2009年10月5日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK supermarket pulls ad from Fox News over Beck (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2009 file photo, Glenn Beck attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel's Glenn Beck program.

UK plans cutback on public sector salary increases (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:47 PM PDT

AP - The British government plans to freeze the salaries of top bureaucrats and offer only minimal increases to other senior workers in an effort to control the country's spiraling deficit, a treasury official said Monday.

British premier Brown confronts Belfast deadlock (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:33 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking.

Britain's Blair seen as EU presidential material (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger participate in a climate control discussion at the second Governors' Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - President Tony Blair? Don't laugh, it could happen.

Man jailed over Securitas robbery (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

A CCTV image shows a robbery in progress at the Securitas Depot in Kent in February 2006. A cage fighter who was involved in the £53 million robbery has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars.(AFP/HO/File/Kent Police)AFP - A cage fighter was jailed for 18 years Monday after admitting involvement in the country's biggest ever cash robbery, a 53 million pound raid at a security depot.

EU row overshadows Tories meet (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:52 AM PDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron speaks during the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The Tories met for what many expect to be their last annual conference in opposition, but the excitement was clouded by a row over the party's policy on Europe.(AFP)AFP - The Tories met Monday for what many expect to be their last annual conference in opposition, but the excitement was clouded by a row over the party's policy on Europe.

Man jailed for one of UK's biggest cash robberies (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:02 AM PDT

AP - A British man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a robbery nearly three years ago of 53 million pounds (about $85 million).

First official history of MI5 spooks published (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 07:19 AM PDT

Professor Christopher Andrew with his book, 'The Defence of the Realm', which is the first official history of Britain's MI5 ever published, ending 100 years of secrecy over British spying during two world wars, the Cold War and the current fight against Islamic extremism.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The first official history of MI5 was published on Monday, ending 100 years of secrecy over British spying during two world wars, the Cold War and the current fight against Islamic extremism.

British spies: growth in Islamist threat halted (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT

Christopher Andrew, author of 'The Defence of the Realm, The Authorized History of MI5' poses for the photographers holding a copy of his book, following a news conference in central London, Monday Oct. 5, 2009. To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian, the first time any of the world's leading intelligence or security services has taken such a step. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Britain's domestic spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growing but remains severe, with terrorists eager to acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to the first authorized history of the agency.

Flintoff, Lineker 'caught in Afghan Taliban attack' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:04 AM PDT

England cricket star Andrew Flintoff, seen here, and football legend Gary Lineker dived for cover when Taliban insurgents attacked a British military base in Afghanistan, they have said in an interview.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - England cricket star Andrew Flintoff and football legend Gary Lineker dived for cover when Taliban insurgents attacked a British military base in Afghanistan, they told the Daily Mirror on Monday.

Fearing arrest, Israeli cancels Britain visit (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:03 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday May 30, 2005 file photo outgoing Israeli Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon, seen, after landing following a parachute jump from an Israeli Air Force plane during a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Allied forces victory over Nazi Germany at the Palmahim Air Force base in southern Israel. Israeli Cabinet minister Moshe Yaalon has called off a visit to Britain because of concerns he could be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes. The decision by former military chief of staff is the latest example of Israeli-British friction caused by legal action taken by pro-Palestinian activists in the U.K. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)AP - An Israeli Cabinet minister has called off a visit to Britain because of concerns he could be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes, a spokesman said Monday, becoming the latest Israeli official affected by a Palestinian legal campaign in the U.K.

Deal proposed to Lehman Brothers Europe creditors (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:09 AM PDT

AP - The administrators of Lehman Brothers' assets in Europe said Monday that they may seek a direct agreement with hedge funds and other creditors to return money tied up since the collapse of the parent company as an alternative to a court-sanctioned settlement.

Monty Python's Flying Circus celebrates 40 years (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:20 AM PDT

The original Monty Python team: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and John Cleese at the opening of AFP - Monty Python's Flying Circus, the group responsible for the launching the Ministry of Silly Walks and the Parrot Sketch on an unsuspecting world, was on Monday celebrating 40 years since the comedy sketch show was first broadcast.

UK insurer Aviva to float Dutch division (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:52 AM PDT

Aviva, Britain's largest insurance company, is planning a partial stock market flotation of its Dutch subsidiary, Delta Lloyd, on Euronext Amsterdam next month.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British insurance giant Aviva announced plans on Monday for a partial stock market flotation of its Dutch subsidiary, Delta Lloyd, on Euronext Amsterdam next month.

Britain 'offered Kadhafi £14 mln' to end IRA support (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:03 AM PDT

Britain secretly offered to pay Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, seen here, £14 million as part of a deal to end Tripoli's support for the IRA, The Independent has reported.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Britain secretly offered to pay Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi 14 million pounds as part of a deal to end Tripoli's support for the IRA, The Independent reported on Monday.

Waitrose pull ads from Fox News: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:35 AM PDT

Waitrose has pulled a series of TV advertisements from US channel Fox News after one of its talk show hosts called US President Barack Obama a AFP - Waitrose has pulled a series of TV advertisements from US channel Fox News after one of its talk show hosts called US President Barack Obama a "racist," the Guardian reported on Monday.

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