2009年11月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prosecutors to rule on lawmakers' expenses: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. Six politicians could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked the country's parliament, according to a newspaper late Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Six politicians could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked the country's parliament, according to a newspaper late Wednesday.

Model Helena Christensen examines climate change in Peru (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:14 PM PST

Former Danish fashion model and photographer Helena Christensen poses at the launch of her new exhibition of photographs highlighting the threat of climate change on people living in Peru, in central London.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Supermodel-turned-photographer Helena Christensen urged politicians and world leaders to commit to real changes at the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks, as she launched a photo exhibition in London documenting climate change in Peru.

Hillary Clinton gushes over 'crush' on British FM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:41 PM PST

Talk about Washington and London's special relationship. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has admitted she has a AFP - Talk about Washington and London's special relationship. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gushes over Britain's youthful-looking, 44-year-old foreign minister David Miliband, in the latest issue of US Vogue magazine.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:48 PM PST

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky in Lashkar Gah. A British soldier was shot and killed Wednesday in Afghanistan, taking the number of British deaths there this year alone to 98, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A British soldier was shot and killed Wednesday in Afghanistan, taking the number of British deaths there this year alone to 98, the Ministry of Defence said.

Pomp meets politics as British govt unveils agenda (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:05 PM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks up as she delivers her speech, which officially opens the new session of Parliament, in the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 . The Queen's Speech sets out her governments legislative plans for the coming parliamentary year. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering Wednesday, as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the government's plans for the next parliamentary session.

Marks and Spencer appoints Dutchman to head retailer (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:25 AM PST

A shopper passes a Marks and Spencer shop in central London, in January 2009. British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dutchman and supermarket boss Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dutchman and supermarket boss Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.

UK's Blair encourages investment in Sierra Leone (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:03 AM PST

AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair drummed up support Wednesday for investment in Sierra Leone, arguing that the west African country has recovered from its brutal civil war and could offer unmatched opportunities in agriculture and tourism.

Chocolate war looms as Hershey, Ferrero mull Cadbury bid (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:46 AM PST

US chocolate maker Hershey and Italian peer Ferrero said Wednesday they are considering a bid for British confectioner Cadbury, in a move which would whip up a takeover war with Kraft Foods.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - US chocolate maker Hershey and Italian peer Ferrero said Wednesday they are considering a bid for British confectioner Cadbury, in a move which would whip up a takeover war with Kraft Foods.

FTSE 100 stagnates (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:42 AM PST

The FTSE 100 index stagnated on Wednesday in featureless trade and in the aftermath of a report pointing to persistent weakness in the US housing market.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The FTSE 100 index stagnated on Wednesday in featureless trade and in the aftermath of a report pointing to persistent weakness in the US housing market.

British PM unveils final plans before election (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST

British PM Gordon Brown (L) walks to the House of Lords with Conservative Party leader David Cameron after the State Opening of Parliament in London, November 18. Brown unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry on Wednesday as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away.(AFP/POOL/Peter MacDiarmid)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled a crackdown on the banking industry Wednesday as part of a voter-friendly agenda designed to boost his party's chances at elections barely six months away.

London Times plans online charges in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:39 AM PST

News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, seen here in September. Britain's Times newspaper plans to charge for digital content from next spring, its editor said, two weeks after his boss Murdoch said such plans may be delayed beyond next June.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jemal Countess)AFP - Britain's Times newspaper plans to charge for digital content from next spring, its editor said, two weeks after his boss Rupert Murdoch said such plans may be delayed beyond next June.

World chocolate makers vie for Cadbury (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo, a Cadbury chocolate product is seen on a supermarket's shelves in central London. Chocolate makers The Hershey Co. and Ferrero International SA confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, they are considering a possible offer for Cadbury PLC, which is already the target of a hostile bid by Kraft Foods Inc.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - The world's largest chocolate makers are gearing up for a potential corporate battle to buy Britain's Cadbury, with Hershey and Ferrero saying Wednesday they were considering an offer to rival Kraft's hostile takeover bid.

Carrier acquires 3 British controls businesses (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:08 AM PST

AP - Carrier Corp., which makes heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, said Wednesday it has acquired three building management control businesses of the i2S Group, a British company.

Man who killed wife in sleep 'should go free' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:50 AM PST

The man who killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder should go free, a court has heard.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The man who killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder should go free, a court heard on Wednesday.

Toll bridge over Thames up for sale in Britain (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:37 AM PST

The Swinford Toll Bridge over the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The toll bridge spanning the River Thames will be auctioned next month and is expected to realize around 1.65 million pounds (US$2.78 million), offering buyers a tax-free investment with a bit of historic charm. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A toll bridge built in 1769 across the River Thames will be auctioned next month, offering buyers a tax-free investment with a bit of historic charm.

British judge: Gitmo evidence can be kept secret (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST

FILE - An undated file photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney's office shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Ghailani has no right to keep a pair of Marine and Air Force lawyers who represented him at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when their superior officers have decided they are needed elsewhere .Ghailani, a Tanzanian, became the first Guantanamo detainee to be taken to a U.S. civilian court for trial when he was brought to Manhattan in June to face charges in the Aug. 7, 1998, attacks at embassies in Tanzania and Kenya that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. (AP Photo/File)AP - British spies can keep some evidence secret from former Guantanamo prisoners who are suing the government for alleged complicity in their detention, a British judge ruled Wednesday, the first volley in a legal battle to expose what role Britain played in the men's imprisonment.

Bank of England reveals split over easy money (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 05:00 AM PST

The Bank of England said its policymakers voted three ways at a recent meeting on the amount of extra new money it should pump into Britain's economy to help fight a deep recession.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England said on Wednesday that its policymakers voted three ways at a recent meeting on the amount of extra new money it should pump into the recession-battered economy.

Child stars in running at British Comedy Awards (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:56 AM PST

Reuters - Three child actors from the British television series "Outnumbered," whose performances are partly improvised, have been nominated for the British Comedy Awards.

Experts test Lebanon bodies to ID British reporter (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:24 AM PST

Undated picture of British journalist Alec Collett who was abducted in Lebanon in 1985. British experts working in eastern Lebanon have recovered a body believed to be that of Collett, who killed at the height of the civil war, a security source has said.(AFP/File/null)AFP - The remains of two bodies found by British experts in eastern Lebanon were being tested Wednesday to determine if they included that of British journalist Alec Collett, a security source said.

Ferrero says mulling options on Cadbury offer (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:22 AM PST

A bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate. US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Italian chocolate maker Ferrero said on Wednesday that it was mulling options on a possible counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, whose board rejected a hostile takeover offer by Kraft Foods.

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