2008年10月20日星期一

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

'Drunk' United Airlines pilot arrested at London airport (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:57 AM CDT

A policeman monitors traffic entering Heathrow Terminal 4 in west London. A United Airlines pilot has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit, London police have said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A United Airlines pilot was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit, police confirmed on Monday.


Pilot arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of being drunk (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 02:49 AM CDT

A policeman monitors traffic entering Heathrow Terminal 4 in west London. A United Airlines pilot has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit, London police have said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A United Airlines pilot was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit, police confirmed on Monday.


Higgins thwarts Day comeback to take British Grand Prix (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 05:41 PM CDT

Scotland's John Higgins, pictured in 2001, thwarted a battling comeback from Welshman Ryan Day to win the British Grand Prix 9-7 on Sunday.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Scotland's John Higgins thwarted a battling comeback from Welshman Ryan Day to win the British Grand Prix 9-7 here on Sunday.


Stars the only guide for historic sail to Australia (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 04:49 PM CDT

British sailor Pete Goss, pictured in 2000, will set sail across the world to Australia on Monday aboard a simple wooden boat he built himself, following a route taken by seven Cornishmen more than 150 years ago.(AFP/File/Gerry Penny)AFP - Sailor Pete Goss will set sail across the world to Australia on Monday aboard a simple wooden boat he built himself, following a route taken by seven Cornishmen more than 150 years ago.


Brown 'bounce' as Labour wins ground from opposition: poll (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 07:48 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured in Kabul in August, has won back ground from the main opposition Conservatives, thanks to his handling of the economic crisis, a poll has shown.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party has won back ground from the main opposition Conservatives, thanks to his handling of the economic crisis, a poll showed on Sunday.


Britain will spend way out of recession: Darling (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 06:13 AM CDT

Britain will boost public spending to help pull the economy through a looming recession, Chancellor Alistair Darling, seen here, has said in an interview(AFP/File/Luke Macgregor)AFP - Britain will boost public spending to help pull the economy through a looming recession, Chancellor Alistair Darling said in an interview published on Sunday.


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