2009年9月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown says Tobin Tax 'worth a look' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:39 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a press conference before a European Union working dinner at the EU Council headquarters on September 17, 2009 in Brussels. Brown said the introduction of a global tax to reduce risky behaviour by banks was AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the introduction of a global tax to reduce risky behaviour by banks was "worth looking at", as he prepares for a G20 summit next weekend.

UK's Brown says summit to discuss rebalancing (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a press conference before a European Union working dinner at the EU Council headquarters on September 17, 2009 in Brussels. Brown said the introduction of a global tax to reduce risky behaviour by banks was AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said leaders of 20 rich and developing countries must start to sketch out the outlines of a new global economic order when they meet in Pittsburgh later this week, as well as making sure that the fledgling recovery sustains itself.

US defuses row over release of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi sits on a wheelchair during a meeting with an African delegation at a hospital in Tripoli on September 9. The US government said Monday it was AFP - The US government said Monday it was "looking to move on" from the furore over last month's release of the Lockerbie bomber from a Scottish prison.

Paul Smith gives collection a Congolese makeover (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:43 PM PDT

A model wears a creation by British designer Paul Smith at London Fashion Week in London Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/ Alastair Grant)AP - Celebrated designer Paul Smith took London Fashion Week on a side trip to Africa Monday night with a startling show inspired by styles worn by young men in the Congo.

RBS says mulls alternative capital raising plans (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:47 AM PDT

A view of the London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday said it was exploring different ways of raising capital after reports it was seeking to avoid handing greater control of the troubled lender to the British government.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday said it was exploring different ways of raising capital after reports it was seeking to avoid handing greater control of the troubled lender to the British government.

Turner vs old masters at new London exhibition (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:43 AM PDT

A Tate Britain employee looks at paintings by JMW Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar' (L) and Philippe Jacques De Loutherbourg's 'The Glorious First of June' (R) during the 'Turner and the Masters' exhibition at London's Tate Britain.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A new exhibition which sets paintings by JMW Turner alongside older master works by the likes of Canaletto and Rembrandt which partly inspired them was previewed in London Monday.

UK's Brown wants summit for climate change pact (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:09 AM PDT

People take part in a mobile phone 'Wake-up Call' flashmob at Parliament Square in London, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. The campaigners on Monday used their mobile phones to call on Gordon Brown to attend the Copenhagen climate change summit this December. The event was one of more than 2,000 'Global Wake-up Call' events happening worldwide on Monday, to pressure world leaders to step up action on climate change. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - World leaders need to attend a key climate change summit in Copenhagen to avert the "grave danger" that nations will fail to agree a new global pact tackling climate change, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday.

Inquiry examines Iraqi's death in military custody (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 08:26 AM PDT

An Afghan migrant on a swing beside his shelter in the woods near the harbour of Calais, northern France, September 21, 2009. Hundreds of undocumented foreigners, from countries affected by war and insecurity such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia, camp in makeshift settlements in the woods near Calais from which they stage nightly attempts to cross the English Channel in the hope of entering Britain, according to the U.N. High Commission for Refugees. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE SOCIETY CONFLICT POLITICS)AP - British officials may have condoned the harsh and abusive interrogation techniques that led to the death of a prisoner in the army's custody, lawyers representing the man's family alleged Monday.

Jersey children's carer jailed over sex assaults (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 07:06 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard in front of the former children's home Haut de la Garenne near Saint Martin in Jersey in the Channel Islands, 2008. A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was jailed for two years for sexually assaulting teenage girls there.(AFP/File/Alain Jocard)AFP - A carer at a former children's home on the Channel island of Jersey was jailed for two years on Monday for sexually assaulting teenage girls there.

British FM to chair meeting on Iran at UN: London (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:15 AM PDT

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here, will chair a meeting about Iran's nuclear programme at the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the British government said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will chair a meeting about Iran's nuclear programme at the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the British government said on Monday.

Roof rot hits church over Shakespeare's grave (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:20 AM PDT

AP - Something is rotten in the city of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Govt rules out formal meeting with Kadhafi at UN (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:00 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on September 2009, will not hold a formal meeting with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at this week's UN General Assembly.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not hold a formal meeting with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at this week's UN General Assembly, his official spokesman said on Monday.

Ex-French president writes of affair with British princess (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:43 AM PDT

Eighty-three-year-old former French president Valery Giscard, seen here in April 2009, d'Estaing has brightened the days of his long retirement by writing a romantic novel about a French leader's affair with a Welsh princess.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - Eighty-three-year-old former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing has brightened his long retirement by writing a steamy romantic novel about a French leader's affair with a British princess.

'Generous' student funding under threat (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:37 AM PDT

University students face the daunting prospect of higher fees, bigger loan repayments and reduced grants under new plans outlined by business leaders.(AFP/File/MUSA AL-SHAER)AFP - University students face the daunting prospect of higher fees, bigger loan repayments and reduced grants under new plans outlined by business leaders on Monday.

Police failing to record rape claims: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:29 AM PDT

A BBC report said that some police forces are failing to include more than 40 percent of rape claims in official crime records.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Some police forces are failing to include more than 40 percent of rape claims in official crime records, a report said on Monday.

Blair touts 10 million jobs from climate action (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:20 AM PDT

AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he hopes to break the "deadlock" in global climate talks with evidence that 10 million jobs could be created by 2020, if developing nations agree to big cuts in greenhouse gases.

EDF to sell 20% stake in British Energy: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:07 AM PDT

A British Energy power station in Suffolk, eastern England. According to an unsourced report, French utility EDF plans to sell another 20% stake in nuclear power operator British Energy as part of a £4.53 billion asset sale.(AFP/File/Ho)AFP - French utility EDF plans to sell another 20 percent stake in nuclear power operator British Energy as part of a 4.53 billion pounds asset sale, a report said on Monday.

Lloyds bank faces tax probe after BBC probe (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:57 AM PDT

Tax authorities are investigating claims that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Tax authorities are investigating allegations that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.

Police probe Bellamy incident at Manchester derby (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:47 AM PDT

Manchester City's Welsh forward Craig Bellamy (2nd left) celebrates with team mates after scoring the third goal during the English Premier League football match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Manchester, north-west England on September 20. Police are probing a clash between Bellamy and a fan at City's weekend derby, a spokesman said.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Police are probing a clash between Manchester City footballer Craig Bellamy and a fan at City's weekend derby with Manchester United, a spokesman said on Monday.

Officials investigate China 'tax dodge' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:04 AM PDT

Tax authorities are investigating claims that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Tax authorities are investigating claims that staff at Lloyds Banking Group encouraged rich clients to channel money through China to avoid taxes at home.

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