2008年10月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

EU commissioner Mandelson to return to cabinet (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:18 AM CDT

EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson holds a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, July 2008. Mandelson will make a stunning return to the government in a reshuffle of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson will make a stunning return to the government on Friday in a reshuffle of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet, reports said.

BBC planned reassuring message for nuclear war: archives (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT

Pedestrians walks past the doors of the BBC's Bush House in London. The BBC planned to transmit reassuring messages in the event of a nuclear war, telling people to AFP - The BBC planned to transmit reassuring messages in the event of a nuclear war, telling people to "stay calm," remain indoors, and conserve food and water, newly-released archives showed Friday.

Leaked letter reveals British envoy's view of Obama (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks at a rally in East Lansing, Michigan. Britain's ambassador to Washington believes Obama is AFP - Britain's ambassador to Washington believes Barack Obama is "maybe aloof, insensitive" and "was finding his feet" before being "diverted" by his quest for the White House, a report said Friday.

Political discord after Met chief quits (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:31 AM CDT

Metropolitan Police Chief Commissioner Ian Blair addresses the media at Scotland Yard in London. A political row began after Blair announced his resignation, coming under heavy criticism over the shooting of an innocent man, allegations of racism and open discord with London's new mayor.(AFP/Pool/Lewis Whyld)AFP - A political row began on Friday after Metropolitan Police chief Ian Blair announced his resignation, coming under heavy criticism over the shooting of an innocent man, allegations of racism and open discord with London's new mayor.

Britain planned taped messages after nuclear war (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 12:20 AM CDT

AP - The doomsday script was never used by the British Broadcasting Corp., but decades later the message remains haunting.

3 accused of UK plot to attack Muhammad publisher (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT

AP - Three men have been charged with plotting to attack the publisher of a controversial novel dealing with the Prophet Muhammad, British police said Thursday.

London's police chief quits in showdown with mayor (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:12 PM CDT

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair reads a statement during a press conference at New Scotland Yard, London, where he announced his resignation, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. The head of London's Metropolitan Police, Britain's biggest force, has resigned after a tenure marred by controversy. Sir Ian Blair says he decided to resign because he thinks he didn't have the backing of London Mayor Boris Johnson. Blair took over as commissioner in February 2005. He presided over the force during its investigation of the 2005 suicide attacks on London's transit system. He was in charge when a Brazilian electrician mistaken for a suicide bomber was killed two weeks after the transit attacks. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld/pool)AP - London's police chief had weathered controversy over terrorist attacks and the shooting death of an innocent man, but he quit Thursday, done in by a showdown with the city's new mayor.

US to build new embassy in suburban London (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:08 PM CDT

The United States Embassy in Grosvenor Square in central London, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. The U.S. ambassador to Britain said Thursday that the United States plans to leave its landmark embassy in central London's tony Mayfair district and build a safer facility in less salubrious surroundings south of the River Thames. The move, which will end a 200-year U.S. association with London's Grosvenor Square, is part of American efforts to secure diplomatic staff in compounds - a push that began after deadly al-Qaida bombings at U.S. embassies in East Africa a decade ago. Ambassador Robert Tuttle said the State Department had agreed to buy a 5 acre (2 hectare) site at Nine Elms in the Wandsworth area and that the existing embassy building would be put up for sale 'almost immediately.' (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The United States announced plans Thursday to leave its landmark embassy in central London's tony Mayfair district and build a safer facility in a far less fashionable suburb south of the River Thames.

Met chief resigns (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:28 AM CDT

Metropolitan Police chief Ian Blair, seen here in 2007, has announced his resignation after months of mounting pressure, notably over racism allegations and a mistaken killing.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's top policeman, Metropolitan Police chief Ian Blair, announced his resignation Thursday after months of mounting pressure, notably over racism allegations and a mistaken killing.

Ex-royal butler faces sentence on child sex crimes (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:31 AM CDT

This is an undated Greater Manchester Police handout image of Paul Kidd. Kidd a former butler who once served Britain's Queen Elizabeth II faces sentencing in Nov. 2008 for multiple child sex offenses. Kidd introduced a youngster to the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, as a 'friend' during a Christmas party at Clarence House - but in reality he had been assaulting the boy since the age of 14. Kidd, 55, was senior footman to the Queen Mother from 1979 to 1984 and had previously worked as a royal butler to the Queen from 1977. (AP Photo/Greater Manchester Police PA)AP - A former butler who once served Queen Elizabeth II faces sentencing next month for multiple child sex offenses.

Marks and Spencer sales slide (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:30 AM CDT

British clothes to food retailer Marks and Spencer posted annual profits of more than one billion pounds (1.2 billion euros, 1.9 billion dollars), the company has said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - Clothing-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer, regarded as a barometer of consumer sentiment, said sales dropped by 1.6 percent across the country during its second quarter.

House prices fall at record annual pace: survey (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:08 AM CDT

A woman walks by real estate signes posted in west London, 2004. A survey by Nationwide bank showed that house prices plunged by a record 12.4 percent during September compared with the same month in 2007, as the credit crunch took its toll.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - House prices plunged by a record 12.4 percent during September compared with the same month in 2007, as the credit crunch took its toll, a survey by Nationwide bank showed on Thursday.

Cannabis less harmful than drinking, smoking: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:48 AM CDT

A man smokes a joint. Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, according to a report by a research charity, which called for a AFP - Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, according to a report by a research charity Thursday, which called for a "serious rethink" of drug policy.

UK university probes "Nazi" initiation video (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:14 AM CDT

A pint is pulled at a pub in central London, November 23, 2005. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)Reuters - A British university is investigating a video of binge-drinking undergraduates taking part in a bizarre initiation ceremony with a student dressed like a Nazi officer.

British Airways mulling partnership with Alitalia (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:22 AM CDT

An Alitalia plane sits on the tarmac at Rome's Ciampino airport. British Airways is interested in forming a partnership with a revived Alitalia but does not want a stake in the Italian flagship.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)AFP - British Airways is interested in forming a partnership with a revived Alitalia but does not want a stake in the Italian flagship, a leading Italian daily reported Thursday.

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