2009年1月30日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Military chief admits complacency in Afghan fight (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:27 AM CST

The head of Britain's military, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, seen here in 2008, admitted his troops in Afghanistan had been AFP - The head of Britain's military has admitted his troops in Afghanistan were initially "smug" and "complacent," resting too much on the laurels of their record in Northern Ireland.

Govt promises broadband access for all (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:41 PM CST

Every home in Britain will be guaranteed access to broadband Internet under plans unveiled by the government on Thursday, which put the technology on a par with telephones as an essential service. AFP - Every home in Britain will be guaranteed access to broadband Internet under plans unveiled by the government on Thursday, which put the technology on a par with telephones as an essential service.

London Underground to cut jobs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:19 PM CST

AP - London Underground, which operates the British capital's subway system, said Thursday it is cutting 1,000 jobs.

British trader who foresaw crunch killed self: coroner (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:24 PM CST

City workers walk past a bronze statue entitled AFP - A British share trader killed himself after foreseeing the dramatically worsening state of the economy and the government's inability to tackle it last year, a coroner said Thursday.

Funding cuts hit British team for London Olympics (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:01 PM CST

British teams in eight Olympics sports had their funding slashed on Thursday, raising fears that the host nation will be unable to field a team in every sport at the 2012 London Olympics.(London2012)AFP - British teams in eight Olympics sports had their funding slashed on Thursday, raising fears that the host nation will be unable to field a team in every sport at the 2012 London Olympics.

British singer-songwriter John Martyn dead at 60 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:53 PM CST

British singer-songwriter John Martyn, seen here, who was known for his fusion of folk and blues guitar, has died aged 60, an announcement on his website has said.(AFP/File)AFP - Cult British singer-songwriter John Martyn, a contemporary of Eric Clapton known for his fusion of folk and blues guitar, has died, it was announced on his website on Thursday.

Hundreds pay final respects to British WWI veteran (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:51 PM CST

The coffin carrying the body of WWI veteran William Stone sits in church during his funeral at St Leonard's Church in Watlington, England. William, also known as Bill Stone, was one of the three remaining British veterans of the First World War and took part in the 90th anniversary of the Great War Armistice in London in November 2008.(AFP/POOL/File/Dan Kitwood)AFP - Hundreds of people paid their final respects Thursday to William Stone, one of the last four remaining British veterans of World War I, who died this month aged 108.

London's Saatchi Galley shows Middle Eastern Art (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:51 PM CST

A woman walks past a sculpture by Syrian-American artist Diana Al-Hadid entitled 'The Tower of Infinite Problems 2008' at an exhibition of New Middle East Art at the Saatchi gallery in London Thursday, Jan 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant )AP - Hirsute, paunchy men recline voluptuously against each other, dressed in flimsy scraps of pink. In another room, shimmering rows of veiled women modeled from twisted and scrunched aluminum foil kneel in anonymous submission.

Legal & General shares down despite sales increase (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:05 AM CST

AP - British insurance company Legal & General PLC posted a better-than-expected 3 percent rise in new business in 2008, but its shares dropped nearly 10 percent Thursday after it failed to reassure investors about its capital position.

Iceland extends warm hand to chilly Britain (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:00 AM CST

AP - Icelanders are shipping warm woolen clothing to their needy North Atlantic neighbors in Britain.

Sandwich chain Subway to create 7,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:18 AM CST

A Subway store in Chicago. US sandwich chain Subway has said it will open 600 new stores in Britain and Ireland, creating more than 7,000 jobs and providing a timely boost to two nations deep in recession.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tim Boyle)AFP - US sandwich chain Subway on Thursday said it would open 600 new stores in Britain and Ireland, creating more than 7,000 jobs and providing a timely boost to two nations deep in recession.

Passengers stranded as lorry hangs out of ferry (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:14 AM CST

A Stena passenger ferry in Varberg harbour in Sweden. Almost 200 passengers and crew were stranded on a ferry in Scotland after a lorry broke loose and crashed through the ship's rear door, with its rear end hanging over the water.(AFP/File/Bobbo Lauhage)AFP - Almost 200 passengers and crew were stranded on a ferry in Scotland on Thursday after a lorry broke loose and crashed through the ship's rear door, ending up hanging over the water.

AstraZeneca to axe 7,000 more jobs (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:13 AM CST

A signboard of AstraZeneca in Macclesfield in northwest England in 2008. Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said it will axe 7,000 more jobs by 2013, extending a cost-cutting programme that has already shed about 8,000 positions since 2007.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Thursday it will axe 7,000 more jobs by 2013, extending a cost-cutting programme that has already shed about 8,000 positions since 2007.

Bank of England asset purchase scheme outlined (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:06 AM CST

AP - The British government detailed Thursday the financial assets the Bank of England can buy as part of a 50 billion pound ($70 billion) package to get banks lending again and ease the constraints on businesses across the country.

BA to decide on Iberia deal by March: Dow Jones (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:05 AM CST

British Airways aricraft at Heathrow Airport in London. The chairman of British Airways says the airline is hoping to decide by the end of March whether to proceed with its planned merger with Spanish peer Iberia.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The chairman of British Airways said on Thursday that the company hoped to decide by the end of March whether to proceed with its planned merger with Spanish peer Iberia.

Boots to merge optician unit with rival (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:58 AM CST

Passers-by walk in front of a Boots outlet on Oxford Street. Pharmacy giant Alliance Boots its to merge its optician division with rival Dolland & Aitchison, which is owned by Italian eyewear maker De Rigo.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Pharmacy giant Alliance Boots said on Thursday it would merge its optician division with rival Dolland & Aitchison, which is owned by Italian eyewear maker De Rigo.

Brown promises action to restore growth (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:15 AM CST

Women walk past a shop window in Wigan. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to act with AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday vowed to act with "purpose and determination" to restore economic growth a day after the IMF said Britain would be the country worst hit by the global recession.

Thousands of Gurkhas to be granted British residency: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:40 AM CST

A Gurkha soldier is pictured in central London, in October, 2008. Up to 36,000 Gurkha soldiers and their families will be allowed to settle in Britain under a change of policy to be announced by the government, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Up to 36,000 Gurkha soldiers and their families will be allowed to settle in Britain under a change of policy to be announced by the government, a report said Thursday.

Lord Lucan's desk to be auctioned in London (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:37 AM CST

Bonhams auction house is to sell a desk that belonged to Lord Lucan, the infamous English aristocrat who disappeared after the murder of his children's nanny in 1974.(AFP/Bonhams Handout)AFP - Bonhams auction house is to sell a desk that belonged to Lord Lucan, the infamous English aristocrat who disappeared after the murder of his children's nanny in 1974.

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