2011年8月3日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

McCartney's ex-wife accuses Mirror of phone hacking (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:54 PM PDT

The ex-wife of Paul McCartney, Heather Mills, pictured here in 2010, claimed Wednesday that a journalist at Britain's Mirror Group newspapers admitted hacking into her phone, dragging another tabloid into the long-running scandal.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael loccisano)AFP - The ex-wife of Paul McCartney claimed Wednesday that a journalist at Britain's Mirror Group newspapers admitted hacking into her phone, dragging another tabloid into the long-running scandal.

Saudi prince wins libel damage against Independent (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:11 PM PDT

AP - Saudi Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud has accepted undisclosed libel damages from Britain's newspaper The Independent over an article which accused him of ordering police chiefs to shoot and kill unarmed demonstrators.

Holidays 4 UK Limited collapses (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:42 PM PDT

A tourist walks in downtown Istanbul in 2009. Small British tour operator Holidays 4 UK Limited has collapsed with 12,000 travellers abroad, after running into financial difficulties due to dwindling demand, administrators announced on Wednesday. Brighton-based Holidays 4 UK Limited specialises in package holidays and flights to Turkey.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - Small British tour operator Holidays 4 UK Limited has collapsed with 12,000 travellers abroad, after running into financial difficulties due to dwindling demand, administrators announced on Wednesday.

Video shows British, Italian hostages 'held by Al-Qaeda' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:54 PM PDT

A picture grabbed from a video sent to AFP shows an unidentified blindfolded man kidnapped in May in northern Nigeria, flanked by an armed man, appearing for the first time since his capture. A British man and an Italian kidnapped in May in northern Nigeria appear for the first time since their capture in a video sent to AFP Wednesday in which they say their abductors are from Al-Qaeda.(AFP/HO)AFP - A British man and an Italian kidnapped in May in northern Nigeria appear for the first time since their capture in a video sent to AFP Wednesday in which they say their abductors are from Al-Qaeda.

UK police seize record £300mn cocaine haul (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Officials said the cocaine seized at Southampton was the largest haul of Class A drugs -- classified as those most likely to cause harm -- ever found in Britain.(AFP/BRITISH HOME OFFICE)AFP - Police have seized Britain's largest ever cocaine haul, worth up to £300 million, from a luxury yacht which had sailed from the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday.

Cleveland chief constable and deputy arrested over corruption (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Cleveland's chief constable Sean Price, his deputy Derek Bonnard and an unnamed woman were detained by detectives from two other forces which have been drafted in to investigate the allegations(AFP/POOL/File/Michelle Shephard)AFP - The Chief Constable of Cleveland Police and his deputy were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of corruption and fraud, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.

British Library offers e-classics app for iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Frankenstein, Oliver Twist and Robinson Crusoe could all be lurking on your iPad if you download a new application launched by the British Library this week which provides access to over 45,000 historical and antiquarian titles.

McCartney ex-wife: Mirror journalist hacked my phone (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Heather Mills was quoted on Wednesday as saying a journalist at British publisher Trinity Mirror, owner of the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper, had hacked her phone before she was married to former Beatle Paul McCartney.

Shell admits 'devastating' Nigeria oil spills (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT

A man scoops spilled crude oil into a bottle from the waters of the Niger Delta swamps of Bodo, a village in Ogoniland, which hosts the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria's Rivers State in 2010. Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday accepted responsibility for two devastating oil spills in the Niger Delta which lawyers say have destroyed the livelihoods of a fishing community.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday accepted responsibility for two devastating oil spills in the Niger Delta which lawyers say have destroyed the livelihoods of a fishing community.

Pele at Downing Street for football initiative (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Former Brazilian footballer Pele poses for pictures outside 10 Downing Street in London. It was a case of No 10 at No 10 when Brazil great Pele turned up at the official residence of the British Prime Minister on Wednesday to help promote a youth football programme.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - It was a case of No 10 at No 10 when Brazil great Pele turned up at the official residence of the British Prime Minister on Wednesday to help promote a youth football programme.

British crematorium offers online funerals (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:11 AM PDT

A hearse makes its way to a funeral home in the United Kingdom in January 2011. A British crematorium is offering bereaved friends and relatives worldwide the chance to watch funerals of their loved ones on the Internet, a local authority in Wales said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A crematorium in Britain is offering bereaved friends and relatives worldwide the chance to watch funerals of their loved ones on the Internet, a local authority in Wales said Wednesday.

Saudi prince awarded libel damages against British daily (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:38 AM PDT

A Saudi prince accused by a British paper of ordering police to gun down unarmed demonstrators during this year's Arab uprisings won AFP - A Saudi prince accused by a British newspaper of ordering police to gun down unarmed demonstrators during this year's Arab uprisings won "substantial" libel damages Wednesday over the allegations.

UK seizes record 1.2 tons of cocaine on boat (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:33 AM PDT

The Louise, is docked at Southampton England Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011. British officials said Wednesday they have seized about 300 million pounds ($492 million) worth of cocaine in a record-setting drug bust on the pleasure boat Louise .The U.K. Border Agency and Serious Organized Crime Agency said 1.2 tons of cocaine were found hidden in a specially-designed compartment on a boat docked in southern England in June. Officials said it is the largest-ever haul of Class A drugs ever found in the U.K. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British officials said Wednesday they seized 1.2 tons of cocaine in a record-setting drug bust on a pleasure boat.

Heather Mills: I was told my phone was hacked (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:31 AM PDT

AP - Heather Mills is telling the BBC that a senior editorial figure with the Trinity Mirror group of newspapers has told her that her voicemail had been intercepted.

Sellafield nuclear unit to shut after Japan crisis (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:04 AM PDT

The government plans to shut part of a nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - The government plans to shut part of the nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster.

Only one in four Britons 'had pay rise this year' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said almost three in five (58%) employees have had their pay frozen since January 2011, while around one in 20 (6%) have had their base pay cut, with the public sector being the worst affected.(AFP/Stringer)AFP - Barely a quarter of workers in Britain have had a pay rise this year and many people have had their wages cut, according to a new study.

State-rescued Northern Rock bank halves losses (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:36 AM PDT

British bank Northern Rock, nationalised during the global financial crisis, said Wednesday that its losses halved in the first six months of 2011 and it expected to trade profitably next year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British bank Northern Rock, nationalised during the global financial crisis, said Wednesday that its losses halved in the first six months of 2011 and it expected to trade profitably next year.

Thomas Cook boss quits after bad year (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Manny Fontenla-Novoa, chief executive of Thomas Cook, presents his company's financial report in Oberursel, western Germany, February 2007. Thomas Cook's chief executive resigned on Wednesday following a disastrous year for Europe's second largest travel firm, the company announced in a statement.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - Thomas Cook's chief executive resigned on Wednesday following a disastrous year for Europe's second largest travel firm, the company announced in a statement.

Bank of England to keep interest rate steady (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT

The Bank of England will leave its main interest rate at a record-low 0.50 percent on Thursday amid weak economic growth in Britain and lingering debt strains in the neighbouring eurozone, analysts predict.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Bank of England will leave its main interest rate at a record-low 0.50 percent on Thursday amid weak economic growth in Britain and lingering debt strains in the neighbouring eurozone, analysts said.

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