2009年1月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British bank Barclays sees 2008 profit above forecasts (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:27 AM CST

The logo of Barclays bank in central London. The financial firm has said it expects a 2008 pretax profit of more than the US$7.1 billion, anticipated by the market despite billions in writedowns due to the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British bank Barclays said Monday it expected a 2008 pretax profit of more than the 5.3 billion pounds (5.6 billion euros, 7.1 billion dollars), anticipated by the market despite billions in writedowns due to the financial crisis.

Police to be called in over House of Lords claims (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:23 AM CST

File photo shows peers awaiting the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II at the House of Lords, in Westminster, in London. Complaints are expected to be made to the police over accusations that four Labour party peers were willing to take money in order to influence legislation.(AFP/File/John Stillwell)AFP - Liberal Democrats are expected to be make complaints to the police on Monday over accusations that four Labour Party peers were willing to take money in order to influence legislation.

Barclays 2008 pretax profit to over 5.3 bln pounds (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:39 AM CST

AP - Barclays PLC will report pretax profits for 2008 in excess of 5.3 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) despite absorbing 8 billion pounds in write-downs, the bank said Monday.

Public support for Brown slides: poll (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 05:32 PM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a press conference in 2008. Public support for Brown's Labour government has plunged, according to a poll published Monday that shows it trailing the main opposition Conservatives by 15 points.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - Public support for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour government has plunged, according to a poll published Monday that shows it trailing the main opposition Conservatives by 15 points.

Religious leaders call on BBC to show Gaza ad (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 04:14 PM CST

This picture provided by the Stop the War Coalition shows some of their demonstrators occupying the lobby of BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow, Sunday Jan. 25, 2009. Members of the British anti-war group said they would stay in the building until the national broadcaster agrees to air a charity fundraising appeal for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The occupation followed criticism from lawmakers and religious leaders who said that the BBC's decision not to air an advertisement from the Disasters Emergency Committee - a group of charities which includes the Red Cross, Oxfam, and Save the Children - was wrong. (AP Photo/Stop the War Coalition, via PA)AP - Members of a British anti-war group briefly occupied the Glasgow offices of the BBC on Sunday to protest the national broadcaster's decision not to air a charity fundraising appeal for Palestinians in Gaza.

Corus to cut thousands of jobs: BBC (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:32 AM CST

The BBC has reported that Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus is poised to cut over 3,500 jobs around the world, the majority in Britain.(AFP/File)AFP - Steelmaker Corus is poised to cut over 3,500 jobs around the world, the majority in Britain, the BBC reported on Sunday.

Report: Steel maker Corus to cut 3,500 jobs (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 07:11 AM CST

AP - Corus, Europe's second-largest steel producer, is to cut 3,500 jobs at its British operations, a newspaper reported Sunday.

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