2008年9月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Swiss pilot reschedules channel-crossing event (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:22 AM CDT

Yves Rossy of Switzerland speaks at a press conference after his jet powered solo flight across the English Channel was postponed in Dover, England, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Adventurer Yves Rossy canceled plans Thursday to cross the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing after clouds rolled in over the cliffs of Dover and hampered visibility. Rossy said the flight would be rescheduled to Friday, when the weather is expected to improve. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy will try to cross the English Channel using his homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, a day after the thrill-seeking pilot canceled his attempt due to bad weather, organizers said.

Bush, Brown meet amid economic woes (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:55 AM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown approaches the podium at a special event concerning Millennium Development Goals during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday Sept. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, two politicians near the nadir of their popularity, are getting together to discuss the financial problems that have both their economies reeling.

Police in De Menezes killing 'had no photo of suspect' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:25 AM CDT

Relatives of killed Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes as well as the jury and court officials are shown the final movements of the 27 year-old at Stockwell underground station in south London on September 23. The inquest has heard that police officers who shot dead the innocent Brazilian mistaken for a fugitive suicide bomber did not have a picture of the suspect, an inquest has heard.(AFP/Pool/File/Johnny Green)AFP - London police who shot dead an innocent Brazilian mistaken for a fugitive suicide bomber did not have a picture of the suspect, an inquest has heard.

Air traffic chaos eases as glitch is fixed (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:17 AM CDT

Air traffic at the nation's main airports was getting back to normal on Friday, a day after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Air traffic at the nation's main airports was getting back to normal on Friday, a day after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers.

Cameron slams Brown over financial crisis (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:03 AM CDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron (pictured earlier this year) has attacked Gordon Brown's economic record, just days after the embattled premier sought to reassure voters he was the best choice in troubled times.(AFP/Pool/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Conservative Party leader David Cameron has attacked Gordon Brown's economic record, just days after the embattled premier sought to reassure voters he was the best choice in troubled times.

Embattled Brown unveils secret weapon - his wife (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:55 PM CDT

Sarah Brown introduces her husband Gordon before his speech at the 2008 Labour Party Conference in Manchester. The struggling PM is increasingly relying on a secret weapon as he battles to win back support from voters -- his self-deprecating but smart wife Sarah.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Struggling Prime Minister Gordon Brown is increasingly relying on a secret weapon as he battles to win back support from voters -- his self-deprecating but smart wife Sarah.

UK teachers' body loses data on 11,000 teachers (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 06:04 PM CDT

AP - A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers.

British premier, US president plan economic talks (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:54 PM CDT

US President George W. Bush (R) talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown prior to the working session of the G8 summit in the lakeside resort of Toyako on Hokkaido island in July 2008. US President George W. Bush will welcome British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday for talks on the economic crisis, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, the White House said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered support for U.S. President George W. Bush's economic rescue package Thursday, a day before the two leaders plan to meet in Washington to discuss the global turmoil.

Amphibians at risk over climate change, habitat loss: Scientists (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:09 PM CDT

A female toad and her young crossing a road in Germany. Climate change, habitat destruction and disease threaten to wipe out over half of Europe's frog, toad and newt species by the middle of the century, the Zoological Society of London warned Thursday.(AFP/DPA/FIle)AFP - Climate change, habitat destruction and disease threaten to wipe out over half of Europe's frog, toad and newt species by the middle of the century, the Zoological Society of London warned Thursday.

Computer fault causes flight cancellations in UK (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:12 PM CDT

Airplanes approcaching London Heathrow Airport for landing in 2003. Thousands of air passengers in Britain were faced travel chaos Thursday after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AP - A computer glitch at Britain's air traffic control center on Thursday led to delays and cancellations across the country, airline and airport officials said.

British artist acquitted over collage of Turkish PM: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:13 PM CDT

A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted a British artist who risked up to two years in jail for his collage depicting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here, as a dog, a report said.(AFP/File/Adem Altan)AFP - A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted a British artist who risked up to two years in jail for his collage depicting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dog, a report said.

UK government shows off new ID card for foreigners (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:55 AM CDT

AP - Britain's government is showing off an ID card it says will soon be compulsory for non-European nationals working in the United Kingdom.

Pharmacies give poor advice: survey (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:41 AM CDT

A patient holds an Imigran Recovery tablet. A survey by the consumer watchdog Which? found that poorly-trained pharmacy staff are giving inappropiate and potentially dangerous medical advice to patients.(AFP)AFP - Poorly-trained staff in pharmacies are giving inappropiate and potentially dangerous medical advice to patients, a consumer watchdog said on Thursday.

FTSE boosted by US optimism (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:35 AM CDT

A large computerised display of the FTSE 100 index in London. London shares closed up sharply as optimism over the US Congress' approval of a 700-billion-pound government rescue plan fueled investor confidence.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London shares closed up sharply on Thursday as optimism over the US Congress' approval of a 700-billion-pound government rescue plan fueled investor confidence.

London Underground trains to get a cool makeover (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:04 AM CDT

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson unveils the new air conditioned tube carriages that will be used on the Metropolitan Line from 2010 and the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City from 2011 in London, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. In summer, temperatures on parts of the London Underground can become very uncomfortable due to its deep and poorly ventilated tube tunnels: temperatures as high as 47C (116 F) were reported in the 2006 European heat wave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Riding the London Underground is getting cooler, literally.

Home Secretary reveals design for disputed ID cards (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 10:00 AM CDT

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith holds an official biometric ID card at a press conference in London. Smith revealed the design for new identity cards for foreigners, insisting the soon-to-be-introduced system will boost security and rebuffing criticism it is costly and threatens privacy.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith revealed the design for new identity cards for foreigners Thursday, insisting the soon-to-be-introduced system will boost security and rebuffing criticism it is costly and threatens privacy.

Bradford & Bingley to axe 370 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 07:30 AM CDT

A London branch of Bradford & Bingley bank. Bradford & Bingley said it was slashing 370 jobs, mainly at its mortgage processing centre near London, after being hit by a housing downturn and weakness in the wider economy.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Bradford & Bingley said Thursday it was slashing 370 jobs, mainly at its mortgage processing centre near London, after being hit by a housing downturn and weakness in the wider economy.

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