2010年3月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Investigators need Madeleine McCann files: spokesman (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:23 PM PST

Undated photo of Madeleine McCann who went missing in Portugal in 2007. Files containing reported sightings of Madeleine held by Portuguese police should be handed to investigators still searching for her, a family spokesman urged.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Files containing reported sightings of missing Madeleine McCann held by Portuguese police should be handed to investigators still searching for her, a family spokesman urged.

Child killer back in jail after rules breach: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PST

Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, Denise Fergus (R), and husband Stuart Fergus leave the Royal Court of Justice after the decision in the murder case in London in 2000. A notorious child killer who abducted a toddler and murdered him on a railway track was back behind bars Wednesday after breaching the conditions of his release from prison, officials said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A notorious child killer who abducted a toddler and murdered him on a railway track was back behind bars Wednesday after breaching the conditions of his release from prison, officials said.

British Columbia sets budget, eyes Olympic costs (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:29 PM PST

Reuters - British Columbia unveiled a 2010-11 budget that includes a C$1.7 billion ($1.64 billion) deficit on Tuesday, and said it is keeping a close eye on whether it will have to cover any unexpected costs from the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

UK parties agree on rules of live TV debates (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:29 AM PST

AP - British broadcasters say they have agreed with the nation's three main political parties on the format of an unprecedented series of U.S.-style television debates before the upcoming national election.

BBC cuts radio stations, Web pages to trim costs (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:25 AM PST

BBC director general Mark Thompson outside Television Center in west London, after it was confirmed the closure of digital radio stations 6 Music and the Asian Network Tuesday March 2, 2010. The BBC says it will drop two of its radio stations and pare back its Web spending as part of a wide-ranging revamp at the 88-year-old media giant. The BBC announced that it would close its 6 Music and Asian Network radio stations, aimed at alternative music audiences and Britons of south Asian descent respectively. The broadcaster said it would also cut the number of Web pages it hosts in half and reduce spending by 25 percent. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)AP - Britain's venerable BBC is overhauling its domestic coverage, shedding radio stations, slicing the number of its Web pages by half and moving out of magazines.

Muslim scholar in Britain condemns terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:23 AM PST

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, seen here addressing a press conference in central London, issued a fatwa Tuesday condemning terrorists and suicide bombers, saying they had no justification in the name of Islam.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - A leading Muslim scholar in Britain issued a fatwa Tuesday condemning terrorists and suicide bombers, saying they had no justification in the name of Islam.

Drugmaker AstraZeneca says to shut R&D sites (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:12 AM PST

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it would shut research and development sites in Britain and Sweden and reduce US operations as part of previously announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it would shut research and development sites in Britain and Sweden and reduce US operations as part of previously announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs.

BP seeks $3B boost to pretax profit (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PST

AP - BP PLC pledged Tuesday to boost its annual pretax profit by more than $3 billion over the next two to three years, with plans for scores of new projects to counter declining output from existing oil and gas fields.

Winston Churchill, WWII leader's grandson, dies (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:18 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2002 file photo shows Winston Churchill a former member of Parliament and grandson of Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill, who died Tuesday March 2, 2010 at his home in London. Churchill was a member of the House of Commons from 1970 to 1997. Earlier he had been a foreign correspondent for The Times, The Daily Telegraph and other publications. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell/PA Wire, File)AP - Winston Spencer Churchill, a former member of Parliament and grandson of Britain's wartime leader, died Tuesday, an associate said. He was 69.

BBC to axe radio stations, cut back website (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:59 AM PST

BBC director general Mark Thompson speaks to reporters outside the BBC's Television Centre in west London. The BBC has announced that it is to slash spending on its online services and close two radio stations in a shake-up designed to boost programme funding.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The British Broadcasting Corporation is to slash spending on its online services and close two radio stations in a shake-up which follows criticism of its market dominance, it announced on Tuesday.

BP to focus on improving profitability (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PST

A bottle of BP engine oil. BP is hoping to cut more costs to improve its profitability over the next two or three years.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - BP said on Tuesday it will aim to cut more costs to improve its profitability over the next two or three years.

British soldier shot dead at Afghan checkpoint (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:27 AM PST

A British soldier on a patrol in Qari Saheb village in the Helmand province. A British soldier has been shot dead at a vehicle checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was shot dead on Tuesday at a vehicle checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said.

No need for US mediation over Falklands: govt (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:16 AM PST

View of Stanley, capital of the Falklands Islands. Downing Street has said there is no need for Washington to mediate in the stand-off with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, as the issue is simply not up for discussion.(AFP/File/Daniel Garcia)AFP - Downing Street said on Tuesday there was no need for Washington to mediate in the stand-off with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, as it was simply not up for discussion.

South Africa's Zuma in Britain for state visit (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:02 AM PST

South African President Jacob Zuma, seen here at Heathrow, has flown into London for a state visit to Britain which will mix lavish pomp and ceremony with sporting trips and talks on Zimbabwe.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - South African President Jacob Zuma flew into London on Tuesday for a state visit to Britain which will mix lavish pomp and ceremony with sporting trips and talks on Zimbabwe.

Muslim leader issues anti-terror fatwa (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:36 AM PST

AP - The leader of a global Muslim movement has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that he calls an absolute condemnation of terrorism.

Critics laud art from Africa's ancient Ife Kingdom (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:11 AM PST

Reuters - A show about the kingdom of Ife, which flourished in what is now Nigeria from the 12th to 15th centuries, underlines why sculptures found last century forced the West to revise its attitudes toward African art.

UK court blocks boxing at Royal Albert Hall (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:10 AM PST

AP - Britain's High Court has quashed the approval of licenses for boxing and wrestling matches at Royal Albert Hall.

RAF jets scrambled after disruption on AA flight (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:41 AM PST

AP - British officials say two Royal Air Force jets were dispatched after reports of a disruptive passenger on an American Airlines jet bound for Heathrow Airport.

UK opposition says Labour victory would weaken pound (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:34 AM PST

Britain's opposition Conservative Party Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke speaks at his party's annual Spring Conference at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton, southern England February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives warned on Tuesday that a victory for ruling Labour would weaken the pound and push the cost of borrowing higher.

Tory poll lead rises after weekend blow (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:31 AM PST

Tory leader David Cameron at the Conservative Party Spring Conference in Brighton. The Conservatives have recovered some of their lead in the opinion polls after a surprise survey blow at the weekend -- but still lack enough support to guarantee power after a looming general election.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Conservatives recovered some of their lead in the opinion polls on Tuesday after a surprise survey blow at the weekend -- but still lack enough support to guarantee power after a looming general election.

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