2009年4月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brit officials wrestle with cost of cancer drugs (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:25 AM PDT

AP - In October, Rocky Fernandez was told he might not live to Christmas.

Police clash with Tamil protestors in London (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:13 AM PDT

British police remove Tamil protesters from Westminster Brigdge in central London. Police arrested five protestors at an illegal demonstration by angry Tamils in London Tuesday, called to press Britain to intervene as Sri Lankan forces prepare a final offensive on rebels.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Police arrested six protestors at an illegal demonstration by thousands of angry Tamils in London Tuesday, called to press Britain to intervene as Sri Lankan forces prepare a final offensive on rebels.

UK: Boys of 10, 11 charged with attempted murder (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:28 AM PDT

AP - Two brothers aged 10 and 11 were accused Tuesday of the attempted murder of two other boys — becoming some of the youngest people ever charged with such a serious crime in Britain.

Beatles catalog to be digitally remastered (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Beatles fans will have a chance to add substantially to their collections when a digitally remastered version of the band's catalog becomes available in September.

British Tamils protest Sri Lanka offensive (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:56 AM PDT

British police officers clear protesters away from the road outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament blocking access to Westminister Bridge in a demonstration calling for an end to the war in Sri Lanka, between the government and the Tamil Tiger. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Some 2,000 people demanding a halt in Sri Lanka's military offensive on the Indian Ocean island demonstrated Tuesday in front of Britain's Parliament, where they vowed to stay until a cease-fire was called.

Israel transfers $12.5 mln to Gaza (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:30 AM PDT

The minaret of a mosque is silhouetted at sunset in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. The Israeli government has allowed the transfer of $12.5m to the besieged Gaza Strip, only a quarter of the amount needed at this stage, Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair has said.(AFP/File/Said Khatib)AFP - The Israeli government on Tuesday allowed the transfer of 12.5 million dollars to the besieged Gaza Strip, only a quarter of the amount needed at this stage, Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair said.

Rare 2-seat Spitfire up for auction (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:33 AM PDT

Peter Tuplin inspects the plane he restored, a rare MkIX two-seat Spitfire, at Truxton Airfield near Andover, England, Tuesday April 7, 2009, before it is auctioned by Bonhams on April 20. The meticulously restored MkIX second world war era aircraft, with an estimated value of around 1.5 million pounds ($2.2 million), is ready to fly. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA)AP - A rare two-seat version of the Spitfire fighter, the plane that earned a nation's gratitude in the Battle of Britain, may fetch a record price in an auction this month.

UK charity chief in custody over Bangladesh 'bomb factory' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:29 AM PDT

The head of a British charity linked to weapons and bomb-making equipment found in a Bangladesh Islamic school was remanded in custody Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.(AFP/File/Farjana Khan Godhuly)AFP - The head of a British charity linked to weapons and bomb-making equipment found in a Bangladesh Islamic school was remanded in custody Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.

Tamil supporters protest in London, Olso (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 06:29 AM PDT

Reuters - Hundreds of Tamil protesters demonstrated outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger separatists.

RBS cuts jobs as government ups stake (AFP/File)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 06:12 AM PDT

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin is seen here in 2008. RBS said Tuesday it would cut 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, on the same day the government lifted its stake in the troubled lender.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP/File - Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday it would cut 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, on the same day the government lifted its stake in the troubled lender.

RBS to cut up to 9,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:31 AM PDT

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin is seen here in 2008. RBS said Tuesday it would cut 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, on the same day the government lifted its stake in the troubled lender.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - The Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut up to 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, the state-controlled lender said Tuesday.

BG takesover Pure Energy (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:09 AM PDT

British oil and gas group BG said that it owns almost 100 percent of Australian peer Pure Energy.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British oil and gas group BG said Tuesday that it owns almost 100 percent of Australian peer Pure Energy.

Britain's manufacturing output tumbles further (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:02 AM PDT

A coal mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales in 2007. Manufacturing output slumped in February for the 12th month in a row, official data showed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Pierre Pratabuy)AFP - Manufacturing output slumped in February for the 12th month in a row, official data showed Tuesday.

RBS says govt owns 70.3% of group (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:57 AM PDT

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin is seen here in 2008. RBS said Tuesday it would cut 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, on the same day the government lifted its stake in the troubled lender.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed Tuesday that the state now owns 70.3 percent of the struggling group after investors snubbed a sale of new shares that was backed by the government.

Father in emotional plea for missing daughter (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 02:03 AM PDT

A undated photo from North Yorkshire Police of Peter and his daughter Claudia Lawrence. Lawrence on Tuesday pleaded with anyone with information on his missing daughter to AFP - The father of missing university chef Claudia Lawrence on Tuesday pleaded with anyone with information to "search their consciences" and come forward.

Foreign Office warns of Miliband email scam (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:28 AM PDT

oreign Office issued a warning Monday over a scam email, claiming to be from Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here, offering money to people in trouble due to the global economic slowdown.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - The Foreign Office has issued a warning over a scam email, claiming to be from Foreign Secretary David Miliband, offering money to people in trouble due to the global economic slowdown.

Somali pirates hijack British, Taiwan vessels (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:20 PM PDT

In this file photo the US naval ship the USS Leyte Gulf is seen as it docks at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, Thursday, March 5, 2009, with seven suspected Somali pirates who were arrested by the US marines along the deep seas of the Somali waters. For the first three months of 2009, Somalia's notorious pirates faded from the headlines as a massive international naval force moved into the area, and many observers saw the bandits' absence from the world stage as a sign that the pirates are running scared. The hijacking of the Taiwanese ship is the latest in a series of attacks in the Indian Ocean. Analysts say the pirates have moved many of their operations out of the Gulf of Aden, which is heavily patrolled by naval warships from countries as diverse as China, the United States, France and India. (AP Photo, files)Reuters - Pirates seized a British-owned ship and a Taiwan-registered fishing boat after taking three vessels last weekend, officials said on Tuesday, marking a jump in the number of hijackings in the waters off Somalia this year.

Coca-Cola buys stake in Innocent drinks (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:34 PM PDT

A Coca Cola billboard. US giant Coca-Cola will take a 30-million-pound minority stake in natural drinks maker Innocent to help it expand into Europe, Innocent said Monday.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - US giant Coca-Cola will take a 30-million-pound minority stake in natural drinks maker Innocent to help it expand into Europe, Innocent said Monday.

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