2009年5月8日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Man linked to ANC murder helping far-right British (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 05:19 PM PDT

Members of ANC military wing carry the coffin of the assassinated SAfrican Communist Party leader Chris Hani, during a vigil near Soweto, in April 1993. Hani was murdered outside his Johannesburg home by a white supremacist a few days dearlier.(AFP/File/Walter Dhladhla)AFP - A man linked to the murder of African National Congress leader Chris Hani is playing a key role in the far-right British National Party's bid to win a first European seat, according to a report.

British MPs expense X-rated movies, horse manure (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a ceremony to unveil a memorial to murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, England, Friday May 8, 2009. Brown claimed thousands of pounds for a cleaner while other ministers claimed for gardeners, beds and television sets, a newspaper report revealed Friday, a disclosure certain to fuel public outrage over lawmaker excess. Brown's office immediately defended the expenses, published in Britain's Daily Telegraph, arguing that no rules were broken. The newspaper reported that some ministers used public money to furnish or upgrade their homes.(AP Photos/John Giles-pa)AP - It has all the makings of a Monty Python sketch — prim British lawmakers caught in a farce over expense claims for everything from X-rated movies to a bathtub plug.

Actress at center of Gurkhas issue in UK (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:12 AM PDT

Joanna Lumley, a British actress and a pro-Gurkha activist, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in central London, Thursday May 7, 2009. Lumley, best known for playing Patsy in the TV comedy series 'Absolutely Fabulous,' is campaigning on behalf of the Gurkhas, the Nepalese veterans of Britain's armed forces, some of whom are being denied the right to settle in Britain.The Gurkhas are an ethnic group native to Nepal and neighboring areas. Many Gurkhas fought alongside British soldiers for almost 200 years including in both world wars and, most recently, in Iraq and Afghanistan and many thousands have died in the service of Britain. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An actress best known for playing a selfish, champagne-guzzling fashionista is winning her battle against the British government on a humanitarian issue — securing settlement rights for Gurkha war veterans. She also is embarrassing Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering government in the process.

Blair: US-China deal key to climate change accord (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 08:23 AM PDT

AP - The key to a new global climate change agreement will be a deal between the United States and China, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday.

Brown hit by expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 08:21 AM PDT

A shopper holds a receipt after buying items in Woolworths in Camberley, Surrey last year. Gordon Brown has been forced to defend his own expense claims after a newspaper published embarrassing details of claims submitted by the premier and by senior members of his Cabinet.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed Friday an urgent overhaul of parliament's expenses system, after a newspaper revealed embarrassing details of MPs' financial claims, including his own.

Afghan suicide attack kills 21 Afghans, two Brits (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 07:26 AM PDT

Afghan policemen at the site of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, capital of the turbulent southern province of Helmand, in April. A suicide bomber blew himself up in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 Afghan civilians and two British soldiers in one of the deadliest such attacks in months, officials said Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 Afghan civilians and two British soldiers in one of the deadliest such attacks in months, officials said Friday.

Marks & Spencer caves in, cuts prices on big bras (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Two full page adverts place by British largest clothing retailer Marks and Spencer in two British daily newspapers seen in London, Friday, May 8, 2009, offering their apologies for charging extra for large size bras. The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed. Britain's largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer, has backed down on its incendiary policy of charging a 2 pound ($3) surcharge for bras that are DD or larger in the face of a spreading consumer revolt. Think women don't care about this issue? Then think again — that's what M&S executives had to do after some 14,000 women gave their name to a Facebook campaign aimed at eliminating the big boob penalty. 'We always try to do the right thing by our customers and we thought we had, but it's clear we've got it wrong this time,' said M&S chairman Stuart Rose. 'From Saturday, no matter whether it's large or small bras you need, the price will be the same.'(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed.

M&S admits it 'boobed' in bra row (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:18 AM PDT

A full page newspaper advert published by Marks & Spencer admitting it had boobed in a row over larger-size bras, agreeing to cut prices for DD-plus cup versions to bring them in line with smaller models.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Marks & Spencer admitted on Friday it had "boobed" in a row over larger bras, agreeing to slash the prices of its DD-plus cup sizes to bring them in line with smaller models.

What British lawmakers bought (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:17 AM PDT

AP - Some of the items claimed on expenses by British lawmakers, according to the Daily Telegraph:

Producer prices in weakest annual gain since 2004 (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:08 AM PDT

Robots assembling a Rover model at the Longbridge plant near Birmingham. The cost of goods leaving factories rose in April at the slowest 12-month rate for five years as fuel costs tumbled, official data has shown.(AFP/File/HO)AFP - The cost of goods leaving factories rose in April at the slowest 12-month rate for five years as fuel costs tumbled, official data showed on Friday.

Newcastle Hindu loses fight for open-air cremation (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:04 AM PDT

Hindu campaigner Davender Ghai, seen here outside the High Court in March, who wants an open-air cremation in Britain when he dies, has lost his test case at the High Court.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - An elderly Hindu man who wants an open-air cremation in Britain when he dies, on Friday lost his test case at London's High Court.

British store admits it 'boobed' in bra row (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:02 AM PDT

A full page newspaper advert published by Marks & Spencer admitting it had boobed in a row over larger-size bras, agreeing to cut prices for DD-plus cup versions to bring them in line with smaller models.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - British retailer Marks & Spencer admitted Friday it had "boobed" in a row over larger-size bras, agreeing to cut prices for DD-plus cup versions to bring them in line with smaller models.

London's Camden Canal Market reopens after fire (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 05:57 AM PDT

AP - A major part of London's Camden Market has reopened, more than a year after it was burned in a fire.

Afghanistan: 4 British troops killed in one day (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 05:52 AM PDT

A British soldier talks with an Afghan boy during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul last year. The Ministry of Defence has announced the death of three more British soldiers in southern Afghanistan, bringing the total to four killed in one day.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - The Ministry of Defence announced on Friday the death of three more British soldiers in southern Afghanistan, bringing the total to four killed in one day.

Two British soldiers among Afghan bombing deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2009 05:19 AM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomb strike in southern Afghanistan on Thursday that killed 16 civilians also killed two British soldiers, the British military said on Friday.

Some 2,000 jobs at risk at Corus steel (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 04:50 AM PDT

The Corus Steel plant in Corby, Northamptonshire. Nearly 2,000 jobs are at risk at Corus, one of the country's biggest steel plants after four major international buyers pulled out of a contract, the company has said.(AFP/File/Rui Vieira)AFP - Nearly 2,000 jobs are at risk at Corus, one of the country's biggest steel plants after four major international buyers pulled out of a contract, the company said on Friday.

RBS posts £857 mln loss (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 04:40 AM PDT

A man carries an umbrella with the Royal Bank of Scotland logo in central London. Royal Bank of Scotland, the Edinburgh-based lender which was recently rescued by the taxpayer, has reported a first-quarter net loss of £857 million as write-offs linked to the credit crunch soared.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland, the Edinburgh-based lender which was recently rescued by the taxpayer, on Friday reported a first-quarter net loss of 857 million pounds as write-offs linked to the credit crunch soared.

RBS reports £857 mln net loss (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 04:19 AM PDT

People walk into the London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Royal Bank of Scotland, the British lender recently rescued by the taxpayer, reported Friday a first-quarter net loss of 857 million pounds (959.5 million euros, 1.285 billion dollars).(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland, the British lender recently rescued by the taxpayer, reported Friday a first-quarter net loss of 857 million pounds as write-offs linked to the credit crunch soared.

RBS posts first quarter loss of $1.29 billion (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:31 AM PDT

AP - Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a first-quarter loss of 857 million pounds ($1.29 billion) as writeoffs from the financial crisis increased despite a jump in revenues, and warned the next two years would be difficult.

Cleaning bill leaves new stain on Britain's Brown (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's ailing Labor government suffered another blow to its authority Friday when a newspaper published details of expense claims made by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other ministers.

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