2008年11月5日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

MillerCoors 3Q income rises 15 pct on cost savings (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:39 AM CST

AP - Brewer MillerCoors, the new joint venture between Molson Coors and SABMiller's U.S. unit, announced Wednesday that third quarter net income was 15 percent higher than the combined total the two companies had made a year earlier when they were operating separately.

Energy prices rise twice of EU average (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:37 AM CST

According to new figures gas and electricity prices in Britain have climbed twice as fast as the European Union average.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Gas and electricity prices in Britain have climbed twice as fast as the European Union average, according to new figures released on Wednesday.

Govt raises marriage visa age to stem abuse (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:52 AM CST

Immigration Minister Phil Woolas, seen here in 2007, said the government has raised the age at which foreigners can apply for a marriage visa to enter the country, to clamp down on forced weddings and immigration abuse.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - The government has raised the age at which foreigners can apply for a marriage visa to enter the country, to clamp down on forced weddings and immigration abuse, a minister said Tuesday.

Bank of England under pressure to cut rates (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:14 AM CST

Gold bullion bars are shown in the vaults of the Bank of England in London. The Bank of England begins its monthly meeting amid calls to cut key lending rate by at least half a percentage point as recession looms amid a global financial crisis.(AFP/HO/NEWSCAST/Ho)AFP - The Bank of England begins its monthly meeting on Wednesday amid calls to cut key lending rate by at least half a percentage point as recession looms amid a global financial crisis.

Pooh's dip into honey fetches pounds at auction (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:05 PM CST

In this undated image made available from Bonhams auction house in London, a sketch showing Winnie-The-Pooh reaching into a honey jar as Tigger and Piglet look on, an illustration that appeared in A.A. Milne's children's classic 'The House at Pooh Corner' in 1928. The sketch by Winnie the Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard entitled 'Tiggers Don't Like Honey', fetched 31,200 pounds ($49,770) at auction Tuesday Nov. 4, 2008, well above the pre-sale estimate. (AP Photo/Bonhams)AP - Tiggers might not like honey but collectors apparently do.

Train driver thought British police were terrorists: inquest (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 01:50 PM CST

AFP - A London underground train driver fled into a tunnel after police mistakenly shot dead an innocent Brazilian passenger, thinking firearms officers were terrorists, an inquest heard Tuesday.

'Balcony plunge' man wins first stage of legal battle (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 10:02 AM CST

John Hogan, seen here in 2006, the father who threw his two children from a hotel balcony in Crete killing his son, has been given permission to launch a legal challenge against an inquest verdict of unlawful killing.(AFP/File/Takis Takatos)AFP - A father who threw his two children from a hotel balcony in Crete, killing his son, was given permission on Tuesday to launch a legal challenge against an inquest verdict of unlawful killing.

Top Gear presenter slammed over prostitute jokes (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:49 AM CST

Provocative BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson, seen here in London in 2007, has sparked a new row over with a joke about murdering prostitutes, a week after the broadcaster was convulsed by a storm triggered by two other top stars.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - Provocative BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson sparked a new row on Tuesday with a joke about murdering prostitutes, a week after the broadcaster was convulsed by a storm triggered by two other stars.

Trucker in court over crash which killed family of six (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:11 AM CST

Portugese truck driver Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, who is charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving, arrives at Chester Crown Court. The driver, who lives in Spain, caused a fatal accident on the M6 last month, killing an entire family of six.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - A Portuguese truck driver appeared before a court in Chester on Tuesday charged with killing a family of six in deadly pile up on the M6.

British PM says Gulf to unveil IMF funds at G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 09:01 AM CST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here talking with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, believes the Gulf states will announce extra money for an IMF bailout fund at this month's G20 summit in Washington on the world financial crisis.(AFP/Khalid Muftah)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he believed Gulf states would announce extra money for an IMF bailout fund at this month's G20 summit in Washington on the world financial crisis.

British PM says Mideast peace deal could come 'quickly' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 05:49 AM CST

Palestinians hold pictures of relatives killed in Israel as they demand the return of their bodies in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown believes a Middle East peace settlement could come about AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he believed that a Middle East peace settlement could come about "quickly" if the circumstances were right.

RBS to plunge into the red amid global crisis (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 05:26 AM CST

Troubled bank Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted it is likely to plunge into the red this year owing to the global financial crisis, and gave details on a huge government bailout.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland admitted on Tuesday that it was likely to plunge into the red this year owing to the global financial crisis, and gave details on a huge government bailout.

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