2009年11月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UA pilot charged with being over alcohol limit (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST

A commercial airliner prepares to land at London's Heathrow airport. Police arrested a United Airlines pilot on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from London's Heathrow Airport, an officer and the airline said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AP - A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday.

Pilot charged with being over alcohol limit at Heathrow (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:24 PM PST

A commercial airliner prepares to land at London's Heathrow airport. Police charged a United Airlines pilot late Tuesday after his arrest on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from Heathrow Airport, a spokesman said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Police charged a United Airlines pilot late Tuesday after his arrest on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from Heathrow Airport, a spokesman said.

Anger over Afghan war as 6 UK war dead mourned (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:40 PM PST

People wearing t-shirts bearing an image of Guardsman Jimmy Major react as the coffin of Major and five other British soldiers are driven through Wootton Bassett, England, after being repatriated at RAF Lyneham, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Hundreds gathered in this small English market town Tuesday to pay tribute to six soldiers killed in Afghanistan, five of whom were shot to death by an Afghan police officer who turned against them. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Briton jailed for racist murder of Indian student (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 01:50 PM PST

AFP - An unemployed Briton was jailed for life Tuesday for the racist murder of an Indian naval officer whose throat was slashed with a knife as he walked to a restaurant.

Britain offers land to help Cyprus talks, U.N. says (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST

Reuters - Britain has offered to hand over almost half of its sovereign territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal between the island's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Knighthood beyond Faldo's dreams (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST

Golf legend Nick Faldo poses for photographs after receiving his knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.(AFP/POOL/Chris Ison)AFP - British golf great Sir Nick Faldo said receiving his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday had been an "unbelievable experience".

Ericsson says cutting 700 jobs in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:41 AM PST

Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson said Tuesday it would axe 700 jobs and close a key facility in Coventry, by the middle of next year.(Ericsson)AFP - Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson said Tuesday it would axe 700 jobs and close a key facility in Coventry, by the middle of next year.

British fashion label Luella stops trading (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:18 AM PST

A model for Luella Bartley at the Fall 2007 fashion show in New York City. Luella, one of Britain's top fashion labels, announced it had ceased trading Tuesday after the licensee that funded the brand for the past five years pulled out.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Andrew H. Walker)AFP - Luella, one of Britain's top fashion labels, announced it had ceased trading Tuesday after the licensee that funded the brand for the past five years pulled out.

British-Australian star Peter Andre wins libel damages (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:46 AM PST

British-Australian star Peter Andre, seen here in May 2009, won AFP - British-Australian star Peter Andre won "substantial" libel damages on Tuesday over an "offensive" press report that he had lied by portraying himself as a loving father and husband.

Japan police arrest suspect in British woman's murder (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:55 AM PST

Japanese police have arrested Tatsuya Ichihashi, seen here, who is the only suspect in the killing of 22-year-old British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, more than two years after her murder.(AFP/Str)AFP - Japanese police on Tuesday said they had arrested the only suspect in the killing of 22-year-old British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, more than two years after her murder.

Emerging markets to spearhead recovery: HSBC (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:32 AM PST

HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, has forecast that emerging markets will lead the global economic recovery and said that the AFP - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, forecast on Tuesday that emerging markets will lead the global economic recovery and said that the "biggest jolt" of the world financial crisis was over.

Doctors will let sick baby die after court case (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST

A seriously ill baby at the centre of a court battle between his parents will be allowed to die after his father dropped his objection to switching off his ventilator.(AFP/File/Gerard Julien)AFP - A seriously ill baby at the centre of a court battle between his parents will be allowed to die after his father dropped his objection to switching off his ventilator Tuesday.

Vodafone posts soaring profits, ups cost cutting (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:05 AM PST

Vodafone says net profits soared 125% during its first half, adding that it planned to double annual cost saving to £2 billion.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - Mobile phone giant Vodafone said on Tuesday that net profits soared 125 percent during its first half, adding that it planned to double annual cost savings to two billion pounds.

IT workers, Welsh couple scoop £91 mln jackpot (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:03 AM PST

Euromillions lottery winners (from L to R) Emma Cartwright, Ceri Scullion, Sean Connor, Alex Parry, James Bennett, Donna Rhodes and John Walsh celebrate their £45,570,836 win at a hotel near Liverpool. A group of IT workers who jointly won the jackpot in a record lottery payout revealed how they feared they were going to be sacked when they received the call about the win.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - A group of IT workers who won 45 million pounds in a record lottery payout on Tuesday revealed how they feared they were going to be sacked when they received the call about the win.

Trade deficit expands to 8-month high (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 07:59 AM PST

Astra cars are assembled at the General Motors' owned Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The trade-in-goods deficit expanded to an eight-month high at £7.2 billion in September, as car imports surged thanks to the government's new-for-old vehicle scheme, data has shown.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The trade-in-goods deficit expanded to an eight-month high at 7.2 billion pounds in September, as car imports surged thanks to the government's new-for-old vehicle scheme, data showed on Tuesday.

British bank Lloyds says to cut 5,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 07:46 AM PST

A man enters the London headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group. Britain's state-controlled bank is to cut 5,000 roles by the end of 2010, it has said, confirming earlier media reports.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group is to cut 5,000 roles by the end of 2010, it said on Tuesday, confirming earlier media reports.

Couple face court for 'excessively' noisy sex (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:47 AM PST

A couple whose sex sessions were so noisy that neighbours could not sleep, heard in court how their marathon romps sounded like someone being murdered, media reports say.(AFP/File/Mikhail Mordasov)AFP - A couple whose sex sessions were so noisy that neighbours could not sleep, heard in court how their marathon romps sounded like someone being murdered, media reports said on Tuesday.

Barclays, HSBC signal bad debts may have peaked (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:20 AM PST

A man walks past a branch of the HSBC bank in New York September 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Britain's top two banks, HSBC and Barclays , signaled bad debts may be past their peak, with HSBC declaring on Tuesday the first improvement for three years in losses on U.S. consumer credit.

"Magnificent 7" quit UK call center on lottery win (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 06:15 AM PST

Members of a syndicate that won a share of the EuroMillions lottery spray champagne following a news conference in Liverpool, northern England, November 10, 2009. Sean Connor (L-R), Emma Cartwright, Ceri Scullion, Alex Parry, James Bennett, Donna Rhodes and John Walsh will share the lottery prize, worth 91 million pounds ($153 million), with a couple from south Wales. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - Seven call center workers who will share Britain's biggest lottery prize with a couple from south Wales said on Tuesday they have already told their bosses that they are leaving.

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