2011年6月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Summary Box: Harry Potter series to become e-books (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:45 PM PDT

British author J.K. Rowling, rear right, poses for photographers with children as she announces her new website project Pottermore at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Thursday, June 23, 2011. For the project she has written new material about the characters, places and objects in the Harry Potter stories. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - MAGIC ON THE WEB: Longtime e-book refusnik J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels will be sold as e-books for the first time beginning in October.

British lawmakers back ban on wild animals in circuses (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Clown Roman Stefanyuk performs outside the Houses of Parliament prior to a parliamentary reception in March 2011 hosted by the Association of Circus Proprietors. British lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, in a non-binding decision that will nevertheless embarrass ministers who insist there are legal obstacles to such a move.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, in a non-binding decision that will nevertheless embarrass ministers who insist there are legal obstacles to such a move.

Rain at Glastonbury fails to dampen festival spirits (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Young festival-goers carefully walk through the mud during the opening day of the Glastonbury festival on Thursday.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Rain failed to dampen spirits of music fans arriving at Glastonbury on Thursday as the 900-acre festival site threatened to turn into a muddy quagmire.

Bellfield found guilty of Milly Dowler murder (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Police search a field in Yateley Heath Woods in Hampshire in 2002, close to where the body of Milly Dowler was discovered six months after she went missing. Convicted double killer Levi Bellfield was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Thursday of murdering Dowler(AFP/Tim Ockenden)AFP - Convicted double killer Levi Bellfield was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Thursday of murdering schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002..

Britain: Libya could cost UK $415 million (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:17 AM PDT

AP - The NATO-led air campaign in Libya will have cost the U.K. at least 260 million pounds ($415 million) if it continues for another three months, Britain's Defense Secretary Liam Fox said Thursday.

Householder 'arrested' as burglar stabbed to death (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:50 AM PDT

A Manchester householder, his son and his son's girlfriend have reportedly been arrested after a suspected burglar was stabbed to death when a balaclava-clad gang tried to break into the house.(AFP/null)AFP - A Manchester householder, his son and his son's girlfriend have reportedly been arrested after a suspected burglar was stabbed to death while trying to break into the man's home.

Single mothers 'hardest hit' by British govt cuts (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:36 AM PDT

Single mothers in Britain will be hit harder than any other group by the government's programme of benefit cuts and tax rises, losing an average 8.5% of their income after tax by 2015, according to new research.(AFP/null)AFP - Single mothers will be hit harder than any other group by the government's programme of benefit cuts and tax rises, losing an average 8.5% of their income after tax by 2015, according to new research.

Call to ban wild animals from British circuses (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:59 AM PDT

Clown Roman Stefanyuk performs outside the Houses of Parliament prior to a parliamentary reception in March 2011 hosted by the Association of Circus Proprietors. British lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, in a non-binding decision that will nevertheless embarrass ministers who insist there are legal obstacles to such a move.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Wild animals could be banned from circuses in Britain if a cross-party alliance of MPs succeeds with a call on Thursday for government action.

Insurer Aviva sells RAC for £1 bn to equity group (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:36 AM PDT

Aviva's headquarters in London, pictured in 2009. The British insurance giant announced the sale of its roadside rescue division RAC to private equity firm Carlyle for £1 billion ($1.60 billion, 1.12 billion euros), as the group seeks to focus on insurance products.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - British insurer Aviva on Thursday announced the sale of its roadside rescue division RAC to private equity firm Carlyle for £1 billion ($1.60 billion, 1.12 billion euros), as the group seeks to focus on insurance products.

JK Rowling set to unveil new Potter project (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:08 AM PDT

Harry Potter author JK Rowling arrives for the British Academy of Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in central London in February.(AFP/null)AFP - Harry Potter author JK Rowling will use the magic of the internet on Wednesday to unveil her latest project live on YouTube at midday.

Clegg wants to give RBS, Lloyds shares to voters (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, pictured on his arrival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, wants shares in Britain's state-owned banks to be given to voters.(AFP/File/Marc Burleigh)AFP - Every adult in Britain could be given shares worth hundreds of pounds in state-owned under plans revealed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, according to reports.

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