2008年10月27日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British-Syrian press conference cancelled as 'not appropriate' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 08:00 AM CDT

A joint press conference by Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here, and his Syrian counterpart was cancelled at the last minute Monday as it would AFP - A joint press conference by David Miliband and Syrian foreign ministers was cancelled at the last minute Monday after an attack in Syria which Damascus says killed eight and blames on the US.

British national day plan ditched (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 07:33 AM CDT

Union Jack flags are waved by fans in Trafalgar Square in London, October 16. Plans proposed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the wake of the 7/7 bombings for a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plans for a national day celebrating Britishness have been dropped, a minister said Monday.

BBC apologises for Brand's lewd telephone calls (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 07:18 AM CDT

Russell Brand poses during a portrait session after hosting the VMA Awards, in Los Angeles, September 2008. The BBC has apologised to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs for the AFP - The BBC on Monday apologised to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs for the "unacceptable and offensive" telephone calls made to him by comedian Russell Brand and talk-show presenter Jonathan Ross.

UK plans to increase borrowing to combat recession (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 07:07 AM CDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday he planned to increase government spending by borrowing more to cushion the country's fall into recession.

British and German leaders to meet on Thurs (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 06:56 AM CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, seen here in Tokyo in July, are to hold talks in London later this week to forge a coordinated response to the financial crisis.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in London on Thursday to forge a coordinated response to the financial crisis.

Police to get portable fingerprint scanners (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 05:28 AM CDT

Police are to be issued with new mobile fingerprint scanners which will allow them to cross-check a person's identity with the police national biometric database, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police are to be issued with new mobile fingerprint scanners which will allow them to cross-check a person's identity with the police national biometric database, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Brown to defend controversial welfare plans (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 05:01 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured in Kabul in August, is expected to defend controversial plans to increase government borrowing in order fund AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to defend controversial plans to increase government borrowing in order fund "intensified" welfare reforms when he speaks to business leaders on Monday.

Brown drops British Day plans (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 04:57 AM CDT

Union Jack flags are waved by fans in Trafalgar Square in London, October 16. Plans proposed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the wake of the 7/7 bombings for a AFP - Plans proposed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the wake of the 7/7 bombings for a "national day" to celebrate Britishness have been shelved by the government, it was revealed on Monday.

UK's Brown hints at further joint rate cuts: report (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 02:32 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Finance Minister Alistair Darling stand on the steps of 10 Downing Street, in central London October 20, 2008. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hinted at the possibility that lower inflation thanks to falling oil prices could prompt central banks around the world to make more joint interest rate cuts, the BBC reported.

Prince Harry bids to become helicopter pilot (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2008 07:20 PM CDT

Prince Harry, seen here, has begun a tough selection process in an attempt to become a helicopter pilot with the army(AFP/Ed Jones)AFP - Prince Harry has begun a tough selection process in an attempt to become a helicopter pilot with the army, his official residence Clarence House said Monday.

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