2010年1月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Kraft wins bid for Cadbury, ending long battle (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 05:52 PM PST

Cadbury chocolate bars. Kraft Foods sealed a deal for Cadbury as the famed chocolate maker accepted a sweetened bid worth some 19 billion dollars creating a world leader in confections.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Kraft Foods sealed a deal for Cadbury as the famed chocolate maker accepted a sweetened bid worth some 19 billion dollars creating a world leader in confections.

Hoon says UK wanted diplomatic solution to Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

Former Defence Minister Geoff Hoon arrives at the QE2 centre in central London. Hoon, the first former cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry, has insisted Britain had always wanted a diplomatic solution to the crisis before the 2003 invasion.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The first former cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry has insisted that Britain had always wanted a diplomatic solution to the crisis before the 2003 invasion.

UN: Afghans forced to pay billions in bribes (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 02:02 PM PST

An Afghan man holds his child as he walks in front of a shopping centre, burnt after a Taliban attack, in Kabul January 19, 2010. Taliban gunmen launched a brazen assault on the center of Kabul on Monday, with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at several locations and militants battling security forces from inside a shopping center engulfed in flames. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - Half of all Afghan adults paid at least one bribe to a public official over the course of a year to cut through red tape or get help with poor service, the U.N. said Tuesday in a report that documents the extraordinary depth of corruption in Afghanistan.

UK bans drinking games, but resists price controls (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, a man sips a glass of wine outside a bar in central London. Officials will ban drinking contests in bars and force pub owners to offer patrons tap water in a bid to help tackle Britain's boozy culture, the government said Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Doctors and health lobbyists said, however, that the government had failed to wield its most effective weapon, the imposition of minimum price controls on alcohol. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)AP - Bar-going Britons may soon be bidding goodbye to their country's all-you-can-drink deals — as well as some of their more outlandish drinking games.

UK consumer price inflation jumps to 2.9 pct (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:28 AM PST

AP - Consumer prices shot up 2.9 percent in the year to December, above the government's target and the biggest ever month-to-month increase in the annual rate, official statisticians said Tuesday.

British couple loses Cyprus holiday home court case (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:04 AM PST

AFP - A London court ruled Tuesday that a British couple must demolish their holiday home in northern Cyprus, a decision that could have implications for thousands with property on the disputed land.

Portsmouth upbeat after court tax challenge fails (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST

Premier League crisis club Portsmouth insisted they could stave off the threat of a winding up petition from British tax authorities on appeal after a court hearing went against them on Tuesday.(Porthmouth FC)AFP - English Premier League crisis club Portsmouth insisted they could stave off the threat of a winding up petition from British tax authorities on appeal after a court hearing went against them on Tuesday.

Brown's spending in focus at UK Iraq War inquiry (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:02 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives attacked the government's record on military spending on Tuesday as the fall-out from an inquiry into the Iraq War threatened to damage the ruling Labor Party.

Cadbury bid approval sweetens stock market (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:09 AM PST

The leading stock index surged ahead, aided by the news that Kraft's bid for Cadbury had been accepted, sending the confectioners shares skywards.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The leading stock index surged ahead Tuesday, aided by news that Kraft's bid for Cadbury had been accepted, sending the confectioners shares skywards.

Bus-riding cat Casper killed in hit & run (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:29 AM PST

Reuters - A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being run over, media reported.

Ex-UK minister: postwar planning for Iraq lacking (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:06 AM PST

Former British Defense Minister Geoff Hoon arrives to give evidence at the Iraq War Inquiry in London, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - British officials worried before the invasion of Iraq that the Americans weren't putting enough thought into postwar planning, the head of Britain's defense ministry at the time said Tuesday.

Love in London is as rare as finding aliens (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 07:47 AM PST

Reuters - Romance may happen every day, but finding true love in London is as rare as aliens in the galaxy, says one London-based economist.

Credit Suisse to cut bonuses for top London staff (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:35 AM PST

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has said it will reduce bonuses paid to its top executives in London by about 30% in response to a tax announced last month by British authorities.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Tuesday that it would reduce bonuses paid to its top executives in London by about 30 percent in response to a tax announced last month by British authorities.

"Avatar" piles on the UK box office millions (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 05:42 AM PST

Reuters - Director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster "Avatar" enjoyed another box office bonanza over the weekend to retain top spot as it edged toward total takings in Britain of 50 million pounds.

Out go drinking games in UK booze crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 04:55 AM PST

Revellers enjoy themselves in a pub in Newcastle town centre, November 23, 2005. REUTERS/Jeff J. MitchellReuters - Tough new rules for pubs and clubs -- including a ban on drinking games like the infamous "dentist's chair" -- will be introduced in Britain this year in a bid to curb a heavy drinking culture that costs the country billions of a pounds a year.

Inflation jumps to 2.9% (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:10 AM PST

The Westfield shopping centre in west London in 2009. Annual inflation in recession-hit Britain surged to 2.9% in December, partly owing to changes in taxation levels, official data has showed.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Annual inflation in recession-hit Britain surged to 2.9 percent in December, partly owing to changes in taxation levels, official data showed on Tuesday.

Female artists lead Brit Award nominees (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:06 AM PST

Singer Lily Allen arrives for the GQ Awards at the Royal Opera House, London, in 2009. Lily Allen, Lady GaGa, Pixie Lott and Florence And The Machine will turn this year's Brit Awards into the battle of female artists, as they head the shortlist with three nominations each.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Lily Allen, Lady GaGa, Pixie Lott and Florence And The Machine will turn this year's Brit Awards into the battle of female artists, as they head up the shortlist with three nominations each.

Cadbury agrees to £11.5bln takeover from Kraft (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 02:18 AM PST

British confectioner Cadbury has agreed to a takeover from US food giant Kraft worth 11.5 billion pounds (13.1 billion euros, 18.9 billion dollars), the pair said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British confectioner Cadbury has agreed to a takeover from US food giant Kraft worth 11.5 billion pounds (13.1 billion euros, 18.9 billion dollars), the pair said.

Kraft set to clinch Cadbury takeover (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:52 AM PST

British confectioner Cadbury has agreed to a takeover from US food giant Kraft worth 11.5 billion pounds (13.1 billion euros, 18.9 billion dollars), the pair said.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - US food giant Kraft was set Tuesday to win control of British confectioner Cadbury, as the pair revealed they were finalising terms of a friendly takeover, ending a bitter war of words.

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