2008年10月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Shock as Mandelson returns to British government (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2008 12:48 AM CDT

Peter Mandelson leaves after a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on October 3. Mandelson's return to the British Cabinet sparked surprise and words of warning for Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday after he turned to an old enemy to tackle the financial crisis(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Peter Mandelson's return to the British Cabinet sparked surprise and words of warning for Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday after he turned to an old enemy to tackle the financial crisis.

Press revels in return of 'Prince of Darkness' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:47 PM CDT

Peter Mandelson leaves 10 Downing Street October 3. Newspapers said Saturday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown had either pulled off a masterstroke or miscalculation that might backfire in bringing Mandelson back into government.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Newspapers said Saturday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown had either pulled off a masterstroke or miscalculation that might backfire in bringing Peter Mandelson back into government.

British PM Gordon Brown shakes up government (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:35 PM CDT

Peter Mandelson speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Oct. 3 2008. The EU commissioner has been made Business Secretary in Britain's cabinet. Mandelson does not hold a seat in Britain's House of Commons, so will likely be appointed to the House of Lords by Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, allowing him to join the government without winning a place in Parliament at an election. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reached into the past in a bid to save his future Friday, recruiting stars from the Tony Blair era into his Cabinet.

Trucker suspended for behind-the-wheel TV viewing (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:21 PM CDT

AP - A court has suspended the license of a truck driver who careened down a highway while watching episodes of "Battlestar Galactica" on a laptop computer atop his dashboard.

Govt guarantees bank savings up to 50,000 pounds (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:09 PM CDT

The government said it would guarantee bank savings up to 50,000 pounds per person, a 43-percent hike on the previous limit, amid global financial turmoil.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - The government said Friday it would guarantee bank savings up to 50,000 pounds per person, a 43-percent hike on the previous limit, amid global financial turmoil.

UK's Brown recruits old foe to tackle crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 12:25 PM CDT

European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson speaks to journalists in Downing Street, London October 3, 2008. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown revamped his cabinet on Friday, recalling old hand and one-time political opponent Peter Mandelson in an effort to shore up his premiership at a time of economic crisis.

New defence minister has reputation for quiet competence (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 11:58 AM CDT

Britain's new Defence Minister John Hutton, seen here in June 2008, has been described as an AFP - New Defence Minister John Hutton has been described as an "uber-moderniser," and brings a reputation for low-key competence to Britain's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.

EU commissioner Mandelson says returning to cabinet (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:44 AM CDT

Peter Mandelson addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street in London. Mandelson has said he is returning to the British government in a reshuffle of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said Friday he was returning to the government in a reshuffle of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet.

Three remanded over Mohammed book publisher fire (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 10:18 AM CDT

Three men have been remanded in custody after being charged by police with conspiring to damage the home and office of the publisher of a novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his child bride.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Three men were remanded in custody Friday after being charged by police with conspiring to damage the home and office of the publisher of a novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his child bride.

Plans drawn up to deal with lone extremists (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 06:58 AM CDT

Armed police officers patrol in London, 2005. The government is drawing up a new strategy to deal with the potential threat from extremists acting alone amid signs that the country is facing a rising risk of attacks.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The government is drawing up a new strategy to deal with the potential threat from extremists acting alone amid signs that the country is facing a rising risk of attacks, media reported Friday.

British law could breach rights convention: Council of Europe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:54 AM CDT

A prison van leaves the Belmarsh prison in London, 2005. Council of Europe deputies rounded on plans by Britain to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, warning the legislation could lead to arbitrary arrests.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Council of Europe deputies rounded Friday on plans by Britain to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, warning the legislation could lead to arbitrary arrests.

Infosys shares slide after British group Axon spurns bid (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:38 AM CDT

An Indian stock-broker in Mumbai. Shares of India outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies slid by 4.51 percent Friday after British software group Axon spurned its takeover bid.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Shares of India outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies slid by 4.51 percent Friday after British software group Axon spurned its takeover bid.

Watchdog to probe water pricing policy (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:25 AM CDT

A watchdog said that water companies will have their pricing plans examined after revealing that bills may go up for five years from 2010.(AFP/File/NICOLAS ASFOURI)AFP - Water companies will have their pricing plans examined after revealing that bills may go up for five years from 2010, a watchdog said Friday.

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