2011年6月10日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Queen hails king: actor Colin Firth leads British honours (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Actor Colin Firth (R) and wife Livia Giuggioli arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in February 2011 in Hollywood. Firth was rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list on Saturday after he played her father in Oscar-winning film AFP - Actor Colin Firth was rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list on Saturday after he played her father in Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech".

Newly published Beatles photos revealed in London (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT

A Christie's auction house employee adjusts a previously unseen photograph of the first US performance of The Beatles at the Washington Coliseum in 1964 during the press view of the forthcoming sale of 'The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell' in central London.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Fifty unpublished photos of The Beatles at their first US concert in 1964 went on show in London on Friday ahead of an auction in New York, offering an intimate glimpse of the band just as they hit the big time.

British writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor dies at 96 (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:21 AM PDT

File - In this Dec. 30, 2001 picture British travel writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, is seen at his house in Kardamyli, Greece. Fermor known for his World War II exploits behind enemy lines in Crete, died in Britain on Friday. He was 96. Greece's Culture Ministry expressed deep sorrow at the writer's death, calling him one of Greece's most significant cultural ambassadors in the world. 'Patrick Leigh Fermor, perhaps the greatest contemporary travel writer, loved Greece as his second country,' a ministry statement said. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file)AP - British travel writer Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, who tramped across Europe in his teens and captured a German general in Nazi-occupied Crete during World War II, died in Britain on Friday. He was 96.

Prince Philip marks 90th birthday with new title (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, attends a reception for the Action on Hearing Loss charity at Buckingham Palace. He marked his 90th birthday by saying he was AFP - Britain's Prince Philip received a new royal title from his wife Queen Elizabeth II as a gift on his 90th birthday Friday, as the outspoken consort said he would finally scale back his workload.

Warning: UK dinner hosts may be serving "floor pie" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Reuters - British consumers have a nasty habit of serving their dinner guests food that has been dropped on the floor or past the recommended date for its sale and consumption, a new survey showed on Friday.

Prince Philip turns 90 in good health (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT

FILE - In a July 6, 2010 file photo, Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is greeted during his visit to the British Garden at Hanover Square in New York. Prince Philip celebrated his 90th birthday Friday, June 10, 2011 in apparent good health and good humor but announced plans to cut back his officials duties. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, Pool, File)AP - Prince Philip, the colorful and often outspoken husband of Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday in apparent good health and good humor but announced plans to cut back his officials duties.

FTSE ends lower on possible Greek debt move (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Shares in London ended sharply down on Friday after the European Union said it was studying a possible Greek debt 'rescheduling.'(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Shares in London ended sharply down on Friday after the European Union said it was studying a possible Greek debt 'rescheduling.'

Queen gives Philip new title for 90th birthday (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth awarded her husband Prince Philip a new title as a 90th birthday present on Friday as he announced he would be winding down his activities after decades of official engagements.

Parts of UK officially in drought (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT

Dam walls are pictured around Bewl Water reservoir, in Kent. Several counties in the UK are officially in a state of drought after the driest and warmest spring on record in some parts, the government warned.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Several counties in the UK are officially in a state of drought after the driest and warmest spring on record in some parts, the government warned on Friday.

White Cliffs of Dover reveal their wartime secrets (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Shadows of workers are projected onto the white walls in the subterranean tunnels under Dover Castle, Kent, to show the activity in the tunnels during wartime. The World War II tunnels have opened to the public, ringing once again with the sound of German bombardment.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - The wartime tunnels carved through the White Cliffs of Dover, Britain's front line of defence, are ringing once again with the sound of German bombardment.

Britons leaving prime London, foreign rich move in (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's rich are selling up and moving out of the smartest neighborhoods of their own capital city, replaced by a wave of super-rich migrants who have more money to spend on high end property, new research found.

London jewel design flair adapts to surging gold (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - London's most talented artist-jewelers showed off state-of-the-art designs using innovative materials and the latest technologies this week as they adapted to soaring and volatile gold prices.

Trains review after thousands stranded (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT

A train is pictured near Basingstoke on May 1. A rail company has said it will review its response to huge disruption on its services after thousands of passengers were stranded for hours, prompting some to set off along the tracks on foot.(AFP/File/ADRIAN DENNIS)AFP - A rail company said Friday it will review its response to huge disruption on its services after thousands of passengers were stranded for hours, prompting some to set off along the tracks on foot.

'Project Volvo': Memos show plot to oust Blair (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:54 AM PDT

Then Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown are pictured at 10 Downing Street in London in March 2007. Three top British opposition politicians played key roles in a plot codenamed AFP - Three top British opposition politicians played key roles in a plot codenamed "Project Volvo" aimed at replacing Tony Blair as prime minister with Gordon Brown, leaked documents revealed on Friday.

Manufacturing slumps on royal wedding, tsunami (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:33 AM PDT

A worker is pictured inside an Alexander Dennis factory, in Guildford, Surrey, in 2009. British manufacturing output slid 1.5 percent in April compared with activity in March, official data showed on Friday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British manufacturing output slid 1.5 percent in April compared with activity in March, with production impacted by the royal wedding and Japan's tsunami disaster, official data showed on Friday.

William and Catherine dazzle at charity gala (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:00 AM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, arrive for a charity gala dinner, their first official royal engagement at Kensington Palace in London. The couple were attending a dinner in aid of a childrens charity, ARK (Absolute Return for Kids).(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prince William and his new wife Catherine laughed and smiled as they mingled with celebrity guests at their first official engagement in the gardens of Kensington Palace.

FTSE down 0.11% at open (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:34 AM PDT

London shares eased at the start of trading on Friday following advances the previous day when the European Central Bank signalled plans for an increase in eurozone interest rates to fight high inflation.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares eased at the start of trading on Friday following advances the previous day when the European Central Bank signalled plans for an increase in eurozone interest rates to fight high inflation.

BoE interest rate stuck at record low 0.5% (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:29 AM PDT

The Bank of England is pictured in central London. The Bank of England has maintained its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, opting against a hike as Britain's economic recovery buckles under the strains of weak growth and soaring inflation.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Bank of England has maintained its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, opting against a hike as Britain's economic recovery buckles under the strains of weak growth and soaring inflation.

Cancer girl's wish list is Internet hit (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:28 AM PDT

From L: Mark Owen, Robbie Williams, Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Jason Orange of British band Take That receive an award in March 2011. A cancer-stricken British teenage girl wrote shared her AFP - A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said she had been overwhelmed by messages of support from around the world after writing an online "Bucket List" of things she wanted to do before dying.

Police may probe Blair, Middleton hack claims (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Prince William and Catherine Middleton visit the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Police said they may widen an investigation into phone hacking claims after reports that former prime minister Tony Blair and Prince William's wife Catherine were among the victims.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Milligan)AFP - Police said they may widen an investigation into phone hacking claims after reports that former prime minister Tony Blair and Prince William's wife Catherine were among the victims.

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