2009年5月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown, Cameron apologise over expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:54 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here, apologised Monday after days of revelations about MPs' lavish expenses claims, including for dog food, as the spotlight turned onto opposition Conservatives.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised Monday after days of revelations about lawmakers' expenses for everything from dog food to lightbulbs, as polls suggest the row is eroding public trust.

Tamil protesters block road outside UK parliament (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 01:26 PM PDT

A Tamil Tiger flag is carried as protesters sit during a protest on the street outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, May 11, 2009. Hundreds of pro-Tamil demonstrators blocked traffic and clashed with police in the streets around Britain's Parliament Monday after news filtered out from Sri Lanka that hundreds of their compatriots had died in intense shelling. Police said Monday evening that 36 people had been arrested and the protesters had been cleared from the roads. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Hundreds of pro-Tamil demonstrators blocked traffic and clashed with police in the streets around Britain's Parliament Monday after news filtered out from Sri Lanka that hundreds of their compatriots had died in intense shelling.

UK files claim to seabed around the Falklands (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain lodged a claim to a large swath of South Atlantic seabed around the Falkland Islands on Monday, setting the stage for a battle with Argentina for control of potentially rich oil and gas reserves in the area.

Architects to Prince Charles: We're staying home (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - A respectful audience, polite applause, and congratulatory cocktails at the inevitable reception. That's what's expected when Prince Charles gives a speech.

Britain, China announce stock market accord (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) meets China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan in 10 Downing Street, in London. Britain and China struck an accord on Monday allowing the two countries' companies to list on each other's stock exchanges.(AFP/Pool/Stephen Hird)AFP - Britain and China struck an accord on Monday allowing the two countries' companies to list on each other's stock exchanges.

British police arrest 31 Tamil supporters (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2009 09:31 AM PDT

Police clash with pro-Tamil demonstrators in Parliament Square, in London May 11, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Police arrested 31 people on Monday after supporters of Sri Lanka's Tamil community blocked roads around the British parliament in the latest of a series of protests over violence on the island.

Muslim chef tells tribunal he refused to cook pork (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

A file photo of chefs in action in a restaurant. A Muslim catering manager refused to cook sausages and bacon because he feared he would be splashed with pork fat, he told an industrial tribunal Monday, alleging religious discrimination.(AFP/File/Rafa Rivas)AFP - A Muslim catering manager refused to cook sausages and bacon because he feared he would be splashed with pork fat, he told an industrial tribunal Monday, alleging religious discrimination.

Prince William jokes: I am Banksy (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 07:54 AM PDT

AP - Prince William has a confession to make.

Brown apologizes for lawmakers' excess (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 07:36 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the leader of the country's main opposition party apologized Monday for lawmakers' excessive expenses claims, pledging to overhaul the system and win back public trust.

Lift accident closes Tower Bridge (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 07:12 AM PDT

The Tower Bridge in July 2008. The Tower Bridge was closed on Monday after an accident in one of its lifts left six people injured, including three who were taken to hospital, emergency services said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Tower Bridge was closed on Monday after an accident in one of its lifts left six people injured, including three who were taken to hospital, emergency services said.

Evening Standard re-launches after takeover (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Copies of the London Evening Standard on May 11, 2009. The newspaper unveiled a new look on Monday, four months after being taken over by former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev.(AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - The Evening Standard newspaper unveiled a new look on Monday, four months after being taken over by former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev.

The UK's 'Calendar Girls' are back (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:35 AM PDT

AP - A group of English women who posed naked for a calendar 10 years ago to raise money for cancer research are shedding their clothes again.

German jailed over 'savage' murder of student (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 05:22 AM PDT

A handout photo from Nottinghamshire police on May 11 shows David Heiss. The German office worker was jailed for life after being found guilty on Monday of brutally murdering a British student after he became infatuated with his girlfriend.(AFP/HO)AFP - A court on Monday jailed a German office worker for life for the "brutal and savage" murder of a student after he became infatuated with his victim's girlfriend.

Brown says sorry over expenses (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here, apologised Monday after days of revelations about MPs' lavish expenses claims, including for dog food, as the spotlight turned onto opposition Conservatives.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised Monday after days of damaging revelations about MPs' lavish expenses claims.

Teenager killed in Manchester pub shooting (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:28 AM PDT

Police launched a murder inquiry on Monday after a teenager was shot in the head and killed outside a hotel in Manchester.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Police launched a murder inquiry on Monday after a teenager was shot in the head outside a hotel in Manchester.

Miner Lonmin seeks $457 mln after net loss (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:28 AM PDT

A Lonmin hossy shaft. British mining group Lonmin said it was seeking 457 million US dollars (335 million euros) from shareholders after suffering a first-half net loss amid the global economic downturn.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - British mining group Lonmin said on Monday it was seeking 457 million US dollars (335 million euros) from shareholders after suffering a first-half net loss amid the global economic downturn.

Conservative MPs targeted in latest expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:02 AM PDT

Opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron addresses a conference in central London, 2008. Opposition MPs, riding high in opinion polls, became the latest victims of an ongoing row over parliamentary expenses.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Opposition Conservative MPs, riding high in opinion polls, became the latest victims of an ongoing row over parliamentary expenses on Monday.

Burger chain wants McPhDs to complement McJobs (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 12:12 AM PDT

US fast food giant McDonald's is hoping to offer PhDs, after receiving approval to award its own nationally recognised qualifications in Britain.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - US fast food giant McDonald's is hoping to offer PhDs, after receiving approval to award its own nationally recognised qualifications in Britain, the company's "chief people officer" said Monday.

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