2009年10月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:27 PM PDT

Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, reacts during a press conference following the conclusion of the Major Economies Forum in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The forum is seeking agreement on funding from the developed world for poorer countries, to help them adapt to changes in the earth's climate that threaten to flood coastal regions, make farming unpredictable and spread diseases. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - The world has less than two months to agree on how to avoid catastrophic global warming whose impact would be felt for generations, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, a stark warning that puts pressure on the United States to finalize its position before this year's global climate conference in Denmark.

Singer death column sparks Twitter rage (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT

Members of Irish band Boyzone, Ronan Keating, foreground left, Mikey Graham foreground right, Keith Duffy, background left, partially seen, and Shane Lynch background right, carry the coffin of fellow band member Stephen Gately from St. Laurence O'Toole Church, after the funeral service, in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday Oct. 17, 2009. Gately was found dead on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in a house near Port d'Andratx on the western tip of Mallorca. The singer had gone to Mallorca with his partner Andrew Cowles. The two were wed in a civil union in 2006. Autopsy results released on Tuesday showed Gately died of natural causes. (AP Photo/Niall Carson/PA)AP - Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive.

Doctor guilty of poison abortion bid on lover (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:22 AM PDT

A prison van arriving at the Old Bailey courthouse in London. A senior British doctor was found guilty on two charges of attempting to administer poison with intent to procure a miscarriage at the city's Old Bailey court.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A senior doctor was found guilty Monday of trying to spike his pregnant lover's drinks with pills in a failed bid to abort their unborn child.

Ex-British spy takes book battle to Supreme Court (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:47 AM PDT

AP - A former British spy is asking Britain's Supreme Court to overturn a decision by domestic intelligence agency MI5 to block him from publishing a book about his career.

Watchdog proposes mortgage clampdown (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:37 AM PDT

A woman looks in an estate agent's window in Epping in Essex. The Financial Services Authority has unveiled proposals aimed at tightening access to home loans and offering greater protection to mortgage customers in the wake of the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Financial Services Authority on Monday unveiled proposals aimed at tightening access to home loans and offering greater protection to mortgage customers in the wake of the economic crisis.

Britain, US insist global climate deal can be done (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Smoke comes out of chimneys in the eastern German town of Erfurt. The United States and Britain insisted Monday they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens-Ulrich Koch)AFP - The United States and Britain insisted Monday they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London.

UK to tighten mortgage rules, ban "liar loans" (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's financial regulator plans to force mortgage lenders to check the income of all borrowers, scrapping so-called "liar loans" blamed for helping to fuel bad debt problems at the heart of the credit crunch.

National Express approached by rival Stagecoach (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:10 AM PDT

A National Express coach at Victoria bus station in London. Struggling rail and bus operator National Express has said it has received a AFP - Struggling rail and bus operator National Express said on Monday it had received a "highly preliminary" takeover approach from rival company Stagecoach.

British insurer Aviva outlines Dutch flotation (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:25 AM PDT

British insurance giant Aviva's headquarters in London. The insurer has said it will float 42% of Delta Lloyd in Amsterdam next month in an initial public offering that values its Dutch unit at 2.6-3.1 billion euros ($3.9-4.6 billion).(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Insurer Aviva said on Monday it would float 42 percent of Delta Lloyd in Amsterdam next month in an initial public offering that values its Dutch unit at 2.6-3.1 billion euros (3.9-4.6 billion dollars).

British PM to warn world economies of climate 'catastrophe' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT

Smoke comes out of chimneys in the eastern German town of Erfurt. The United States and Britain insisted Monday they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens-Ulrich Koch)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was to warn representatives of the world's biggest carbon polluters Monday of a climate catastrophe if they do not strike a deal at the Copenhagen summit.

Polls must not dictate Afghan war: army chief (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 08:30 PM PDT

General Sir David Richards attends a conference on the UK armed forces in central London on September 17. The government must not let negative opinion polls about the war in Afghanistan dictate its security policy, the head of the army warned Monday.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government must not let negative opinion polls about the war in Afghanistan dictate its security policy, the head of the army warned Monday.

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