2011年7月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

End of the World: Murdoch axes scandal-hit tabloid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT

The phone hacking scandal at the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid the News of the World deepened after reports that relatives of dead soldiers may have been targeted.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch killed off the News of the World in a shock move Thursday as a spiralling scandal over phone hacking at the tabloid threatened to infect the rest of his empire.

Montgomerie in tense British Open race (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Colin Montgomerie, pictured in 2010, boosted his hopes of qualifying for next week?s British Open with a five under par 67 in the first round of the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart near Inverness on Thursday.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Colin Montgomerie boosted his hopes of qualifying for next week's British Open with a five under par 67 on the first day of the Scottish Open on Thursday.

Britain arrests suspect over Spanish king 'murder bid' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:11 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard outside an address in Cambridge, where it is believed suspected Basque separatist Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui was arrested on a European arrest warrant.(AFP/Gavin Fogg)AFP - Armed officers arrested a suspected Basque separatist in Britain on Thursday in connection with an attempt to assassinate Spain's King Juan Carlos in Bilbao's Guggenheim museum in 1997, police said.

Toms to miss British Open with hip injury (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:04 AM PDT

American David Toms, pictured in June 2011, said Thursday he will miss next week's British Open because of a hip injury that has also forced him to withdraw from this week's $4.5 million US PGA John Deere Classic.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ross Kinnaird)AFP - American David Toms said Thursday he will miss next week's British Open because of a hip injury that has also forced him to withdraw from this week's $4.5 million US PGA John Deere Classic.

London shares close higher on US jobs data (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:33 AM PDT

A City worker walks past men relaxing on a step outside the Bank of England in April.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - London shares closed higher on Thursday amid positive employment data in the US and after the Bank of England kept interest rates at the same low level.

News of the World to shut: James Murdoch (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT

A woman looks at the website of British newspaper the News of the World in London in 2006.(AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - Britain's News of the World tabloid will print its last ever edition on Sunday following a scandal over phone hacking, owner Rupert Murdoch's son James Murdoch said Thursday.

UK arrests man wanted in 1997 Spanish king attack (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT

AP - Police in Britain arrested a suspected Basque separatist Thursday who is wanted in connection with a 1997 plot to assassinate the king of Spain.

Watchdog slams aircraft carrier plans (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:06 AM PDT

A Merlin helicopter takes-off from the deck of British warship HMS Ark Royal as it travels through the Gulf in 2003. Ministers have failed to grasp the risks entailed in their decision to leave Britain without an aircraft carrier for a decade, an independent spending watchdog has warned.(AFP/Marc Giddings)AFP - Ministers have failed to grasp the risks entailed in their decision to leave Britain without an aircraft carrier for a decade, an independent spending watchdog warned on Thursday.

UK 'to delay verdict' on News Corp/BSkyB deal (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:27 AM PDT

Protesters demonstrate at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London, in April 2011against the News Corp deal to takeover broadcaster BSkyB. The British government could delay a decision on Rupert Murdoch's bid for pay-TV giant BSkyB until September, reports said Thursday, after the deal came under pressure over a phone hacking scandal.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The British government is expected to delay its decision on Rupert Murdoch's bid to take full control of pay-TV giant BSkyB until September, according to several reports on Thursday.

British soldier killed in German road accident (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:07 AM PDT

Exterior view shows the British army Alanbrook barracks in Paderborn in 2009. A British soldier based in Germany was killed and five were injured when a car accidentally ploughed into them as they were walking, police said.(DDP/AFP/File/Ddp)AFP - A British soldier based in Germany was killed and five were injured when a car accidentally ploughed into them as they were walking, police said on Thursday.

UK's new "win a baby" game draws fire (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:09 AM PDT

Doctor Katarzyna Koziol injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at Novum clinic in Warsaw October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Kacper PempelReuters - A controversial IVF lottery will launch in Britain this month giving prospective parents the chance to win thousands of pounds toward expensive fertility treatments in top clinics.

BoE holds key interest rate at record low (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:06 AM PDT

The Bank of England, central London. The Bank of England has voted to keep its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, it announced.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates at a record low 0.50 percent, it announced on Thursday.

Emergency bail bill under fire from lawyers (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Ministers will try to rush through emergency laws to reverse a High Court ruling on police bail despite fresh opposition from senior lawyers. A group of lawyers have signed an open letter urging ministers to stop the emergency legislation.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Ministers will try to rush through emergency laws on Thursday to reverse a High Court ruling on police bail despite fresh opposition from senior lawyers.

BoE keeps key rate on hold, no rise seen till 2012 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:41 AM PDT

A clock displays the time just after midday, opposite the Bank of England in the City of London March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low on Thursday, as expected, and is likely to stay put for the rest of the year as the economy struggles to gain momentum.

Murdoch's BSkyB bid at risk from phone hacking row (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:36 AM PDT

Protesters demonstrate at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London, in April against the News Corp deal to takeover broadcaster BSkyB.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Rupert Murdoch's bid for pay-TV giant BSkyB is at risk of being frozen as a phone hacking scandal at a newspaper owned by the media tycoon's News Corp. deepened on Thursday, hitting the groups' shares.

UK veterans group severs ties with News of World (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:42 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, which publishes the News of the World tabloid, arrives at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England. Britain's long-running phone hacking scandal took a twist Tuesday, July 5, 2011, with claims that a the News of the World hacked into the phone mail of an abducted teenage girl and may have hampered the police investigation into her disappearance. Brooks said in an email to her staff that the 'strongest possible' actions would be taken if the charges were found to be true. Brooks said in the email that she had no knowledge of the alleged hacking and that she would not resign. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)AP - Britain's military veterans organization severed its ties with the News of the World on Thursday following a report that a detective employed by the tabloid newspaper had collected telephone numbers of relatives of military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Manufacturing output rises in May (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:15 AM PDT

MG6 vehicles are pictured on an assembly line at the MG factory in Longbridge, Birmingham, in April. British manufacturing output rebounded in May on a monthly basis, but only just offset April's heavy drop, official data has shown.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manufacturing output rebounded in May on a monthly basis, but only just offset April's heavy drop, official data showed on Thursday.

Two boys charged over teenager's murder (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:18 AM PDT

A Metropolitan Police picture of Yemurai Kanyangarara who was fatally stabbed in south-east London. Two teenaged boys are due to appear in court charged with the 16-year-old's murder.(Metropolitan Police/null)AFP - Two teenaged boys will appear in court on Thursday charged with the murder of a 16-year-old stabbed to death in south-east London.

News Corp shares slump in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Protesters demonstrate at the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London, in April against the News Corp deal to takeover broadcaster BSkyB.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. slumped more than three percent in Australian trade Thursday as the News of the World phone hacking scandal in Britain intensified.

Charles and Camilla honour tsunami victims (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:32 AM PDT

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, pictured, havae paid tribute to the British victims of the devastating 2004 Tsunami, at the opening of a new memorial.(AFP/Matt Dunham)AFP - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have paid tribute to the British victims of the devastating 2004 tsunami, at the opening of a new memorial.

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