2009年12月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Three Eurostar trains stuck in Channel Tunnel (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:38 PM PST

A Eurostar train is pictured travelling through the Kent countryside in south-east England, on its way to London. Three Eurostar passenger trains are reportedly stuck in the rail tunnel between Britain and continental Europe as they broke down due to the cold weather snap affecting the region.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Three Eurostar passenger trains were stuck in the rail tunnel between Britain and continental Europe, a spokesman for the operator said Saturday.

Wales' Gareth Thomas comes out as gay (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:11 PM PST

Gareth Thomas (C) and teamate react after the rugby union World Cup group B match Wales vs. Fiji in 2007. Thomas has announced that he is gay in an interview in Saturday's Daily Mail newspaper.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Wales rugby union legend Gareth Thomas has announced that he is gay in an interview in Saturday's Daily Mail newspaper.

1,100 jobs go as British bookshop Borders folds (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST

General view of a Borders book store in central London. Around 1,100 staff at British bookshop chain Borders will lose their jobs next week, administrators said Friday after they failed to find a buyer for the struggling business.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Around 1,100 staff at British bookshop chain Borders will lose their jobs next week, administrators said Friday after they failed to find a buyer for the struggling business.

Union to hold fresh ballot on British Airways strike (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST

British Airways aircraft at Heathrow Airport, west of London, in November 2009. The trade union representing British Airways workers said Friday it would hold a fresh ballot on strike action early next year after BA secured an injunction preventing a planned Christmas stoppage.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The trade union representing British Airways workers said Friday it would hold a fresh ballot on strike action early next year after BA secured an injunction preventing a planned Christmas stoppage.

British Airways union to hold new strike ballot (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:57 AM PST

AP - The union for British Airways cabin crew said Friday it would swiftly hold another strike vote after a court blocked a planned walkout over the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel period.

Two 10-year-old boys charged with rape (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:20 AM PST

Two police officers on patrol in central London. Two 10-year-old boys have appeared before a court in west London charged with raping a girl aged under 13.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Two 10-year-old boys have appeared before a court in west London charged with raping a girl aged under 13.

Bookmakers scent a British royal engagement (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST

Reuters - She's been hanging on for so long that she's become known as "waity Katie," but now bookmakers are shortening the odds that Prince William will propose to his girlfriend Kate Middleton before the end of the year.

Man jailed for killing wife with TV remote (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:49 AM PST

The copula of the Old Bailey courthouse in London. A man who killed his wife by throwing a TV remote at her head has been jailed for three years at the Old Bailey.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A man who killed his wife by throwing a TV remote at her head was on Friday jailed for three years.

Public sector borrowing hits record high (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:41 AM PST

Construction workers assemble scaffolding on a building site in central London earlier this year. Overspending in recession-hit Britain soared to a record in November, official data has shown, highlighting the country's debt as alarm over public finances in Greece ripples across Europe.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Overspending in recession-hit Britain soared to a record in November, official data showed on Friday, highlighting the country's debt as alarm over public finances in Greece rippled across Europe.

Gatwick, Luton airports re-open after heavy snow (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:05 AM PST

The Loch Ness monster made out of snow on Brighton beach. Two London airports closed by heavy snowfall have reopened, but forecasters are warning of a repeat of the bad weather that caused traffic chaos and closed schools across the southeast.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Two London airports closed by heavy snowfall were reopened on Friday, but forecasters warned of a repeat of the bad weather that caused traffic chaos and closed schools across the southeast.

Law firm offers Xmas gift of free divorce vouchers (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:40 AM PST

The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree in London. Not exactly festive, but proving popular, a City law firm is offering an unusual present for unhappy married couples this Christmas -- divorce gift vouchers.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Not exactly festive, but proving popular, a London law firm is offering an unusual present for unhappy married couples this Christmas -- divorce gift vouchers.

Keira Knightley's stage debut divides critics (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:21 AM PST

Reuters - Critics were sharply divided on Friday over Hollywood star Keira Knightley's London stage debut, with one calling her "strikingly convincing" and another accusing her of "having all the charisma of a goldfish."

Ryanair says it will not buy 200 Boeing aircraft (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:57 AM PST

FILE - In this May 10, 2009 file picture, a Ryanair aircraft is about to take off at the airport in Bremen, northern Germany. Budget carrier Ryanair PLC says it has stopped discussions to purchase as many as 200 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft after being unable to extract concessions from the manufacturer. The company says it is unlikely it will re-open negotiations with Boeing or any other manufacturer. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File)AP - Budget carrier Ryanair Holdings PLC announced Friday it has broken off negotiations with Boeing Co. to buy 200 more 737-800 short-haul aircraft after being unable to extract concessions from the manufacturer.

Deutsche Bank to 'globalise' bonus tax pain: report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 09:52 PM PST

Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann said the bank will spread the pain of Britain's tax on bankers' bonuses among its staff worldwide, becoming the first financial group to detail how it will deal with the hit(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Gottschalk)AFP - Deutsche Bank will spread the pain of Britain's tax on bankers' bonuses among its staff worldwide, becoming the first financial group to detail how it will deal with the hit, a report said Friday.

British, Irish PMs want early N.Ireland resolution (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 09:35 PM PST

File picture shows members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on patrol. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen are confident an impasse on transferring key powers to Northern Ireland can soon be resolved, with only a AFP - The British and Irish prime ministers expressed confidence an impasse on transferring key powers to Northern Ireland can soon be resolved, with only a "limited number of outstanding issues" remaining.

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