2011年5月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

London bomb threat ahead of queen's Ireland trip (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Police officers investigate a manhole on The Mall in central London following a security alert in the early hours of the morning. British police received a bomb threat for central London from Irish republican paramilitaries Monday, on the eve of a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland, Scotland Yard said.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - British police received a coded bomb threat for London from Irish republicans Monday, heightening security fears on the eve of an historic and highly-charged trip by Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland.

Court quashes ex-police commander's conviction (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:44 PM PDT

A former commander of London's Metropolitan Police who was once the country's most senior Muslim policeman, was released from prison Monday after having a corruption conviction quashed. Ali Dizaei, pictured in 2009, was jailed in February 2010 and sacked after being found guilty of attacking a man and trying to frame him in a dispute over money.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A former commander of London's Metropolitan Police who was once the country's most senior Muslim policeman, was released from prison Monday after having a corruption conviction quashed.

Govt puts duty to armed forces into law (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT

British soldiers patrol near the village of Nahr e Saraj, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, in 2010. The government unveiled plans Monday to enshrine its duty to the armed forces in law, setting out how servicemen and women should be treated, even as the government brings in further defence cuts.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - The government unveiled plans Monday to enshrine its duty to the armed forces in law, setting out how servicemen and women should be treated, even as the government brings in further defence cuts.

Irish militants warn of bomb in central London (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:18 AM PDT

A police officer mans a cordon as the Metropolitan Police underwater and confined space search team investigate a manhole on the Mall in central London, May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Irish militants opposed to the peace process with Britain warned of a bomb in central London on Monday, a day before Queen Elizabeth makes a historic visit to Ireland, security sources said.

Artist Emin vows to stop naming lovers in her work (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 08:24 AM PDT

British artist Tracey Emin poses for photographers at the Hayward Gallery in London on Monday during a press view for the 'Tracey Emin: Love Is What you Want' exhibition. Emin, who famously embroidered the names of her lovers on a tent, said on Monday: AFP - Controversial British artist Tracey Emin has vowed to stop upsetting people by naming them in her works.

Police: London bomb warning from Irish dissidents (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:06 AM PDT

AP - A dissident Irish Republican group warned Monday that it planned to set off a bomb in London a day ahead of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland, police said.

Eastenders remains top TV soap (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 04:23 AM PDT

EastEnders has retained its crown as best of British at the soap world's Oscars. The BBC1 series, which recently caused controversy with its baby-swap storyline, beat off the competition to win the Best British Soap award for the fourth year in a row.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - EastEnders has retained its crown as best of British at the soap world's Oscars.

Security alert shuts The Mall (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:51 AM PDT

Police officers investigate a manhole on The Mall in central London, on Monday following a security alert in the early hours of the morning.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Police on Monday closed off The Mall near Buckingham Palace because of a security alert.

It's pay up day for Olympic tickets (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:40 AM PDT

Money to pay for Olympic tickets will start to be taken from bank accounts from today onwards, organisers of the 2012 games said.(AFP/null)AFP - People who have applied for Olympic tickets may have money debited from their accounts any time from today onwards, organisers of the 2012 games said.

London shares open lower amid Strauss-Kahn woes (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:21 AM PDT

Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes's British driver Lewis Hamilton sits in car during a testing session in Montmelo, near Barcelona, in March.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)AFP - Shares opened lower in London on Monday amid concerns about the possible impact on financial markets of the arrest of International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on allegations that he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid, dealers said.

London Stock Exchange 'committed' to Toronto merger (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:02 AM PDT

TMX chief executive Tom Kloet (left) and Piers Handling of the Toronto International Film Festival declare the market open one day in September 2009. The London Stock Exchange remains committed to a merger with its Toronto counterpart, it said on Monday, after a Canadian consortium launched an informal takeover bid that could derail the deal.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Malcolm Taylor)AFP - The London Stock Exchange remains committed to a merger with its Toronto counterpart, it said on Monday, after a Canadian consortium launched an informal takeover bid that could derail the deal.

Women believe sexism still rife in the workplace (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:35 AM PDT

People at work in an office in Shanghai in March. Women believe sexism is still rife in the workplace and that they are disadvantaged when it comes to pay, promotion and age, a new British survey concludes.(AFP/File/Andrew Ross)AFP - Women believe sexism is still rife in the workplace and that they are disadvantaged when it comes to pay, promotion and age, a new British survey concludes.

Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon 'best album cover' (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:59 AM PDT

British rock legend Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, performs Dark Side of the Moon at Hong Kong's Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2007. Pink Floyd's sleeve for the classic Dark Side Of The Moon has been named the greatest album cover of all time in a survey by British music website MusicRadar.com.(AFP/File/Richard A. Brooks)AFP - Pink Floyd's sleeve for the classic Dark Side Of The Moon has been named the greatest album cover of all time in a survey by British music website MusicRadar.com.

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