2009年9月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ex-GM car plants risk closure in Britain: union chief (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Cars are lined up at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant in Wirral in 2006. Tony Woodley, joint leader of Britain's biggest union Unite, said the future of Ellesmere Port and Luton plants remained uncertain after last week's sale of General Motors' British unit Vauxhall to Canadian car parts firm Magna.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Former GM-controlled car plants in Britain could close within six years under new owners Magna of Canada, risking thousands of jobs, a senior union leader warned Tuesday.

Records put spotlight on Jack the Ripper victims (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:51 AM PDT

AP - The world is endlessly fascinated with Jack the Ripper — but what about his victims?

Prince Harry turns 25, inherits Diana's money (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Prince Harry, seen here in July 2009 and who is third in line to the British throne, had a low-key 25th birthday on Tuesday, when he became eligible for some of the 6.5 million pounds inheritance left by his mother, Princess Diana.(AFP/POOL/File/Lefteris Pitarakis)AFP - Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, had a low-key 25th birthday on Tuesday, when he became eligible for some of the 6.5 million pounds inheritance left by his mother, Princess Diana.

Brown: Britain must cut spending to reduce debts (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown reacts during a question and answer session following his speech to delegates at the annual Trades Union Congress in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Brown acknowledged Tuesday that cuts to public spending will be necessary to reduce the country's mounting public debts, a major reversal of policy. In a speech to labor union members, Brown indicated for the first time that plans to halve Britain's deficit within four years can't be funded solely by future increases in economic growth, asset sales and departmental efficiencies. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson/PA)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that hard economic times will mean substantial cuts to government spending on the country's already strained public services.

Brown say he will not cut key public services (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 09:01 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a meeting in London, June 2009. Brown said his government will cut public spending, but not front-line services, as he sought to reassure traditional union allies before a general election.(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday that his government will cut public spending, but not front-line services, as he sought to reassure traditional union allies before a general election.

UK military police investigate new Iraq rape claim (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 08:19 AM PDT

In this Sept. 11, 2009 photo, military personnel move on a staged Iraqi village as part of transition training on post at Fort Riley, Kan., Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. A mission that has trained more than 15,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen to be advisers in Afghanistan and Iraq is leaving Kansas after three years, shifting focus as it moves to Louisiana. Instead of training teams of 12 to 16 people, the mission to be based at Fort Polk, La. will turn combat brigades of 3,500 soldiers into a brigade focused on advising. The change is part of the next phase in Iraq aimed at the withdrawal of troops in 2011. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - British military police were investigating an allegation that two soldiers raped and maimed an Iraqi man at a base in 2003, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

No we can't? UK think tank says US power is fading (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 08:12 AM PDT

Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, speaks as he launches the IISS' 2009 Annual Review of World Affairs, in London, Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009. The IISS is an independent think tank and one of the world's leading authorities on political-military conflict. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - A weakened United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad, an international strategic affairs think tank said Tuesday.

Brown to outline pre-election spending cut plans (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:38 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a meeting in London, June 2009. Brown said his government will cut public spending, but not front-line services, as he sought to reassure traditional union allies before a general election.(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought on Tuesday to reassure his Labour party's traditional union allies over public spending cuts, as he battles to avoid a wipe-out in elections next year.

Bank of England chief sees signs of recovery (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:25 AM PDT

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King, seen here in March 2009, said that there were AFP - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Tuesday that there were "signs" of a economic recovery in the third quarter, following a deep recession.

BAE Systems to axe 1,116 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:58 AM PDT

An RAF file photo shows a pair of Nimrod MR2s heading to Afghanistan. Defence equipment firm BAE Systems announced that it will axe 1,116 jobs and close a key facility in northwestern England.(AFP/RAF/File)AFP - Defence equipment firm BAE Systems announced on Tuesday that it will axe 1,116 jobs and close a key facility in northwestern England.

Inflation slows to 1.6% in August (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:25 AM PDT

Inflation slowed to 1.6 percent in August, the lowest level since 2005, owing to lower food prices and unchanged energy bills.(AFP/File)AFP - Inflation slowed to 1.6 percent in August, the lowest level since 2005, owing to lower food prices and unchanged energy bills, official data showed on Tuesday.

Celebrity chef Floyd dies of heart attack (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:18 AM PDT

AFP - Celebrity chef Keith Floyd has died of a heart attack aged 65 at his partner's home in Dorset.

Health officials await test results on E.coli outbreak (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:42 AM PDT

A scientist examines E-Coli samples at a laboratory in 2000. Health officials probing an E.coli outbreak at a Surrey farm popular with children were awaiting test results which could determine the source of the bug.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Health officials probing an E.coli outbreak at a Surrey farm popular with children were awaiting test results on Tuesday which could determine the source of the bug.

Voters turn on Brown: poll (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:30 AM PDT

Voters arrive at a polling station in Burnley, June 2009. A poll said that almost half of voters think anyone could do a better job than Prime Minister Gordon Brown as head of his party, in another blow for the premier ahead of a general election.(AFP/File/Ay)AFP - Almost half of voters think anyone could do a better job than Prime Minister Gordon Brown as head of his party, in another blow for the premier ahead of a general election, a poll said.

Darling wants wills for banks (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:23 AM PDT

A view of London's finance district of Canary Wharf. A report said that Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is planning legislation to force banks to draw up default wills so they can be dismantled more easily if faced with another financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is planning legislation to force banks to draw up default wills so they can be dismantled more easily if faced with another financial crisis, a report said on Tuesday.

UK's Conservatives have 14 point lead: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 11:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives have a 14-point lead over Labor ahead of an election due by next June, setting them up for a return to power for the first time since 1997, the Times reported on Tuesday.

4 UK Muslims get hefty sentences for airline plot (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:08 PM PDT

An undated handout image from Metropolitan Police shows Abdulla Ahmed Ali who was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail by a judge for plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners with liquid bombs.(AFP/HO/File/Metropolitan Police)AP - In a case that altered airport security worldwide, three British Muslims were imprisoned Monday for at least 30 years each for a plot to kill thousands by blowing up trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives hidden in soda bottles.

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