2009年12月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Brown, Sarkozy unite behind bank bonus tax plans (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:13 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) confers with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown prior to an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. Britain and France on Thursday placed a one-off AFP - Britain and France are to place one-off "community" taxes on bankers' bonuses at the heart of a joint bid to impose new social responsibilities on profitable financial firms.

Defense minister denies bell-tower expenses claim (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST

Defence minister Quentin Davies, seen here in September 2009, denied Thursday he had claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to fix a bell tower on his home, as a political expenses scandal flared up again.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Defence minister Quentin Davies denied Thursday he had claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to fix a bell tower on his home, as a political expenses scandal flared up again.

British could have fired on Spanish police launch: Gibraltar (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 11:23 AM PST

Spanish police standing guard on the Spanish side of the border with Gibraltar in 2003. A Spanish police launch that strayed into Gibraltar could have come under fire, causing a AFP - A Spanish police launch that strayed into Gibraltar could have come under fire, causing a "horrendous" situation, the commander of British forces in the territory said Thursday.

France and Britain "completely aligned" on banker tax (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:32 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk at the start of a bilateral meeting during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, December 10, 2009. REUTERS/Yves HermanReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in complete agreement on moves to tax bankers' bonuses, Brown's spokesman said on Thursday after the two leaders met.

Bank of England sits tight amid record recession (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST

The Bank of England has announced it is keeping its key interest rate at an all-time low level of 0.5% and maintaining its credit-easing plans amid a record British recession.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Bank of England announced on Thursday that it was keeping its key interest rate at the all-time low level of 0.50 percent and maintaining its credit-easing plans amid a record British recession.

FTSE 100 rallies (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:21 AM PST

The leading stock exchange rallied after four days of losses prompted by the Greek debt crisis.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The leading stock exchange rallied on Thursday after four days of losses prompted by the Greek debt crisis.

Bank of England holds interest rates steady (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 08:29 AM PST

FILE - In this June 19, 2008 file photo, people pass The Bank of England in London. The Bank of England is holding interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and leaving its 200 billion pound ($325 billion) program to expand the money supply unchanged. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)AP - The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and also left its 200 billion pound ($325 billion) asset purchase program unchanged on Thursday, a widely anticipated move amid recent improvement in the British economy.

Koran teacher gets 30 months jail for child abuse (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 08:17 AM PST

A police officer and a prison van outside a court in Liverpool. A Muslim tutor who sexually abused a young girl as she read the Koran to him, has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars at Leicester Crown Court.(AFP/File/PAUL ELLIS)AFP - A Muslim tutor who sexually abused a young girl as she read the Koran to him, was on Thursday sentenced to 30 months behind bars at Leicester Crown Court.

Islamists jailed over transatlantic bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 08:09 AM PST

Adam Khatib, Nabeel Hussain and Mohammed Shamin Uddin. Three Islamic extremists have been jailed over a foiled plot to blow up passenger airliners flying between Britain and North America.(AFP/Ho)AFP - Three Islamic extremists were jailed on Thursday over a foiled plot to blow up passenger airliners flying between Britain and North America.

UK: 3 men sentenced in trans-Atlantic terror plot (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 06:21 AM PST

AP - A judge has sentenced a London man to a minimum of 18 years in prison for his role in a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives.

Burberry creative head wins Brit Designer of Year (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST

A pedestrian walks past a Burberry shop in London November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Luxury goods group Burberry said its Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey has won the 2009 Designer of the Year prize at the British Fashion Awards.

Developer wins libel action over model "attack" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:17 AM PST

Reuters - A London property developer won 30,000 pounds ($48,730) in libel damages on Thursday over a newspaper claim that he had beaten up model Sophie Anderton.

Bank of England holds key rate at 0.50% (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:12 AM PST

The Bank of England has announced it is keeping its key interest rate at an all-time low level of 0.5% and maintaining its credit-easing plans amid a record recession.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Bank of England on Thursday said it was keeping its key interest rate at an all-time low of 0.50 percent and maintaining its credit-easing plans amid a record recession.

Bank of England leaves asset-buying scheme, rates unchanged (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:57 AM PST

Reuters - The Bank of England left its asset purchase programme intact at 200 billion pounds ($325 billion) and held interest rates at 0.5 percent on Thursday, as widely expected.

Stepping out for the New Year? Not us, say Brits (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:55 AM PST

Fireworks explode behind the Big Ben clock on the Houses of Parliament in London during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen HirdReuters - Cowed by recession, a full 80 percent of Britons plan to spend New Year's Eve at home this year, according to a survey on Thursday.

Maddie McCann's parents return to Portugal (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 02:04 AM PST

An online image of Madeleine McCann as she might look now, with tanned skin and darker hair. Madeleine's parents are returning to Portugal for a libel trial against a former policeman who investigated their daughter's disappearance, a spokesman says.(AFP/File)AFP - The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann were on Thursday returning to Portugal for a libel trial against a former policeman who investigated their daughter's disappearance, a spokesman said.

Wedding list: Flowers, church, liposuction? (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 01:02 AM PST

Reuters - More than half of Britain's brides-to-be and 39 percent of grooms are considering cosmetic surgery or an aesthetic treatment in preparation for their wedding, according to a new study.

Fraud-hit Satyam OKs legal payout to British firm (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:53 AM PST

The offices of fraud-hit Indian outsourcing company Satyam, in Hyderabad. The beleagured firm has agreed to pay 70 million dollars to British payment services firm Upaid, settling one of several lawsuits against the south Asian commercial giant.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - Fraud-hit Satyam has agreed to pay 70 million dollars to British payment services firm Upaid, settling one of several lawsuits against the Indian outsourcing company.

French, British leaders to meet after job spat (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:03 PM PST

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.

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