2009年12月6日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British banks face tax on bonuses: reports (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:45 PM PST

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, pictured in November 2009, is mulling the levy on bankers handed bonuses above a certain level, and it could be included in his latest taxation and spending plans to be revealed on Wednesday, the Financial Times said.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - The government is considering slapping a "supertax" on bankers' bonuses amid fears of a lavish season for senior staff despite the global financial crisis, reports said Monday.

Boyle stays British number one (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:59 PM PST

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle stayed at the top of the British album charts Sunday for the second straight week as the success of her record-breaking debut album continued.(Amazon.co.uk)AFP - Susan Boyle stayed at the top of the British album charts Sunday for the second straight week as the success of her record-breaking debut album continued.

Shell talks to sell refineries to India's Essar 'going well': report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:29 AM PST

A Shell gas station. Talks with British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to sell three European refineries to Indian conglomerate Essar are AFP - Talks with British energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to sell three European refineries to Indian conglomerate Essar are "going well," an Essar manager told Germany's Die Welt edition to be published Monday.

Amazon says no plans to open physical stores (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 09:08 AM PST

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc , the world's largest online retailer, has no plans to open stores anywhere in the world, it said on Sunday, in response to a report it was planning to open high street shops in Britain.

Queen Elizabeth II tells paparazzi to back off (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:53 AM PST

AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has warned newspapers not to run unauthorized paparazzi photos of the royal family, Buckingham Palace said Sunday.

Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 08:13 AM PST

Smoke billows from a factory chimney. Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.

TV chef faces charges for cooking rat on jungle show (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST

Fresh from being crowned king of the jungle on AFP - Fresh from being crowned king of the jungle on "I'm A Celebrity..", Italian TV chef Gino D'Acampo now faces charges for animal cruelty after killing and cooking a rat while on the show.

Royals warn newspapers over paparazzi shots (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 05:54 AM PST

Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in May, has warned newspapers not to publish paparazzi pictures of the royal family, Buckingham Palace said, as the royals prepare for their Christmas break.(AFP/Pool/File/Phil Noble)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II has warned newspapers not to publish paparazzi pictures of the royal family, Buckingham Palace said Sunday, as the royals prepare for their Christmas break.

Britain's queen writes to editors over paparazzi (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 05:43 PM PST

Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has written to newspaper and magazine editors over the issue of paparazzi photographers intruding on the royal family's privacy, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.

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