2009年1月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British pawnbrokers cash in on credit crunch (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 10:06 PM CST

The T.M. Sutton Pawnbrokers shop is pictured in London, on January 21. While British high street shops wilt due to the credit crunch, pawnbrokers are prospering as cash-strapped business people hand over everything from Ferraris to Rolex watches in search of a quick buck.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - While British high street shops wilt due to the credit crunch, pawnbrokers are prospering as cash-strapped business people hand over everything from Ferraris to Rolex watches in search of a quick buck.

Sky News, BBC won't broadcast Gaza charity appeal (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 04:28 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 - The fighting in Gaza is quiet, at least for now, but it has sparked an uproar in Britain, where two major broadcasters are under fire for refusing to air an emotional charity appeal to help Palestinian victims there.

News agency says Baroness Reuter has died aged 96 (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:20 PM CST

AP - Marguerite, Baroness de Reuter, the last link to the 19th century founder of the Thomson Reuters news agency, has died. She was 96.

British Airways shares drop after profit warning (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:54 AM CST

AP - Shares in British Airways PLC slid over 8 percent Monday after the company warned that it would likely post an operating loss of 150 million pounds ($207 million) for its full fiscal year ending in March amid tough trading conditions and the fall in the British pound.

Report: Harry's ex announced split on Facebook (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:30 AM CST

AP - Britain's News of the World tabloid says Chelsy Davy announced the end of her relationship with Prince Harry by changing her status on Facebook to: "Relationship: Not in One."

Gaza Strife Engulfs British Broadcasters (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:25 AM CST

Time.com - Popular outrage mounts as the BBC and Sky News refuse to screen a humanitarian appeal for Gaza

British Airways to post annual loss (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:39 AM CST

Airline passengers await their flights inside Terminal 4 at Heathrow airport. British Airways has warned that the group expected to make an operating loss of about 150 million pounds in the company's 2008/2009 financial year.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways on Monday warned that it expected to make a loss of about 150 million pounds in the company's 2008-2009 financial year.

Shoe retailer Barratts files for administration (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:04 AM CST

AP - The owner of the Barratts and PriceLess shoe chains in Britain filed for a form of bankruptcy for the two businesses Monday in an attempt to save itself from collapse.

Prince Harry's old flame announces split on Facebook (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 08:54 AM CST

Britain's Prince Harry (left) and his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy attend a rugby match in London in November 2008. Davy confirmed reports their split via her AFP - Chelsy Davy, the former girlfriend of Prince Harry, has confirmed to friends reports of their split by changing her profile on her "Facebook" webpage, media reported on Monday.

Steelmaker Corus to axe 3,500 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:55 AM CST

Indian-owned steel group Corus said that it will cut 3,500 jobs worldwide, including 2,500 in Britain, following a strategic review sparked by the global economic downturn.(AFP/File)AFP - Indian-owned steel group Corus said Monday that it would cut 3,500 jobs worldwide, including 2,500 in Britain, following a strategic review sparked by the global economic downturn.

Britain's BBC, Sky refuse to air Gaza charity appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:27 AM CST

A Palestinian woman feeds her grandson outside the United Nations headquarters in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 26, 2009. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)Reuters - Two of Britain's major broadcasters, the BBC and Sky, faced down broad popular criticism on Monday and refused to air a charity appeal for the victims of Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Britain's Brown urges coordinated economic action (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:22 AM CST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks to Manchester United's manager, Alex Ferguson, at an Honorary Apprenticeship Award event inside 10 Downing Street, in London January 26, 2009. REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool (BRITAIN)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday the economic downturn around the world can only be brought to an end if countries work together to tackle the financial crisis.

British consumers pared debts further in Dec (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:19 AM CST

AP - British consumers opted to pay off debts rather than go on a pre-Christmas spending spree, the banking industry's main lobby group said Monday, in another sign of the difficult retailing climate.

Corus to axe 3,500 jobs to deal with recession (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 05:34 AM CST

AP - Steel giant Corus said Monday that it will cut 3,500 jobs around the world, with 2,500 jobs going in Britain alone, in an attempt to shore up its finances which have been battered by the sharp fall in global demand.

Gold price hits three-month high at $906 (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 05:12 AM CST

The price of gold rose to 906 dollars an ounce, the highest level for three and a half months, on buying by specialist funds amid fresh concerns about the global economic outlook.(AFP/HO/File/Bundesbank)AFP - The price of gold rose to 906 dollars an ounce here on Monday, the highest level for three and a half months, on buying by specialist funds amid fresh concerns about the global economic outlook.

New cannabis measures attract criticism (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 04:37 AM CST

People caught using cannabis will not be fined despite the drug being upgraded from a Class C to Class B drug.(AFP/File/Joost Ooijman)AFP - People caught using cannabis will not be fined as of Monday despite the drug being upgraded from a Class C to Class B drug.

Public support for Brown slides: poll (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 03:00 AM 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.

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