2011年10月14日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Great grandchild for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Frankel, ridden by Shane Featherstonehaugh, exercises up Warren Hill gallops in Newmarket, eastern England October 14, 2011. The Henry Cecil trained colt is the favourite to win the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes during The Champions Day at Ascot, which will be Britain's richest ever raceday. REUTERS/ Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)AP - Buckingham Palace says Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn, are expecting their second child, who will be Queen Elizabeth II's second great-grandchild.

UK defense minister quits after scandal (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT

British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, gets into his car as he leaves the Gare du Nord railway station prior to a meeting with his French counterpart, Gerard Longuet, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. A close friend of Britain's defence minister was questioned by government officials Tuesday in an investigation into the extent of the politician's ties to the former industry consultant. Defence Secretary Liam Fox has acknowledged he acted inappropriately in allowing former roommate and best man Adam Werritty, who previously ran a now-defunct defense consultancy called Security Futures, to join him on numerous overseas trips and to arrange a meeting in Dubai with a potential supplier. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Britain's defense minister Liam Fox quit his post Friday after days of allegations about the influence-peddling of a close personal friend who joined key visits overseas and posed as an unofficial aide.

iWill: Britons leaving heirs "digital inheritance" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Britons are now including internet passwords in wills to ensure their online music, photographs, videos and other digital data are not lost when they die, a British study showed.

UK Defense Secretary quits over "adviser" scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox leaves his residence in central London October 13, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - British Defense Secretary Liam Fox resigned on Friday over his friendship with a businessman who posed as his adviser, jolting Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government and potentially slowing down efforts to reform the military.

UK Defence Secretary Fox resigns (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox resigned on Friday following a furor over his close friendship with a businessman with defense-related interests, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.

Rescuers free trapped Wales miner (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:43 AM PDT

AP - Welsh police say a miner has been rescued after getting trapped in rubble following a roof collapse.

Iran's Press TV claims it is being banned in UK (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:37 AM PDT

AP - British officials are preparing to ban Iran's English-language Press TV, the broadcaster claimed Friday. Regulator Ofcom confirmed that it is considering punitive action but said no decision has yet been made.

UK fund manager wants Murdochs off News Corp board (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 06:31 AM PDT

AP - A British fund manager on Friday called for Rupert Murdoch to resign as chairman of News Corp. as a step toward restoring trust in the global media company.

UK coroner to probe Russian ex-KGB officer's death (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 05:04 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Friday, May 10, 2002 file photo of Alexander Litvinenko, Kremlin critic and author of the book 'Blowing Up Russia: Terror From Within', photographed at his home in London . A British coroner has ordered an inquest into the 2006 death of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London five years ago. On his deathbed, Litvinenko blamed then-Russian President Vladimir Putin for authorizing his poisoning bringing U.K.-Russian relations to a freeze. London officials said Friday Oct. 14, 2011 Metropolitan Police and intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 have been asked to carry out further inquiries into the death. (AP Photo/Alistair Fuller)AP - A British coroner has ordered a wide-ranging inquest into the 2006 death of dissident former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko.

UK seeks prettier pylon with electrifying contest (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 04:56 AM PDT

AP - Britain has announced the winner of a competition to design a new shape for the country's power pylons.

UK minister dumps official papers in trash can (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 04:03 AM PDT

AP - A British minister has acknowledged dumping official documents in garbage cans at a London park, his office said Friday.

Olympus removes British president after 6 months (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 03:00 AM PDT

AP - Japanese camera and precision instruments maker Olympus Corp. on Friday dismissed Michael Woodford as its president after just six months because of boardroom and management conflicts.

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