2011年6月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Israeli Arab activist enters UK despite travel ban (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo Sheik Raed Salah, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, during a press conference in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Britain's interior minister Theresa May said, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, an urgent inquiry is under way after Salah was able to travel to the U.K. despite being banned from entering the country, and was detained late Tuesday by police and is expected to be deported. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, file)AP - British officials were left red-faced after a radical Islamic leader banned from the U.K. managed to get into the country anyway.

Britain cooks up world's biggest portion of chips (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Chips are fried at a fish and chip takeaway in Manchester in 2010. Fish and chips-loving Britain celebrated its devotion to the national dish on Wednesday by cooking the world's biggest-ever portion of chips.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fish and chips-loving Britain celebrated its devotion to the national dish on Wednesday by cooking the world's biggest-ever portion of chips.

London Exchange 'disappointed' after merger collapse (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT

A plan to merge the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, pictured in 2009, was scrapped Wednesday, the two announced in a statement.(AFP/Getty Images/Malcolm Taylor)AFP - The London Stock Exchange is "disappointed" at the collapse Wednesday of a plan to merge with the Toronto Stock Exchange, LSE chief executive Xavier Rolet said in a statement.

Major online poker room ordered to halt operations (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:26 AM PDT

A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site from his home in Manassas, Virginia, 2006. One of the largest online poker rooms, Full Tilt Poker, was ordered Wednesday to immediately halt operations by authorities on the Channel Island of Alderney, where it is registered, the regulator said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - One of the largest online poker rooms, Full Tilt Poker, was ordered Wednesday to immediately halt operations by authorities on the Channel Island of Alderney, where it is registered, the regulator said.

Schools axe link to Pakistan Bin Laden town (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT

A crashed military helicopter is seen near the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after a ground operation by US Special Forces in Abbottabad in May 2011. A town said Wednesday it had axed a school twinning partnership with Abbottabad in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed, but said the move should not reflect badly on the school.(AFP/File)AFP - A town said Wednesday it had axed a school twinning partnership with Abbottabad in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed, but said the move should not reflect badly on the school.

Uproar as Princess Di resurrected for cover story (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

A Newsweek magazine is viewed by a reader in Washington, DC, from the July 4 and 11, double issue featuring a cover photo that shows a computer-generated image of Princess Diana walking with Kate Middleton to depict what she might have looked like on her fiftieth birthday on July 1.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - A Newsweek cover photo marking Princess Diana's 50th birthday, reimagines her still-elegant but with crow's feet and an aging neckline, sparking a media uproar and outrage among her devoted fans.

UK faces mass strikes as civil servants feel sting (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Members of Britain's University and College Union (UCU) pose for members of the media as they prepare for their union strike and march scheduled for Thursday as they prepare in their headquarters in north London, Wednesday, June 2, 2011. Thousands of British schools will close and travelers will face long lines at airport immigration this week when three quarters of a million workers go on strike - the first blast in what unions hope will be a summer of discontent against the cost-cutting government's austerity plans. The first test comes when 750,000 public-sector workers - from teachers to driving examiners to customs officials - walk out for the day, part of a growing wave of opposition to the Conservative-led government's deficit-cutting regime of tax hikes, benefit curbs and spending cuts.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Thousands of British schools will close and travelers will face long lines at airport immigration Thursday when three quarters of a million workers go on strike — the first blast in what unions hope will be a summer of discontent against the cost-cutting government's austerity plans.

British Foreign Secretary: Iran Testing Nuclear Capable Missiles (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:07 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - For the past couple days, Iran has conducted missile drills in show-of-force war games. But today, British Foreign Secretary William Hague relays a more concerning development: he told Parliament that Iran has been secretly testing missiles capable of a delivering a nuclear payload. The AFP quotes his statement to lawmakers:

More than 2000 children 'groomed for sex' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:42 AM PDT

The first nationwide study into the scale of child grooming on Britain's streets has identified more than 2,000 victims.(AFP/File/BERTRAND LANGLOIS)AFP - The first nationwide study into the scale of child grooming on Britain's streets has identified more than 2,000 victims.

France armed civilians besieged by Gadhafi forces (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:38 AM PDT

AP - A military spokesman says France has sent weapons to Libyan civilians besieged by Moammar Gadhafi's forces — the first NATO country to publicly announce it has armed rebel fighters.

UK accuses Iran of testing nuclear-capable missiles (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Members of Iran's revolutionary guard look at a surface to surface missile which is launched during a war game near the city of Qom, about 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mehr News Agency/Rauf MohseniReuters - Britain accused Iran on Wednesday of carrying out covert tests of a missile that could carry a nuclear warhead, in violation of a U.N. resolution, an accusation which Tehran immediately denied.

Rolls-Royce wins $1bn Singapore Airlines contract (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:13 AM PDT

A visitor looking at a Rolls Royce Trent jet engine at the Farnborough Air Show, 2006. British company Rolls-Royce said it had won a contract to supply and maintain Trent engines for Singapore Airlines' Airbus planes worth $1 billion (694 million euros).(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British company Rolls-Royce said on Wednesday it had won a contract to supply and maintain Trent engines for Singapore Airlines' Airbus planes worth $1 billion (694 million euros).

Surge in parental child abduction abroad (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Passengers leave Glasgow Airport in Scotland. The number of British children abducted by their parents and taken abroad has surged, with Pakistan, Thailand and India the most common destinations.(AFP/Kieran Dodds)AFP - The number of British children abducted by their parents and taken abroad has surged, government figures showed on Wednesday, with Pakistan, Thailand and India the most common destinations.

Britain faces diabetes timebomb as cases rise (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:37 AM PDT

A nurse collects a blood sample from a patient using a glucometer. Hundreds and thousands of peoples with diabetes, including young people, could face severe complications and AFP - Hundreds and thousands of peoples with diabetes, including young people, could face severe complications and "substantial" hospital care in the future, an NHS report said on Wednesday.

UK faces disruption as mass strike looms (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:29 AM PDT

Demonstrators walk past the Houses of Parliament during a Trade Union Congress (TUC) march in London on March 26, 2011. About 600,000 teachers and civil servants are set to join a rare strike in Britain on Thursday, disrupting schools, airports and ports in the biggest walkout since the government took office last year.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - About 600,000 teachers and civil servants are set to join a rare strike in Britain on Thursday, disrupting schools, airports and ports in the biggest walkout since the government took office last year.

Bin Laden raid has fallout for Pakistani students (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:28 AM PDT

In this picture taken on June 24, 2011, students of Pakistani Government Girls Comprehensive Higher school study in their classroom in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A group of British schools cut off a partnership with teachers and students in the Pakistani town where Bin Laden was killed for fear of negative publicity, upsetting Pakistani participants who note that a key purpose of the program was eradicating stereotypes. (AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed)AP - A group of British schools, fearing negative publicity, cut off a partnership with teachers and students in this town where Osama bin Laden was killed, upsetting Pakistani participants who note that a key purpose of the program was eradicating stereotypes.

Airports warn of travel delays on strike day (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:27 AM PDT

Airline passengers sleep on the floor of London's Heathrow airport, in December 2010. Britain's airports have warned that travellers will face delays Thursday due to a walkout by border officials as part of a nationwide strike of civil servants and teachers.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's airports have warned that travellers will face delays Thursday due to a walkout by border officials as part of a nationwide strike of civil servants and teachers.

Consumer spending drop forces shops to shut (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT

A shopper passes sale signs on Oxford Street, central London, in January 2011. Consumers are cutting back on their spending amid a weak economic recovery, official data has shown, forcing major retailers such as chocolate firm Thorntons to shut shops.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Consumers are cutting back amid weak economic recovery, official data has shown, forcing many retailers such as chocolatier Thorntons to shut shops in the face of melting demand.

Prince Charles' public funding rises: figures (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:19 AM PDT

Prince Charles (seen here in Romania in May 2011) saw his taxpayer funding increase by nearly 18 percent in the past year as his subjects were tightening their belts due to harsh austerity measures, figures show.(AFP/File/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Britain's Prince Charles saw his taxpayer funding increase by nearly 18 percent in the past year as his subjects were tightening their belts due to harsh austerity measures, figures show.

Border agency says strike to cause delays (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:11 PM PDT

File photo of passengers queuing up to check in at London's Heathrow Airport. The Border Agency warned travellers to expect long delays on Thursday as its staff vowed to join in a 24-hour public sector strike against pension reforms, The Telegraph reported.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The Border Agency warned travellers to expect long delays on Thursday as its staff vowed to join in a 24-hour public sector strike against pension reforms, The Telegraph reported.

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