2011年5月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Minister slammed for rape comments (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, pictured in March 2011, was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between AFP - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between "serious rape" and other forms of the crime.

No horseplay! Man tries to take pony on train (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:40 PM PDT

AP - A train operator says a customer attempted to board a train in Wales with his pony.

British operation in Iraq comes to an end (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Iraqi sailors get ready for a firing practice with a machine-gun during a training session by the Royal Navy in the Gulf off the coast of southern Iraq in 2009. Britain's military operation in Iraq will finally end this weekend when the Royal Navy completes its mission to train Iraqi sailors, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Britain's military operation in Iraq will finally end this weekend when the Royal Navy completes its mission to train Iraqi sailors, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said Wednesday.

Olympics: 2012 torch relay route unveiled (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Sebastien Coe, chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (left), and British WBA heavyweight boxing champion David Haye present a map showing the London 2012 Olympic torch relay route, in central London. The torch will start in Land's End and travel as far as the outer reaches of Scotland on an 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometre) journey, organisers said.(AFP/BEN STANSALL)AFP - The torch relay before the 2012 London Olympics will start in Land's End and travel as far as the outer reaches of Scotland on an 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometre) journey, organisers said Wednesday.

7th Earl of Onslow dies at 73 (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

AP - The 7th Earl of Onslow, a cheerful advocate of removing nobles such as himself from the House of Lords, has died at age 73.

Princess Beatrice's wedding hat at $30K (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday , April 29, 2011 file picture Britain's Princess Beatrice, leaves after the wedding service in Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London. Online auctioneer eBay says that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached 18,400 pounds ($30,000.) Princess Beatrice's massive, ring-and-bow-shaped hat, turned heads at the wedding of her cousin Prince William last month and has since become an Internet sensation. The Philip Treacy creation has been compared to a toilet seat or a pretzel, and has been endlessly photoshopped to feature, for example, a cat crawling through it. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)AP - Online auctioneer eBay says that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached 18,400 pounds ($30,000.)

UK minister: Some rapes more serious than others (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

AP - Opposition lawmakers called on British Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to resign Wednesday after he suggested that some types of rapes are more serious than others.

British artists in campaign to free artist Ai Weiwei (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:33 AM PDT

British arists Cornelia Parker (L), Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor (R) and Times Newspaper Art Commissioning Editor, Nancy Durrant (C) deliver a petition call for the release of Chinese artist Al WeiWei to Downing Street in central London.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Leading British artists launched a campaign Wednesday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained last month amid a major crackdown on dissent.

Queen voices 'deep sympathy' for victims in Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:24 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers her speech watched by Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny (L) at a state dinner in Saint Patrick's Hall at Dublin Castle in Dublin. Queen Elizabeth II expressed her AFP - Queen Elizabeth II expressed her "deep sympathy" Wednesday for the victims of Britain and Ireland's turbulent past after visiting the scene of a massacre on her groundbreaking state visit.

FTSE edges up 1.07% at close (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:23 AM PDT

The FTSE 100 index has climbed 1.07 percent to finish at 5,923.49 points.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Stocks markets rallied on Wednesday, after better-than-expected results from a property company sent shares in the real estate sector soaring.

Pair to face trial over Stephen Lawrence murder (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:16 AM PDT

A court has ordered two men to stand trial for the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, pictured, reopening an unsolved case of racist violence that caused a national uproar. Lawrence, an 18-year-old student, was stabbed to death at a bus stop in Eltham, southeast London, on April 22, 1993.(AFP/HO/Doreen Lawrence)AFP - A court ordered two men Wednesday to stand trial for the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago, reopening an unsolved case of racist violence that caused a national uproar.

Unemployment data leaves Bank of England in spot (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:50 AM PDT

The Bank of England is pictured in central London. Mixed British unemployment data will push the BoE into maintaining record-low interest rates for a few more months, amid uncertainty over the faltering economy, according to analysts.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Mixed British unemployment data will push the Bank of England into maintaining record-low interest rates for a few more months, amid uncertainty over the faltering economy, according to analysts.

Scottish leader Salmond seeks greater EU role (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:40 AM PDT

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond addresses the media at the Prestonfield Hotel in Edinburgh, on May 6. Salmond called for Edinburgh to have greater powers and more say in European affairs as he was officially re-elected for a second term.(AFP/Jonathan Mitchell)AFP - Scotland's pro-independence First Minister Alex Salmond called for Edinburgh to have greater powers and more say in European affairs as he was officially re-elected Wednesday for a second term.

Shire announces deal to buy US group for $750 mln (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Photo illustration shows pills being poured from a container. British pharmaceuticals group Shire has said it had agreed to buy US company and tissue repair specialist Advanced BioHealing for $750 million (526 million euros) in cash.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - British pharmaceuticals group Shire on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy US company and tissue repair specialist Advanced BioHealing for $750 million (526 million euros) in cash.

British nuclear industry given all-clear (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:46 AM PDT

A picture taken in 2002 shows the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria. Britain's nuclear plants are not at risk of the kind of natural disaster that caused Japan's nuclear crisis in March and they can continue to operate as normal, the chief inspector has said.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - Britain's nuclear plants are not at risk of the kind of natural disaster that caused Japan's nuclear crisis in March and they can continue to operate as normal, the chief inspector said Wednesday.

Was Captain Kidd framed? New exhibit airs doubts (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:55 AM PDT

AP - Many know of Captain Kidd, the Scottish-born buccaneer who terrorized the Indian ocean, attacked Muslim pilgrims and was hanged as a pirate at London's Execution Dock.

Affidavit stays sealed in British tourists deaths (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:54 AM PDT

AP - A probable cause affidavit detailing evidence in the fatal shootings of two British tourists in southwest Florida will remain sealed for another month.

Bids soar for princess's "toilet seat" wedding hat (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:54 AM PDT

Britain's Princess Eugenie (L) and Princess Beatrice arrive at Westminster Abbey before the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, in central London April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachReuters - The much-mocked hat worn by Princess Beatrice to Britain's royal wedding last month -- widely described as looking like a "toilet seat" -- is up for sale on eBay where bids have reached 18,400 pounds ($29,940).

Pair face trial over Stephen Lawrence murder (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:51 AM PDT

The statue of Lady Justice on top of London's Old Bailey courthouse. A court has ordered two men to face trial for the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago, reopening an unsolved case of racism that caused a national uproar.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Two men are to face trial over the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence in south-east London 18 years ago, the appeal court said on Wednesday.

Catering group Compass announces rise in profits (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:16 AM PDT

Compass Group, the world's biggest caterer, says that half-year net profits have risen 15 percent. It also announced it has taken full control of its fast-growing Turkish business.(AFP/Franck Fife)AFP - Compass Group, the world's biggest caterer, said on Wednesday that half-year net profits rose 15 percent, and it also announced it has taken full control of its fast-growing Turkish business.

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