2009年10月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Probe launched after demo on parliament roof (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Greenpeace demonstrators sit on the roof of the Houses of Parliament to protest against perceived government inaction on climate change, on October 11. Climate change protesters ended a 24-hour rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament late Monday, as authorities launched an AFP - Climate change protesters ended a 24-hour rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament late Monday, as authorities launched an "urgent" investigation into how they scaled the landmark.

Thousands expected to visit Catholic relics in London (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Visitors welcome the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux in Westminster Abbey. Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London Monday.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Up to 100,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to the mother church of Roman Catholics in England for the culmination of a tour of the relics of a 19th century French nun which arrived in London Monday.

Britain's Brown to repay $19,000 expense claims (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:54 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, Sunday Oct 11, 2009. Mrs Clinton is undertaking a five-day tour of Europe and Russia which includes an address to the Northern Ireland assembly in Belfast on Monday. (AP Photo/Oli Scarff, pool) )AP - In the latest blow to Gordon Brown's beleaguered leadership, the British prime minister is being forced to repay over 12,000 pounds ($19,000) in disputed claims following an audit into how British lawmakers spent public money.

Official: Lockerbie bomber release in UK interests (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:56 PM PDT

The seal of the Department of Justice. A key witness in the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber was secretly paid up to two million dollars (1.4 million euros) in a deal approved by the US government, according to legal papers released Friday.(AFP/File)AP - Britain's interests in Libya would have been badly damaged had the Lockerbie bomber died in a Scottish prison, the foreign secretary said Monday.

Brown to repay over 12,000 pounds in expenses (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks about the economy in central London. Brown has been ordered to pay back more than 12,000 pounds in parliamentary expenses following a review into a claims scandal that rocked politics, his office said Monday.(AFP/Pool/Anthony Devlin)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been ordered to pay back more than 12,000 pounds in parliamentary expenses following a review into a claims scandal that rocked politics, his office said Monday.

UK's Brown to repay $19,000 in expenses claims (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will repay more than 12,000 pounds ($19,000) of expenses claims for cleaning, gardening and decorating after a independent review found he had exceeded revised limits over the past five years.

Officials: UK Parliament protest has ended (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:33 AM PDT

A climate activist waves a banner as tens of activist continue their protest on the roof of Houses of Parliament in London calling for politicians to save the climate, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Politicians are returning, Monday, to work at the parliament after their Summer recess. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain's Parliament.

Govt unveils huge asset sale to cut debt (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:08 AM PDT

Workers repair part of the Channel Tunnel which links Britain and France in Coquelles, northern France. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a £16 billion sale of state assets including a rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel to cut soaring debt caused by economic crisis.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday a 16-billion-pound sale of state assets including a high-speed railway and a betting service to cut soaring debt caused by the economic crisis.

Lib Dem leader told to pay back £910 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:55 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, seen here in 2007, has been asked to repay £910 in parliamentary expenses for gardening costs at his second home.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was on Monday asked to pay back £910 in parliamentary expenses for gardening costs at his second home.

Review criticizes UK lawmaker's arrest over leak (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:34 AM PDT

AP - Police were too heavy-handed in arresting a lawmaker over the suspected leaks of government documents, according to two separate reviews released Monday of a case that provoked heated debate in Britain.

BSkyB to launch online music service (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:13 AM PDT

BSkyB says it will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Pay-TV giant BSkyB said on Monday it will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes.

Baby P council boss demands to see draft report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:56 AM PDT

Lawyers acting for Sharon Shoesmith -- the ex-director of children's services at Haringey Council -- have demanded to see the drafts of an Ofsted inspectors' report into the tragic death of Baby P.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Lawyers acting for the ex-director of children's services at Haringey Council on Monday demanded to see the drafts of an Ofsted inspectors' report into the tragic death of Baby P.

FTSE 100 hits year-high, pound slides (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:57 AM PDT

The FTSE 100 has struck its highest level for more than a year while the pound slumped to multi-month lows versus rivals as investors assessed the economic outlook.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The leading stock exchange struck its highest level for more than a year on Monday while the pound slumped to multi-month lows versus rivals as investors assessed the economic outlook.

Brown on back foot as election looms (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:22 AM PDT

The Houses of Parliament in central London, 2008. MPs return to work after a month of political meetings that set out the battle lines for the next election -- and the huge challenge Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces to keep his job.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - MPs return to work on Monday after a month of political meetings that set out the battle lines for the next election -- and the huge challenge Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces to keep his job.

Katona escapes charges over alleged assault (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:13 AM PDT

Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona, seen here at the MTV Europe music awards in 2008, will face no charges following an alleged assault on her accountant.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona will face no charges following an alleged assault on her accountant, police said on Monday.

UK places trade restictions on two Iranian firms (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:56 AM PDT

Two Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in Isfahan. Treasury minister Sarah McCarthy-Fry has told MPs that the government has ordered financial companies to stop trade with two Iranian firms -- Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines -- amid alleged nuclear links.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)AFP - The government has ordered financial companies to stop trade with two Iranian firms, Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, amid alleged nuclear links, a minister said on Monday.

Britain sells off public assets to boost finances (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:23 AM PDT

AP - The British government is holding a fire sale of public assets including the undersea Channel rail link to raise 16 billion pounds ($25 billion) as Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Monday that the country is "only halfway there" in overcoming the recession.

Govt announces £16 bln state asset sell-off (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:22 AM PDT

Workers repair part of the Channel Tunnel which links Britain and France in Coquelles, northern France. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a £16 billion sale of state assets including a rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel to cut soaring debt caused by economic crisis.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday announced a massive 16-billion-pound sell-off of state assets including the Channel Tunnel rail link, to cut debt and help pull Britain out of a deep recession.

Interest rates to stay at 0.5% until 2011: study (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:19 AM PDT

The Bank of England will keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50% until at least 2011 as the economy recovers from a deep recession, according to an independent economics consultancy.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England will keep its key lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent until at least 2011 as the economy recovers from a deep recession, an independent economics consultancy forecast on Monday.

Barclays to spin off credit assets: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:36 AM PDT

The Barclay headquarters at Canary Wharf in eastern London. Barclays plans to spin off complex credit assets worth four billion pounds as the bank looks to clean up its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Barclays plans to spin off complex credit assets worth four billion pounds as the bank looks to further clean up its balance sheet, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

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