2011年11月5日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


UK suspends top border officials, launches inquiry (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's interior minister ordered an inquiry Saturday into the country's border force after suspending several top officials amid media reports that some passport checks were halted last summer.

Head of UK border force suspended (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PDT

AP - The British government has suspended the head of its border agency following claims that some passport checks were relaxed without the knowledge of senior officials.

At least 7 killed in 34-car pileup on UK highway (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 06:35 AM PDT

A general view of the scene on the M5 motorway close to Taunton in southwestern England early Saturday Nov 5 2011 following a 27 vehicle pile-up late Friday, in which several people were killed and dozens of others injured.  Around 27 vehicles, including a number of articulated lorries, were involved in the devastating crash, described by emergency workers as 'the worst road traffic collision anyone can remember' in the area. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES  NO ARCHIVEAP - A huge crash involving 34 vehicles on a highway in southwestern England killed at least seven people and injured 51, British police said Saturday.


Bonfires, fireworks mark Guy Fawkes Day in the UK (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 05:34 AM PDT

AP - Children and the young at heart across Britain are preparing fireworks and building bonfires to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day.

Several feared dead in crash in south west England (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Several people were killed in a multi-car crash which caused explosions and a fireball on the M5 motorway in the southwest of England, police and media said.
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