2008年9月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Bank of England offers further £21.5 bln worth of loans (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:34 AM CDT

The Bank of England building in central London. The Bank of England made an additional 21.5 billion pounds available to financial institutions on a short-term loan basis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England on Wednesday made an additional 21.5 billion pounds available to financial institutions on a short-term loan basis.

EDF bids $23.14 billion for British Energy (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Reuters - French utility EDF launched a 12.5 billion pound ($23.14 billion) agreed bid for nuclear operator British Energy, in a revamped offer to take control of Britain's nuclear power industry.

Kelly standing down for family reasons: Brown (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:54 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted that Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, seen here, was standing down for family reasons and that her departure had nothing to do with his politics.(AFP/File/Xavier Leoty)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Wednesday that a member of his cabinet was standing down for family reasons and that her departure had nothing to do with his politics.

British Energy accepts French EDF takeover offer (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:30 AM CDT

An undated handout from British Energy press office shows British Energy' Sizewell B power station near Leiston. French electricity firm EDF said that British Energy's management accepted a new takeover offer worth 12.4 billion pounds for the group.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - British Energy accepted a takeover offer worth 12.4 billion pounds by French electricity firm EDF which will build new nuclear reactors in Britain, EDF and officials said Wednesday.

Toyota's Lexus rapped over hybrid car advert (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:23 AM CDT

A watchdog ruled that a newspaper advert in which Toyota's Lexus luxury car line claimed one of its hybrid vehicles was AFP - A newspaper advert in which Toyota's Lexus luxury car line claimed one of its hybrid vehicles was "perfect for today's climate" breached advertising rules, a watchdog ruled Wednesday.

Speech by Brown brings reprieve, for now: press (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:05 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses delegates at the 2008 Labour Party Conference in Manchester. The media said that Brown's keynote speech to his party has won him breathing space from a nascent rebellion but only time will tell if the prime minister can win back sceptical voters(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Gordon Brown's keynote speech to his party has won him breathing space from a nascent rebellion but only time will tell if the prime minister can win back sceptical voters, the media said Wednesday.

EDF launches 12.5 billion pound bid on British Energy (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 01:42 AM CDT

Reuters - French utility EDF launched a 12.5 billion pound ($23.14 billion) agreed takeover bid on power producer British Energy , helping to secure Britain's nuclear future.

Brown says his serious style is what UK needs (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 02:56 PM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, accompaqnied by his wife Sarah, waves to the crowd after delivering his keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference, in Manchester, northern England, Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008. Britain's faltering prime minister, Gordon Brown, sought to quash doubts about his competence Tuesday with a bold speech to his party's annual conference offering a vision for saving his job and leading the country out of economic gloom. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - As a mutiny swirled in his ranks and pundits took aim, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stood before his party's faithful Tuesday and argued that the qualities his critics disparage — his seriousness and lack of flair — are exactly what Britain needs as it faces economic turmoil.

EDF to offer 23 billion dollars for British Energy: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 01:17 PM CDT

An undated handout picture obtained from British Energy press office shows British Energy' Sizewell B power station near Leiston, Suffolk. Directors at French electricity firm EDF on Tuesday approved a new offer for British Energy that the British group urged its shareholders to accept, a source close to the matter said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - French electricity group EDF on Wednesday is to put forward a new 15.6-billion-euro (23-billion-dollar) offer for British Energy, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.

Jurors retrace steps of man shot by police (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 11:47 AM CDT

AP - A jury on Tuesday retraced the steps of a Brazilian man who was killed by police after being mistaken for a suicide bomber. The visit included a stop at the London Underground station where Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times in the head as he sat on a subway train.

Princess Diana letters to former nanny to be sold (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 11:11 AM CDT

AP - Several letters that Princess Diana wrote to her former nanny, including one comparing her own dancing skills to those of an elephant, will be auctioned in London next week, and they are expected to sell for thousands of pounds (dollars).

Box memorial of Admiral Nelson sold at auction (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 11:10 AM CDT

AP - A box said to be made from wood used in bringing home the body of Adm. Horatio Nelson from the Battle of Trafalgar sold for 8,160 pounds (US$15,020) on Tuesday, Bonhams auction house said.

Brown seeks to quell critics in crunch speech (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 10:10 AM CDT

A delegate takes a rest before Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour Party conference in Manchester. Brown has sought to quell his critics in the Labour Party by pledging to provide a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Tuesday to quell critics in his ruling Labour Party by pledging to provide a "rock of stability" in the current global financial crisis.

Court jails mum for biting her five-yr-old son (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 07:28 AM CDT

The statue of justice stands on the copula of the Old Bailey courthouse in London. A mother who bit her five-year-old son in a AFP - A mother who bit her five-year-old son in a "revenge" attack because he had hurt his baby sister, was on Tuesday sentenced to five months jail by a court in Gloucestershire.

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