2009年6月30日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

EU competition chief eyes RBS, Lloyds asset sale (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:48 PM PDT

EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, seen here on June 23, 2009, Neelie Kroes singled out Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, saying they were only able to continue enjoying market-leading positions because of AFP - European regulators could compel Britain's state-controlled banks to sell chunks of their assets to comply with competition rules, the EU's top competition regulator said here Tuesday.

British bank Lloyds slashes another 2,100 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 08:46 AM PDT

State-controlled Lloyds Banking Group axed 2,100 more jobs as it sought to streamline operations and recover from the global financial crisis and the costly takeover of rival HBOS.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group axed 2,100 more jobs on Tuesday as it sought to streamline operations and recover from the global financial crisis and the costly takeover of rival HBOS.

British economy shrinks fastest in half a century (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 07:04 AM PDT

A construction crane at a building site in central London. The recession-battered economy shrank at its fastest pace in more than 50 years in the first quarter of 2009, revised official data showed, amid the worst global slowdown in decades.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)AFP - Britain's recession-battered economy shrank at its fastest pace in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009 in the worst global slowdown in decades, revised official data showed on Tuesday.

British hostages in Iraq 'died from gunshot wounds' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:51 AM PDT

An image grab from a videotape broadcast in February 2008 by Al-Arabiya news network shows Briton Peter Moore who was kidnapped in 2007 along with four bodyguards. Two of the guards protecting Moore, a computer consultant, died from gunshot wounds, according to a BBC report.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Two British men who were killed while being held hostage by kidnappers in Iraq, died from gushot wounds, a BBC report has said.

Britain freezes $100 million linked to Allen Stanford (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:51 AM PDT

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford flashes a Reuters - British authorities have frozen $100 million linked to Texas billionaire and alleged swindler Allen Stanford following a request from the United States Department of Justice.

Majority of Scots want independence referendum (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:33 AM PDT

A poll for the BBC showed that a majority of Scots want a referendum on independence next year although most people said they would vote against becoming an independent country.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - A majority of Scots want a referendum on independence next year although most people said they would vote against becoming an independent country, a poll for the BBC showed on Tuesday.

Labour sets by-election for July (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:26 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour party is planning to hold a by-election on July 23 after the incumbent MP stepped down following criticism over his expenses(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour party is planning to hold a by-election on July 23 after the incumbent MP stepped down following criticism over his expenses, media reports said.

House prices see surprise monthly gain (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:07 AM PDT

An estate agents window display is pictured in Epping, 2008. House prices increased by 0.9 percent in June from May, home-loans provider Nationwide said after economists had predicted a fall amid the country's worst recession in decades.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - House prices increased by 0.9 percent in June from May, home-loans provider Nationwide said on Tuesday after economists had predicted a fall amid the country's worst recession in decades.

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