2008年9月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Lloyds TSB in talks to buy HBOS: report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:36 AM CDT

Lloyds TSB is in talks to buy its rival bank HBOS, whose share price has collapsed in value this week, the BBC has reported.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Lloyds TSB is in talks to buy its rival bank HBOS, whose share price has collapsed in value this week, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

Bank of England voted 8-1 to hold interest rates (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:33 AM CDT

The Bank of England building in central London. Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 in favour of leaving interest rates at 5.00 percent in September, minutes of their latest meeting have revealed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 in favour of leaving British interest rates at 5.00 percent in September, minutes of their latest meeting revealed Wednesday.

Suspects in British student murder case appear in court (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:28 AM CDT

Suspect Raffaele Sollecito is accompanied by police upon his arrival for a hearing with magistrates in charge of the murder case of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia in January 2008. Two of the suspects in the murder case have appeared in court in Italy, for the first time coming face-to-face with the victim's family. Sollecito did not attend the opening of the trial.(AFP/File/Paolo Tosti)AFP - Two of the suspects in the murder case of British exchange student Meredith Kercher have appeared in court in Italy, for the first time coming face-to-face with the victim's family.

Lloyds TSB in talks to buy HBOS: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:28 AM CDT

Lloyds TSB is in talks to buy its rival British bank HBOS, whose share price has collapsed in value this week, the BBC has reported.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Lloyds TSB is in talks to buy its rival British bank HBOS, whose share price has collapsed in value this week, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

Rhys murder suspect can now be named (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:48 AM CDT

A handout photograph of 11-year-old Rhys Jones who was shot dead in Liverpool last August. The teenager accused of murdering Rhys has turned 18 and can for the first time be named. Sean Mercer has pleaded not guilty to the murder(AFP/HO/File/Merseyside Police)AFP - A teenager accused of murdering 11-year Rhys Jones in Liverpool last year can for the first time be named.

Airport operator BAA says to sell Gatwick hub (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:22 AM CDT

Britain's Spanish-owned airport operator BAA said Wednesday it planned to sell London's Gatwick hub immmediately, after regulators last month called for the sale of two of its airports on competition grounds.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Airport operator BAA said Wednesday it planned to sell London's Gatwick hub after regulators last month called for the sale of two of its airports on competition grounds.

Damien Hirst bucks financial downturn with record auction (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 02:22 AM CDT

This Sotheby's handout shows Damien Hirst's artwork entitled 'The Golden Calf.' Hirst has set a new record after a two-day sale of his work fetched some 111 million pounds.(AFP/HO)AFP - Artist Damien Hirst has set a new record after a two-day sale of his work fetched some 111 million pounds.

Carla Bruni makes debut on British TV (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 06:11 PM CDT

This picture of a television screen shows Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, (R) wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, talking with British television presenter Jools Holland on BBC's 'Later ... with Jools Holland' show in London. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sung along side heavy metal rockers 'Metallica' and rock band 'Kings of Leon'. B(AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy made her debut on British television Tuesday, performing a live song from her new album and revealing she often wakes up her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with her playing.

Scientists exhume British diplomat to study flu (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 04:21 PM CDT

British aristocrat Sir Mark Sykes is seen in this undated handout file photograph received in London on September 16, 2008. The body of Sykes, who died from Spanish flu in 1919, has been exhumed from it's lead coffin, buried in Driffield, northern England. Scientists hope the Spanish flu virus may have been preserved, and that remains will help piece together the DNA of Spanish flu, which might have a similar genetic structure to modern bird flu. This knowledge might help develop new drugs, helping to prevent a modern pandemic, local media reported. REUTERS/East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service/Handout/Files (BRITAIN). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS..AP - Scientists have exhumed the body of a British diplomat who died of flu during the World War I-era pandemic that killed tens of millions around the world, hoping to find clues that might help fight a future global influenza outbreak.

Pressure builds on Brown as minister quits (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 03:01 PM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at Stormont Parliament buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A junior minister resigned from Brown's government on Tuesday, increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled Labour Party leader.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - A junior minister resigned from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government on Tuesday, increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled Labour Party leader.

Gurkhas march on court to demand right to stay in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:52 PM CDT

Former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers and Victoria Cross winners Tul Bahadour Pun (L) and Lachhiman Gurungi (R) protest outside the High Court in central London. A judge last month granted a group of veterans permission for an urgent judicial review of the lawfulness of Britain's settlement policy for Gurkhas, who have been part of the British army for nearly 200 years.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Hundreds of former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers marched on London's High Court Tuesday to press their demand for the right to settle in Britain, as a judge began a judicial review of their legal challenge.

Pakistan seeks British help over border strains with US (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 01:07 PM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) greets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari at 10 Downing Street in London. Britain agrees that US cross-border incursions by US forces into Pakistan AFP - Britain agrees that US cross-border incursions by US forces into Pakistan "didn't help," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday, as he sought London's help in a simmering row with Washington.

Gurkhas sue for right to stay in Britain (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:56 PM CDT

AP - Gurkha soldiers challenged the British government Tuesday over what they charge are unfair restrictions on their right to remain in the country for which they risked their lives.

Insurer Aviva puts Lehman exposure at 480 mln dollars (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 12:05 PM CDT

British insurer Aviva said Tuesday it has exposure of less than 270 million pounds (340 million euros, 480 million dollars) to collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers.(Aviva)AFP - British insurer Aviva said Tuesday it has exposure of less than 270 million pounds (340 million euros, 480 million dollars) to collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers.

Giant British fertility symbol gets makeover (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 11:16 AM CDT

The Cerne Abbas Giant, carved into the side of a chalk hill in Dorset, southwest England, had risked becoming the invisible man after a wet summer left him all-but hidden under moss and other vegetation. To help things along teams of National Trust workers will be joined by volunteers and members of the public to apply new chalk in the trenches which make up his gigantic form.(The National Trust)AFP - A huge chalk giant who has long raised eyebrows among visitors is being given a clean-up to stop the ancient British fertility symbol disappearing into the hillside, conservationists said Tuesday.

Alliance & Leicester shareholders back takeover from Santander (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Lender Alliance & Leicester has said that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a takeover from Santander, Spain's biggest bank.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Lender Alliance & Leicester said Tuesday that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a takeover from Santander, Spain's biggest bank.

British inflation hits new 16-year peak in August (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 07:38 AM CDT

A woman shops at a London supermarket. Annual inflation surged to a 16-year high point of 4.7 percent in August on the back of soaring domestic energy bills, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Annual inflation hit a fresh 16-year high of 4.7 percent in August on the back of soaring domestic energy bills, official data showed.

Barclays confirms interest in Lehman Bros. assets (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 06:15 AM CDT

AP - Barclays PLC confirmed Tuesday that it is interested in acquiring some assets of Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that collapsed after Barclays dropped out of merger talks.

Hirst sale tops $125 million (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2008 05:55 AM CDT

File photo dated Sept . 8 2008 of The Golden Calf, a work by Damien Hirst . An embalmed calf with hooves and horns of 18-carat gold titled 'The Golden Calf' sold for 10.3 million pounds (US$18.5 million) at Sotheby's auction house Monday Sept. 15 2008. Monday's sale kicked off a two-day auction of the artist's work that is expected to generate more than 65 million pounds (US$116 million). Sotheby's said it expects the sale to set a new record for an auction of works by just one artist. (AP Photo / Fiona Hanson) .AP - Damien Hirst's gamble has paid off.

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