the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton sit alongside grimmer news: Earthquake and tsunami destruction in Japan, war in Libya, and at home a diet of spending cuts, job losses and inflation. It's no surprise many people are not in a party mood. The couple are scheduled to marry at Westminster Abbey on April 29. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?

Prince Harry sets off for Arctic trek (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Prince Harry (left) speaks at a press conference with members of the Walking with the Wounded Arctic trek team in Spitsbergen on Tuesday. Harry arrived in the Arctic to join a group of wounded servicemen in training before taking part in the first five days of a 200 miles (322km) trek to the North Pole.(AFP/David Cheskin)AFP - Prince Harry arrived in the Arctic on Tuesday to join a group of wounded servicemen in training before taking part in the first five days of a 200 miles (322km) trek to the North Pole.

Kate Middleton holds secret hen party (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:19 AM PDT

Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince WIlliam, during a visit to Belfast earlier this month. Middleton has held her hen party celebrating her last weeks as a single woman before marrying Britain's Prince William, St James's Palace said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Kate Middleton has held her hen party celebrating her last weeks as a single woman before marrying Britain's Prince William, St James's Palace said Tuesday.

Pints of romance in Britain's royal wedding beer (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:58 AM PDT

A pump clip showing the Reuters - Beer-lovers looking to celebrate Britain's royal wedding with a pint or two will be able to indulge in a brew created for the occasion in the shadow of one of the royal family's most famous residences.

UK pays Afghan civilians over deaths, injuries (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:54 AM PDT

A Daychopan district resident expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Governor Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and tribal elders in the district in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Ferguson/U.S. Air Force/Handout (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Britain's defense ministry paid out 1.3 million pounds (US$2.1 million) last year in compensation to hundreds of Afghan civilians for deaths, injuries and damage to homes, data published Tuesday reveals.

British economy shrank 0.5% in fourth quarter (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:22 AM PDT

An employee at a builders merchants in north London carries timber through the yard. Britain's economy shrank 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, revised official data show.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's economy shrank slightly less than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2010, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts warned that it does not signal rosy times ahead.

Shell sells UK refinery to India's Essar for $1.3bn (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:11 AM PDT

Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell Britain's second biggest oil refinery to Indian group Essar for $1.3 billion (921 million euros).(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell Britain's second biggest oil refinery to Indian group Essar for $1.3 billion (921 million euros).

MP is first to use iPad for speech in parliament (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PDT

A staff member poses with the new iPad 2 at the Apple store in central London last Friday. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy is believed to be the first British politician to have delivered a House of Commons speech from an iPad instead of printed notes.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Labour MP Kerry McCarthy has become the first British politician to read from an iPad instead of printed notes while delivering a House of Commons speech.

British plumber Wolseley returns to profit (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:31 AM PDT

Photo illustration. Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, said Tuesday that it had returned to profit during the group's first-half after plugging sizeable losses.(AFP/File/Voishmel)AFP - Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, said Tuesday that it returned to profit during the group's first-half after plugging two years of sizeable losses.

China set to outstrip US in science research output (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:44 AM PDT

File photo shows a woman singing a karaoke song accompanied by piano played by a robot at the Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai. China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released by the Royal Society in London.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China has shot to second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines and in a few years will take the top spot from the United States, according to a new report.

China rockets to second in science publications (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:09 PM PDT

File photo shows a woman singing a karaoke song accompanied by piano played by a robot at the Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai. China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released by the Royal Society in London.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released by the Royal Society in London.

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