2012年1月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK's Hague visits Myanmar to urge reforms (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

AP - Britain's William Hague was arriving in Myanmar on Thursday for the first visit by a U.K. foreign secretary since 1955 — a new sign of the Southeast Asian nation's warming relations with the West.

Man banned from owning dog after puppy gets drunk (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

AP - A British court has barred a man from having a dog for three years after his Labrador puppy was discovered drunk.

2 UK white men sentenced for killing black teen (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST

Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen Lawrence speaks to the media outside the Old Bailey in central London Tuesday Jan 3 2012, following the conviction of Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris for the racist murder of her teenaged son in 1993. The case — which has seen multiple court cases but no convictions until now — led to strong criticism of London's Metropolitan Police and resulted in an investigation that found that the force was 'institutionally racist'. (AP Photo/ Dominic Lipinski/PA ) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - A young black man lay dying in a south London bus stop. His friend called frantically for help while a gang of white teenagers who had stabbed him ran off. Two members of that gang were sentenced Wednesday for the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, but three more remain at large.

Calling all critters: Stand up and be counted (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST

A keeper counts penguins at London Zoo in London, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. The annual count took place at the zoo Wednesday as keepers individually counted every animal and species at the zoo. The compulsory count is required as part of London Zoo's license. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - It's counting day at the London Zoo, and no one is exempt — not even tarantulas.

UK police warned: Beware thirsty, flirty reporters (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:02 AM PST

AP - British police and journalists agree that their cozy ties likely allowed illegal phone hacking by the country's press to go on too long, an independent investigator said Wednesday.

Stephen Lawrence murderers get life jail (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:40 AM PST

Reuters - A judge sentenced Gary Dobson and David Norris to life in prison on Wednesday for the 1993 murder of 18-year-old black teenager Stephen Lawrence, a landmark case that exposed what an inquiry called "institutional racism" in the Metropolitan Police.

UK demands data on breast implant ruptures (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:46 AM PST

AP - Britain's health secretary has demanded data on ruptures of French-made PIP breast implants by the end of week from private clinics.

UK wants results of breast implant review this week (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:51 AM PST

Reuters - Britain expects the results of a review of breast implant safety to come this week following a global health scare focused on products from a now defunct French company, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said on Wednesday.

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