2009年8月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Raiders target diamond store in biggest gem robbery (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:21 PM PDT

A combination of handout pictures from Britain's Metropolitan Police shows some of the 43 jewellery items stolen from Graff's jewellery store in London. Robbers pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist in a 40-million-pound raid at a chic London shop, police said Tuesday.(AFP/HO)AFP - Robbers pulled off what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist in a 40-million-pound raid at a chic London shop, police said Tuesday.

$65 million in jewelry stolen from London store (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 12:58 PM PDT

In this image taken Friday Aug. 7, 2009 shows two security guards standing outside Graff Diamonds store in New Bond Street, London, following an armed robbery Thursday Aug. 6, 2009. Thieves took $65 million worth of jewels and watches from a shop on London's Bond Street in what local media are calling Britain's biggest jewelry heist. Police say two well-dressed men walked into Graff Diamonds' flagship store on Thursday and threatened staff with handguns before making off with 43 pieces of jewelry including rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Clive Gee/PA)AP - Two well-dressed thieves walked into a London Bond Street jewelry store last week and, after brandishing handguns at shop workers, made off with $65 million worth of gems in one of Britain's biggest jewelry heists, police said Tuesday.

BP signs deal with US firm to develop biofuel production (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 09:46 AM PDT

The signage of a British Petroleum service station in Manassas, Virginia. British oil giant BP said Tuesday that it has signed a deal with US group Martek Biosciences to further develop biofuel production using sugar.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - British oil giant BP said Tuesday that it has signed a deal with US group Martek Biosciences to further develop biofuel production using sugar.

FTSE 100 shares fall (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 09:32 AM PDT

London stocks ended down as financial companies staged a retreat.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London stocks ended down on Tuesday as financial companies staged a retreat.

Serious Fraud Office rules out MG Rover probe (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 08:22 AM PDT

The first MG TF sportscar rolls off the assembly line at the newly re-opened Longbridge car manufacturing plant in Birmingham in 2007. The Serious Fraud Office says it will not begin a criminal probe into the collapse of carmaker MG Rover in 2005, after taking legal advice.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The Serious Fraud Office said on Tuesday that it would not begin a criminal probe into the collapse of carmaker MG Rover with the loss of 6,000 jobs in 2005, after taking legal advice.

Bees get their buzz back with a spoonful of sugar (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 07:35 AM PDT

A bumblebee rests on a sunflower. It's the busiest time of year for Britain's bumble bees, many of whom are showing signs of exhaustion. But just a spoonful of sugar could be exactly what they need to get them back in business, a wildlife charity has said.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - It's the busiest time of year for Britain's bumble bees, many of whom are showing signs of exhaustion. But just a spoonful of sugar could be exactly what they need to get them back in business, a wildlife charity said on Tuesday.

InterContinental Hotels Group plunges into the red (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Lobby of the Intercontinental Carlton in Cannes. InterContinental Hotels Group has posted a net loss of $29 million (£17.6 million) during the first half of 2009 and said the rest of the year would be AFP - InterContinental Hotels Group revealed on Tuesday that it plunged into losses in the first six months of 2009 and forecast a "tough" second half as the recession keeps business travellers at home.

UK's Royal Opera House to perform 'Twitter' opera (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:41 AM PDT

This picture shows the frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Britain's prestigious Royal Opera House has launched a new bid to take high culture to the online masses -- by getting Twitter users to write the lyrics to a new work, line by line.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AP - It probably won't be "Madame Butterfly," but it should be fun.

Alcohol behind 'alarming' rise in oral cancer: study (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:36 AM PDT

Posters advertising a drinks promotions in the window of a Birkenhead nightclub near Liverpool. Britain has seen an AFP - Britain has seen an "alarming" growth in oral cancer rates for people in their 40s, largely due to rising alcohol consumption, a leading charity warned on Tuesday.

Tata Motors wins private funding for Jaguar (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:28 AM PDT

India's Tata Motors has secured private funding for luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, meaning the firm will no longer be seeking state help, the group has said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - India's Tata Motors has secured private funding for its luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, meaning the firm will no longer be seeking state help, the group said on Tuesday.

Baby P torturers named (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:13 AM PDT

Images from the Metropolitan Police showing Steven Barker, the 'stepfather' of Baby P and Tracey Connelly, mother of Baby P. The couple responsible for the brutal death of toddler Baby P, which shocked Britain, have been publicly named, triggering a renewed surge of anger and revulsion at their crimes.(AFP/Ho)AFP - The couple responsible for the brutal death of toddler Baby P, which shocked Britain, were publicly named on Tuesday, triggering a renewed surge of anger and revulsion at their crimes.

Trade deficit widens to £6.5 bln in June (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 03:56 AM PDT

A crane loads containers on a cargo ship. Britain's trade-in-goods deficit expanded to £6.5 billion in June, official data has shown.(DDP/AFP/File/Roland Magunia)AFP - Britain's trade-in-goods deficit expanded to 6.5 billion pounds in June, official data showed on Tuesday.

Friends Provident agrees to Resolution takeover (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 03:26 AM PDT

AP - British insurance and pensions provider Friends Provident PLC on Tuesday agreed to a 1.86 billion pound ($3.06 billion) offer from buyout firm Resolution Ltd.

British insurer Friends Provident agrees takeover (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:48 AM PDT

British insurer Friends Provident agreed to a takeover by investment group Resolution after an improved offer worth 1.858 billion pounds, boosting a sector damaged by the financial crisis.(AFP/HO)AFP - British insurer Friends Provident agreed on Tuesday to a takeover by investment group Resolution after an improved offer worth 1.858 billion pounds, boosting a sector damaged by the financial crisis.

Tourist 'set on fire' in Crete claims innocence (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 12:49 AM PDT

A man drinks a pint of beer in a pub. A British tourist allegedly set on fire by a Greek woman for sexual harassment on the island of Crete, says he is AFP - A British tourist allegedly set on fire by a Greek woman for sexual harassment on the island of Crete, on Tuesday claimed he was "completely innocent," The Sun reported.

Guard arrested in Iraq claims self-defence: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 07:44 PM PDT

An aerial view of the former Zuhur royal palace in the fortified 'Green Zone'. A security guard arrested in Iraq over the shooting death of two of his colleagues said a drunken brawl led to the incident, in comments published here Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A security guard arrested in Iraq over the shooting death of two of his colleagues said a drunken brawl led to the incident, in comments published here Tuesday.

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