2010年3月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt. hits rich in pre-election budget (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:57 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2010 Budget Report outside 11 Downing Street in London. Darling cut his borrowing and growth forecasts in a pre-election budget that he said would help secure the nation's recovery from a record recession.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The government vowed to hike taxes on the rich to help the poor hit by the global downturn, and to cut borrowing targets in a budget unveiled weeks before a knife-edge election.

Alstom says chiefs released in British corruption probe (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 04:13 PM PDT

A police officer leaves the London office of French engineering group Alstom. Three top executives of French engineering group Alstom in Britain were freed Wednesday without charge after having been arrested for alleged bribery and corruption, the firm and investigators said.(AFP/Warren Allott)AFP - Three top executives of French engineering group Alstom in Britain were freed Wednesday without charge after having been arrested for alleged bribery and corruption, the firm and investigators said.

Israel may replace Mossad agent UK expelled: media (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 01:57 PM PDT

Ambassador Ron Prosor speaks during a news conference outside the Israeli embassy in London March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - The Israeli diplomat Britain plans to expel over forged British passports used by the suspected killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai is a Mossad agent who Israel may replace, Israeli media said on Wednesday.

Decision 'shortly' on Russian bid for British newspapers (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Independent News and Media (INM) said it will announce AFP - Independent News and Media (INM) will announce "very shortly" whether two ailing British newspapers will be sold to former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev, it said Wednesday.

UK announces taxes on rich ahead of election (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, holds his Budget Box, containing the 2010 Budget report, the government's last Budget before election, outside his official residence at 11 Downing Street in central London, Wednesday March 24, 2010. The government will be hamstrung by Britain's perilous financial situation when it delivers its annual budget later Wednesday - a key moment in its battle to win voters ahead of a national election.(AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government used its last budget Wednesday before a looming national election to take from the rich and give to the poor, raising accusations it is invoking a class war as it attempts to win over recession-weary voters.

2012 Olympics won't be election football: minister (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:51 AM PDT

British Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell seen here addressing the press in Sao Paulo, said Britain's 2012 Olympic Games will not be kicked around as a political football in upcoming elections.(AFP/Nelson Almeida)AFP - The 2012 Olympic Games will not be kicked around as a political football in upcoming elections, the minister in charge said Wednesday -- though she added she hoped she would still be in charge of them after the polls.

UK cuts debt forecast, sets election stage (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling holds Gladstone's old Budget box for the cameras outside 11 Downing Street, before delivering the annual Budget to the House of Commons in central London March 24, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Britain's Labour government set the stage on Wednesday for a looming election with a budget that promised a 2.5 billion pounds ($3.75 billion) package to boost growth, higher taxes for the well-off and lower borrowing than predicted only three months ago.

British Airways axes perks for striking crew (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:51 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 - The British Airways strike is getting personal — and nasty.

Northern Ireland firebrand makes Parliament exit (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Northern Ireland Member of Parliament Ian Paisley speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London in this image taken from TV Wednesday March 24, 2010. Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley the Northern Ireland naysayer turned peacebroker made a final appearance Wednesday in Parliament, capping a 40-year career by lauding a peace process that he long opposed. (AP Photo/PA ) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley — the Northern Ireland naysayer turned peacebroker — made a final appearance Wednesday in Parliament, capping a 40-year career by lauding a peace process that he long opposed.

UK fraud office arrests 3 Alstom board members (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:59 AM PDT

AP - Three executives of British subsidiaries of the French transport and infrastructure company Alstom SA have been arrested on suspicion of bribery and other offenses, the British Serious Fraud Office said Wednesday.

Civil servants strike on budget day (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Thousands of civil servants across the country staged a strike over plans to cut redundancy pay, forcing Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to cross a picket line on his way to delivering the budget speech.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Thousands of civil servants across the country staged a strike on Wednesday over plans to cut redundancy pay, forcing Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to cross a picket line on his way to delivering the budget speech.

Budget Day - Live REPORT (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:31 AM PDT

The front cover of the 2010 Budget report. Chancellor Alistair Darling is to step up to the dispatch box shortly to present his final budget before the general election as Britain looks to haul itself out of the grip of the deepest recession since World War II.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - 1334: And it's over. Darling sits down, gets a quick pat on the shoulder from Brown and the floor is opened for what is sure to be a heated debate, to be kicked off by Tory leader David Cameron.

UK Treasury chief backs quick action on bank levy (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Treasury chief called Wednesday for swift international agreement for a levy on banks to recoup the cost of saving them from collapse.

Britain plans major growth package: finance minister (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:22 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2010 Budget Report outside 11 Downing Street in London. Darling cut his borrowing and growth forecasts in a pre-election budget that he said would help secure the nation's recovery from a record recession.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling said Wednesday in his pre-election budget that the government planned a one-off "growth package" worth 2.5 billion pounds (2.79 billion euros, 3.73 billion dollars).

Bank bonus tax 'raises £2 bln' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and his wife Margaret pose for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2010 Budget Report outside 11 Downing Street in London. Darling said in his pre-election budget that a tax levied on bankers' bonuses has raised £2 bln, more than twice the amount forecast.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said Wednesday in his pre-election budget that a tax levied on bankers' bonuses has raised 2.0 billion pounds, more than twice the amount forecast.

Warning for man accused over airport breast X-ray (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:31 AM PDT

An airport staff member demonstrates a full body scanner at Manchester Airport. Police said they have warned an airport worker who reportedly made a crude remark about a colleague's breasts as a newly-installed security scanner took a full body X-ray of her.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police said Wednesday they have warned an airport worker who reportedly made a crude remark about a colleague's breasts as a newly-installed security scanner took a full body X-ray of her.

Three Alstom chiefs arrested in UK corruption probe (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:26 AM PDT

The shadow of an Alstom official can be seen during a press conference in Paris. Three members of the board of French engineering group Alstom in Britain have been arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption, according to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - Three members of the board of French engineering group Alstom in Britain have been arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Wednesday.

UK airport worker warned in scanner ogling claim (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 03:55 AM PDT

A security officer examines a computer screen showing a scan from a RapiScan full-body scanner, being trialled by Manchester Airport, during a photocall at the airport, in Manchester, northern England January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said on Wednesday.

Media boss named as new CEO of easyJet (AFP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:29 AM PDT

Budget airline easyJet has appointed Carolyn McCall, currently chief executive of the Guardian Media Group, as its new chief executive, after months of boardroom turmoil.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Budget airline easyJet on Wednesday named media boss Carolyn McCall as its new chief executive, after months of boardroom turmoil.

easyJet picks publishing exec as new CEO (AP)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:03 AM PDT

AP - Budget airline easyJet said Wednesday it has chosen Carolyn McCall, currently chief executive of the publisher of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers, as its new CEO.

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