2008年9月13日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Freight, passenger traffic resume in Channel Tunnel (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:25 AM CDT

A freight shuttle prepares to enter the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles in northern France September 13, 2008. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)Reuters - Freight and passenger traffic resumed on Saturday in the Channel Tunnel linking Britain to continental Europe after a fire on Thursday that completely halted traffic, the Eurotunnel and Eurostar companies said.

Ex-ministers pile pressure on PM (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 12:15 AM CDT

Six ex-ministers on Saturday warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured, to sharpen up his act, piling on the pressure after a government member broke ranks and called for a leadership challenge.(AFP/Pool/File/Suzanne Plunkett)AFP - Six ex-ministers on Saturday warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown to sharpen up his act, piling on the pressure after a government member broke ranks and called for a leadership challenge.

PM 'bottled out' on Northern Rock: Branson (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 12:07 AM CDT

Virgin chief Richard Branson, pictured, accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of having AFP - Virgin chief Richard Branson accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of having "bottled out" of the Northern Rock crisis in a move that will "haunt" him, in an interview out Saturday.

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan firefight: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:40 PM CDT

British soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force sit on top of their armoured vehicle at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province in August 2008. A British soldier was shot dead in Afghanistan on Friday during a firefight with enemy forces, the Ministry of Defence in London confirmed.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier died instantly Friday when he was shot in the head during a firefight in southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence in London said.

Virgin's Branson promises battle to block BA-AA merger (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 07:50 AM CDT

Virgin boss Richard Branson holds a press conference at London's Heathrow airport. Branson has vowed to AFP - Virgin boss Richard Branson vowed Friday to "wage a major battle" to block a proposed merger between his competitors British Airways and American Airlines.

'Muslim Massacre' computer game blasted (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 07:28 AM CDT

Screengrab shows the Muslim Massacre game as found on SomethingAwful.com. British Muslims have condemned as deeply offensive a computer game called AFP - British Muslims condemned as deeply offensive on Friday a computer game called "Muslim Massacre," which trumpets itself as a "game of modern religious genocide."

UK's third-largest tour operator collapses (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:57 AM CDT

AP - Thousands of British travelers were stranded Friday when the country's third-largest tour operator collapsed under pressure from high fuel prices and a sagging economy.

Queen mistakenly sent 2,000 pints of beer (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:07 AM CDT

Queen Elizabeth II, pictured in June 2008, was mistakenly sent 2,000 pints of beer when one of her royal residences was confused with a nearby pub, it has emerged.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II was mistakenly sent 2,000 pints of beer when one of her royal residences was confused with a nearby pub, it has emerged.

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