2009年2月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British minister says crisis worst for 100 years (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 10:58 PM CST

Britain's schools minister,Ed Balls, pictured, a close ally of Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned the current economic downturn will be worse than the Great Depression, reports said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A British minister has warned the current economic downturn will be worse than the Great Depression, reports said.

Wen shoe protester due in court in Cambridge (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:21 PM CST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gives a speech at Cambridge University on February 2. The student protester who threw a shoe at Wen will appear in court on Tuesday, accused of threatening behaviour.(AFP/File/Robin Millard)AFP - The student protester who threw a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Cambridge will appear in court on Tuesday, accused of threatening behaviour.

Drug advisor retracts ecstasy remark amid political row (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:57 PM CST

Ecstasy tablets. The top drug adviser apologised Monday for saying that taking the drug ecstasy was no more dangerous than horse riding, after coming under sharp criticism by the interior minister.(AFP/ANP/File/United Photos)AFP - The top drug adviser apologised Monday for saying that taking the drug ecstasy was no more dangerous than horse riding, after coming under sharp criticism by the interior minister.

UK to impose new visa requirements on South Africa (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 04:51 PM CST

AP - Britain took new measures Monday to protect itself against the changing tactics of violent Islamic extremists by requiring visas for South Africans.

Pilots hurt as jet crashes at British base in Cyprus (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 12:36 PM CST

A British Sovereign Base Areas Police Marine Unit boat patrolling the coast around the Royal Air Force(RAF) base at Akrotiri in 2007. Two RAF pilots were injured after ejecting from their Harrier jet on Monday at Akrotiri base near the southern coastal town of Limassol in Cyprus, a military official told AFP.(AFP/File/Alex Mita)AFP - Two British Royal Air Force pilots were injured after ejecting from their Harrier jet on Monday at Akrotiri base near the southern coastal town of Limassol in Cyprus, a military official told AFP.

British ambassador to Kabul gets regional role (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 12:06 PM CST

AP - Britain's ambassador to Afghanistan, Sherard Cowper-Coles, who was once quoted as saying the military effort there was doomed to failure, was given a new job Monday — tackling those problems that afflict both Afghanistan and its troubled neighbor, Pakistan.

UK Muslim tells court he fabricated Islamist past (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:56 AM CST

Reuters - A British-born Pakistani man who said he had links to al Qaeda and had sent young men for terrorism training in Pakistan has told a court that he was lying about his past.

Recession hits footballers' wives - sort of (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:25 AM CST

Alex Curran, wife of Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard, is seen here in 2007. Britons struggling through the recession can take comfort from the knowledge the credit crunch is affecting even the wives of multi-million pound footballers.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - Britons struggling through the recession can take comfort from the knowledge that the credit crunch is affecting even the wives of multi-million pound footballers.

Google chief to advise Britain's Conservatives (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:10 AM CST

AP - Eric Schmidt, the chairman and chief executive officer of search engine Google Inc., has been recruited to help Britain's main opposition political party going into next year's expected general election, the Conservative Party said Monday.

Business sees tighter credit squeeze: survey (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 09:00 AM CST

A shopper in front of a shop window in Hounslow, west London, on January 8, 2009. Businesses feel the credit squeeze is tightening and conditions will worsen without action by the government, a new survey of lending to industry found on Monday.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Businesses feel the credit squeeze is tightening and conditions will worsen without action by the government, a new survey of lending to industry found on Monday.

UK names new envoy for Afghanistan, Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:35 AM CST

Reuters - Britain named a special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday, following the approach of President Barack Obama in dealing with two countries seen as vital to global counter-terrorism efforts.

Chippies smell of ... ironing boards, study finds (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 08:28 AM CST

Former prime minister Tony Blair tucks into fish and chips in Brighouse, West Yorkshire in 2001. Britain is famous for fish and chip shops -- and now scientists have isolated the chip smells which tempt in passers by, including butterscotch, onion -- and ironing boards, they said Monday.(AFP/File/Harry Page)AFP - Britain is famous for fish and chip shops -- and now scientists have isolated the chip smells which tempt in passers by, including butterscotch, onion -- and ironing boards, they said Monday.

China premier asks Cambridge to pardon shoe hurler (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:45 AM CST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged Cambridge to forgive a student who hurled a shoe at him last week during a speech at the prestigious British university, China's foreign ministry said.(AFP/Pool/File/Darren Staples)AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month.

New envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 07:02 AM CST

An ISAF soldier patrols the outskirts of Kabul in December 2008. The current ambassador in Kabul was named on Monday as Britain's new special representative to both Afghanistan and Pakistan, working closely with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - The current ambassador in Kabul was named on Monday as Britain's new special representative to both Afghanistan and Pakistan, working closely with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke.

Britain's BG Group bids for Aussie energy group Pure (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 06:51 AM CST

A gas hob burning on an oven. Britain's BG Group said Monday it had made a counter-offer of 796 million Australian dollars (416 million euros, 536 million dollars) to buy gas producer Pure Energy of Australia.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's BG Group said Monday it had made a counter-offer of 796 million Australian dollars (416 million euros, 536 million dollars) to buy gas producer Pure Energy of Australia.

Britain set for more snow (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 05:35 AM CST

Heavy snowfalls force traffic to a crawl on the road to Luton Airport in north London on February 5, 2009. A winter storm is set to hit Britain later on Monday, bringing heavy rain and snow and likely to cause further disruptions on the roads and rail.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - A winter storm is set to hit Britain later on Monday, bringing heavy rain and snow and likely to cause further disruptions on the roads and rail.

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