2008年9月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK's Brown cuts house purchase tax (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:35 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown cut an unpopular tax on home purchases on Tuesday as part of a package to boost the country's slumping housing market and lift his flagging political fortunes.

Police await results of mansion post-mortems (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:29 AM CDT

Investigators looking into the causes of a ferocious blaze at the mansion home of a Shropshire businessman are awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on two of the three bodies recovered from the site.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Investigators looking into the causes of a ferocious blaze at the mansion home of a Shropshire businessman were on Tuesday awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on two of the three bodies recovered from the site.

Dullest August in Britain since 1929: Met Office (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT

People struggle with their umbrellas as they cross Westminster Bridge. Last month was the dullest August in Britain since records began in 1929, with just 105.5 hours of sunshine over the entire month, officials have said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Last month was the dullest August in Britain since records began in 1929, with just 105.5 hours of sunshine over the entire month, officials have said.

Fourth man charged over threats to Brown: police (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:31 PM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders in Brussels. A fourth man was charged on Monday in connection with alleged threats to Brown, police said.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - A fourth man was charged on Monday in connection with alleged threats to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, police said.

UK: 4th man charged with terror offense (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:23 PM CDT

A Zoom Airlines aircraft is seen at Glasgow Airport, in Scotland on August 29, 2008. The airline, a Canadian discount transatlantic carrier stung by sky-high fuel costs, cancelled all flights and began bankruptcy proceedings on Thursday, stranding passengers at several airports. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN)AP - British police charged a fourth man Monday in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Report: Stolen photos of UK royal offered for sale (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:46 AM CDT

AP - The Sun newspaper called police after being offered pictures of Britain's Prince William and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, it said Monday.

Family of murdered Qatari student put faith in British justice (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 09:11 AM CDT

Police officers on patrol in East Sussex in 2006. The family of a Qatari student who died following a racially-motivated assault in East Sussex said it had faith the police would bring his attackers to justice.(AFP/File)AFP - The family of a Qatari student who died following a racially-motivated assault in East Sussex said it had faith the police would bring his attackers to justice.

Man arrested over photos of William and Kate (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 08:34 AM CDT

Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are pictured after his graduation ceremony at RAF Cranwell air base in Lincolnshire in April 2008. A man has been arrested over the theft of a camera containing photographs of William and Kate, taken on holiday in the Caribbean.(AFP/Pool/File/Michael Dunlea)AFP - A man has been arrested over the theft of a camera containing photographs of Prince William and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, taken on holiday in the Caribbean, police said Monday.

Scottish schoolgirls get cancer jab (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 07:40 AM CDT

A person receives an injection. Schoolgirls in Scotland have become the first in the country to get a jab against cervical cancer.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Schoolgirls in Scotland became the first in the country to get a jab against cervical cancer on Monday.

British pound hits record euro low (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 05:37 AM CDT

The pound struck an all-time low against the euro after Britain's finance minister gave a bleak assessment of the economy ahead of a Bank of England interest rate decision due this week.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - The pound on Monday struck an all-time low against the euro after Britain's finance minister gave a bleak assessment of the economy ahead of a Bank of England interest rate decision due this week.

Govt predicts credit crunch crime surge (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 05:23 AM CDT

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith speaks at the annual Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth in 2007. The global credit crunch will likely fuel a surge in crime, racism, smuggling and even terrorism in Britain, according to a leaked government document.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The global credit crunch will likely fuel a surge in crime, racism, smuggling and even terrorism in Britain, according to a leaked government document aired Monday.

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