2010年3月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt suspends ex-ministers in lobbying row (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Stephen Byers, pictured in 2002. The Labour Party suspended three ex-ministers Monday over claims they were prepared to use their influence in exchange for cash, in a scandal that has erupted just weeks before an election.(AFP/Pool/File/Johnny Green)AFP - The Labour Party suspended three ex-ministers Monday over claims they were prepared to use their influence in exchange for cash, in a scandal that has erupted just weeks before an election.

3 former UK ministers suspended amid new scandal (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PDT

AP - Three former Cabinet ministers have been suspended from Britain's ruling Labour Party over allegations that they tried to trade access to government officials for cash, as the country's Parliament faces a new set of ethics scandals.

German heiress pre-nup deal test case in court (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:08 PM PDT

German heiress Katrin Radmacher leaves the Supreme Court in central London. A battle by one of Europe's richest women to have pre-nuptial agreements recognised in English law came before Britain's highest court Monday, in a case that could affect future divorce settlements.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A battle by one of Europe's richest women to have pre-nuptial agreements recognised in English law came before Britain's highest court Monday, in a case that could affect future divorce settlements.

BBC commentator Carpenter dead at 84 (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PDT

AFP - Veteran BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died aged 84, his lawyer said on Monday.

BA counts cost of strike, fears new action (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Striking British Airways cabin crew give the thumbs down sign towards a BA aircraft as it flies past their picket line on the final day of a three-day strike near Heathrow airport. A strike by British Airways cabin crew cost over 10 million dollars a day, the airline said Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to limit pre-election fallout from the industrial dispute.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - A strike by British Airways cabin crew cost over 7 million pounds a day, the airline said Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to limit pre-election fallout from the industrial dispute.

British Airways strike enters 3rd and busiest day (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Protestors on the picket line gesture as a British Airways plane comes in to land at Heathrow Airport in London, Monday, March 22, 2010. British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew are no closer to resolving a dispute over pay and conditions as a strike enters its third and busiest day.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew were no closer to resolving a dispute over pay and conditions Monday as a strike that has grounded thousands of flights entered its third — and busiest — day.

Cameron's wife expecting post-poll baby (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha, seen here in 2009, are expecting a baby. A party spokesman said they were AFP - Conservative Party leader David Cameron and his wife Samantha are expecting a baby, his party said Monday.

Britain awards tanks contract to US firm General Dynamics (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PDT

British army A Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Scimitar Combat Vehicles (foreground) patrol with a Danish army Leopard 2A5EK tank (background) in Marjah in February 2010. Britain announced Monday that it had awarded a lucrative multi-billion-pound contract for light tanks to US group General Dynamics, which beat competition from British rival BAE Systems.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - Britain announced Monday that it had awarded a lucrative multi-billion-pound contract for light tanks to US group General Dynamics, which beat competition from British rival BAE Systems.

UK: London 2012 Olympics pose greatest terror risk (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:22 AM PDT

AP - An attack on London during the 2012 Olympic Games poses a major security threat to Britain, the government said Monday in its latest assessment of risks from terrorism.

UK: Tory prime minister hopeful's wife is pregnant (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PDT

AP - The wife of David Cameron, who hopes to become the next prime minister of Britain, is expecting a baby, the Conservative Party announced Monday.

UK Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:46 AM PDT

AP - This city filled with high-flying investment bankers is also known as the divorce capital of the world, thanks to the hefty financial settlements awarded by London courts and their willingness to ignore prenuptial agreements.

Tim Berners-Lee to head new institute of web science (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing the Internet, gives a speech during the 18th International World Wide Web Conference in Madrid in 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that Berners-Lee will head a new institute for web science to be based jointly at the University of Oxford and the University of Southampton.(AFP/File/Dani Pozo)AFP - Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing the Internet, will head a new institute for web science, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday.

Govt to deport disabled gold medallist to Nigeria (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:54 AM PDT

An athlete in a wheelchair. Vincent Onwubiko -- a disabled weightlifter who has won five gold medals for Britain -- is facing deportation back to Nigeria, the UK Border Agency said.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - A disabled weightlifter who has won five gold medals for Britain is facing deportation back to Nigeria, the UK Border Agency said Monday.

Cancer survivor bids for gyrocopter world record (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Norman Surplus is pictured in his gyrocopter in Larne, County Antrim, on March 19. The cancer survivor has launched a daring attempt to become the first person to fly around the world in a gyrocopter -- a tiny rotor-powered aircraft with an open cockpit.(AFP/File/Peter Mulhy)AFP - A cancer survivor from Northern Ireland launched a daring attempt on Monday to become the first person to fly around the world in a gyrocopter -- a tiny rotor-powered aircraft with an open cockpit.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:44 AM PDT

A British soldier takes his position during a patrol in Qari Saheb village in Helmand province in February 2010. The Ministry of Defence has announced that a British soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was killed Monday by an improvised explosive device (IED) in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced.

Police probe B&B bar on gay couple (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:10 AM PDT

Police are probing an alleged homophobic incident after a gay couple were turned away by a guest house whose owner would not let them sleep together.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)AFP - Police are probing an alleged homophobic incident after a gay couple were turned away by a guest house whose owner would not let them sleep together, a spokesman said Monday.

Plumbing giant Wolseley says trims losses (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:22 AM PDT

A worker at a Wolseley plant handles a bundle of piping. Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, reported narrowing losses in the first half of its financial year after slashing costs.(Wolseley)AFP - Wolseley, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating products, on Monday reported narrowing losses in the first half of its financial year after slashing costs.

Soham murderer Huntley back in prison after attack (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:45 AM PDT

A handout phile photo of Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Huntley was back in jail after receiving hospital treatment following an attack by a fellow prisoner.(AFP/EPA/File)AFP - Soham murderer Ian Huntley was back in jail on Monday after receiving hospital treatment following an attack by a fellow prisoner.

UK industry group sees 2010 growth as sluggish (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:59 AM PDT

AP - Economic recovery in Britain will be sluggish through the middle of next year as lending remains tight and both the government and the private sector look to pay off debt, the Confederation of British Industry forecast Monday.

Weisz wins top actress gong in London theatre awards (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz scooped a top prize at Britain's Laurence Olivier theatre awards for her role in the classic play AFP - Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz scooped a top prize at the Laurence Olivier theatre awards for her role in the classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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