2009年7月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Flu to trigger hugs in British churches: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:43 PM PDT

Manchester Cathedral. Some British parishioners are being advised to hug rather than shake hands AFP - Some British parishioners are being advised to hug rather than shake hands "as a sign of peace" in measures by churches to try to stop the spread of swine flu, a report said Wednesday.

Govt passes oversight law in wake of expenses scandal (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:31 PM PDT

Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, in May 2009. Measures aimed at cleaning up politics following a hugely damaging expenses scandal that rocked Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government passed into law late Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Measures aimed at cleaning up politics following a hugely damaging expenses scandal that rocked Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government passed into law late Tuesday.

Resigning junior foreign minister joins Afghan resources row (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 04:16 PM PDT

Resigning junior foreign minister Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, pictured in 2008, said Wednesday more helicopters were needed in Afghanistan, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown amid a row over adequate resources for troops.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)AFP - Resigning junior foreign minister Lord Mark Malloch-Brown said Wednesday more helicopters were needed in Afghanistan, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown amid a row over adequate resources for troops.

Wildfires ease in British Columbia (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 11:47 AM PDT

AP - About 6,000 people who were forced to flee their homes because of wildfires ablaze over southern British Columbia are returning home.

UK court rejects suit on Google search results (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT

AP - A British judge has ruled that Google cannot be held responsible for defamatory words that appear in results on the popular Internet search engine.

Hornby to sell Olympics toys (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 09:12 AM PDT

AP - Toymaker Hornby PLC has been granted licensing rights to produce a range of toys — including the iconic red London buses and black taxis — linked to the London 2012 Olympics.

Tories lay out pragmatic foreign policy (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 08:08 AM PDT

Conservative foreign affairs spokesman William Hague, seen here in June 2009, has warned that Britain's influence in the world is diminishing and it can no longer dictate to allies how they should run their affairs.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's influence in the world is diminishing and it can no longer dictate to allies how they should run their affairs, the Conservatives said on Tuesday.

Gerrard lashed out 'like a boxer', court hears (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 07:38 AM PDT

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard outside Liverpool Crown Court on Merseyside, north-west England, July 20. Gerrard lashed out at a man AFP - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard lashed out at a man "with the style and speed of a professional boxer" after losing his cool in a bar brawl, a court heard on Tuesday.

Nissan to produce electric fuel cells in Sunderland (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Vehicles are assembled at the Nissan factory in Sunderland. Nissan is to invest 200 million pounds to build electric car batteries in Sunderland, in a move that was hailed as a bold step towards turning Britain into a global leader in environmentally-friendly vehicles.(AFP/Nissan/File/Dave Foster)AFP - Nissan is to invest 200 million pounds to build electric car batteries in Sunderland, in a move that was hailed on Tuesday as a bold step towards turning Britain into a global leader in green auto making.

UK policeman to face charges in deaths of 2 dogs (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 06:38 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says a police officer who left two police dogs in his car during a heat wave will be prosecuted for their deaths.

Public deficit soars to £19 bln in June (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 06:34 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling holds a briefcase containing the 2009 Budget outside No. 11 Downing Street in April 2009. The public deficit soared to a record 18.98 billion pounds in June as the recession hurt tax revenues.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The public deficit soared to a record 18.98 billion pounds in June as the recession hurt tax revenues, official data showed on Tuesday.

British soldier killed in Afghan blast (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 02:05 AM PDT

A British soldier stands guard on the outskirts of Kabul in July 2008. A British soldier was killed in an explosion whilst on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said here Tuesday, bringing the death toll since 2001 to 187.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier was killed in an explosion whilst on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said here Tuesday, bringing the death toll since 2001 to 187.

Three die as boat capsizes off Scottish coast (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 12:53 AM PDT

A fishermen unloads scallop shells from his boat. Three fishermen have died when their scallop boat capsized in high seas off the west coast of Scotland, coastguard and police said.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Three fishermen died late on Monday when their scallop boat capsized in high seas off the west coast of Scotland, coastguard and police said.

Friends Provident rejects Resolution takeover offer (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 12:50 AM PDT

Friends Provident has rejected an improved merger offer from investment company Resolution Limited, citing AFP - Friends Provident has rejected an improved merger offer from investment company Resolution Limited, citing "structural and governance" problems with the proposal.

Watchdog warns banks on bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 12:32 AM PDT

City workers walk in London. The Financial Services Authority has warned banks they face heavy financial penalties if they agree to pay their executives a guaranteed bonus for more than a year, newspaper reports have said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Financial Services Authority has warned banks they face heavy financial penalties if they agree to pay their executives a guaranteed bonus for more than a year, newspaper reports said on Tuesday.

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