2009年5月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Store admits it boobed in bra dispute (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:37 PM PDT

lingerie and couture pieces are displayed in Las Vegas, Nevada. A British department store was forced to change the way it prices underwear Friday after almost 13,000 people signed an online protest against its policy of charging customers more for oversized bras.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Farina)AFP - A department store was forced to change the way it prices underwear Friday after almost 13,000 people signed an online protest against its policy of charging customers more for oversized bras.

Women challenge Marks & Spencer bra pricing policy (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Beckie Williams, co-founder of Busts 4 Justice, poses with a bra outside a branch of Marks & Spencer in Brighton, England, Thursday, May 7, 2009. The women group campaigning to challenge Marks & Spencer's policy of charging more for large-sized brassieres, a 2 pound (US$3) surcharge for bra sizes that are DD or larger, say they plan to confront executives at the group's annual meeting this summer. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Busty women have banded together to battle Britain's largest clothing retailer over a surcharge for extra-large brassieres. Frustrated with failed attempts to convince Marks & Spencer to drop a 2 pound ($3) extra charge for sizes DD and larger, the women plan to take their fight to the company's annual meeting.

Britain to remove some DNA profiles from database (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 11:45 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Jan, 2003 file photo, an assistant forensic scientist extracts DNA from crime scene samples, at The Forensic Science Service in south London. Britain promised Thursday, May 7, 2009, it would remove the DNA records of hundreds of thousands of individuals from its vast national registry of genetic information — but will still keep the details of innocent people for up to 12 years. Civil liberties groups accused the government of flouting a ruling by Europe's top human rights court, which said that Britain must change the 'indiscriminate' way it collects DNA in the name of crime-fighting. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)AP - Britain bowed to a court ruling and promised Thursday to remove the DNA records of hundreds of thousands of innocent people from its vast national database of genetic information — but many will have to wait up to 12 years for their details to be deleted.

Study: Poverty fueling Muslim tension with West (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:51 AM PDT

AP - Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differences, one of the first major studies of Muslim integration since the Sept. 11 terror attacks claimed on Thursday.

Gurkhas angry as test cases snubbed (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:35 AM PDT

Former Gurkha Laximan Gurung holds his medals outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Gurkha campaigners voiced anger after test cases on applications for the right for retired Nepalese fighters to settle in Britain were rejected.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Gurkha campaigners voiced anger after test cases for retired Nepalese fighters to settle in Britain were rejected -- although the government hastily stepped in to try to reassure them.

Thomson Reuters says profits rise in first quarter (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:27 AM PDT

A signboard is displayed at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in London, 2008. Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said that operating profit rose two percent in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that profits climbed in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.

'Ugly' suspect sought over missing Maddie (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 07:46 AM PDT

A combination of two pictures released by Madeleine McCann's family shows Maddie McCann at the age of 3 and an 'age progression' image of her at the age of 6. The parents of missing toddler McCann issued a new picture of a man described as AFP - The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann issued a new picture Thursday of a man described as "very ugly" sought over her disappearance in Portugal two years ago.

Israel-Palestinian talks must address core issues: Blair (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Renewed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians must tackle core issues including Jerusalem, Middle East envoy Tony Blair said, raising the specter of a clash with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Thomson Reuters first-quarter profits rise (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:40 AM PDT

A signboard is displayed at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in London, 2008. Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said that operating profit rose two percent in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that operating profit rose two percent in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.

NIreland killings 'will not destroy peace process' (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:01 AM PDT

A Northern Irish policeman carries the coffin of murdered colleague Stephen Carroll in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, March 2009. Recent killings in Northern Ireland were a bid by AFP - Recent killings in Northern Ireland were a bid by "highly dangerous" dissidents to plunge the province back into violence, but there is no "unravelling" of the peace process, a watchdog said Thursday.

Barclays profits jump on Lehman purchase (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:58 AM PDT

A Barclays bank logo is pictured in central London. Barclays said net profit rose 12 percent in the first quarter to 826 million pounds, boosted by its part-purchase of failed US investment giant Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Barclays on Thursday reported a 12-percent jump in first-quarter net profits to 826 million pounds, boosted by its part-purchase of failed US investment giant Lehman Brothers.

Venetia Phair, who named planet Pluto, dies at 90 (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT

AP - Venetia Phair, who was 11 years old when she suggested Pluto as the name of the newly discovered planet, has died at age 90, her family said.

BoE increases QE program, leaves rates on hold (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT

A man enters Britain's Bank of England in the city of London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - The Bank of England said on Thursday it would increase the size of its asset purchase program by 50 billion pounds to 125 billion pounds, and left interest rates at a record low 0.5 percent for a second month.

Bank of England increases asset purchase program (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:15 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England has kept official interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5 percent — but has increased its program to buy back assets to increase the domestic money supply.

Barclays bank says 1Q net profit up 12 pct (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:13 AM PDT

AP - Barclays PLC, the British bank that stood apart from its peers by shunning a government bailout, on Thursday posted a sharp rise in first-quarter net profit after its investment banking profits surged from the acquisition of U.S. assets of bankrupt Lehman Brothers.

Airline plans mile-high wedding club (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 03:33 AM PDT

An easyjet Airbus A319 flies over Germany. A British budget airline wants to organise weddings in the sky, aiming to be the first carrier to let couples tie the knot at cruising altitude.(AFP/EADS/File/null)AFP - A budget airline wants to organise weddings in the sky, aiming to be the first carrier to let couples tie the knot at cruising altitude, it said Thursday.

Drinks group Diageo third-quarter sales fall (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:57 AM PDT

Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks including Guinness beer said that sales fell in the third quarter of its financial year but maintained profits growth guidance despite the global downturn.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said on Thursday that sales fell in the third quarter of its financial year but maintained profits growth guidance despite the global downturn.

Brit who pushed son to death has verdict quashed (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:22 AM PDT

John Hogan (C) is escorted by Greek policemen to the prosecutor's office, 2006. The High Court in London has quashed a ruling that the Brit unlawfully killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony on the Greek holiday island of Crete.(AFP/File/Takis Takatos)AFP - The High Court in London Thursday quashed a ruling that a British man unlawfully killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony on the Greek holiday island of Crete.

Lloyds bank reports 'good' revenue (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT

Britain's partly-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group reported AFP - Partly-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group on Thursday reported "good revenue performance" during the first quarter, while maintaining it expected a pre-tax loss in 2009.

Rules changed on storing innocents' DNA (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 07:29 PM PDT

A technician prepares vials for DNA testing. The government said it would end the policy of indefinitely storing the DNA of people arrested but then cleared of crimes, following criticism from the European human rights court.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - The government said it would end the policy of indefinitely storing the DNA of people arrested and then cleared of crimes, after it was condemned by the European human rights court.

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