2011年4月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Academics warn House of Lords is full (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Members of the House of Lords attend the State Opening of Parliament in 2010. House of Lords is full and risks becoming a AFP - House of Lords is full and risks becoming a "wholly dysfunctional second chamber" that is both inefficient and expensive unless its numbers are slashed, experts warned Wednesday.

Second female British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:04 AM PDT

A military helicopter comes in to land at Bastion Airfield in Camp Bastion, in December 2010. A second female British soldier has been killed in the Afghanistan campaign, the Ministry of Defence announced Wednesday, after she was hit by an explosive device she was trying to disable.(AFP/POOL/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A second female British soldier has been killed in the Afghanistan campaign, the Ministry of Defence announced Wednesday, after she was hit by an explosive device she was trying to disable.

Small bomb hurled at officers in Northern Ireland (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT

AP - Police say a small improvised explosive device has been thrown at a police foot patrol in Northern Ireland, but the device caused no injuries.

The security headaches for Britain's royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Metropolitan police officers carry out security checks on drains and lamp posts along the Mall ahead of the Royal wedding in London April 14, 2011. Picture taken April 14, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Devlin/POOLReuters - From Islamist and Irish republican militants to anarchists and crazed stalkers, British police appear to be facing a huge array of possible threats when Prince William marries Kate Middleton next week.

Briton loses extradition appeal over Paris murder (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:08 AM PDT

The entrance of the luxury hotel Le Bristol, pictured in 2006. A British businessman arrested over his girlfriend's death in a Paris hotel in 2009 lost his appeal Wednesday against extradition to France where he faces questioning for murder.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - A British businessman arrested over his girlfriend's death in a Paris hotel in 2009 lost his appeal Wednesday against extradition to France where he faces questioning for murder.

Kate's parents meet the queen ahead of wedding (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:01 AM PDT

This picture taken in 2010 shows Michael (L) and Carole Middleton, the parents of Britain's Prince William's fiancee Kate, posing for a photograph at their home in Berkshire. Kate Middleton's parents met Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip for the first time on Wednesday, just over a week before she marries Prince William, palace officials said.(AFP/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Kate Middleton's parents met Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip for the first time on Wednesday, just over a week before she marries Prince William, palace officials said.

London shares close up on US earnings (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:38 AM PDT

London shares closed sharply higher Wednesday in the wake of solid US earnings, cementing their recovery after a slump at the start of the week when a key ratings downgrade shook investors.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares closed sharply higher Wednesday in the wake of solid US earnings, cementing their recovery after a slump at the start of the week when a key ratings downgrade shook investors.

British Spy Secrets Still Much Cooler Than American Spy Secrets (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:35 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Do you like real life spy secrets, declassified documents and Ian Fleming novels? Then you might be tempted to bookmark this page at the CIA's Electronic Reading Room. In a fairly recent bow to transparency, the nation's most opaque government agency is throwing some bones at the curious American public and posting documents to their website under a FOIA banner. Unfortunately, they only do this about twice a year.

Oh my Lord! UK's upper chamber is full to bursting (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

FILE -- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses a packed House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in London. British lawmakers say the country's House of Lords is full to bursting, and can't cope with any more members. The country's upper chamber of Parliament has 792 active members, and legislators complain the overcrowding means they face a scramble for seats, office space and slots to speak during debates. Several leading members have backed a University College London report published on Wednesday April 20, 2011, which demands immediate action to reduce numbers in the packed chamber. Baroness Betty Boothroyd, a former House of Commons speaker, is among those who have urged Prime Minister David Cameron to stop appointing new members.(AP Photo/Leon Neal, pool, file)AP - Squeeze in Sir, excuse me Earl. Lawmakers say the red leather benches of Britain's House of Lords are packed to bursting — with Parliament's upper chamber straining to cope with the needs of almost 800 members.

Kate's dress: what we've all been waiting for (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:00 AM PDT

All eyes will be on Kate Middleton's wedding gown as she walks down the aisle at Westminster Abbey, as a symbol of her personality, her style and crucially, what kind of queen she may one day become. Palace officials have refused to divulge details of the dress to ensure the maximum impact when Kate steps out of the car -- but also ensuring that expectations are impossibly high.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Two billion viewers, 1,900 guests, four bridesmaids and two cakes -- but when Prince William and Kate Middleton marry on April 29, there can only be one dress.

Celtic football boss targeted by parcel bomb (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Parcel bombs were sent to Celtic boss Neil Lennon (pictured) and two high-profile fans of the club in a dramatic escalation of football tensions in the divided city of Glasgow, police said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Paco Serinelli)AFP - Parcel bombs were sent to Celtic boss Neil Lennon and two high-profile fans of the club in a dramatic escalation of football tensions in the divided city of Glasgow, police said Wednesday.

Queen hosts Kate Middleton's parents for lunch (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:56 AM PDT

FILE- In this file photo dated Feb. 10, 2007, showing Britain's Prince William, left, and girlfriend Kate Middleton as they watch the England against Italy Six Nation rugby match at Twickenham stadium in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)AP - Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II hosted the parents of Kate Middleton, who is set to wed Prince William on April 29.

Royal for a day: London's luxury hotels cash in (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:44 AM PDT

The Goring Hotel, where the fiancee of Britain's Prince William Kate Middleton will spend her last night as a single woman. In a bid to stand out among the host of deals marking the royal wedding, London's luxury hotels are offering guests the chance to live like a royal for a night -- for a princely sum, of course.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - In a bid to stand out among the host of deals marking the royal wedding, London's luxury hotels are offering guests the chance to live like a royal for a night -- for a princely sum, of course.

France, Italy, UK to send military advisors to Libya (The Envoy)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The Envoy - France and Italy announced today that they will join the United Kingdom in sending small teams of military advisers to eastern Libya, as the limits of the NATO air campaign, and the Libyan rebels' abilities, to rout Moammar Gadhafi's forces became apparent. The United States also announced today that it will provide $25 million in [...]

Most British women don't envy Kate Middleton: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince William, reacts to the crowd during a visit Witton Country Park in Darwen, northern England April 11, 2011. REUTERS/Alastair Grant/PoolReuters - She may be pretty, wealthy and about to marry a prince, but an overwhelming majority of British women do not envy Kate Middleton, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Banks face high payouts after court ruling (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:16 AM PDT

This picture shows the Royal Courts of Justice in London where the British Bankers' Association lost a high court appeal on Wednesday against moves to tighten regulation of a controversial payments insurance, threatening to cost them billions of pounds in compensation.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The British Bankers' Association lost a high court appeal on Wednesday against moves to tighten regulation of a controversial payments insurance, threatening to cost them billions of pounds in compensation.

British PM Cameron to wear tails to royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:58 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron will wear tails after all to next week's royal wedding rather than an ordinary suit.

German torte cake to sweeten royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Those angling to dig their forks into a cake from Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding can order their own piece from a tiny bakery in Germany before it hits the royal plates on April 29th.

UK banks face massive customer compensation claims (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:17 AM PDT

AP - British banks could be forced to pay customers billions of pounds (dollars) in compensation after losing a legal challenge on Wednesday over the mis-selling of loan insurance.

London butterfly house has the kids all aflutter (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Hundreds of butterflies are emerging from chrysalises, taking flight, sipping aphrodisiac and delighting children at London's Natural History Museum just in time for the Easter and summer school holidays.

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