2009年10月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Climate change protesters target power station (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:21 PM PDT

Protesters arrive for a demonstration on October 17 at the German energy giant E.ON 's Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, near Nottingham. Ten protesters were arrested Monday as environmental campaigners prepared to spend the night at a coal-fired power station as part of a climate change rally, police said.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Ten protesters were arrested Monday as environmental campaigners prepared to spend the night at a coal-fired power station as part of a climate change rally, police said.

Gadhafi says sorry for UK policewoman's death (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:10 PM PDT

AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said he is sorry about the death of a British policewoman shot outside Tripoli's embassy in London 25 years ago, but does not know the identity of her killer.

London fights back in Blair Brussels bid (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here on October 22, launched its campaign to see former premier Tony Blair installed as European Union president, as EU foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's drive to put ex-premier Tony Blair behind the wheel of a supercharged European Union with the clout to compete against the United States and China hit top gear on Monday.

Opposition urges bank bonus reforms (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, seen here on October 6, urged the government and regulators to AFP - Conservatives, tipped to win a general election next year, called on Monday for banks to divert cash from their bosses' bonus packages to loans for hard-up families and businesses.

Soldier dies from Afghanistan wounds (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:37 AM PDT

British soldiers n Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. A soldier died in a hospital six weeks after being wounded in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London announced on Monday.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A soldier died in a hospital six weeks after being wounded in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London announced on Monday.

UK government delays hacker extradition deadline (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:57 AM PDT

AP - The British government says it will consider new medical evidence before approving the extradition of a computer hacker wanted in the U.S. on charges of breaking into military computers.

Police officer jailed over 'joyride' crash (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT

A London Metropolitan Police police car. A police officer who killed a woman on a AFP - A police officer who killed a woman on a "hair-raising joyride" in a patrol car while running errands like taking a birthday card to his sister was jailed for six and a half years on Monday.

More detailed questions in new UK census (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT

AP - How many bedrooms in your home? What kind of heater do you use? Who's staying over at your apartment tonight?

Miliband launches Blair EU presidential campaign (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:53 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seen here on October 22, launched its campaign to see former premier Tony Blair installed as European Union president, as EU foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London officially launched its campaign to see former premier Tony Blair installed as European Union president, as EU foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday.

Barclays snaps up Standard Life Bank division (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 08:38 AM PDT

British bank Barclays has bought the home loans and savings arm of insurer Standard Life, pursuing its expansion strategy after the part-purchase of failed US titan Lehman Brothers last year.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British bank Barclays on Monday bought the home loans and savings arm of insurer Standard Life, pursuing its expansion strategy after the part-purchase of failed US titan Lehman Brothers last year.

Barclays snaps up Standard Life Bank for £226 mln (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 08:06 AM PDT

British bank Barclays has bought the home loans and savings arm of insurer Standard Life, pursuing its expansion strategy after the part-purchase of failed US titan Lehman Brothers last year.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Barclays on Monday bought the home loans and savings arm of insurer Standard Life, pursuing its expansion strategy after the part-purchase of failed US titan Lehman Brothers last year.

Barclays bank to buy Standard Life assets (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 06:48 AM PDT

Barclays has bought the home loans and savings arm of insurer Standard Life, pursuing its expansion strategy after the part-purchase of failed US titan Lehman Brothers last year.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British bank Barclays announced on Monday that it will buy the home loans and savings division of insurer Standard Life for 226 million pounds (246 million euros, 369 million dollars).

BA 'may lose take-off, landing slots' over tie-up (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 06:15 AM PDT

A British Airways Boeing 747 comes in to land at London's Heathrow airport. The European Commission told British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take-off and landing slots to press ahead with a transatlantic tie-up, the FT has reported.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The European Commission told British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take-off and landing slots to press ahead with a transatlantic tie-up, the FT reported on Monday.

EC warns three airlines over tie-up plans: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:22 AM PDT

A British Airways Boeing 747 comes in to land at London's Heathrow airport. The European Commission told British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take-off and landing slots to press ahead with a transatlantic tie-up, the FT has reported.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The European Commission told British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take-off and landing slots to press ahead with a transatlantic tie-up, the FT reported on Monday.

Kadhafi says sorry for policewoman's murder (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:34 AM PDT

A police officer holds a portrait of the late PC Yvonne Fletcher on the 25th anniversary of her death in St James Square, in London. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has for the first time apologised for the killing of a British policewoman who was shot from the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Monday apologised for the first time for the killing of a British policewoman who was shot from the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.

Police 'had eight other Lockerbie suspects' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:17 AM PDT

Policemen stand near the wreckage of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Police investigating the Lockerbie bombing wanted to investigate eight other potential suspects, a former head of the probe told The Scotsman newspaper Monday. However, they were never interviewed.(AFP/File/Roy Letkey)AFP - Police investigating the Lockerbie bombing wanted to investigate eight other potential suspects, a former head of the probe told The Scotsman on Monday.

Police compiling database of 'domestic extremists' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:06 AM PDT

A protestor gestures at a police officer in London in April. A new police database, which includes details of activists -- including photographs and vehicle details -- features people seen at public demonstrations, for example anti-war rallies and environmental protests, the newspaper said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Police are compiling a database of "domestic extremists" who participate in demonstrations and marches, the Guardian reported on Monday.

Turkish PM says West treating Iran unfairly (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:05 AM PDT

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured on October 20) has accused Western powers of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme, in an interview Monday in which he referred to the Iranian president as a AFP - Turkey's prime minister accused Western powers of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme, in an interview Monday in which he referred to the Iranian president as a "friend".

British FM wants beefed-up EU on world stage (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:11 PM PDT

File photo of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband who said Monday that the European Union needs to step up and show it can become a serious player alongside the United States, China and Russia(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - The European Union needs to step up and show it can become a serious player alongside the United States, China and Russia, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday.

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