2009年8月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Great train robber Biggs to be freed (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Authorities will release seriously ill Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, seen here in 1994, from prison on compassionate grounds, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - Ronnie Biggs, who spent 35 years on the run for his part in the 1963 heist known as the Great Train Robbery, is to be released from jail, the government said Thursday, as his son said he was close to death.

British Council cleared of Russian tax claims: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:58 PM PDT

A Russian court cleared on Thursday the British Council of most of the back-tax claims made against it amid a diplomatic spat between London and Moscow, the Ria Novosti news agency reported.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A Russian court cleared on Thursday the British Council of most of the back-tax claims made against it amid a diplomatic spat between London and Moscow, the Ria Novosti news agency reported.

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs released in UK (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:36 PM PDT

FILE -- Convicted train robber Ronnie Biggs leaves Chiswick Police station on his way to court in west London in this Monday, May 7, 2001 file photo. Biggs was part of a gang that robbed a Glasgow-to-London mail train in August 1963, in what was called the 'heist of the century.', before fleeing abroad for many years The robbery netted 2.6 million pounds — worth more than $50 million today. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday Aug 6 2009 he decided to release Biggs from prison as he is seriously ill and is not expected to recover. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)AP - Britain's notorious "Great Train Robber," nearly 80 and close to death, was released Thursday from his prison sentence, but he's expected to stay right where he is — in a hospital bed.

Britain's final WWI infantryman honored at funeral (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 11:09 AM PDT

The coffin of Britain's last World War I infantry veteran Harry Patch, is carried away after his memorial service at Wells Cathedral in Wells, England, Thursday, August 6, 2009, followed by Belgian, French and German soldiers as a mark of reconciliation, Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the funeral procession of Patch, who died aged 111, and who was a veteran of the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.(AP Photo/Christopher Furlong)AP - Harry Patch, the last known survivor of trench warfare on World War I's Western Front, was buried Thursday in his native village with the simplicity he craved.

Thousands turn out for funeral of last WWI trench soldier (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 10:34 AM PDT

A coffin bearing the body of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, is carried out of Wells Cathedral in Somerset, England. Thousands of people paid their respects at the funeral of Harry Patch, who died at the age of 111.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.

FTSE 100 climbs on BoE cash injection (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Stocks in London finished higher on Thursday after the Bank of England agreed to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Stocks in London finished higher on Thursday after the Bank of England agreed to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.

England flu deaths up, infections down (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 09:02 AM PDT

DNA test kits of the the influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu virus. The number of deaths in England linked to swine flu increased from 27 to 36 in the past week but the overall number of cases AFP - The number of deaths in England linked to swine flu increased from 27 to 36 in the past week but the overall number of cases "decreased significantly," health authorities said Thursday.

Bank of England pumps extra billions into economy (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 08:55 AM PDT

A city worker reads a newspaper opposite the Bank of England in London in 2008. The Bank of England shocked markets by agreeing to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The Bank of England shocked markets on Thursday by agreeing to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.

Thomson Reuters profits jump after big cost cuts (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 08:00 AM PDT

A signboard outside the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in London, 2008. Financial and professional information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that operating profit jumped 11 percent in the second quarter of the year as it reaped large cost savings.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Financial and professional information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that operating profit jumped 11 percent in the second quarter of the year as it reaped large cost savings.

BoE plans new 50 billion pound boost for UK economy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 07:06 AM PDT

City workers walk past the Bank of England in London February 13, 2008. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The Bank of England took a far bigger step than expected to boost Britain's recession-hit economy on Thursday, stunning markets by expanding its quantitative easing plan to 175 billion pounds from 125 billion.

Barclays approves $13.5 bln sale of investment unit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 06:20 AM PDT

A branch of British bank Barclays Bank in north London. Barclays on Thursday said its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved the sale of its investment arm to US asset manager BlackRock for 13.5 billion dollars (9.4 billion euros).(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British bank Barclays on Thursday said its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved the sale of its investment arm to US asset manager BlackRock for 13.5 billion dollars (9.4 billion euros).

Troubled broadcaster ITV offloads Friends Reunited (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:54 AM PDT

A screengrab of the Friends Reunited website. ITV, Britain's loss-making TV broadcaster, said Thursday it had agreed to sell website Friends Reunited for 25 million pounds, a fraction of what it paid for the pioneering social networking site.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - ITV, Britain's loss-making TV broadcaster, said Thursday it had agreed to sell website Friends Reunited for 25 million pounds, a fraction of what it paid for the pioneering social networking site.

'Victoria Beckham lookalike' sought in Maddie case (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:43 AM PDT

A photo-fit of a woman that investigators wish to speak to in the on-going case into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Private detectives working for the family of McCann. who went missing in Portugal two years ago have issued an image of a woman resembling Victoria Beckham who they want to trace.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Private detectives working for the family of Madeleine McCann, the girl who went missing in Portugal two years ago said Thursday they wanted to trace a woman who is a "Victoria Beckham lookalike".

Central banks keep rates unchanged (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 08:19 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England surprised markets on Thursday with a significant expansion of its program to boost the money supply and support growth, even as it and the European Central Bank kept official interest rates steady at record lows.

BoE to announce critical decision on QE future (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:07 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England will decide whether to expand its quantitative easing program later on Thursday, and economists are split down the middle over the central bank's choice.

Aviva insurance reports return to profit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:01 AM PDT

British insurance giant Aviva said on Thursday that it bounced back into the black in the first half of 2009 as the group boosted profit margins and cut costs amid an uncertain economic climate.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Insurance giant Aviva said on Thursday that it bounced back into the black in the first half of 2009 as the group boosted profit margins and cut costs amid an uncertain economic climate.

British union calls for national postal strike (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:02 AM PDT

Royal Mail postal workers protest in Parliament Square during a strike in central London July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British postal workers are to be balloted in September for a national strike and thousands of Royal Mail staff are to take part in industrial action against job cuts over the next three days, a union said on Thursday.

Postal workers to strike (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 02:26 AM PDT

A letter is posted in a Royal Mail post box in central London, 2008. More than 25,000 postal workers are to launch a series of strikes over the next few days in a deepening row over pay and jobs, unions said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - More than 25,000 postal workers are to launch a series of strikes over the next few days in a deepening row over pay and jobs, unions said Thursday.

Commuters hit by rail walk-out (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 01:25 AM PDT

Commuters queue wait for trains at Waterloo station in central London. Thousands of passengers are facing travel chaos as workers from rail firm National Express East Anglia began a two-day walk out after last-ditch negotiations broke down.(AFP/File/Tal Cohen)AFP - Thousands of passengers were Thursday facing travel chaos as workers from rail firm National Express East Anglia began a two-day walk out after last-ditch negotiations broke down.

Insurer Aviva reports £747mln profit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:03 AM PDT

British insurance giant Aviva said on Thursday that it bounced back into the black in the first half of 2009 as the group boosted profit margins and cut costs amid an uncertain economic climate.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Aviva made a net profit of 747 million pounds in the first half of 2009 after a loss a year earlier, the insurance giant said on Thursday.

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