2009年6月29日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Time is money in Britain after Royal Mint error (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:10 PM PDT

AFP - An error by the Royal Mint in Britain has seen the issue of tens of thousands of 'dateless' 20 pence coins -- driving their value up to 50 pounds (60 euros, 80 dollars) each, a collector said Monday.

Clinton condemns Iran's treatment of British envoys (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here in February 2009, decried on Monday Iran's AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday decried Iran's "deplorable" treatment of British embassy staff arrested on accusations they stoked post-election unrest.

White supremacist planned race hate bombing: court (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Armed police safeguard the road near the Old Bailey Court in London in 2007. A white supremacist arrested by chance at a railway station was on the verge of a race hate terrorism campaign, a court heard Monday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A white supremacist arrested by chance at a railway station was on the verge of a race hate terrorism campaign, a court heard Monday.

Queen Elizabeth II's costs rising (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:32 AM PDT

AP - Public funding for Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family cost British taxpayers the equivalent of 69 pence (US$1.14) each last year, according to accounts published Monday.

British Royal Mint issues rare coins with no date (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 09:31 AM PDT

Undated handout photo issued Monday June 29, 2009 by public relations company Watershed of dateless twenty pence coins recently produced by Britain's Royal Mint in error. The Royal Mint admits it's made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped into circulation at the end of last year..(AP Photo/ Watershed/PA)AP - Next time you're in Britain, check your change.

Royal Mint error sees 'dateless' 20p coins valued at £50 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:04 AM PDT

The back, or 'heads' side of a correctly minted 20 pence piece. A rather costly error by the Royal Mint has seen the issue of tens of thousands of 'dateless' 20p coins -- driving their value up to around £50 each.(AFP/HO)AFP - A rather costly error by the Royal Mint has seen the issue of tens of thousands of 'dateless' 20p coins -- driving their value up to around 50 pounds each.

Police criticised over handling of G20 protests (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:17 AM PDT

Police push a protester near the Bank of England in London on April 2. A parliamentary committee is AFP - A parliamentary committee said on Monday it was "deeply concerned" that inexperienced police officers were placed on the front line at violent protests during April's G20 summit in London.

British PM demands release of Tehran embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:07 AM PDT

Iranian riot policemen stand guard outside the British embassy in Tehran on June 15 during a protest by supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against European interference in Iran's election results. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the release of four locally-engaged British embassy staff in Tehran, saying Iran's behaviour was AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday demanded the release of four locally-engaged British embassy staff in Tehran, saying Iran's behaviour was "unacceptable, unjustified and without foundation".

Royal family cost Britain £41.5 million in 2008-09 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 06:55 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II joins other members of the royal family in the procession of The Order of the Garter in Windsor on June 15. Every taxpayer paid 69p towards the cost of keeping the royal family last year, Buckingham Palace accounts show.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Every person in the country paid out the equivalent of 69 pence towards the cost of keeping the royal family last year, Buckingham Palace accounts revealed on Monday.

Margaret Thatcher returns home from hospital (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gestures to members of the media as she stands on her house doorstep, following her return home from hospital, in central London, Monday June 29, 2009. Thatcher has returned home following a two-week stay in hospital after she fell and broke her left arm. The 82-year-old Thatcher, who suffers from dementia, waved to reporters with her right arm while the other arm remains in a sling. She did not make any comments before being escorted inside.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returned home Monday following a two-week stay in hospital after she fell and broke her left arm.

Former PM Thatcher leaves hospital (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:46 AM PDT

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, seen here earlier this month, has left hospital after two weeks of treatment for a broken arm which happened during a fall at home.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher left hospital on Monday after two weeks of treatment for a broken arm which happened during a fall at home.

Foreign broadcasters walk a fine line in Iran (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:08 AM PDT

BBC Persian service presenter Fardad Farahzad, seen as he present the news, at the corporation's London headquarters, Friday June 26, 2009. Inside the studios of BBC Persian television, dozens of journalists have been working around the clock at their computers and telephones, trying to report the news to Iran or, according to the government in Tehran, stirring up trouble. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - Inside the studios of BBC Persian television, dozens of journalists have been working around the clock at their computers and telephones, trying to report the news to Iran — or, according to the government in Tehran, stirring up trouble.

Crown-shaped dome planned for Westminster Abbey (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:53 AM PDT

Appeal Court judges walk in traditional procession after a service in Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey wants to build a crown-shaped dome above the spot where every monarch has been crowned since 1066, its top clergyman has said.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Westminster Abbey wants to build a crown-shaped dome above the spot where every monarch has been crowned since 1066, its top clergyman said on Monday.

Week-long heatwave prompts Met Office warning (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:41 AM PDT

A man lies besides the fountains in Trafalgar Square in London. Britain is facing a wave of extremely hot weather, with the Met Office warning people not to be caught out by the soaring temperatures.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The Met Office has issued a 'severe weather' warning people not to be caught out by soaring temperatures as Britain faces as week of extremely hot weather.

Anglo American seeks to sell Brazilian assets (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:52 AM PDT

London-based miner Anglo American is exploring the sale of Brazilian assets as the group seeks to strengthen its defences against a merger proposal from Swiss rival Xstrata(AFP/File/Maxim Marmur)AFP - London-based miner Anglo American is exploring the sale of Brazilian assets as the group seeks to strengthen its defences against a merger proposal from Swiss rival Xstrata, the FT said on Monday.

Royal Mail sell-off may be delayed: Mandelson (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:13 AM PDT

A Royal Mail post box in central London. The planned part-privatisation of Royal Mail is likely to be delayed, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has said amid strong political opposition to the scheme.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The planned part-privatisation of Royal Mail is likely to be delayed, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Monday, amid strong political opposition to the scheme.

Iran frees five British embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

A woman holds up an image of Neda during a protest against the recent Iranian elections in the central German city of Frankfurt on June 27. Neda Agah-Soltan was seen bleeding to death in an Internet video of street violence in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a probe into the death.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - Iran has said it has freed five local British embassy staff arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, a move that further threatened tense ties with London and the West.

Iran releases five British embassy employees (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Vodafone mulls offer for T-Mobile UK: FT (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:31 AM PDT

Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company by revenue, is exploring a bid to buy T-Mobile UK, the Financial Times has reported.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company by revenue, is exploring a bid to buy T-Mobile UK, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Iran frees 5 arrested British embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:17 AM PDT

Students burn mock flags during a protest outside the British embassy in Tehran. Iran says it has freed five of the local British embassy staff it arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, in a move that further threatened tense ties with London.(AFP/File/Maryam Hasanzadeh)AFP - Iran said on Monday it has freed five of the local British embassy staff it arrested on accusations of stoking post-election unrest, in a move that further threatened tense ties with London.

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