2009年10月6日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

3 UK men accused of providing aid to aircraft plot (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:56 PM PDT

AP - A British prosecutor accused three men Tuesday of conspiring with the mastermind of a plot to kill thousands of airline passengers by blowing up their trans-Atlantic flights using liquid explosives.

Three more in British court over transatlantic bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Police vans carrying alleged Islamist extremists Nabeel Hussain and Mohammed Shamin Uddin at the City of Westminster Magistrate's Court in l London in 2006. Hussain, Uddin and fellow suspect Adam Khatib appeared in court Tuesday accused of conspiring with the jailed ringleader of a plot to blow up transatlantic jets in 2006.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Three alleged Islamist extremists went on trial Tuesday accused of conspiring with the jailed ringleader of a plot to blow up transatlantic jets in 2006.

British Airways to cut 1,700 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Airline passengers await their flights inside Terminal 4 at Heathrow airport. British Airways (BA) said Tuesday it would cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay in its latest action to stem losses due to the global downturn.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways (BA) said Tuesday it would cut 1,700 jobs and freeze pay in its latest action to stem losses due to the global downturn.

Find: Stonehenge could be part of funeral complex (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:03 AM PDT

This is an artists impression provided by the University of Manchester, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, of the Blue Stonehenge in western England. The drawing shows how scientists believe the AP - The discovery of a small prehistoric circle of stones near Stonehenge may confirm the theory that the mysterious monument in southwest England was part of a massive funeral complex built around a river, researchers said Tuesday.

Brown claims progress over N. Ireland row (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:44 AM PDT

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness arriving at Downing Street. Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed progress Tuesday in defusing a simmering stand-off between Northern Ireland's leaders, after meeting with McGuineness and First Minister Peter Robinson for a second straight day, his spokesman said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed progress Tuesday in defusing a simmering stand-off between Northern Ireland's leaders, after meeting them for a second straight day, his spokesman said.

BA cuts 1,000 jobs, will shrink Heathrow crews (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:26 AM PDT

AP - British Airways PLC says it is shedding 1,000 fulltime jobs and putting 3,000 more employees on part-time work and reducing size of cabin crews at Heathrow in an effort to get the troubled airline's finances back in order.

Tories talk tough on cutting debt (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 08:57 AM PDT

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne speaks on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The Conservatives have outlined a string of belt-tightening measures to tackle the country's record deficit, as they seek to present themselves ready for power next year.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Conservatives outlined a string of belt-tightening measures Tuesday to tackle the country's record deficit, as they bid to present themselves as ready for power.

Tesco profits jump (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Shopping bags are unloaded at a Tesco supermarket in Liverpool. The country's biggest retailer Tesco said that net profits rose 1.3 percent in the first half of its financial year, boosted by acquisitions, and added it was well placed for economic recovery.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The country's biggest retailer Tesco posted strong interim results on Tuesday, boosted by expansion at home and abroad, and forecast that it was "well-placed" to benefit from global economic recovery.

Ex-army chief slams Brown over Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 07:59 AM PDT

British troops tend to a person lying on a stretcher on board a military C-130 troop transport plane at Kandahar military base, October 2. Embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office dismissed as AFP - Embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office dismissed as "simply wrong" Tuesday a claim by the former head of the army that he rejected a request for more troops in Afghanistan this year.

GSK agrees deal for paediatric vaccines in China (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 06:58 AM PDT

The headquarters of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline in west London. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday said it had agreed a long-term joint venture with Chinese peer Jiangsu Walvax Biotech Company to make paediatric vaccines for use in China.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Tuesday said it had agreed a long-term joint venture with Chinese peer Jiangsu Walvax Biotech Company to make paediatric vaccines for use in China.

UK Conservatives push unpopular plans to cut debt (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 06:53 AM PDT

Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, center, listens to a speech by Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne at the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, England, Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009. Britain's Conservative Party is holding its last annual conference before next year's national election, which polls show is all but certain to put the party back in power after more than a decade. (AP Photo/Jon Super).AP - Britain's main opposition Conservatives pledged Tuesday to make Britons work longer before retirement, cut child benefits and freeze government salaries — a program they acknowledged would likely be unpopular as they bid to win office.

British soldier killed on Afghanistan patrol (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:06 AM PDT

British troops tend to a person lying on a stretcher on board a military C-130 troop transport plane at Kandahar military base, October 2. Embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office dismissed as AFP - A British soldier was killed in an explosion while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said Tuesday.

Official manufactured output slumps 1.9% in month (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:29 AM PDT

Workers assemble a car at the Rover Longbridge plant near Birmingham, 2000. Manufacturing output dived unexpectedly by 1.9 percent in August from July, official data has shown, dampening hopes of a speedy economic recovery.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AFP - Manufacturing output dived unexpectedly by 1.9 percent in August from July, official data showed on Tuesday, dampening hopes of a speedy economic recovery.

Madonna accepts damages from British newspaper (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:09 AM PDT

Madonna eats pizza for a skit on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. In the scene Madonna and David Letterman eat at Angelo's Restaurant next door to the Ed Sullivan Theater (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - Madonna on Tuesday accepted damages from a British newspaper for publishing pictures of her wedding to Guy Ritchie that she said had been stolen from her home.

UK factory output drops in August (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:36 AM PDT

AP - Manufacturing output in the United Kingdom fell during August, official statistics showed Tuesday, overshadowing more upbeat data on house prices and car sales and suggesting economic recovery will be slow.

Former partner of Little Britain star hangs himself (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:28 AM PDT

Comedy actors Matt Lucas (left) and David Walliams pose upon arriving to the AFP - Little Britain star Matt Lucas has pulled out his role in a West End play "until further notice," after his former civil partner was found hanged in his Edinburgh flat, it was announced Tuesday.

Home prices climb again in September: survey (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Estate agents' signs. Home prices in rose 1.6 percent in September from August, marking the third monthly gain in a row amid signs of economic recovery, a survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Home prices rose 1.6 percent in September from August, marking the third monthly gain in a row amid signs of economic recovery, a survey from home-loans provider Halifax showed on Tuesday.

Tories to announce rise in retirement age (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:52 AM PDT

An elderly lady leaves a polling station after casting a vote during the local elections in Gunnersbury Triangle Club in west London, 2008. The opposition Conservatives outlined a string of belt-tightening measures to tackle the country's record deficit, as they seek to present themselves ready for power next year.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The Conservative Party is to announce Tuesday that it plans to raise the retirement age for men to 66 in a bid to cut the country's budget deficit, due to hit 175 billion pounds next year.

Man jailed over Securitas robbery (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:16 AM PDT

A CCTV image shows a robbery in progress at the Securitas Depot in Kent in February 2006. A cage fighter began his 18 years jail sentence after admitting involvement in the country's biggest ever cash robbery, a 53 million pound raid at a security depot.(AFP/HO/File/Kent Police)AFP - A cage fighter began his 18 years jail sentence Tuesday after admitting involvement in the country's biggest ever cash robbery, a 53 million pound raid at a security depot.

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