2011年6月24日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Suspected E.coli poisoning traced to British sprouts: France (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Frederic Lefebvre, French secretary of state for consumer affairs, pictured in April 2011, Friday pointed to a British producer of vegetable sprouts as the possible source of 10 suspected cases of E. coli poisoning in Bordeaux, southwestern France.(AFP/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - A French minister Friday pointed to a British producer of vegetable sprouts as the possible source of 10 suspected cases of E. coli poisoning in Bordeaux, southwestern France.


Athletics sells out as fans besiege ticket website (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London. Athletics was one of 17 sports that sold out of tickets for the 2012 London Olympics after fans flocked to the official website for the start of the second round of sales on Friday.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Athletics was one of 17 sports that sold out of tickets for the 2012 London Olympics after fans flocked to the official website for the start of the second round of sales on Friday.


WikiLeaks' Assange builds new, less-confrontational legal team (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is hiring a new legal team to take a less confrontational approach in his next British court appeal against a Swedish request he be extradited for questioning in a sexual misconduct case.

Police apologise for Dowler murder probe mistakes (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The mother and sister of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, Sally (left) and Gemma (2nd left) listen as father Bob Dowler reads a statement outside the Old Bailey in central London, on Friday. Surrey Police apologised today for mistakes in the Milly Dowler investigation.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Surrey Police apologised on Friday for mistakes in the Milly Dowler investigation.


Diplomats draw up plans for post-Gadhafi Libya (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT

AP - International officials and Libya's opposition have drawn up detailed plans for life following the removal of Moammar Gadhafi, British diplomats said Friday.

Britain appoints new envoys to Washington, Paris (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron has overhauled his top diplomatic team, announcing new ambassadors to Washington, Paris and Brussels.

Home Retail Group buys Habitat UK (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:27 AM PDT

Two people walk past a Habitat furniture and design store at the Montparnasse tower in Paris, October 2009. Britain's Home Retail Group on Friday said it had bought the Habitat UK brand and three of its London furniture stores for £24.5 million from US private equity firm Hilco.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - Britain's Home Retail Group on Friday said it had bought the Habitat UK brand and three of its London furniture stores for £24.5 million from US private equity firm Hilco.


Batphone app will record ultrasonic bat sounds (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:50 AM PDT

A pipistrelle bat munches a grub at a sanctuary in Strasbourg. Scientists have created a AFP - Scientists have created a "batphone" by designing a smartphone app to help people capture the ultrasonic calls of bats in their area, the Zoological Society of London has revealed.


Olympic ticket rush as London 2012 bids reopen (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:16 AM PDT

British heptathlete Jessica Ennis is a medal hope for next year's London Olympics. Delays of half an hour faced people who tried to buy tickets online for the London 2012 Olympics when the second round of sales opened at 6am on Friday.(AFP/File/Graham Stuart)AFP - Delays of half an hour faced British people who tried to buy tickets online for the London 2012 Olympics when the second round of sales opened at 6am on Friday.


U2 face protest at Glastonbury gig (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:54 AM PDT

Veteran rockers U2 face a protest at their long-awaited Glastonbury gig on Friday from campaigners angry at alleged tax dodging by the group.(AFP/null)AFP - Veteran rockers U2 will face a protest during their long-awaited Glastonbury gig on Friday from campaigners angry at alleged tax dodging by the group.


Weary of war, but Britons back their troops (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade march toward the Houses of Parliament during a homecoming parade in central London, on June 21. Britons are weary of war after a decade fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq but the injuries sustained by many young soldiers mean a once cool reception has given way to a heroes' welcome home.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britons are weary of war after a decade fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq but the injuries sustained by many young soldiers mean a once cool reception has given way to a heroes' welcome home.


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