2011年7月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Tabloid vows action over dead girl phone hack claims (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Britain's top-selling Sunday tabloid vowed on Tuesday to take the AFP - Britain's top-selling Sunday tabloid vowed on Tuesday to take the "strongest possible action" if it is proven that its journalists hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found murdered.

Britain shocked by hacking into slain girl's phone (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT

This is an undated Surrey Police handout photo of Milly Dowler made available Monday July 4, 2011 . Britain 's Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday Juily 5, 2011 that he is shocked by allegations that a British tabloid hacked into the cellphone of a murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler after she went missing. 'If they are true, this is a truly dreadful act and a truly dreadful situation,' Cameron said about the latest hacking allegations against the News of the World. (AP Photo/Surrey Police. Ho) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Britain's voracious tabloids may have hit a new low: The News of the World was facing claims Tuesday that it hacked into a missing 13-year-old's phone messages, possibly hampering a police inquiry into her disappearance.

Tributes paid to British soldier found after Afghan search (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT

An undated handout photo made available by the Ministry of Defense shows Scott McLaren of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Colleagues and family of McLaren, who was found dead in Afghanistan, paid tribute on Tuesday after an Afghan commander said he had drowned whilst swimming before being shot by Taliban insurgents.(AFP/MOD)AFP - Colleagues and family of a British soldier who was found dead in Afghanistan paid tribute on Tuesday after an Afghan commander said he had drowned whilst swimming before being shot by Taliban insurgents.

1879 London murder mystery solved (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Sir David Attenborough is pictured in 2010. A murder mystery dating back to 1879 was finally resolved Tuesday when a skull unearthed in BBC legend Attenborough's garden was formally recognised as that of a woman murdered by her maid 132 years ago.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederick M. Brown)AFP - A murder mystery dating back to 1879 was finally resolved Tuesday when a skull unearthed in BBC legend David Attenborough's garden was formally recognised as that of a woman murdered by her maid 132 years ago.

London tests Olympic security plans for 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:32 AM PDT

A handout picture obtained in March 2011 from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) shows an arial view of the Olympic Stadium. British police and key organisations involved in the London 2012 Olympics have launched tests to prepare for a possible terror attack on the event, the police officer in charge of Games security said.(AFP/ODA/Anthony Charlton)AFP - Police and key organisations involved in the London 2012 Olympics on Tuesday launched tests to prepare for any possible terror attack, the police officer in charge of Games security said.

Tiger Woods withdraws from British Open (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Injured 14-time major champion Tiger Woods, pictured in June 2011, announced on Tuesday that he was pulling out of next week's British Open at Royal St George's, casting further doubt on his golfing future.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Hunter Martin)AFP - Injured 14-time major champion Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that he was pulling out of next week's British Open, casting further doubt on whether he will ever recover his form of old.

Ferdinand tells court of anger at affair claim (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand leaves the High Court in central London. Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand told the High Court here on Tuesday of his anger at a 'kiss and tell' newspaper story about an alleged affair.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand told the High Court here on Tuesday of his anger at a 'kiss and tell' newspaper story about an alleged affair.

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Automaker Toyota Motor Corp, along with the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario, will invest a total of C$545 million ($567.7 million) to upgrade Toyota's assembly plants in Ontario.

FTSE edges up 0.11% by close (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Shares in London edged higher on Tuesday despite other major European indexes slipping on fresh doubts over feasibility of the latest plans for a second Greek debt rescue.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Shares in London edged higher on Tuesday despite other major European indexes slipping on fresh doubts over feasibility of the latest plans for a second Greek debt rescue.

UK coroner closes case on 130-year-old murder case (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:56 AM PDT

AP - A British coroner has closed the case on a 130-year-old London murder mystery, ruling that a skull recently found in a garden belonged to a woman killed in 1879.

Transformers take UK box office by storm (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:39 AM PDT

Cast member Tyrese Gibson addresses the crowd in front of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (R) during the premiere of Reuters - Action adventure movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" shot to top of the UK box office on its debut weekend with one of the highest opening takes of the year, pushing "Bridesmaids" down to second place.

FTSE gains 0.23% amid takeover talk (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:04 AM PDT

Shares in London edged higher on Tuesday despite other major European indexes slipping on fresh doubts over feasibility of the latest plans for a second Greek debt rescue.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares edged up on Tuesday as investors awaited the return of Wall Street after a three-day holiday weekend, and tracked the latest takeover talk doing the rounds.

MoD missing $10bn of equipment (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment mark their homecoming from military operations in Afghanistan in November 2010. Britain's military has lost track of £6.3 billion ($10.1 billion, seven billion euros) of equipment, MPs said as they urged the Ministry of Defence to get a grip on stock control.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Ministry of Defence lost track of £6.3 billion ($10.1 billion, seven billion euros) of equipment, MPs said on Tuesday as they urged the Ministry of Defence to get a grip on stock control.

Tabloids in contempt case over Jo Yeates articles (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:18 AM PDT

Two tabloid newspapers which published articles about a man arrested over the killing of architect Joanna Yeates, pictured, were in contempt of court, the Attorney General has claimed at a hearing in the High Court.(Avon and Somerset Police)AFP - Two tabloid newspapers which published articles about a man arrested over the killing of architect Joanna Yeates were in contempt of court, the Attorney General claimed on Tuesday.

Canadian train maker Bombardier cuts 1,400 UK jobs (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Canadian transportation giant Bombardier has axed 1,400 jobs at its UK factory in Derby, after losing a major British train contract to German rival Siemens. Bombardier said it was adjusting capacity in Derby after failing to win a major order for 1,200 carriages for London's Thameslink commuter route.(AFP/null)AFP - Canadian manufacturer Bombardier axed over 1,400 jobs at Britain's only train factory on Tuesday, blaming the move on the British government's decision to award a contract to German rival Siemens.

Fire brigade warns of fridge freezer risk (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:59 AM PDT

A burnt out block of flats is pictured in south-east London, on June 28. Up to 500,000 faulty freezers may be posing serious fire risks to homes and businesses across the UK, the London Fire Brigade has warned.(AFP/File/Ki Price)AFP - Up to 500,000 faulty freezers may be posing serious fire risks to homes and businesses across the UK, the London Fire Brigade said on Tuesday.

Cameron pledges Afghan aid despite British pullout (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:30 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron is promising Afghanistan a surge in aid money even as British troops begin to withdraw from the war.

Cost of funding Queen falls by £1.8 mn (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:31 AM PDT

The cost to the taxpayer of funding Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in June 2011, fell by £1.8 million in the past year, her accounts showed.(AFP/File/Lewis Whyld)AFP - The cost to the taxpayer of funding Queen Elizabeth II fell by £1.8 million in the past year, her accounts have shown.

MPs slam football chiefs over 2018 bid (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT

Prince William (L) and Prime Minister David Cameron attend a meeting of England's 2018 World Cup bid team in Zurich in 2010. The Football Association (FA) and world football governing body FIFA have been severely criticised in a parliamentary report into England's failed 2018 World Cup bid.(AFP/POOL/File/Matthew Childs)AFP - A parliamentary report published Tuesday into England's failed 2018 World Cup bid has severely criticised both The Football Association (FA) and world football governing body FIFA.

Taliban could have political future, says Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:13 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech during a press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul. Cameron pledged to support talks with the Taliban, saying that the nearly 10-year Afghan war could be resolved like the conflict in Northern Ireland.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday said the Taliban could have a future in the mainstream politics of Afghanistan, with the 10-year war resolved like the conflict in Northern Ireland.

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