2010年2月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Politicians condemn N. Ireland killing (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:47 PM PST

A police forensics officer inspects the site of a car bomb blast outside the courthouse in Newry on February 23. Politicians condemned the murder of a man in Northern Ireland who was shot in the head and left half-naked on a roadside by dissident republicans as AFP - Politicians condemned the murder of a man in Northern Ireland who was shot in the head and left half-naked on a roadside by dissident republicans as "a throwback to the very worst of our past".

Executive: Nike already benefiting from World Cup (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST

AP - A Nike Inc. executive said Thursday that the U.S. sports outfitter is cautiously optimistic about overall trading prospects for the year, with sales of its soccer gear already up dramatically ahead of this year's World Cup.

RBS shares rally after earnings improve (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:38 AM PST

The London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland rallied on Thursday after the state-rescued lender said it had narrowed its losses last year and unveiled plans for major bonuses to its employees.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland rallied on Thursday after the state-rescued lender said it had narrowed its losses last year and unveiled plans for major bonuses to its employees.

England clarifies law on assisted suicide (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:40 AM PST

British multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy holds the hand of her husband outside the House of Lords in London in 2009 following her succesful bid to make the Law Lords clarify the law on assisted suicide. Prosecutors in England and Wales have received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide that reduce the likelihood of people facing criminal charges for helping ailing loved ones to die.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prosecutors in England and Wales received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide Thursday to make it easier for them to decide whether to charge people who have helped sick loved ones to die.

Doubts grow about Britain's exit from recession (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:20 AM PST

AP - Fears mounted Thursday that Britain may not have emerged from recession at the end of 2009 after all, as statistics showed a dramatic fall in business investment in the last three months of the year.

Mother cleared of murder in starvation case (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:39 AM PST

Khyra Ishaq. The mother of Khyra, who starved the seven-year-old, to death has been convicted of manslaughter but cleared of murder after psychiatrists agreed she suffered from severe depression at the time of the girl's death.(AFP)AFP - A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death was convicted of manslaughter on Thursday but cleared of murder after psychiatrists agreed she suffered from severe depression at the time of the girl's death.

Forgotten Australian talks of a childhood lost (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:24 AM PST

Former child migrant, 74-year-old Michael Snell (L) of Gloucestershire, talks with Britain's High Commissioner to Australia, Baroness Valerie Amos, at an apology reception at the British Consul General's residence in Sydney February 25, 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised on Wednesday for past British policies of shipping thousands of poor children abroad, mostly without their parents' knowledge, to former colonies where many suffered abuse. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - A former British child migrant who suffered years of abuse in Australia after being separated from her mother welcomed Britain's apology for the old policy on Thursday, but said more needed to be done.

Two British troops killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:42 AM PST

A British soldier searches for Taliban insurgents t in Kandahar province in 2007. Two British troops have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced, both outside the ongoing NATO assault against Taliban insurgents.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Two British troops have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced Thursday, both outside the ongoing NATO assault against Taliban insurgents.

DA seeks death for British man in Vegas slaying (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:25 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors in Nevada are seeking the death penalty for a British motivational speaker accused of killing a Las Vegas woman, stuffing her severed body in a trash barrel, and later injuring another person with the woman's vehicle.

SNP hopes for independence boost from election (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:12 AM PST

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond speaks to reporters in Brussels in 2009. Salmond hinted a Conservative election win in Britain this year could boost his campaign for full independence, as he gave more details of a planned referendum.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond hinted a Conservative election win in Britain this year could boost his campaign for full independence Thursday, as he gave more details of a planned referendum.

UK publishes legal guidance on assisted suicide (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:21 AM PST

Britain's Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer. Mercy killers will face the full force of the law under new guidelines on assisted suicide, Starmer said in comments published Thursday.(AFP/Pool/File/Dominic Lipinski)AP - Britain's top prosecutor Thursday published guidelines on when officials should prosecute those who help others commit suicide, saying the motivation of those assisting will be the primary consideration.

Energy group Centrica returns to profit (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:12 AM PST

Energy provider Centrica swung back into profit in 2009, helped by a strong performance by its residential arm British Gas, the company has said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British energy provider Centrica swung back into profit in 2009, helped by a strong performance by its residential arm British Gas, the company said on Thursday.

Avalanche kills two climbers on Scottish mountain (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:40 AM PST

Map of Scotland. An avalanche has killed two climbers in the Scottish Highlands, police said, amid warnings of treacherous conditions on the country's snow-covered hills.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - An avalanche killed two climbers in the Scottish Highlands Wednesday, police said, amid warnings of treacherous conditions on the country's snow-covered hills.

Royal Bank of Scotland loses $5.5 billion in 2009 (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:10 AM PST

AP - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, government-owned after being bailed out, reported a loss of 3.6 billion pounds for 2009 but beat expectations and said the peak of bad loans from the economic crisis may have passed.

Baby boy hit by lamppost dies (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:10 AM PST

AFP - A baby boy who was hit by a falling lamppost in west London earlier this week has died.

Mercy killers in England 'will not escape justice' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:38 AM PST

British multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy holds the hand of her husband outside the House of Lords in London in 2009 following her succesful bid to make the Law Lords clarify the law on assisted suicide. Prosecutors in England and Wales have received fresh guidelines on assisted suicide that reduce the likelihood of people facing criminal charges for helping ailing loved ones to die.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Mercy killers in England will face the full force of the law under new guidelines on assisted suicide, the head of the country's prosecution service said in comments published on Thursday.

Cigarette maker BAT says net profits soar in 2009 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:24 AM PST

A packet of Dunhill cigarettes made by British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco, maker of Lucky Strike and Kent cigarettes, has said that net profits jumped by 10 percent last year, aided by its expansion into emerging markets.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - British American Tobacco, maker of Lucky Strike and Kent cigarettes, said Thursday that net profits jumped by 10 percent last year, aided by its expansion into emerging markets.

Britain says sorry to children shipped into misery (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:20 PM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) meets with former child migrant John Hennessy (R) as he holds a photograph of his mother May Mary Hennessy, at Portcullis House in London. Brown on Wednesday apologised for Britain's role in sending thousands of children to Australia and other former colonies where many suffered physical and sexual abuse.(AFP/POOL/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for Britain's role in sending thousands of children to Australia and other former colonies where many suffered physical and sexual abuse.

Argentina urges UN chief to intervene in Falklands row (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:09 PM PST

Argentine veterans of the 1982 war between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, shout slogans against Britain during a demonstration in front of the Congress building in Buenos Aires February 24. Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana pressed UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene in an ongoing row over oil drilling by a British firm in waters off the disputed Falkland Islands.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)AFP - Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana pressed UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene in an ongoing row over oil drilling by a British firm in waters off the disputed Falkland Islands.

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