2011年9月27日星期二

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Bail extended for 3 suspects in UK hacking scandal (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:57 PM PDT

AP - British police say they have extended the bail for three News of the World phone hacking suspects until next year.

License to quill: UK party wants tough media rules (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:09 AM PDT

British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, right, and wife Justine Thornton arrive on the third day of the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference under the shadow of an economic crisis, cuts in services and recent urban riots. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)AP - Amid a tabloid phone hacking scandal that has shaken Britain, the country's main opposition Labour Party on Tuesday suggested reporters guilty of malpractice could be banned from working as media professionals.


British sitcom writer David Croft dies at 89 (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:04 AM PDT

AP - Television writer David Croft, who helped create much-loved British sitcoms "Dad's Army" and "Are You Being Served?," has died aged 89.

BAE cuts nearly 3,000 UK jobs (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:52 AM PDT

AP - Defense contractor BAE Systems PLC confirmed Tuesday it is cutting around 3,000 jobs in Britain, in a move unions described as a "hammer blow" to Britain's manufacturing.

British judges hear riot sentencing appeals (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:47 AM PDT

AP - Judges in London are hearing appeals from 10 individuals jailed for involvement in the rioting and looting that hit Britain in August.

Insight: Beautiful Cornwall's struggle shows UK plight (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Reuters - When Dee Prior lost her job in customer services last year, she was confident something else would come along quickly to keep her afloat. Within weeks she was penniless, evicted from her home in western England and battling a nervous breakdown.
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