2011年7月24日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Amy Winehouse family pleads for "privacy and space" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The family of Amy Winehouse sought "privacy" from the public eye on Sunday, one day after the young, beehive-haired soul singer's untimely death, which sent fans rushing to download her songs in remembrance.

US tabloids less aggressive than British: experts (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:45 PM PDT

A man buys a copy of the British tabloid newspaper News of the World from a newspaper vendor in central London on July 10. US tabloid newspapers including ones owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation are less aggressive than their British counterparts, partly due to readers' differing demands, experts say.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - US tabloid newspapers including ones owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation are less aggressive than their British counterparts, partly due to readers' differing demands, experts say.


British police face new claims in Murdoch tabloid scandal (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing street in central London, on July 20. British police faced new allegations Sunday that officers leaked details about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch's felled News of the World tabloid.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British police faced new allegations Sunday that officers leaked details about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch's felled News of the World tabloid.


Amy Winehouse family 'bereft' as police probe death (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:36 PM PDT

The body of pop star Amy Winehouse is carried from her house in north London. The family of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse said Sunday they have been left AFP - The family of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse said Sunday they have been left "bereft" by her loss at the age of 27 as grieving fans left tributes outside the London home where she was found dead.


APNewsBreak: UK Muslims vigilant after Norway (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 07:28 AM PDT

AP - Extra security will be put up at mosques around the U.K. in the wake of the deadly attacks in Norway, British Muslim leaders said Sunday.

Congress "nutters" risk global finance: UK minister (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Right-wing "nutters" in the United States Congress holding up a deal to prevent a catastrophic debt default are a greater risk to the global financial system than problems in the euro zone, a British minister said Sunday.
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