2009年1月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

MI5 chief: Terror plots against UK have fallen (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:48 AM CST

In this image provided by the British Government and released Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009, shows The Director General of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5, Jonathan Evans sits at a desk in Thames House, London, on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. Evans gave the first-ever media interview Tuesday by a serving chief in MI5's 100-year history, and is quoted in British newspapers published Wednesday, as saying al-Qaida is still trying to use British citizens to carry out terrorist attacks on the U.K. and his officers keep some 2,000 people suspected of terrorism involvement under constant surveillance.(AP Photo / British Government - CROWN COPYRIGHT)AP - The threat of a homegrown terror attack in Britain has declined over the last 18 months, according to newspaper reports published Wednesday quoting the director of the country's domestic intelligence agency.

Marks & Spencer will axe 1,230 jobs and close 27 stores (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:31 AM CST

A Marks & Spencer retail outlet in Liverpool. Clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer said it would cut as many as 1,230 jobs and shut 27 stores as the group struggled with falling sales and a looming recession.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday it would cut as many as 1,230 jobs and shut 27 stores as the group struggled with falling sales and a looming recession.

UK retailer Marks & Spencer to cut 1,230 jobs (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:28 AM CST

AP - U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,230 jobs and close 27 of its stores in a drive to reduce costs, as Britain's retail sector continues to struggle.

MI5 boss says terror trials deter attacks (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:21 AM CST

British police patrol Gatwick Airport. Successful prosecutions of violent extremists have reduced the risk of an immediate attack in Britain, the head of the domestic security agency said in a series of interviews Wednesday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Successful prosecutions of violent extremists have reduced the risk of an immediate attack in Britain, the head of the domestic security agency said in a series of interviews Wednesday.

Bank of England meets to decide on rate cut (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:19 AM CST

The Bank of England begins a historic meeting to slash interest rates for a third month running, bringing them to their lowest ever levels as Britain readies to join a growing list of nations officially in recession.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England begins a historic meeting on Wednesday to slash interest rates for a third month running, bringing them to their lowest ever levels as Britain readies to join a growing list of nations officially in recession.

Buses spread godless message in atheist campaign (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:58 PM CST

Comedy writer Ariane Sherine, 28, poses for pictures beside a London bus displaying an advertising campaign with the words: 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life,AFP - About 800 buses bearing the slogan "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life" set off on roads Tuesday in an atheist campaign responding to a set of Christian ads.

World's biggest beer maker to shut ancient brewery (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:39 PM CST

AP - The world's largest brewer said Tuesday it plans to close a historic 600-year-old brewery on the banks of the river Thames in London.

Jailed British couple in Gambia will not appeal sentence: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:38 PM CST

An undated file photo from the Westhoughton Pentecostal Church shows David and Fiona Fulton (R) and their children. The British missionary couple sentenced to one year of hard labour for criticising the Gambian leadership will not appeal the sentence, and are instead hoping to get clemency, their lawyer said Tuesday.(AFP/HO)AFP - The British missionary couple sentenced to one year of hard labour for criticising the Gambian leadership will not appeal the sentence, and are instead hoping to get clemency, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Anger at Martins' speeding punishment (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:15 PM CST

Road safety campaigners vented their anger on Tuesday after Newcastle United's Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins, seen here in 2008, was not banned from driving despite being caught speeding well over the limit.(AFP/File/Craig Brough)AFP - Road safety campaigners vented their anger on Tuesday after Newcastle United's Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins was not banned from driving despite being caught speeding well over the limit.

Moving out: William and Harry set up own office (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:04 PM CST

In this file photo dated Aug. 31, 2007, Britain's Prince Charles, left, Prince Harry, center, and Prince William, right, arrive for the Memorial Service for Diana, Princess of Wales at the Guards' Chapel in central London. Princes William and Harry said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 they have been granted their own royal 'household' by their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The household the two princes will share will have three main staff members, supported by a 'small' team. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool-File)AP - Princes William and Harry said Tuesday they have been granted their own royal household by their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Top British retailer to shed 1,000 jobs: reports (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:03 PM CST

File photo shows a Marks and Spencer shop in central London. The established clothing-to-food retailer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, The Times has reported, bringing further gloom to the British high street as it struggles under the weight of the downturn.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Top British retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, reports said Tuesday, bringing further gloom to the high street as it struggles under the weight of the downturn.

Benazir Bhutto's daughter honors mom with rap song (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:43 AM CST

AP - The teenage daughter of slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has found an unusual way to honor her late mother — by placing a rap song on the video Web site YouTube.

Last Woolworths stores turn out lights in Britain (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 10:02 AM CST

AP - Bankrupt department store chain Woolworths, a stalwart of British retailing for 100 years, turned out the lights at the final 200 of its 807 shops on Tuesday.

BA says passenger traffic fell 3.4 pct in December (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:32 AM CST

AP - British Airways PLC said Tuesday that passenger traffic fell 3.4 percent in December compared with a year earlier as the global economic crisis deepened.

British historian Christopher Hibbert dead at 84 (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 08:38 AM CST

AP - British historian Christopher Hibbert, whose popular books covered subjects from the medieval Battle of Agincourt to the American Revolutionary War, has died. He was 84.

Aer Lingus shareholders snub Ryanair takeover bid (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 08:37 AM CST

AP - Ryanair Holdings PLC revealed Tuesday it has attracted little interest from Aer Lingus shareholders for its proposed takeover of the rival Irish carrier and extended its offer period for acceptance.

Alan Walters, economic aide to UK's Thatcher, dies (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:55 AM CST

This is a Oct. 19, 1996 file photo of Professor Sir Alan Walters who has died at the age of 82. Sir Alan Walters, a top economic adviser to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, died on Saturday, Jan 3, 2009. his wife Margaret Patricia Walters said. (AP Photo/Fiona Hanson/PA/file)AP - Sir Alan Walters, a top economic adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died at age 82.

Company seeks approval for nasal spray flu vaccine (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:56 AM CST

AP - Drugmaker AstraZeneca submitted a new drug application with European Union authorities to market a nasal spray vaccine against the flu, the company said Tuesday.

Iceland's Kaupthing to sue UK over bank action (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:40 AM CST

AP - Iceland's state-run Kaupthing bank will sue the British government for its decision to force the bank's British subsidiary into a form of bankruptcy, the Icelandic Prime Minister's office said Tuesday.

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