2009年3月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Google "Street View" launches in UK (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PDT

A street scene outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 2006. Google on Thursday launched its controversial AFP - Google on Thursday launched its controversial "Street View" service in Britain, giving Internet users panoramic street-level images of 25 cities.

British motor show written off for 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 08:37 AM PDT

Former F1 racing driver Damon Hill with Tony Blair at the International Motor Show in London in 2006. The International Motor Show has been cancelled for 2010 due to the economic downturn, the country's main auto industry body said Thursday, as carmakers struggle with a slump in demand.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The British International Motor Show has been cancelled for 2010 due to the economic downturn, the country's main auto industry body said Thursday, as carmakers struggle with a slump in demand.

HSBC shareholders approve plan to raise £12.5 bln (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:23 AM PDT

Shareholders in Europe's biggest bank HSBC on Thursday approved a plan to boost its capital by 12.5 billion pounds (13.3 billion euros, 18.06 billion dollars) to withstand the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Shareholders in Europe's biggest bank HSBC on Thursday approved a plan to boost its capital by 12.5 billion pounds (13.3 billion euros, 18.06 billion dollars) to withstand the financial crisis.

Rare wines hidden from Nazis sold at UK auction (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:15 AM PDT

AP - A British auction house says it has sold a stash of rare wines hidden away during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II for 50,000 pounds (nearly $70,000).

British insurer Prudential appoints French boss (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 06:11 AM PDT

The logo of Prudential insurance group in October 2008. British insurance group Prudential on Thursday named Frenchman Tidjane Thiam as its new chief executive and revealed that the group had plunged into the red last year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British insurance group Prudential on Thursday named Frenchman Tidjane Thiam as its new chief executive and revealed that the group had plunged into the red last year.

British-built robotic fish to detect pollution (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 05:45 AM PDT

A child looks at a robotic fish developed by the researchers at the University Essex, 2005 . A shoal of robotic fish which can detect pollution in the water are set to released into the sea off Spain, British scientists said Thursday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A shoal of robotic fish which can detect pollution in the water are set to released into the sea off Spain, British scientists said Thursday.

Public finances in deficit, data shows (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 05:37 AM PDT

The country's public finances suffered a bigger-than-expected deficit of 4.4 billion pounds last month, official data showed on Thursday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The country's public finances suffered a bigger-than-expected deficit of 4.4 billion pounds last month, official data showed on Thursday.

UK soldier killed in Northern Ireland laid to rest (AP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 05:22 AM PDT

British soldier Mark Quinsey's sister Jaime, second from right, follows his coffin as it leaves the Immanuel Church, Birmingham, England, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Quinsey was shot to death in a drive-by ambush at an army base in Northern Ireland. Military engineer Mark Quinsey was only hours away from deploying to Afghanistan when he and another soldier died in a spray of gun fire outside the entrance of the Massereene army base in Antrim, Northern Ireland. They were picking up pizza at the time. The attack last week was claimed by a splinter group of the Irish Republican Army. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn/PA)AP - The family of an unarmed British soldier ambushed outside a Northern Ireland army base said at his funeral Wednesday that IRA dissidents stole his chance to prove himself in battle.

Operator BAA 'must sell three UK airports' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:59 AM PDT

Vapour trails pictured over southeast London from aircraft taking off and landing from Heathrow and London City airports. British competition authorities on Thursday ordered Spanish-owned airports operator BAA to sell London's Gatwick and Stansted airports, as well as Edinburgh or Glasgow, within the next two years.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - British competition authorities on Thursday ordered Spanish-owned airports operator BAA to sell London's Gatwick and Stansted airports, as well as Edinburgh or Glasgow, within the next two years.

Prince William reveals his 'Harry Potter scar' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 04:32 AM PDT

Prince William meets graduating police officers during a passing out parade at the Hendon Police Training College in London on March 6, 2009. William dreamed of becoming a policeman when he was younger, while also revealing how he came to get a AFP - Prince William dreamed of becoming a policeman when he was younger, while also revealing how he came to get a "Harry Potter scar" on his forehead.

Sri Lankan postmaster insists on English (AFP)

Posted: 19 Mar 2009 03:36 AM PDT

A Sri Lankan-born man who came to Britain 17 years ago is refusing to serve customers in his post office unless they speak English, media reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Oli Scarff)AFP - A Sri Lankan-born man who came to Britain 17 years ago is refusing to serve customers in his post office unless they speak English, media reported Thursday.

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