2008年8月29日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Bradford & Bingley bank says suffers first-half loss (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:35 AM CDT

A branch of British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley pictured in London, June 2008. Bradford & Bingley has said it endured a net loss of 17.2 million pounds in the first half of 2008.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley said on Friday that it had endured a net loss of 17.2 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 31.4 million dollars) in the first half of 2008.

Kadhafi son brands Lockerbie victims' families 'greedy' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 03:20 AM CDT

The son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Seif al-Islam, announces his withdrawal from political life in the town of Sebha, 800 kilometres (500 miles) south of the capital Tripoli, August 20. Seif al-Islam has said Tripoli only accepted responsibility for the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing to get sanctions lifted and slammed the victims' AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son on Friday said Tripoli only accepted responsibility for the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing to get sanctions lifted and slammed the victims' "greedy" families.

India-courted Imperial Energy says cuts losses (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 02:42 AM CDT

An Imperial Energy logo is pictured in central London, August 26. Imperial Energy, facing a takeover by Indian peer ONGC, has said that it reduced its losses during the first half of 2008.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Imperial Energy, facing a takeover by Indian peer ONGC, said on Friday that it had reduced its losses during the first half of 2008.

P&G SEC filing confirms antitrust probes (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 08:25 PM CDT

AP - Authorities in the United Kingdom are investigating potential antitrust violations involving an unnamed Procter & Gamble Co. subsidiary, the consumer products company said Thursday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

UK: 3 men charged with terror offenses (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:20 PM CDT

A motorist drives past a sign of airport operator BAA, seen on the entrance road to London's Heathrow airport, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. BAA, the owner of Heathrow, may have to sell three of its seven British airports, a British competition watchdog said Wednesday. The Competition Commission released a provisional report finding that BAA's dominant market position has resulted in a lack of airport capacity, slow development of new routes, higher charges for users and poor response to customers' requests. The commission is now in the process of deciding which two of London's three major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted BAA should be required to sell, and which of either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports it should sell. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Three British men questioned about an online threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been charged with a range of terror offenses, police said Thursday.

Three charged in Britain over Brown death threats (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 12:48 PM CDT

A police officer stands guard outside 10 Downing Street in a file photo. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)Reuters - British police charged three men with terrorism offences on Thursday over threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown posted on a militant Islamic website.

Diageo full-year profits up, but outlook weaker (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 12:36 PM 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)AP - Diageo PLC, the world's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, said it is pushing ahead with its focus on premium sales as it posted a small rise in full-year net profit on Thursday and cut its earnings forecasts for the current year.

Three charged over threat to kill British PM: police (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 12:34 PM CDT

Three men have been charged after being questioned in connection with alleged threats to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here, police said Thursday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Three men have been charged after being questioned in connection with alleged threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, police said Thursday.

Court allows extradition of hacker to US (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 11:56 AM CDT

AP - The European Court of Human Rights has cleared the way for the extradition of a British man who allegedly hacked into secret U.S. military computers, his lawyer said Thursday.

Top Muslim cop's racism claim sparks war of words in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 11:47 AM CDT

Metropolitan police Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur attends a press conference in London. The country's most senior Muslim policeman has launched a stinging attack on the controversial head of London's police, against whom he has launched a discrimination claim.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's top Muslim policeman accused the controversial head of London's police of racial discrimination Thursday, triggering a sharp rebuke that he should "shut up."

Strong quake hits off British Columbia coast (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 11:00 AM CDT

AP - A strong earthquake struck off Canada's west coast early Thursday near Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

Plan aims to save Britain's red phone booths (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 10:26 AM CDT

AP - A British politician says he has won a victory for an endangered icon — the red telephone booth.

Gun factory mastermind jailed for life (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 08:57 AM CDT

A MAC-10 submachine gun. A man has been jailed for life for running Britain's biggest-ever gun factory which converted dozens of replica submachine guns into deadly weapons used in nine gangland murders.(AFP/OFF/File)AFP - A man was jailed for life Thursday for running the country's biggest-ever gun factory which converted dozens of replica submachine guns into deadly weapons used in nine gangland murders.

Gov't wants deal 'quickly' between British Energy, EDF: report (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT

An undated handout picture obtained from British Energy press office shows British Energy' Sizewell B power station near Leiston, Suffolk. The government wants French energy group EDF and British Energy to hammer out a takeover deal within the next two weeks, Business Secretary John Hutton has said in an interview.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The government wants French energy group EDF and British Energy to hammer out a takeover deal within the next two weeks, Business Secretary John Hutton said in an interview published on Thursday.

Hacker loses appeal and faces extradition to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 07:35 AM CDT

Gary McKinnon leaves Bow Street magistrates court in central London May 10, 2006. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)Reuters - A British computer expert accused by the United States of "the biggest military hack of all time" lost an appeal on Thursday and could be extradited within weeks.

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