2008年9月4日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Blair bodyguard left loaded gun in London cafe (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:53 AM CDT

A Starbucks coffee shop in central London. A police officer guarding former prime minister Tony Blair left her loaded gun in a Starbucks where it was found by a member of the public, police and media reports said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A police officer guarding former prime minister Tony Blair left her loaded gun in a London coffee shop where it was found by a member of the public, police and media reports said Thursday.

Bank of England to announce rate decision (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:37 AM CDT

|Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, centre, with Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, left, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, 2nd right, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper at a Downing Street meeting to discuss the current housing situation Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008. Brown unveiled plans on Tuesday to spend 1 billion pounds (US$1.8 billion) reinvigorating the country's ailing housing market, which is suffering from the worst crash since the early 1990s. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld/PA)AP - The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates steady at 5 percent despite a looming recession when it announces its monthly decision later Thursday.

Women trail in race for top jobs (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:59 AM CDT

Clara Furse, the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, is seen here in 2005. Furse is one of Britain's few top businesswomen. Research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission suggest that women now hold fewer positions of power and influence as gender equality has stalled to a AFP - Women now hold fewer positions of power and influence as gender equality has stalled to a "snail's pace" over the last 12 months, a report said Thursday.

Bank of England to leave interest rate at 5% (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:52 AM CDT

The Bank of England building in central London. The Bank of England is widely expected to decide against cutting interest rates as the looming threat of recession in Britain is set against the danger of soaring inflation.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England is widely expected to decide against cutting interest rates on Thursday as the looming threat of recession in Britain is set against the danger of soaring inflation.

House prices fall further in August (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:50 AM CDT

Properties for sale in London in August 2008. House prices fell by 1.8 percent in August from July, major home loan provider Halifax has said, as the nation nears a recession.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - House prices fell by 1.8 percent in August from July, major home loan provider Halifax said on Thursday, as the nation nears a recession.

Deal signed to end TNK-BP oil company feud (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT

British-Russian oil giant TNK-BP offices in Moscow. British and Russian shareholders signed a deal ending a long-running feud for control of joint oil venture TNK-BP that had unnerved investors(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - British and Russian shareholders signed a deal Thursday ending a long-running feud for control of joint oil venture TNK-BP that had unnerved investors, statements from the two sides said.

Publisher to bring out controversial Prophet Mohammed novel (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:17 AM CDT

A novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his child bride, which has already caused controversy in the United States and Serbia, will be released in Britain next month, its publisher Gibson Square said Wednesday.(Gibson Square)AFP - A novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his child bride, which has already caused controversy in the United States and Serbia, will be released in Britain next month, its publisher said Wednesday.

British military reacting to climate change (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:33 AM CDT

AP - Climate change is forcing the British military to tailor its strategy and equipment for more extreme weather, a junior defense minister said Wednesday.

Shark protester suspended from ceiling by hooks (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Performance artist Alice Newstead hangs from shark fishing hooks in the window of a soap shop in campaign to end shark finning, in central London.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A woman was suspended from the ceiling of a London shop by hooks put through her skin, in protest Wednesday against the practice of slicing fins from sharks and throwing them back into the ocean alive.

Scotland mulls alcohol ban for under-21s (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said his government is considering banning alcohol sales to under-21s to make AFP - Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said Wednesday his government was considering banning alcohol sales to under-21s to make "the streets safer and communities better" and counter mounting drinking problems.

Tony Blair's sister-in-law stranded in Gaza (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 10:56 AM CDT

Lauren Booth, sister of the former British prime minister's wife Cherie, walks in Gaza city September 3, 2008. Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair's sister-in-law, who arrived in Gaza with a boatload of activists protesting an Israeli blockade, said on Tuesday she was stuck there because both Israel and Egypt had denied her entry. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA)AP - The sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that Israel and Egypt are preventing her from leaving the Gaza Strip, more than a week after she entered the territory in defiance of an Israel-led blockade.

Teenager held over 14-year-old's murder (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 07:38 AM CDT

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Shaqille Smith, seen here, in east London at the weekend, the Metropolitan police have said.(AFP/Metropolitan Police)AFP - A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old schoolboy in east London at the weekend, the Metropolitan police said on Wednesday.

Earwig-oh, earwig-oh: birds 'behave like football fans' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 05:41 AM CDT

A green woodhoopoe. Rival groups of birds behave like football fans, shouting chants at each other and commiserating with each other after a loss, research from Bristol University has revealed.(AFP/Bristol University/Claire Spottiswoode)AFP - Rival groups of birds behave like football fans, shouting chants at each other and commiserating with each other after a loss, research from Bristol University revealed on Wednesday.

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