2009年6月17日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Minister becomes latest victim of expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:23 PM PDT

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. The parliamentary expenses row claimed another victim Wednesday with the resignation of a junior finance minister, in a new blow to the government of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The parliamentary expenses row claimed another victim Wednesday with the resignation of a junior finance minister, in a new blow to the government of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Moment of truth near for British Lions (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:55 AM PDT

British and Irish Lions rugby team head coach Ian McGeechan, seen here in May 2009, will reveal the starting 15 and seven replacements to his squad for the first Test against South Africa, during morning training and inform the media at noon in a plush hotel in this Indian Ocean city.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The agonising wait for the British and Irish Lions is almost over with the team for the first Test against South Africa to be named Thursday.

UK jobless rate hits 12-year high (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 08:45 AM PDT

Job seekers outside the Job Centre in Chatham, in the southeastern county of Kent. Britain's unemployment rate has hit 7.2% in the three months to April as the number of people claiming jobless benefits jumped to 2.26 million, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Unemployment in Britain hit 7.2 percent in the three months to April, the highest level in 12 years, official data showed on Wednesday.

Centrica handed bid deadline for Venture (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:44 AM PDT

A gas burner of a stove in London in 2008. The takeover watchdog on Wednesday handed energy firm Centrica a mid-July deadline to mount a bid for North Sea gas producer Venture Production.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The takeover watchdog on Wednesday handed energy firm Centrica a mid-July deadline to mount a bid for North Sea gas producer Venture Production.

Belfast racists force Romanians to hide in church (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:48 AM PDT

Police escort a Romanian woman and her child into the Ozone Leisure Centre in Belfast in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned a wave of racist attacks in Northern Ireland which forced more than 100 Romanians to flee their homes and shelter in a church hall.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday condemned a wave of racist attacks in Northern Ireland which forced more than 100 Romanians to flee their homes and shelter in a church hall.

Tory MP claimed 'rent from own company' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:44 AM PDT

A photo of Brian Binley from his website. The Conservative MP claimed more than 50,000 pounds in taxpayer expenses to rent a flat from a company that he chairs, in the latest revelations in the expenses scandal, reports said Wednesday.(afp.com)AFP - A Conservative MP claimed more than 50,000 pounds in taxpayer expenses to rent a flat from a company that he chairs, in the latest revelations in the expenses scandal, reports said Wednesday.

Supermarket Sainsbury plans to raise £445 mln (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:01 AM PDT

A Sainsbury's shopping trolley in west London. British supermarket chain Sainsbury said it planned to raise about 445 million pounds (527 million euros, 732 million dollars) by placing shares and issuing bonds to fund expansion.(AFP/File/Chris Young)AFP - British supermarket chain Sainsbury said on Wednesday it planned to raise about 445 million pounds (527 million euros, 732 million dollars) by placing shares and issuing bonds to fund expansion.

BAT buys Indonesia's Bentoel (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 04:31 AM PDT

British American Tobacco -- the the maker of Dunhill -- said it had bought an 85-percent stake in Indonesia's Bentoel for 300 million pounds to produce kretek cigarettes made from tobacco and cloves.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British American Tobacco said Wednesday it had bought an 85-percent stake in Indonesia's Bentoel for 300 million pounds to produce kretek cigarettes made from tobacco and cloves.

UK unemployment rate rises to 7.2 percent (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:38 AM PDT

AP - Unemployment in the United Kingdom rose to 7.2 percent in the three months ending in April, official figures showed Wednesday, as the recession pushed the number of people out of work to a 12-year high.

WWI veteran marks 111th birthday (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:28 AM PDT

British World War One veterans Bill Stone (R) Harry Patch (C) and Henry Allingham before the start of Armistice day commemorations in London in 2008. Patch, Britain's oldest surviving World War I soldier, celebrates his 111th birthday Wednesday -- with a pub lunch.(AFP/File/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - Britain's oldest surviving World War I soldier celebrates his 111th birthday Wednesday -- with a pub lunch.

Navy captain bans 'devil's vegetable' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 02:45 AM PDT

A file photo of Brussels sprouts and carrots in 2009. A navy captain has banned Brussels sprouts from his ship and labelled them the AFP - A navy captain has banned Brussels sprouts from his ship and labelled them the "devil's vegetable", reports said Wednesday.

Sainsbury's to raise £445 million for expansion (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:56 AM PDT

A Sainsbury's shopping trolley in west London. Supermarket giant Sainsbury's said Wednesday it would raise some 445 million pounds by placing shares and issuing bonds to fund expansion.(AFP/File/Chris Young)AFP - Supermarket giant Sainsbury's said Wednesday it would raise some 445 million pounds by placing shares and issuing bonds to fund expansion.

Firefighters battle warehouse blaze (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:32 AM PDT

Scores of firefighters were tackling a blaze at a packaging plant containing chemicals in Herefordshire.(AFP/File/JOSHUA ROBERTS)AFP - Scores of firefighters were on Wednesday tackling a blaze at a packaging plant containing chemicals in Herefordshire, the fire service said.

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