2011年10月19日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Archaeologists find Viking burial site in Scotland (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Dr Hannah Cobb. co-director of the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project, poses at a press conference with a thousand year old Viking sword in Musselburgh Scotland, Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011. Archaeologists have discovered a Viking boat burial site believed to be over 1,000 years old in the Scottish Highlands. The 16-foot (five-meter) long grave contains the remains of a Viking who was buried with an ax, sword and spear along with a boat. It is the first intact boat burial site to have been discovered on mainland Britain. The burial site on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula in western Scotland was discovered by a team of archeologists from Manchester and Leicester universities working with cultural heritage organization Archaeology Scotland and consultants CFA Archaeology. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, ax, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula — one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain.

"Man-flu" is real to a fifth of British women (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Reuters - One in five British women believe that the debilitating "man-flu" disease which temporarily leaves sufferers prostrate on the sofa watching televised sports is real, according to a new study.

UK riot police clear illegal Traveler camp (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT

An Irish traveler resident holds up a cross for the media, in front of a burning barricade during evictions at the Dale Farm travellers site, near Basildon England, 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of London, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Police in riot gear used sledgehammers to clear the way for the eviction of a community of Irish Travellers from a site where they have lived illegally for a decade. A large force of police and bailiffs faced resistance from several dozen residents and supporters who threw bricks and struggled with officers. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - British police used sledgehammers, crowbars and a cherry picker Wednesday to clear the way for the eviction of Irish Travelers from a site where they have lived illegally for a decade.

UK lawmaker quits defense panel after spy claims (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Ekaterina Zatuliveter arrives at Field House for a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, London Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. British lawmaker Mike Hancock allegedly snared by Russian intelligence says he's quitting the House of Commons' Defense Committee. Liberal Democrat Mike Hancock is the central figure in the attempt to deport alleged Russian spy Ekaterina Zatuliveter, who worked as his research assistant for 2 1/2 years. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - The British lawmaker allegedly ensnared in a Russian intelligence operation announced Wednesday that he was stepping down from the House of Commons' Defense Committee.

St. Paul's Cathedral raises doubts over protesters (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Fallen autumn leaves lie in the foreground as a protest banner put up by the Occupy London Stock Exchange group hangs besides tents pitched outside St Paul's Cathedral, as protesters continue their demonstration that started on Saturday near the London Stock Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters mingled with bemused bank workers outside London's St. Paul's Cathedral Monday, as welcoming but wary cathedral staff urged demonstrators not to deter tourists wanting to visit the historic building. Thousands of people demonstrated against corporate greed in cities across Europe on Saturday, along with much smaller protests in cities across the U.S. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - St. Paul's Cathedral says it may be time for the Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters gathered outside the iconic church to leave.

UK lawmaker to take phone-hacking campaign to US (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:55 AM PDT

AP - A British lawmaker who led efforts to expose the country's tabloid phone hacking scandal was heading to the United States Wednesday, where he said he would try to raise the issue at the annual general meeting of News Corp., the global media giant at the center of the furor.

Mideast mediators want border proposals: Blair (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Reuters - International mediators will press Israel and Palestinians to table their ideas on security arrangements and the borders for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict within three months, envoy Tony Blair said on Wednesday.

Row raises worries in UK over ministers' contacts (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT

AP - Swapping contact cards over canapes, cozy chats at lavish lunches — in the wake of a scandal over a defense minister who offered his friend access to overseas visits and meetings, Britain is tightening rules on those who seek to win influence over lawmakers.

Diagrams from Titanic inquest to be auctioned (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:31 AM PDT

AP - A British auctioneer is offering two diagrams of the ill-fated liner Titanic for sale on Oct. 29.

BSkyB profit up despite TV subscriptions slowdown (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:31 AM PDT

AP - British Sky Broadcasting PLC, in which Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has a large minority stake, saw its first quarter profits rise further as increasing sales of telephone and broadband packages offset a slowdown in new television subscriptions

Bank of England unanimous on stimulus policy (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:03 AM PDT

AP - Bank of England rate-setters voted unanimously this month to inject more money into the struggling British economy, marking a sharp turnaround in sentiment.

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