2009年12月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Alistair Darling warns on EU finance crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:56 PM PST

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling at a press event in Scotland. Darling has warned the EU's new financial overseer against meddling with London's banking hub, saying mis-calculated reforms could drive financial services out of Europe.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has warned the EU's new financial overseer against meddling with London's banking hub, saying mis-calculated reforms could drive financial services out of Europe.

Report: Breast-feeding mother smothers baby on jet (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:59 PM PST

AP - A breast-feeding mother accidentally smothered her four-week old child aboard a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Kuwait, a British tabloid reported Tuesday.

Iran warns of serious action against UK yachtsmen (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:51 PM PST

An Iranian boat takes part in naval manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, April 6, 2006. REUTERS/IRNAReuters - Iran will take serious measures against five British yachtsmen detained in the Gulf if it proves they had "evil intentions", a close aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.

Iran warns it could prosecute British yachtsmen (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST

In this undated photo released by the Friendshiparabia.com website via AP Television Network, 'Kingdom of Bahrain' crew member David Bloomer is seen at an unknown location in Jordan. Iran is holding five British sailors, including David Bloomer, after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Friendshiparabia.com via AP Television Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Iran warned on Tuesday that it will prosecute five British sailors if it is proven they had "bad intentions" when their 60-foot racing yacht entered its waters, in what Britain says was an innocent case of a vessel accidentally going astray in the Gulf.

Iran vows to deal 'firmly' if yacht Britons found guilty (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST

Some of the freed Royal Navy crew hold a press conference about their hostage ordeal in Iran in 2007. In the 2007 incident, eight sailors and seven marines were captured on March 23. Britain insisted they were in Iraqi territorial waters, while Tehran said they were in Iranian waters.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Iran said on Tuesday that five British sailors detained in southern Gulf waters by the elite Revolutionary Guards would be dealt with firmly if found guilty of what it called "ill intentions."

UK climate scientist to temporarily step down (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:29 AM PST

AP - Britain's University of East Anglia says the director of its prestigious Climatic Research Unit is stepping down pending an investigation into allegations that he overstated the case for man-made climate change.

Iranian envoy summoned over sailors (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:16 AM PST

A handout from the Team Pindar website shows Oliver Smith, one of five British men detained by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on November 25. Iran said on Tuesday that five British sailors detained in southern Gulf waters by the elite Revolutionary Guards would be dealt with firmly if found guilty of what it called AFP - The Foreign Office summoned Iran's ambassador to London in for talks Tuesday on the detention of five British yachtsmen, a spokesman said, amid "increasing concern" over the situation.

FTSE 100 surges higher (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:57 AM PST

The leading stock exchange ended with strong gains as Dubai fears eased with the announcement of a $26 billion debt restructuring plan from Dubai World.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The leading stock exchange ended with strong gains on Tuesday as Dubai fears eased with the announcement of a 26-billion-dollar debt restructuring plan from Dubai World.

'Mutual banks' in merger talks (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:57 AM PST

Chelsea Building Society and Yorkshire Building Society have said they are in AFP - Chelsea Building Society and Yorkshire Building Society on Tuesday said they were in "advanced" discussions regarding a possible tie-up of the two financial lenders.

UK hacker again fails to block extradition to US (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:27 AM PST

AP - Britain's top law enforcement official says he will allow the extradition of a Briton accused of hacking into U.S. military computers in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Lockerbie bomber wore body armour when freed (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:22 AM PST

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi wore body armour under his clothing when he left a Scottish jail to protect him from critics of his early release.(AFP/File)AFP - Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi wore body armour under his clothing when he left a Scottish jail to protect him from critics of his early release, a minister said on Tuesday.

House prices rise in November (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 07:34 AM PST

Women look at an estate agent's window display in Essex. House prices have climbed for a seventh month as the country's recession-hit economy shows signs of improvement, home-loans provider Nationwide said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - House prices have climbed for a seventh month as the country's recession-hit economy shows signs of improvement, home-loans provider Nationwide said on Tuesday.

Iraqi kidnappers abandon govt talks (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 07:26 AM PST

An image taken from a videotape broadcast by Al-Arabiya shows British hostage Peter Moore who was kidnapped from the Iraqi finance ministry in 2007. The radical Shiite group that kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad more than two years ago says t has broken off talks with Iraq's government over integration into the political process.(AFP/AL-ARABIYA/File)AFP - The radical Shiite group that kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad more than two years ago said on Tuesday it had broken off talks with Iraq's government over integration into the political process.

UK court: secret evidence not enough to deny bail (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:39 AM PST

AP - Britain's High Court dealt a blow to the government Tuesday by ruling that terror suspects cannot be denied bail on the basis of secret evidence.

British banking ratings 'unaffected' by Dubai (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:44 AM PST

A HSBC branch in London. International ratings agency Fitch said that the outlook for major British banks was AFP - International ratings agency Fitch said on Tuesday that the outlook for major British banks was "unaffected" by their exposure to the Middle East following Dubai's debt woes.

Ebadi urges Iran to release detained Britons (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:29 AM PST

Iranian Nobel peace prizewinner Shirin Ebadi, seen here in June 2009, has called for the release of five Britons seized in Gulf waters, saying they were arrested without warning.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Iranian Nobel peace prizewinner Shirin Ebadi called Tuesday for the release of five Britons seized in Gulf waters, saying they were arrested without warning.

TUI Travel reports sharp narrowing of losses (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST

The TUI logo is seen on an aircraft. Tourism operator TUI Travel said it has reduced its net losses markedly to 25 million pounds, adding that winter bookings were improving.(AFP/DDP/File/Florian Eisele)AFP - Tourism operator TUI Travel on Tuesday said it had reduced its net losses markedly to 25 million pounds, adding that winter bookings were improving.

UK Madoff probe homes in on feeder firms: source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:57 AM PST

Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York, December 17, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - A British police probe into Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme is shifting focus to the European firms that fed money to the New York-based fund, a person familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.

Bankers having more affairs in recession: website (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:45 AM PST

The Canary Wharf financial district is seen during mid-evening in East London, March 26, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Reviled by the public and spurned in private, bankers have been looking for solace in adultery, according to a dating website for people seeking affairs.

Wetherspoon to create 10,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:45 AM PST

Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon said it plans to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs. The recession, and the falling property prices that came with it, had provided the group with an opportunity to expand, a spokesman told AFP.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Pubs chain JD Wetherspoon said on Tuesday it plans to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs.

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