2008年8月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Owner lowers price on Titian for British galleries (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:25 AM CDT

This undated photo provided by the National Gallery shows the painting 'Diana and Actaeon' by Italian Renaissance master Titian. The Duke of Sutherland wants to sell the masterpiece of Renaissance painting to British public galleries if they can meet his $92 million asking price. 'Diana and Actaeon' is worth an estimated $275 million on the open market. The aristocrat has offered the work to major public galleries in Britain for a third of that price. The National Galleries of Scotland and London's National Gallery launched a public appeal Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, for funds to buy the painting. They hope to raise money from the government, arts bodies and private donors. (AP Photo/National Gallery/ho)AP - An aristocrat wants to sell a masterpiece of Renaissance painting to British public galleries if they can meet his $92 million asking price.

Drinks group Diageo sees net profits edge higher (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:07 AM CDT

Pints of Guinness, one of Diageo's leading brands. Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said that net profit nudged higher in 2007-08, but forecast slowing growth this year because of tough trading conditions.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said Thursday that net profit nudged higher in 2007-08, but forecast slowing growth this year because of tough trading conditions.

TUI Travel says in airline merger talks with Lufthansa, T Cook (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:10 AM CDT

The tailfin of a German Lufthansa airliner at Tegel airport in Berlin in front of an Iberia aircraft, April 2007. British travel firms TUI Travel and Thomas Cook have said that they are in talks with Germany's Lufthansa about a merger of their respective airline units TUIfly Germany, Condor and Germanwings.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - British travel firms TUI Travel and Thomas Cook said Thursday that they are in talks with Germany's Lufthansa about a merger of their respective airline units TUIfly Germany, Condor and Germanwings.

Wales and the north east -- the fattest areas in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:05 AM CDT

Connor McCreaddie, an eight-year-old boy who weighs 14 stone, with his mother Nicola McKeown in front of their house in North Shields in February last year. Northern England and Wales have claimed the unenviable title of the country's fattest areas following the publication of an AFP - Northern England and Wales have claimed the unenviable title of the country's fattest areas following the publication of an "obesity map" on Thursday.

Slice of Charles and Diana's wedding cake sold for £1200 (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 03:46 AM CDT

Picture of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales with Prince Charles of Wales at their wedding at St Paul's Cathedral in London, 1981. A 27-year-old slice of wedding cake made for Prince Charles and Diana has sold for 1200 pounds at an auction.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - A 27-year-old slice of wedding cake made for Prince Charles and Diana has sold for 1200 pounds at an auction, it was reported Thursday.

Blaze family still missing (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 03:31 AM CDT

Police are still searching for a multi-millionaire business man and his family following a suspected arson attack on their home.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Police were still searching for a multi-millionaire business man and his family on Thursday following a suspected arson attack on their home.

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 07:02 PM CDT

AP - A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

Briton converted replica firearms into real-life guns for gangs (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:59 PM CDT

A MAC-10 submachine gun. A 34-year-old Briton was convicted Wednesday of converting MAC-10 replicas used in films into functioning machine guns that were used in gangland murders.(AFP/OFF)AFP - A 34-year-old Briton was convicted Wednesday of converting replica firearms used in films into functioning machine guns that were used in gangland murders.

British councils allowed to adopt red phone boxes (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 03:17 PM CDT

Phone booths in London in 2005. British towns and villages that want to keep the country's famous red phone boxes will be able to do so, even if the phones are removed because they are no longer used enough, BT announced Wednesday.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - British towns and villages that want to keep the country's famous red phone boxes will be able to do so, even if the phones are removed because they are no longer used enough, BT announced Wednesday.

Muslim convicted over teen floggings in Shia rite (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Pakistani Shiite Muslims perform ritual self-flagellation during the Ashura procession in Karachi earlier this year. A British court hAS found a devout Muslim guilty of cruelty for forcing two teenagers to flog themselves until their backs bled during a Shia religious ceremony.(AFP/File/Asif Hassan)AFP - A British court found a devout Muslim guilty of cruelty Wednesday for forcing two teenagers to flog themselves until their backs bled during a Shia religious ceremony.

British 'greasers' reach Athens in cooking oil cars (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 10:47 AM CDT

An eco-vehicle enters a camping site in Athens. A group of Britons have completed a 3,750-kilometre (2,330-mile) 'Grease to Greece' expedition in cars powered by vegetable oil in a bid to raise awareness about conserving fuel, organisers have said.(AFP/Str)AFP - A group of Britons on Wednesday completed a 3,750-kilometre (2,330-mile) 'Grease to Greece' expedition in cars powered by vegetable oil in a bid to raise awareness about conserving fuel, organisers said.

UK homebuilder Taylor Wimpey posts $2.6B loss (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 08:27 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 AP - Taylor Wimpey PLC, Britain's largest homebuilder by volume, reported a $2.6 billion loss for the first half of the year on Wednesday, reflecting a nearly $2.8 billion write-down in the value of its assets.

Russia must not start new Cold War: Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 08:24 AM CDT

A Russian armoured vehicle leaves the tunnel in the territory of South Ossetia as it heads towards the Russian border, August 26, 2008. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)Reuters - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Wednesday Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a big responsibility not to start a new Cold War which the West does not want.

New £2 coin marks London 2012 Games (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 08:08 AM CDT

The Royal Mint has unveiled a £2 coin to mark the Olympic handover from Beijing to London. The limited edition coin will be legal tender in Britain and is the first in a series of commemorative coins being for the 2012 Games.(AFP/Ho)AFP - The Royal Mint on Wednesday unveiled a coin to mark the Olympic handover from Beijing to London.

Watchdog bans 'misleading' iPhone TV ad (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 07:38 AM CDT

The new Apple iPhone 3G. An advertisement for Apple's iPhone has been banned for incorrectly claiming that the gadget allowed users to access all content on the Internet, the advertising watchdog has said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - An advertisement for Apple's iPhone has been banned in Britain because it claimed incorrectly that the gadget allowed users to access all content on the Internet, the advertising watchdog said Wednesday.

Newborn baby's body found at rubbish recycling plant (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 06:59 AM CDT

The body of a newborn baby has been discovered at a waste recycling plant in Cambridgeshire, police have said.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The body of a newborn baby has been discovered at a waste recycling plant in Cambridgeshire, police said on Wednesday.

Barclays to invest $35 mln in Chinese finance company (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 06:29 AM CDT

A Barclays branch in London. British bank Barclays said that it had won regulatory approval for a minority investment worth 35 million dollars (24 million euros) in New China Trust Co. Ltd (NCT).(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British bank Barclays said on Wednesday that it had won regulatory approval for a minority investment worth 35 million dollars (24 million euros) in New China Trust Co. Ltd (NCT).

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