2008年9月30日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British police probe eBay sale of MI6 camera (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:44 AM CDT

Reuters - Britain's MI6 intelligence service is investigating how a camera holding sensitive information about al Qaeda suspects came to be lost by one of its agents, police said on Tuesday.

Tesco net profit up 11% in first half (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:42 AM CDT

A shopping trolley loaded with plastic bags at a Tesco store in Liverpool. Tesco has said its net profit jumped by almost 11 percent during the group's first half to more than one billion pounds as it beat off economic woes.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Tesco said on Tuesday that its net profit jumped by almost 11 percent during the group's first half to more than one billion pounds as it beat off economic woes.

Govt nationalises second bank as turmoil deepens (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:31 AM CDT

A sign hangs outside a branch of the Bradford & Bingley bank in London. The government has announced the nationalisation of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley, the latest European victim of the fast-moving global financial crisis.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The government on Monday announced the nationalisation of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley, the latest European victim of the fast-moving global financial crisis.

Barclays executive dies after intervening in assault (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:02 AM CDT

Reuters - British police opened a murder investigation on Monday after a senior executive of Barclays Bank died from injuries inflicted on him when he intervened to stop an assault.

And What Big Feet You Have... (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 11:30 PM CDT

Time.com - Why many Britons see the giant Cerne Abbas, a.k.a. the 'Rude Man,' as a pillar of national pride

British soldier kills Afghan civilian after warning: official (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:23 PM CDT

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch as he sits on the top of their vehicle during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July 2008. A British soldier shot dead an Afghan civilian on a motorbike Monday who failed to stop as he approached a military patrol in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry here said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier shot dead an Afghan civilian on a motorbike Monday who failed to stop as he approached a military patrol in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry here said.

As rivals take aim, Britain's Brown bounces back (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:45 PM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the opening of the 'In Memorium: Remembering the Great War' exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London, on Monday Sept. 29, 2008. The exhibition commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Armistice and will look at the personal stories of those who lived, fought, and died during the First World War, both overseas and on the home front. (AP Photo/Leon Neal/Pool)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown began a new work week Monday with the cushion of a positive poll as his Conservative Party rivals held their annual conference.

Tories say Brown has left Britain 'bust' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 12:14 PM CDT

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (pictured in 2006) has blasted Prime Minister Gordon Brown over his handling of the economy, saying Britain is now AFP - The Conservatives blasted Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday over his handling of the economy, saying Britain is now "bust" and presenting themselves as a government-in-waiting.

UK: Prince Charles to mark 60th with 2 parties (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:19 AM CDT

AP - Not one, but two, royal affairs are in the works to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales.

Fire at London children's hospital injures 4 (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:15 AM CDT

AP - A fire broke out early Monday at one of Britain's biggest children's hospitals, injuring four firefighters and forcing the hospital's cardiac wing to evacuate.

Court acquits Beijing Olympic torch protestor (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 08:23 AM CDT

Protestors demonstrate in London during the Olympic torch relay in April 2008. Martin Wyness, a protestor who tried to extinguish the Olympic flame as it passed through London en route for Beijing, has walked free after a judge found in his favour.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A protestor who tried to extinguish the Olympic flame as it passed through London en route for Beijing walked free Monday, after a judge found in his favour.

Fire breaks out at London children's hospital (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:53 AM CDT

A fire engine in central London. Firefighters have tackled a blaze at London's renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for children.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Firefighters battled a blaze at London's renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital on Monday, forcing the evacuation of patients and staff.

Home-loan approvals hit record low (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:28 AM CDT

The Bank of England has revealed that approvals of home loans sank to all-time lows in August amid a global squeeze on credit.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Approvals of home loans sank to all-time lows in August amid a global squeeze on credit, the Bank of England revealed on Monday.

Tories attack govt debt (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 06:36 AM CDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron waves after his speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on September 28. Cameron said his party wanted to provide a AFP - The Conservatives have accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of miring the country in unsustainable debt.

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