2009年12月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown, Sarkozy scrap talks amid EU banking row (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:35 PM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here at 10 Downing Street, has scrapped a planned meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy this week, his office said Thursday amid a row over remarks by the French leader about EU financial regulation.(AFP/POOL/Andy Rain)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has scrapped a planned meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy this week, his office said Thursday amid a row over remarks by the French leader about EU financial regulation.

Military chief warns on falling support for Afghan mission (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST

Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup, seen here at 10 Downing Street, warned Thursday that declining public support threatened to undermine the Afghan campaign, and was more damaging to troop morale than Taliban insurgents.(AFP/POOL/Andrew Winning)AFP - Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup warned Thursday that declining public support threatened to undermine the Afghan campaign, and was more damaging to troop morale than Taliban insurgents.

Pakistan: We need more clarity on US plan (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:31 PM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Raza Gilani, right, attend a joint press conference at Downing Street, London, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Gilani said Pakistan was looking into the implications of the troop surge announced by U.S. President Barack Obama in a major speech Tuesday, including the suggestion that more CIA resources would be deployed to Pakistan. (AP Photo/Andy Rain, Pool)AP - Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday defended his country's efforts in fighting terrorism, saying he didn't believe Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan and that Pakistani security forces had been successful in tackling terrorism within the country's borders.

PM Gilani does not think bin Laden in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:03 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) bids farewell to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani after their meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London, December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Pakistan does not believe Osama bin Laden is sheltering within its borders, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday, defending his government's efforts to crack down on al Qaeda militants.

Afghan graft, lack of will in West biggest dangers: UK (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST

Reuters - Getting the Afghan government to deliver on its promises to crack down on corruption, and fading Western public support for the war are the biggest challenges in Afghanistan, Britain's military chief said Thursday.

UK leader again under fire over condolence letter (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 12:21 PM PST

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was forced to make fresh apologies to relatives of soldiers slain in Afghanistan, after it emerged Thursday that three bereaved families received belated letters of condolence from the leader — including one that arrived two years late.

UK denies entry to son of Osama bin Laden (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 11:09 AM PST

AP - The British government says it has refused to allow a son of Osama bin Laden to travel to Britain.

Bridge over River Thames sold for 1 million pounds (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 10:57 AM PST

FILE - This is a Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 file photo shows a bus being driven over the Swinford Toll Bridge over the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. The toll bridge built in 1769 has sold for more than 1 million pounds ($1.66 million) at auction. The Swinford bridge brings in about 190,000 pounds (US$320,000) in toll payments from about 4 million vehicle crossings a year. Due to a quirk in British law, toll revenue collected from the picturesque stone structure about 65 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of London can be collected tax-free. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - A toll bridge built in 1769 across the River Thames sold for more than 1 million pounds ($1.66 million) at an auction Thursday.

English toll bridge sold for one million pounds (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 10:41 AM PST

The 242-year-old Swinford Toll Bridge, Oxfordshire, seen here, whose owner can earn tax-free income was sold at auction Thursday for 1.08 million pounds (1.2 million euros, 1.8 million dollars).(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A 242-year-old English toll bridge whose owner can earn tax-free income was sold at auction Thursday for 1.08 million pounds.

PM seeks to defuse row over bank bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:37 AM PST

Two men leave the London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland, (RBS) in London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sought to defuse tensions seen emerging between state-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland and the government over planned cuts to bankers' bonuses.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday sought to defuse tensions seen emerging between RBS and the government over planned cuts to bankers' bonuses.

Coronation Street's Maggie Jones dies (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:15 AM PST

Actress Maggie Jones, seen here in an indated ITV image, who was best known as Coronation Street's razor-tongued Blanche Hunt, has died at the age of 75.(afp.com)AFP - Actress Maggie Jones, best known as Coronation Street's razor-tongued Blanche Hunt, has died at the age of 75.

'Renee Witherspoon' - PM confused by Hollywood stars (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:11 AM PST

Combination of images of US actresses Reese Witherspoon, seen in June 2004, and Renee Zellweger, seen in October. One Oscar-winning Hollywood actress looks much like another when you're the British prime minister facing hostile MPs at the weekly question time. In a bungled attempt to thank Witherspoon for her campaign against domestic violence, Gordon Brown appeared to mix her up with Zellweger.(AFP/File)AFP - One Oscar-winning Hollywood actress looks much like another when you're the British prime minister facing hostile MPs at the weekly question time.

Competitive Britons send nativity costs soaring (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:53 AM PST

A child touches a statue of Baby Jesus in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 25, 2006. REUTERS/Nayef HashlamounReuters - Gone are the days of shepherds in tea towels and tinsel-clad angels. Britain's competitive parents are forking out on luxury pashmina shawls and velour dressing gowns to make their child the star of the annual nativity play.

Higher B&Q sales boost results at Kingfisher (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:36 AM PST

A customer pulls a basket at a B&Q store. Kingfisher, the biggest home-improvements retailer in Europe, has announced a rise in third-quarter sales helped by a stronger performance at its B&Q stores in Britain and Poland.(afp.com)AFP - Kingfisher, the biggest home-improvements retailer in Europe, announced on Thursday a rise in third-quarter sales helped by a stronger performance at its stores in Britain and Poland.

Pakistan PM says does not think bin Laden is in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:18 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday he did not think al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in his country.

RBS warns govt against cutting bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 12:52 AM PST

A row is brewing between state-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland and the government over cuts to bonuses, amid media reports the bank's board could resign over the issue(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A row was brewing on Thursday between state-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland and the government over cuts to bonuses, amid media reports the bank's board could resign over the issue.

RBS most exposed British bank to Dubai World: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 05:02 PM PST

A Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) logo is pictured at a branch in central London. British banks have total exposure to state-owned Dubai World of about five billion dollars, making them the biggest foreign creditor group of the crisis-hit conglomerate, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British banks have total exposure to state-owned Dubai World of about five billion dollars, making them the biggest foreign creditor group of the crisis-hit conglomerate, a report said Thursday.

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