2011年6月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

MI6 cooks up confusion for terrorists (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT

The headquarters of MI6 in London. Would-be terrorists searching the Internet for tips on how to build bombs were instead taught how to bake the perfect cupcake after an intervention by MI6, the Telegraph reported Friday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Would-be terrorists searching the Internet for tips on how to build bombs were instead taught how to bake the perfect cupcake after an intervention by MI6, the Telegraph reported Friday.

Fire at Chevron oil refinery in Wales (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT

AP - An explosion caused a fire at a Chevron oil refinery in Wales on Thursday and the company was trying to account for all of its employees at the site, officials said.

Blaze at Welsh oil refinery (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Fire crews on Thursday extinguished a blaze at an oil refinery in Pembroke Dock, Wales, after a series of explosions rocked the Chevron plant.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Fire crews on Thursday extinguished a blaze at an oil refinery near Pembroke, Wales, after a series of explosions rocked the Chevron plant.

Chevron UK fire affects process tank, truck: Fire department (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A fire at a Chevron oil refinery in south Wales on Thursday affected a process tank and a truck, the local fire service said.

Two reported killed in Chevron UK refinery blast: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Two people have been reported killed in an explosion at a Chevron oil refinery at Pembroke in Wales on Thursday, the BBC said.

FTSE tumbles 1.36 percent at close (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT

The FTSE 100 index of top shares has tumbled 1.36 percent to 5,847.92 points.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday, with concerns growing over weak global economic data and reports state-side that Goldman Sachs has received a subpoena from prosecutors probing the financial crisis.

Man arrested after Watford bank siege (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:57 AM PDT

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a three-hour siege at a bank in the centre of Watford where he was holed up with a bomb, police said on Thursday.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a three-hour siege at a bank in the centre of Watford where he was holed up with a bomb, police said on Thursday.

Queen to mark jubilee with parties and pageants (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth visits the National Convention Centre, Dublin on May 19 during her trip to Ireland. The queen's diamond jubilee next year, marking her 60 years on the British throne, will feature street parties, a concert and a pageant on the River Thames, Buckingham Palace has said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee next year, marking her 60 years on the British throne, will feature street parties, a concert and a pageant on the River Thames, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

Celebrities join calls for drugs reform (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Actress Judi Dench (pictured in 2009), entrepreneur Richard Branson and pop star Sting have joined three former police chiefs in urging the government to decriminalise drugs possession.(AFP/Getty Images/File/-)AFP - Actress Judi Dench, entrepreneur Richard Branson and pop star Sting joined three former police chiefs in urging the government to decriminalise drugs possession.

NHS must reform or face crisis: Lansley (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:51 AM PDT

The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is seen in 2009. The NHS faces a AFP - The NHS faces a "financial crisis" in the next few years unless the government presses ahead with its under-fire reform plans, the health secretary has warned.

Britain puts price on nature (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Londoners walk through Hyde Park in central London, on a misty morning. Britain has put a price on the benefits of parks, lakes and wildlife for the first time in a government-commissioned study attempting to make the financial case for protecting nature.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain has put a price on the benefits of parks, lakes and wildlife for the first time in a government-commissioned study released on Thursday attempting to make the financial case for protecting nature.

Fondue believe it? Cheese truck set ablaze in UK (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:16 AM PDT

AP - Someone will be getting a grilling about this. British fire crews say a truck carrying a cargo of cheese has burst into flames on an English road.

Cumbria town remembers Derrick Bird killings (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Flowers lay at a makeshift tribute to the 12 victims of gunman Derrick Bird, near the beach in Seascale, Cumbria, on June 10, 2010. The tranquil English seaside town of nearby Whitehaven has quietly marked the first anniversary of the deadly shooting rampage that made headlines across the world.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - A tranquil English seaside town on Thursday quietly marked the first anniversary of a deadly shooting rampage that made headlines across the world.

British police surround bank with man inside (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:41 AM PDT

AP - British police say they have surrounded a bank in an English town after a man threatened to harm the staff.

Thames flotilla will mark UK Queen's jubilee (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:25 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during a visit to the Centre for Applied Sciences at City and Islington College in north London, in this file picture taken March 30, 2011. Queen Elizabeth surpassed George III on May 12, 2011, to become the second-longest reigning British monarch in more than 1,000 years of history. To match Reuters Life! BRITAIN-QUEEN/ REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY HEADSHOT ROYALS)Reuters - Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the British throne will be celebrated next year with four days of events including a flotilla on the River Thames and a concert at Buckingham Palace, royal officials said on Thursday.

B&Q owner boosted by warm weather (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:53 AM PDT

AFP - B&Q owners Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home-improvements retailer, on Thursday posted rising first-quarter sales as warm spring weather in Europe lifted demand for gardening and outdoor products.

Funding crisis threatens NHS 'values': Lansley (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:30 AM PDT

The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is seen in 2009. The NHS faces a AFP - The NHS faces a "financial crisis" that threatens to erode its core values unless the government presses ahead with its radical reform plans, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said on Thursday.

UK probation officers warn over terrorist releases (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:47 AM PDT

AP - British probation officers say authorities may struggle to cope as up to 70 convicted terrorists are released from jail over the next 12 months.

Huge sperm whale removed from British beach (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT

People watch as the remains of a beached whale is removed by council workers and contractors on Redcar Beach.(AFP/Mark Pinder)AFP - A 13-metre sperm whale that washed up on a British beach has been removed after a five-hour operation to cut up the carcass.

Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:20 AM PDT

A Nepalese soldier in the British army was given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II, pictured here in 2010, for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters.(AFP/POOL/File/Lucas Jackson)AFP - A Nepalese soldier in the British army has been given a top bravery award by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroics in Afghanistan, where he single-handedly saw off more than 30 Taliban fighters.

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