2012年1月9日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Netflix unveils video service in UK, Ireland (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:16 PM PST

AP - Netflix's Internet video service made its debut in the United Kingdom and Ireland Monday as part of a previously announced expansion that is expected to saddle the company with its first annual loss in a decade.

Reporters defend tabloids at UK media inquiry (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST

Kelvin MacKenzie, who edited the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun between 1981 and 1994, leaves the High Court in central London after giving evidence to the Leveson enquiry Monday Jan. 9, 2012. The blunt-spoken former newspaper editor who once said that if a story 'sounded right it was probably right' told Britain's media ethics inquiry Monday that tabloids are the victim of snobbery and double standards in the media. (AP Photo/ Lewis Whyld, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES  NO ARCHIVEAP - Reporters and editors from Britain's Sun tabloid painted their newspaper as a moral paragon Monday, saying accuracy was paramount and privacy always a consideration, while the paper's legal counsel insisted he had seen no evidence of phone hacking.


UK celebrity chef apologises for stealing food (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:32 AM PST

AP - A celebrity chef has apologized after he was caught shoplifting from a supermarket.

Gala premiere, then quiet 30th for Kate Middleton (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:22 AM PST

AP - After attending a gala film premiere in a full-length lacy evening gown, Kate Middleton stepped out of the public gaze Monday to celebrate her milestone 30th birthday in private.

Britons told to "stay off drink for two days a week" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:25 AM PST

Reuters - Britons should avoid drinking alcohol for at least two days a week to protect their health, a committee of MPs said in a report published Monday.
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