2008年10月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Home searched in UK investigation of 7/7 bombings (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT

AP - Police say they are searching an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds as part of the investigation into the London bombings on July 7, 2005.

British government steps in to help banks (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:22 AM CDT

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling leaves television offices in London, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2008. The British government is to announce early Wednesday shortly before the markets open, plans to partially nationalize major banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake for a 50 billion pounds (US$87.5 billion) extraordinary investment by the government, in a bid to restore stability into the financial markets. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The British government said Wednesday it would partly nationalize major banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake in a bid to shore up a financial sector that many investors feared could not survive the global turmoil without government help.

Brown: UK taking legal action against Iceland (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 03:40 AM CDT

AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the U.K. will take legal action to recover money held by British savers in branches of troubled Icelandic banks.

Britain to inject up to $87.2 billion into UK banks (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT

Reuters - Britain will inject up to 50 billion pounds ($87.2 billion) of government money into the country's banks as part of a multibillion pound package to shore up the financial system.

Bank of England to cut interest rates: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT

Share prices are pictured on an electronic display board at London's Canary Wharf. The Bank of England was widely forecast to slash British interest rates on Thursday in a bid to prevent a long and painful recession amid a growing global financial crisis, analysts said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England was widely forecast to slash British interest rates on Thursday in a bid to prevent a long and painful recession amid a growing global financial crisis, analysts said.

Britain's Brown: financial crisis needs boldness (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 12:14 AM CDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say bold and far-reaching action is needed to tackle the global financial crisis when Britain unveils a multi-billion pound bank rescue package Wednesday.

Miliband plays down 'unwinnable' Afghan war claim (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:31 PM CDT

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London. Miliband sought Tuesday to play down suggestions by his country's top military commander in Afghanistan that multinational forces would not achieve a AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband sought Tuesday to play down suggestions by his country's top military commander in Afghanistan that multinational forces would not achieve a "decisive" win there.

British defuse IRA dissident bomb in N.Ireland (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:15 PM CDT

AP - British army experts have defused a roadside bomb planted by Irish Republican Army dissidents in Northern Ireland four days after finding it.

Rare Islamic artifact sells for $5.5 million (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:52 PM CDT

In this file photo dated Oct. 2, 2008, Sara Plumby, an Islamic specialist at Christie's is seen behind one of only seven known Fatimid carved rock crystal ewers, at Christie's auction house, London. A rare Islamic crystal jug that was mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher has sold at auction for almost $5.6 million. An anonymous bidder bought the 1,000-year-old rock crystal ewer, one of only seven of its kind known to exist, during a sale of Islamic and Indian art at Christie's auction house in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)AP - A rare Islamic crystal jug mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher has sold at auction for almost 3.2 million pounds ($5.6 million).

UK poised to unveil bank rescue plan: report (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:16 PM CDT

Pedestrians walk past a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in central London October 7, 2008. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)Reuters - Britain's government is poised to announce a "comprehensive" rescue package for the banking system, the BBC reported on Tuesday, including the possibility of injecting capital into banks.

Iran could spark Mideast nuclear arms race: Miliband (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:21 PM CDT

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London. Miliband warned Tuesday of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East if Iran was allowed to press ahead unchecked with a uranium enrichment programme.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband warned Tuesday of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East if Iran was allowed to press ahead unchecked with a uranium enrichment programme.

British police could kill again, Brazilian's inquest hears (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:19 PM CDT

Britain's Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick, seen here in 2007, told the inquest into the police shooting of the innocent Jean Charles de Menezes that British police could shoot dead another innocent person because of the AFP - British police could shoot dead another innocent person because of the "high risk" of anti-terror operations, a police commander said Tuesday, at the inquest into the shock killing of an innocent Brazilian.

Chef accused in British cannibalism trial (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 11:34 AM CDT

AFP - A British chef, a former Mr. Gay UK, appeared in court Tuesday accused of killing a male lover and then carving up part of the body and cooking it seasoned with fresh herbs.

Plunging RBS leads banks lower (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 10:56 AM CDT

A man carries an umbrella with the Royal Bank of Scotland logo in London. Royal Bank of Scotland shares have plunged up to 40 percent even as it denied reports it had sought an emergency cash injection from the government.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shares plunged by up to 40 percent Tuesday even as it denied reports it had sought a government cash injection while other major banks also fell sharply.

Manufacturing output falls in August for 6th month (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:52 AM CDT

A coal mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales. Manufacturing output in August fell 0.4 percent from July for the sixth monthly fall in a row and was down 1.9 percent on a 12-month basis, the Office for National Statistics has said.(AFP/File/Pierre Pratabuy)AFP - Manufacturing output in August fell 0.4 percent from July for the sixth monthly fall in a row and was down 1.9 percent on a 12-month basis, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

BBC 'fawning' over royal family: Paxman (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:48 AM CDT

Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by cheering crowds on a visit to the BBC's Broadcasting House in London just before her 80th birthday. Top BBC presenter Jeremy Paxman, who is known for his aggressive interviews, has slammed the publicly-funded broadcaster for AFP - Top BBC presenter Jeremy Paxman, who is known for his aggressive interviews, on Tuesday slammed the publicly-funded broadcaster for "fawning" over the royal family in its news coverage.

RBS's share price plunges 39 percent, amid turmoil (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:02 AM CDT

AP - Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried the British government is not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial crisis.

British banks lead Europe markets lower (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 05:54 AM CDT

A woman passes the London Stock Exchange building in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, as European governments struggled to find a coordinated response to the crisis sweeping financial markets. The FTSE 100 Index today looked set to open higher after yesterday's stock market panic wiped around 93 billion from the value of London's leading shares. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - European stocks shed early gains Tuesday as ongoing fears about the health of the banking system, particularly in Britain, offset hopes that the world's leading central banks will follow Australia's lead and cut interest rates aggressively.

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