2009年12月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown, Sarkozy in united front on bank bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) poses with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown upon arrival at 10 Downing Street in April 2009 in London. Brown and Sarkozy urged Thursday other leaders to impose a tax on bankers' bonuses, in a united front amid tensions between London and Paris.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Thursday other leaders to impose a tax on bankers' bonuses, in a united front amid tensions between London and Paris.

Briton guilty of trans-Atlantic airline bomb conspiracy (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:18 PM PST

Reuters - A British man was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiring with the ringleader of a suspected al Qaeda plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for North America using liquid explosives.

Could airlines be a model for government savings? (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST

An EasyJet aircraft takes off from Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga, southern Spain, August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jon NazcaReuters - Braced to cut costs when Britain is facing the biggest government deficit in its history, a London council is trying the budget airline approach.

UK bankers fume over bonus levy, others welcome it (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:51 PM PST

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, leaves the Houses of Parliament after giving his pre-budget report, in London December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Angry London bankers and traders accused finance minister Alistair Darling on Wednesday of "lip service" to appease the poor with a levy on bank bonuses.

Cisco and British Telecom head for the "cloud" (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:00 PM PST

The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.

Three convicted over transatlantic bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST

A woman grabs a clear plastic bag at Gatwick airport, Sussex, after security was stepped up to the AFP - Three Islamic extremists were found guilty in London Wednesday of involvement in a foiled 2006 plot to blow up passenger airliners flying between Britain and North America.

Britain tells Alpine enthusiasts "don't drink and ski" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:57 AM PST

Reuters - Britain on Wednesday warned its skiers and snowboarders to avoid excess alcohol when taking to France's ski slopes, after a spate of drink-related deaths and serious accidents.

Man convicted of conspiring with UK bomb plotter (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:18 AM PST

AP - A Muslim man was convicted Wednesday of conspiracy to murder for his role in a plan to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives, a plot that sparked sweeping restrictions for passengers carrying on liquids and gels.

Widow relives Briton's murder in Thailand (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:14 AM PST

Linda Robertson(2nd L), the widow seen here in March 2009 of a British yachtsman murdered off the coast of Thailand, on Wednesday told of her horror at the unfolding attack, as a coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.(AFP/File)AFP - The widow of a British yachtsman murdered off the coast of Thailand on Wednesday told of her horror at the unfolding attack, as a coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

UK slaps tax on bankers' bonuses ahead of election (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:52 AM PST

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling poses for the media as he leaves the Treasury in London, to deliver his pre-budget report, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Britain's Treasury chief Darling was widely expected to announce on Wednesday a tax on bank bonuses in his pre-budget statement, an updated plan for taxing and spending that a senior official warned would be painful. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The British government slapped a one-time tax of 50 percent on fat bank bonuses on Wednesday as it tried to win over recession-weary voters ahead of a looming general election.

UK Christian hoteliers cleared of abusing Muslim (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:12 AM PST

Reuters - A Christian couple who run a hotel in northern England were cleared on Wednesday of abusing a Muslim guest for wearing a hijab and then insulting her beliefs.

Hoteliers not guilty of abusing Muslim guest (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:52 AM PST

Hoteliers Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang arrive at a Liverpool court. The court acquitted the devout Christian hotelier and his wife of verbally abusing a Muslim woman guest for wearing a hijab.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - A court in Liverpool on Wednesday acquitted a devout Christian hotelier and his wife of verbally abusing a Muslim woman guest for wearing a hijab.

British economy to shrink 4.75% in 2009: govt (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:33 AM PST

File photo shows people queueing to enter a job centre in Bromley, south of London. Britain's recession-mired economy will shrink by a bigger-than-expected 4.75 percent this year, the government forecast on Wednesday in a keenly-awaited budget announcement.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain's recession-mired economy will shrink by a bigger-than-expected 4.75 percent this year, the government forecast on Wednesday in a keenly-awaited budget announcement.

Raphael drawing sells for $48M at UK auction (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:20 AM PST

A Christie's employee removes the Raphael painting 'Head of a muse' after it was sold in the 'Old Masters and 19th Century Art' auction held at their premises in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The painting fetched 26 million pounds (US$42,744,000; euro 28,704,000) and 29.2 millions pounds including fees, a record price for any old master drawing. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - A drawing by Raphael and a Rembrandt portrait have set records and together sold for almost 50 million pounds ($82 million) at an auction in London.

Parents 'to sue buggy firm over children's injuries' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:42 AM PST

Buggies are displayed in a Maclaren store in New York in November. Around 15 families in Britain are set to take legal action over injuries to children which they say were caused by Maclaren pushchairs, a law firm representing them has said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - Around 15 families in Britain are set to take legal action over injuries to children which they say were caused by Maclaren pushchairs, a law firm representing them said Wednesday.

Standard Chartered bank upbeat on Dubai, profits (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:16 AM PST

British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said on Wednesday that it did not expect AFP - British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said on Wednesday that it did not expect "material" charges arising from the Dubai debt crisis -- and forecast record profits this year.

Angry Egypt demands Britain returns Rosetta Stone (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:28 AM PST

This handout photograph shows the Rosetta Stone on display at the British Museum in London. A top Egyptian official has pressed Britain to return an ancient stone tablet seen as an icon of his country and denied his countrymen were AFP - A top Egyptian official pressed Britain Wednesday to return an ancient stone tablet seen as an icon of his country and denied his countrymen were "pirates of the Caribbean" seeking to steal it back.

Trade deficit expands to £7.1 bln (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:24 AM PST

Astra cars are assembled at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The trade-in-goods deficit in recession-hit Britain expanded to 7.1 billion pounds in October, the highest level in nine months, official data showed.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The trade-in-goods deficit in recession-hit Britain expanded to 7.1 billion pounds in October, the highest level in nine months, official data showed on Wednesday.

easyJet announces departure of CEO (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:07 AM PST

Budget airline easyJet has announced that Andy Harrison (seen here in 2008) will step down as chief executive next year. The group said it would make an announcement AFP - Budget airline easyJet announced on Wednesday that Andy Harrison will step down as chief executive next year.

Police lend cash-strapped Prince Charles money (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 12:52 AM PST

Prince Charles is framed by security men during a two-day visit to the United States in 2007. The heir to the throne borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after he found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for AFP - Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for "travel expenses," a report said Wednesday.

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