2008年8月27日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Market research firm GfK scraps plans for TNS takeover (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:57 AM CDT

German market research firm GfK said that it has ditched plans for a takeover of British peer Taylor Nelson Sofres, which faces a hostile bid from global advertising giant WPP.(WPP/HO/File)AFP - German market research firm GfK said Wednesday that it has ditched plans for a takeover of British peer Taylor Nelson Sofres, which now faces a hostile bid from global advertising giant WPP.

Fifth man detained over alleged plot to kill PM (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:50 AM CDT

Police have arrested a fifth person in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured here.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Police on Wednesday said they had arrested a fifth person in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Home builder Taylor Wimpey posts £1.4bln loss (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Construction workers work on the rooftop of a new home under construction. Home builder Taylor Wimpey has suffered a massive first-half net loss of 1.419 billion pounds because of AFP - Home builder Taylor Wimpey said Wednesday that it suffered a massive first-half net loss of 1.419 billion pounds because of "challenging" housing markets in Britain, Spain and the United States.

Couple escapes prosecution in Jersey abuse probe (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:17 AM CDT

Mont Orgueil castle on the island of Jersey. A couple arrested by Jersey police in relation to a probe into allegations of child abuse have escaped prosecution because of AFP - A couple arrested by Jersey police in relation to a probe into allegations of child abuse have escaped prosecution because of "insufficient evidence", the island's top legal official has said.

Patients get access to sight-saving drug (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 03:47 AM CDT

Thousands of people suffering from a disease causing blindness can have their eyesight restored after the NHS was granted access to a new drug Wednesday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Thousands of people suffering from a disease causing blindness can have their eyesight restored after the NHS was granted access to a new drug Wednesday.

5th arrest in alleged plot to kill British PM (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 03:28 AM CDT

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences, after three others from the same town were detained over a reported plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured here.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - Police in Britain say that a fifth suspect has been arrested in an alleged plot to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Indian company to pay $2.6B for Britain's Imperial (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 12:23 PM CDT

AP - India's state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. has agreed to buy Britain's Imperial Energy PLC for $2.6 billion in a cash deal that will help ONGC meet surging fuel demand from its burgeoning domestic economy.

India's ONGC makes 2.6-bln-dlr bid for Imperial Energy (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 11:37 AM CDT

An Imerial Energy oil pumper works at the company's Snezhnoye field. Indian state-run oil giant ONGC announced a 2.6-billion-dollar deal Tuesday to buy Russia-focused Imperial Energy as it seeks new fuel sources to power the country's fast-growing economy.(AFP/Imperial Energy/File)AFP - Indian state-run oil giant ONGC announced a 2.6-billion-dollar deal Tuesday to buy Russia-focused Imperial Energy as it seeks new fuel sources to power the country's fast-growing economy.

Ex-bodyguard apologizes to Salman Rushdie (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 11:16 AM CDT

Award-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie, right, along with his former wife Elizabeth West, left, pose for the photographers in front of central London's High Court, Tuesday Aug. 26, where a Declaration of Falsity was made against the author and publisher of a book in which defamatory statements were made against Rushdie. Author, and convicted fraudster, Ron Evans along with publisher John Blake have admitted there were falsehoods in the text of 'On Her Majesty's Service'. Evans, Blake and ghostwriter Douglas Thompson have agreed to apologize in open court on eleven counts of lying. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Novelist Salman Rushdie won an apology Tuesday from a former bodyguard who attacked his character, a court decision the author hopes will set a new precedent for high-profile English libel trials.

Five of the Queen's guards dismissed over drugs (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 09:26 AM CDT

Members of the Kings Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in London's Hyde Park last year. Five of Queen Elizabeth II's royal guards have been dismissed from the army after failing drugs tests, the Ministry of Defence has said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Five of Queen Elizabeth II's royal guards have been dismissed from the army after failing drugs tests, the Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.

Bank customers' details sold for £35 on eBay (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 09:16 AM CDT

A data processing firm has launched an urgent review after a staff member sold a computer on eBay containing the personal details of a million bank customers, the company has said.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - A data processing firm has launched an urgent review after a staff member sold a computer on eBay containing the personal details of a million bank customers, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Qatari teen dies after 'race' attack in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 07:50 AM CDT

A gang of drunken youths brutally attacked a 16-year-old Qatari language student who later died of his injuries in what is being treated as a racist attack, Sussex police have said.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - A gang of drunken youths brutally attacked a 16-year-old Qatari language student who later died of his injuries in what is being treated as a racist attack, British police said on Tuesday.

Imperial Energy backs £1.4bln takeover from ONGC of India (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 06:19 AM CDT

An Imerial Energy oil pumper works at the company's Snezhnoye field. British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy has said that its management has agreed to a takeover from Indian energy giant ONGC worth 1.4 billion pounds.(AFP/Imperial Energy/File)AFP - British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy said Tuesday that its management has agreed to a takeover from Indian energy giant ONGC worth 1.4 billion pounds (1.7 billion euros, 2.6 billion dollars).

Police arrest hundreds at London carnival (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 05:50 AM CDT

AP - Police say they arrested hundreds of people at the Notting Hill Carnival, one of Britain's biggest street festivals.

Imperial Energy says ONGC in £1.4bln bid talks (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2008 05:09 AM CDT

An Imerial Energy oil pumper works at the company's Snezhnoye field. British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy has said that Indian energy giant ONGC was in talks to buy the group for 1.4 billion pounds.(AFP/Imperial Energy/File)AFP - British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy said Tuesday that Indian energy giant ONGC was in talks to buy the group for 1.4 billion pounds.

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