2011年8月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

2012 spectators face 20-minute queues (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT

People cheer in Trafalgar Square as they attend a ceremony to unveil of the London 2012 gold, silver and bronze medals, to mark the one-year countdown to the Olympics began in central London on July 27. Sports fans heading to the 2012 London Games can expect to face airport-style search arches and an average 20-minute queue to get into Olympic venues, security chiefs said Monday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Sports fans heading to the 2012 London Games can expect to face airport-style search arches and an average 20-minute queue to get into Olympic venues, security chiefs said Monday.

Half of European men share King Tut's DNA (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Up to 70 percent of British men and half of all Western European men are related to the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, geneticists in Switzerland said.

British police ask public to report anarchists (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:17 AM PDT

AP - Spotted an anarchist? Call the cops.

HSBC to cut 30,000 jobs in global overhaul (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:09 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 13, 2011 file photo, HSBC Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver gestures as he speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia. British banking company HSBC said Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, it will cut 30,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 and sell almost half its bank branches in the U.S., part of a new strategy to cut back on retail operations in some parts of the world and focus instead on fast-growing emerging markets.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, file)AP - British banking group HSBC said Monday it will cut 30,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 and sell almost half its retail bank branches in the U.S., part of a new strategy to focus on fast-growing emerging markets.

Bra chain record comes apart at the seams in UK (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT

A Chinese shopkeeper reads newspapers at a textile market in Shanghai, China September 5, 2005. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - A British attempt to set a new world record for the longest chain of brassieres was called off after volunteers got the lingerie in a twist. Campaigners at "Bra Chain" hoped to hook together over 100 miles of bras in Worcester, a city in the English West Midlands, to raise money for women's charities and beat the current world record of 166,000 linked brassieres, held by Australia.

HSBC axes 30,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:34 AM PDT

A woman walks past an HSBC Bank branch in New York City. HSBC will slash 30,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it looks to slash costs, the global banking giant announced Monday after also unveiling bumper profits.(AFP/Getty Images/Andrew Burton)AFP - HSBC will slash 30,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it looks to slash costs, the global banking giant announced Monday after also unveiling bumper profits.

Winehouse's father pleads with government over rehab (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Mitch Winehouse, (L) father of the late British singer Amy Winehouse, talks with Keith Vaz, chairman of the British Home Affairs Select Committee, outside the Houses of Parliament in London, on August 1, 2011. Amy Winehouse's father went to parliament on Monday to plead for more state-funded drug rehabilitation centres as his family waits for toxicology test results on the British singer's death.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Amy Winehouse's father went to parliament on Monday to plead for more state-funded drug rehabilitation centres as his family waits for toxicology test results on the British singer's death.

IMF maintains growth forecasts for Britain (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Office workers are seen in London's Canary Wharf district. The International Monetary Fund has maintained its growth forecasts for Britain but warned of risks from the eurozone debt crisis, spending cuts, volatile commodity prices and a weak housing market.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The International Monetary Fund on Monday maintained its growth forecasts for Britain but warned of risks from the eurozone debt crisis, spending cuts, volatile commodity prices and a weak housing market.

7/7 bomb victims' families give up bid for inquiry (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:39 AM PDT

AP - Families of victims of the 2005 London transit bombings on Monday abandoned a legal bid to force the government to hold a public inquiry into the terrorist attack that killed 52 people.

Winehouse family hopes to set up drug rehab center (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:53 AM PDT

A member of the public passes graffiti by street artist Pegasus, of British singer Amy Winehouse, on a wall in Camden, north London, Thursday, July 28, 2011. The 27-year-old singer died on Saturday after publicly struggling with drug and alcohol abuse for years. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - The family of Amy Winehouse is seeking political backing to set up a drug rehabilitation center in her name.

Teenager bailed in Lulzsec hacking case (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Jake Davis, 18, leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, on August 1, 2011. Davis, arrested on suspicion of being a spokesman for hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous, was granted bail when he appeared in a London court on Monday.(AFP/Carl De Souza)AFP - An 18-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of being a spokesman for hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous was granted bail when he appeared in a London court on Monday.

February trial date for nurse accused over saline deaths (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:50 AM PDT

A general view of the Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, near Manchester, north-west England. A British nurse accused over the deaths of four patients at the hospital -- where detectives believe saline solution was contaminated with insulin -- was on Monday given a provisional trial date in February.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - A British nurse accused over the deaths of four patients at a hospital where detectives believe saline solution was contaminated with insulin, was Monday given a provisional trial date in February.

Anorexia affecting UK five-year-olds: statistics (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:45 AM PDT

Nearly 100 children aged between five and seven in Britain have been treated for anorexia or bulimia in the past three years, according to figures released on Monday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Nearly 100 children aged between five and seven in Britain have been treated for anorexia or bulimia in the past three years, according to figures released on Monday.

Taiwan celebrates golfer Tseng's British Open win (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:44 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's British open at Carnoustie in Scotland on July 31. Taiwan's president and media hailed Tseng after she came from behind to defend her title.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Taiwan's president and media hailed golfer Yani Tseng on Monday after she came from behind to defend her title at the Women's British Open at Carnoustie.

HSBC to cut up to 30,000 jobs by 2013 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:07 AM PDT

HSBC will slash up to 30,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as part of a major cost-cutting drive, the global banking giant said on Monday, as it posted bumper profits.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - HSBC will slash up to 30,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as part of a major cost-cutting drive, the global banking giant said on Monday, as it posted bumper profits.

Teenager charged in LulzSec hacking case (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:40 AM PDT

Jake Davis, 18, leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, on August 1, 2011. Davis, arrested on suspicion of being a spokesman for hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous, was granted bail when he appeared in a London court on Monday.(AFP/Carl De Souza)AFP - Police have charged an 18-year-old man on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said.

Strike by BBC journalists disrupts programs (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT

AP - BBC news programs are being disrupted as journalists stage a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts.

BBC journalists strike over job losses (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:09 PM PDT

File photo shows people leaving the BBC's West London headquarters. BBC journalists began a second 24-hour strike on Monday in a row over job losses, threatening disruption to some of the broadcaster's flagship programmes.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - BBC journalists began a second 24-hour strike on Monday in a row over job losses, threatening disruption to some of the broadcaster's flagship programmes.

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