2011年4月4日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Gurkhas in first wave of military job cuts (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Gurkhas from the British Royal Air Force Regiment during training exercises in 2001. Debt-laden Britain said Monday that 2,600 troops would lose their jobs in a first wave of redundancies forced by defence cuts, with 150 Nepalese Gurkha troops among the first to go.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The government said Monday that 2,600 troops would lose their jobs in a first wave of redundancies forced by defence cuts, with 150 Nepalese Gurkha troops among the first to go.

Trim figure worth shorter life, say British women (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Women shop along Oxford Street in central London. Thirty percent of British women surveyed at 20 universities said they would shorten their lives by a year or more in exchange for an ideal body weight, according to a survey released Monday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Thirty percent of British women surveyed at 20 universities said they would shorten their lives by a year or more in exchange for an ideal body weight, according to a survey released Monday.

Kate Middleton's childhood home up for sale (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:47 AM PDT

The childhood home of Kate Middleton, the fiancee of Britain's Prince William, is pictured in the village of Bradfield Southend, southeat England in March 2011. Middleton's childhood home is up for sale for almost £500,000 (570,000 euros, $800,000), just weeks before her wedding to Prince William.(AFP/File/Alice Dore)AFP - Kate Middleton's childhood home is up for sale for almost £500,000, just weeks before her wedding to Prince William, an auctioneer said on Monday.

Britain sends telecoms equipment to Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks during a news conference after the Libya Conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London Tuesday March 29, 2011. World powers agreed Tuesday that Moammar Gadhafi should step down after 42 years as Libya's ruler but did not discuss arming the rebels who are seeking to oust him. (AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool)AP - Britain announced Monday it will supply communications equipment to Libyan rebels to help them withstand attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Briton found guilty of canal murders (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:28 AM PDT

John Sweeney, seen here in a Metropolitan Police(MP) handout, was found guilty on Monday of murdering two ex-girlfriends, including an American model, and dumping their dismembered bodies in canals in London and The Netherlands.(AFP/MP-HO/File)AFP - A Briton was found guilty on Monday of murdering two ex-girlfriends, including an American model, and dumping their dismembered bodies in canals in London and The Netherlands.

Russian artist pays pearl tribute to British queen (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Reuters - A Russian artist in Siberia has spent a small personal fortune on over a thousand pearls for a religious painting he has made for Britain's Queen Elizabeth.

Libya contact group to meet in Doha next week: UK (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Reuters - An international contact group set up to lead political coordination for Libya will meet in the Qatari capital of Doha next week, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday.

UK Catholics given prayer for William and Kate (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:48 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton wave during a visit to St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Milligan/PoolReuters - The Catholic church in England and Wales has issued a prayer to bless the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton -- even though Catholics themselves are banned from becoming a British king or queen.

Man sentenced for drunk Heathrow bomb scare (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Planes are parked on the runway at London Heathrow airport Terminal Five. A drunk man on a flight about to leave London for Dubai sparked a major security alert by telling passengers AFP - A drunk man on a flight about to leave London for Dubai sparked a major security alert by telling passengers "there is a bomb on this plane" and "we are going to blow up", a court heard on Monday.

Man guilty of canal murders (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

John Sweeney, seen here in a Metropolitan Police(MP) handout, was found guilty on Monday of murdering two ex-girlfriends, including an American model, and dumping their dismembered bodies in canals in London and The Netherlands.(AFP/MP-HO/File)AFP - A man was on Monday found guilty of murdering two ex-girlfriends and dumping their mutilated bodies in canals.

British plane lands in Athens after bomb threat (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:11 AM PDT

AP - A British passenger plane heading from England to Egypt with 213 people aboard made an emergency landing in Athens escorted by Greek fighter jets after receiving a bomb threat, Greek officials said.

Celebrities help UK dogs steal a march over cats (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:40 AM PDT

A man walks his dog past beach huts, in Brighton southern England March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - The number of British households with dogs has overtaken those with cats, according to a survey, with smaller breeds becoming more popular, possibly because of their association with celebrities.

Killers of Northern Ireland policeman 'isolated' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:29 AM PDT

Forensic police officers walk from the scene of a bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone on Saturday. Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has said the Catholic policeman's killers are completely AFP - Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness said on Monday that the killers of a police officer were completely "isolated" and "enemies" of peace in the province.

Miliband blasts coalition's 'dangerous' NHS reforms (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:59 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband has slammed the government's plans to reform the NHS in England, saying the policy has descended into AFP - Labour leader Ed Miliband on Monday slammed the government's plans to reform the NHS in England, saying the policy had descended into "utter confusion and chaos".

BP sells aluminum unit amid Gulf drilling reports (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:57 AM PDT

The damaged blowout preventer from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is extracted by the Q4000 vessel from the Gulf of Mexico in this handout photograph taken on September 4, 2010 and released on September 5. REUTERS/Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Blue/U.S. Coast Guard/ HandoutAP - BP announced Monday it is selling its Arco Aluminum subsidiary to a Japanese consortium for $680 million, but declined to comment on reports — denied by U.S. authorities — that it is about to restart drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Files reveal bungled Nazi submarine mission to the US (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT

A Nazi submarine mission to the United States during World War II that aimed to unleash a wave of terror ended in farce after being hit by a series of disasters, newly released files show.(US NAVY/Mcs2 Daniel Viramontes)AFP - A Nazi submarine mission to the United States during World War II that aimed to unleash a wave of terror ended in farce after being hit by a series of disasters, newly released files showed on Monday.

Flat-rate £140-a-week state pension to be announced (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith will on Monday outline plans to create a flat-rate state pension worth £140 a week, replacing the current system of means-tested payments.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The government will on Monday outline plans to create a flat-rate state pension worth at least £140 a week, replacing the current system of means-tested payments.

British spy files shed light on Nazi saboteurs (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:22 AM PDT

An undated image released by Britain's National Archives Friday April 1, 2011 shows sabotage equipment smuggled into the United States in 1942 by German agents. Newly declassified files from Britain's MI5 spy agency show how the Nazis were determined to use sabotage, subterfuge and even poisoned sausages to fight the war.(AP Photo/HO National Archives) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - The four men wading ashore on a Florida beach wearing nothing but bathing trunks and German army hats looked like an unlikely invading force.

BP sells aluminum unit to Japanese consortium (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:19 AM PDT

British energy group BP said Monday it had agreed to sell its ARCO Aluminum unit to a Japanese consortium for $680 million (478 million euros) as it seeks to meet the costs of last year's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - BP said on Monday that it has agreed to sell its ARCO Aluminum unit to a Japanese consortium for $680 million ($421 million) as it seeks to meet the costs of last year's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Third arrest over shooting of five-year-old girl (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:45 AM PDT

Five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran is seen in picture provided by the Metropolitan Police. A third man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Thusha and a 35-year-old man in a shop in Stockwell last week.(Metropolitan Police)AFP - A third man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old girl in south London, police said on Monday.

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