2009年5月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

London police escort pensioners home from the bank (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 05:38 PM PDT

File photo shows two police officers on patrol along the Southbank in central London. Pensioners and shoppers concerned about being mugged after withdrawing cash from the bank are being offered a police escort home in a district of east London, officers said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Pensioners and shoppers concerned about being mugged after withdrawing cash from the bank are being offered a police escort home in a district of east London, officers said.

UK bars 22 alleged extremists, including show host (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:27 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2007 file photo shows radio talk show host Michael Savage in Tiburon, California. On Tuesday May 5, 2009 Britain published a list of people barred from entering the country for what the government describes as fostering extremism or hatred. The list includes popular American talk-radio host, Michael Savage, who broadcasts from San Francisco and has called the Muslim holy book, the Quran, a 'book of hate.' Savage also has enraged parents of children with autism by saying in most cases it's 'a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out.' (AP Photo/John Storey, File)AP - Britain on Tuesday published its first list of people barred from entering the country for allegedly fostering extremism or hatred, including Muslim extremists, a right-wing American radio host, an Israeli settler and jailed Russian gang members.

Queen marks Kew Gardens' 250th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree, watched by Head of the Arboretum Tony Kirkham, right, during a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, south-west London, Tuesday May 5, 2009. The royal pair's first official visit in many years was a highlight of a yearlong celebration of the landmark 250th anniversary at one of the world's oldest and best-loved botanical gardens. It was in 1759 that Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III, planted a nine-acre (three hectare) garden around Kew Palace that has evolved into the current 300-acre (120 hectare) gardens adjacent to the River Thames in southwest London.(AP Photo/Johnny Green pool)AP - Britain's royal couple celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew on Tuesday, planting trees much as they did a half-century ago.

Green prince, animated frog fight deforestation (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT

In this image issued by Clarence House, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Britain's Prince Charles sits alongside an animated frog in a clip from a 90-second video launched by Britain's Prince Charles in his campaign to protect the world's rainforests. A 90-second video featuring both the frog and the prince will be launched Tuesday. The video from the Prince's Rainforests Project is aimed at raising awareness of deforestation and climate change online. (AP Photo/Clarence House, PA)AP - Britain's Prince Charles has enlisted an animated amphibian in his campaign to protect the world's rainforests.

Britain's 'least wanted' blacklist published (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:39 PM PDT

Lebanese militant Samir Kantar attends a ceremony in Tehran in January 2009. The government published a blacklist Tuesday of people recently banned from the country including a Hamas lawmaker and a Jewish extremist, as well as anti-gay protestors and a far-right US talk show host.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - The government published a blacklist Tuesday of people recently banned from the country including a Hamas lawmaker and a Jewish extremist, as well as anti-gay protestors and a far-right US talk show host.

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:25 PM PDT

This undated photo made available in London Tuesday May 5, 2009, by the University of Warwick, shows a formula 3 racing car - the WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car - which is powered by chocolate, has a steering wheel made out of plant-based fibres derived from carrots, has bodywork made from potatoes, and can still do 125mph. The race car was designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials. The car meets all the Formula 3 racing standards except for its biodiesel engine which is configured to run on fuel derived from waste chocolate and vegetable oil. Pictured with the car are it's creators Dr Kerry Kirwan, Left, Dr Steve Maggs, centre, and Dr James Meredith. (AP Photo, University of Warwick, ho)AP - Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about how to build more ecologically friendly vehicles.

Dying Briton 'wrote killer's name in blood' (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT

A man holds up a knife. A British student desperately tried to scrawl the name of his German love rival in his own blood as he was being stabbed to death, a court heard on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - A British student desperately tried to scrawl the name of his German love rival in his own blood as he was being stabbed to death, a court heard on Tuesday.

Britain's Brown tries to tap Obama's winning ways (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is hoping some of U.S. President Barack Obama's glamour will rub off on him as he tries to recover from a political pummeling before elections next month.

London mayor shocked at 'fat' waxwork model (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 07:27 AM PDT

London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) poses with a wax figure of himself at Madame Tussauds on May 5, 2009. London mayor Boris Johnson vowed Tuesday to exercise more, after voicing shock at how fat he was as portrayed by a new waxwork model.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - London mayor Boris Johnson vowed Tuesday to exercise more, after voicing shock at how fat he was as portrayed by a new waxwork model.

British war dead exhumed 94 years on (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 07:08 AM PDT

Australian soldiers watch a crane digging up a field in Fromelles, northern France. Soldiers' relatives, officials and French villagers Tuesday marked the launch of an operation to recover hundreds of fallen Australian and British troops from a World War I mass grave.(AFP/Denis Charlet)AFP - Soldiers' relatives, officials and French villagers Tuesday marked the launch of an operation to recover hundreds of fallen British and Australian troops from a World War I mass grave.

BAA passenger numbers plunge 10% (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 06:30 AM PDT

A file photo of passengers checking their flight details at Heathrow airport. Airport operator BAA said Tuesday passenger numbers fell 10 percent in the first three months of the year as the economic slowdown took its toll on travel plans.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abonizzio)AFP - Airport operator BAA said Tuesday passenger numbers fell 10 percent in the first three months of the year as the economic slowdown took its toll on travel plans.

Russia bans pork from Canada, UK due to flu virus (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Russia has extended its ban on imports of live pigs and raw pork to include the United Kingdom because of fears about the spread of a deadly flu virus, the country's chief veterinarian said on Tuesday.

Standard Chartered bank reports record profit (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT

A Standard Chartered bank branch in 2003. Standard Chartered reported record income and profit during the first quarter in a trading update that did not provide exact figures.(AFP/File/Richard A. Brooks)AFP - Standard Chartered reported record income and profit during the first quarter in a trading update published Tuesday that did not provide exact figures.

Swine flu leaflet delivery starts (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:11 AM PDT

A general view of Alleyn's school in Dulwich where five pupils were confirmed as having swine flu. The number of Britons infected with swine flu has increaed to 27, health officials have said, with five schools now closed across the country because of the virus.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - A nationwide leaflet campaign warning against swine flu started on Tuesday as the number of Britons infected with the virus reached 27.

RBS finance chief to step down (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 01:39 AM PDT

The London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland on January 19, 2009. RBS, 70 percent owned by the taxpayer, said on Tuesday that its finance director Guy Whittaker had decided to step down from his role later this year.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland, 70 percent owned by the taxpayer, said on Tuesday that its finance director Guy Whittaker had decided to step down from his role later this year.

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