2008年11月14日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Reports: RBS to cut 3,000 jobs globally (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 04:13 AM CST

AP - Royal Bank of Scotland will cut around 3,000 jobs worldwide over the next several weeks to reduce costs amid the global financial crisis, according to British media reports.

Prince Charles turns 60 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:57 AM CST

Prince Charles leaves the Douaumont memorial in northern France after ceremonies commemorating the end of WWI, November 11. Queen Elizabeth II hosted a glitzy gala dinner for her son Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, as celebrations to mark his 60th birthday on Friday got into full swing.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Prince Charles celebrated his 60th birthday Friday surrounded by young people who have been helped by his charities, as he passes a milestone year with little sign of an end to his long wait to be king.

ETA member 'to give himself up to N Ireland authorities' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:39 AM CST

Convicted member of the Basque separatist group ETA Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos (left) walks with his wife Irati Aranzabal as he leaves Aranjuez prison in Aranjuez, near Madrid, August 2008. Juana Chaos will surrender to authorities in Belfast after a Spanish court issued a warrant for his arrest this week, the man's lawyer said Friday.(AFP/File/Dani Pozo)AFP - A convicted member of the Basque separatist group ETA will surrender to authorities in Belfast after a Spanish court issued a warrant for his arrest this week, the man's lawyer said Friday.

UK says it fears terror suspect could escape (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:52 PM CST

AP - Bail should be revoked for a radical Muslim preacher accused of raising funds for terror groups because he is planning to go into hiding, the British government argued Thursday.

Britain resists Afghan call for more troops (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 07:43 PM CST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai at 10 Downing Street, central London, on November 13.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain played down Thursday the prospect of sending more troops to Afghanistan in the near future, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London.

RBS to axe 3,000 jobs in coming weeks: report (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 07:38 PM CST

A receptionist looks out from behind a counter at a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) office in Singapore in this October 9, 2008 file photo. RBS is to cut 3,000 jobs worldwide in the next few weeks after the banking sector was rocked by the global financial crisis, the BBC reported on Friday. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)Reuters - Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,000 jobs worldwide in the next few weeks after the banking sector was rocked by the global financial crisis, the BBC reported on Friday.

Britain in shock over abuse death of toddler (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 06:11 PM CST

In these undated London Metropolitan Police photos made available Thursday Nov. 13, 2008, the injuries sustained by a 17-month-old baby boy are shown. The images were used as evidence in the trial at the Old Bailey in London over the death of a 17-month-old baby boy. The toddler had been visited 60 times by social workers. A doctor examined him but missed the fact he had a broken back and eight fractured ribs. His mother managed to explain away his constant bruises time and time again. The toddler was tortured for months by his mother's boyfriend and a lodger, Jason Owen, who were found guilty this week of causing or allowing his death. (AP Photo / Metropolitan Police via PA )AP - The toddler had been visited 60 times by social workers. A doctor examined him but missed the fact he had a broken back and eight fractured ribs. His mother managed to explain away his constant bruises time and time again.

UK may send 2,000 more troops to Afghanistan: BBC (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 05:56 PM CST

Reuters - Britain could send up to 2,000 more troops to Afghanistan if U.S. President-elect Barack Obama asks allies for more help in the fight against the Taliban, the BBC reported on Thursday.

British company develops former US base in Panama (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 04:38 PM CST

AP - British company London & Regional Properties has begun transforming a former U.S. air base in Panama into a residential and commercial complex.

Mandelson, Osborne joke over Corfu row (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:45 PM CST

Peter Mandelson, seen here in October 2008, and George Osborne attended a dinner together in London Thursday for the first time since their summer holiday meeting in Corfu that sparked a series of scandals.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Peter Mandelson and George Osborne attended a dinner together in London Thursday for the first time since their summer holiday meeting in Corfu that sparked a series of scandals.

Prince Charles turns 60 waiting for throne (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 03:28 PM CST

Britain's Prince Charles, Founder of The Mutton Renaissance Campaign and Patron of The Academy of Culinary Arts, receives the the first Renaissance Mutton of the season from butcher Andrew Sharp, at Clarence House, his London home, Thursday Nov. 13, 2008. The Prince celebrates his 60th birthday on Nov. 14.(AP Photo/Eddie Mulholland, pool)AP - Talk about an apprentice. By the time he turns 60 Friday, Prince Charles will have spent a lifetime in line to become king.

UK truck maker Leyland says it will cut 250 jobs (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 02:31 PM CST

AP - British company Leyland Trucks said Thursday it would cut about 250 jobs, or a fifth of its work force, blaming a dramatic drop in demand.

Govt fears risk of Qatada escape has increased (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST

British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, seen here in September 2008, submitted a statement to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) -- which is looking at whether radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada's bail should be revoked and he should return to prison -- to back up the government's case that he should be behind bars.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government fears the risk of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who is on a strict form of bail, fleeing the country has increased, an immigration hearing was told Thursday.

UK minister's Olympic bid comments cause uproar (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 01:35 PM CST

Construction work continues on the main stadium for the 2012 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Park site in London, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. A British newspaper is reporting that Tessa Jowell, the government minister responsible for the Olympics, admitted to leisure industry bosses at a dinner earlier in the week, that there would likely have been no bid for the games had officials known a recession was approaching.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Hindsight is 20-20 when it comes to the 2012 Olympics.

AstraZeneca receives approval for bipolar drug (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:31 PM CST

AP - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday European regulators have approved a new version of its bipolar disorder drug Seroquel.

LSE 1H profit up but cancels share buyback (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:27 PM CST

AP - Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group PLC dropped more than 10 percent on Thursday despite the bourse reporting a 19 percent rise in half-year net profit as it also halted its 500 million pound ($746 million) share buyback program.

SABMiller says 1H profits rise, but demand slows (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:21 PM CST

AP - SABMiller PLC — which brews Grolsch and Peroni Nastro Azzurro lagers — said net profit for the first half of its financial year rose 46 percent because of a one-time, $437 million gain from its role in establishing joint venture MillerCoors.

British firm JCB to cut nearly 400 jobs (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST

AP - British construction equipment maker JCB said Thursday it will cut almost 400 jobs, announcing the losses just a month after 2,500 of its workers agreed to reduced pay and hours in a bid to save their positions.

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