2010年4月8日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Camilla suffers broken leg on Scotland walk (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Prince Charles' wife, Camilla, seen here in March 2010, plans to keep up all her scheduled engagements despite breaking a leg while hillwalking in Scotland, a royal spokeswoman said Thursday.(AFP/File/Michal Cizek)AFP - Prince Charles' wife, Camilla, plans to keep up all her scheduled engagements despite breaking a leg while hillwalking in Scotland, a royal spokeswoman said Thursday.


London hospital separates conjoined twins (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Surgeons at work. Conjoined twins have been successfully separated after a complex 14-hour operation at a London hospital.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Irish conjoined twins were on Thursday successfully separated after a complex 14-hour operation at a London hospital.


Whitney Houston 'feels great' as she arrives for British tour (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:53 AM PDT

American pop diva Whitney Houston, pictured in 2009, arrived in Britain on Thursday to continue her interrupted world tour and insisted she was AFP - American pop diva Whitney Houston arrived in Britain on Thursday to continue her interrupted world tour and insisted she was "feeling great" despite a bout of ill health.


BA, Iberia sign merger deal to create global giant (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:36 AM PDT

British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia have signed a merger deal to create one of the world's biggest airlines to compete more effectively in the fast-consolidating aviation sector.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia on Thursday signed a merger deal to create one of the world's biggest airlines to compete more effectively in the fast-consolidating aviation sector.


Scottish refuge puts roly-poly hedgehogs on diet (Scottish SPCA)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Scottish SPCA - A Scottish animal rescue centre forced a dozen hedgehogs to go on a diet because they had grown too fat to roll into a ball to protect themselves, it said Thursday.

Muslim anger over 'mosques' on firing range (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

A soldier uses an assault rifle on a firing range. Army chiefs have apologised after Muslims voiced anger at the use of model buildings they claim resemble mosques on a military firing range.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Army chiefs apologised Thursday after Muslims voiced anger at the use of model buildings they claim resemble mosques on a military firing range.


Bank of England holds interest rates before election (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:39 AM PDT

People walk past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England has said it has kept its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, opting for no change after its final monetary policy meeting before a general election on May 6.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Bank of England froze interest rates at a record low point on Thursday in its final decision before a general election on May 6, seeking to help the nation's recovery from severe recession.


Doctors separate conjoined Irish twins (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:14 AM PDT

AP - British doctors say they successfully separated conjoined Irish twins in a London hospital.

Brown slams Tory tax plans as vote gets personal (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:03 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson attend a press conference in London. Brown laid into the opposition Conservatives for their AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown laid into the opposition Conservatives Thursday for their "back-of-envelope" plans on tax and spending, stepping up personal attacks ahead of the May 6 election.


Bank of England keeps rates on hold (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:44 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England has extended a yearlong record low in interest rates and left its multibillion-pound asset purchasing program on hold in its last monthly decision before a national election.

Bank of England holds key rate at 0.50% (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:29 AM PDT

People walk past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England has said it has kept its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, opting for no change after its final monetary policy meeting before a general election on May 6.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Bank of England said on Thursday it had kept its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, opting for no change after the final monetary policy meeting before a general election on May 6.


Bank of England holds interest rates, asset-buying (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:26 AM PDT

The Bank of England is seen behind a flowerbed in the City of London August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen HirdReuters - The Bank of England kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent for the 13th month running on Thursday and made no increase to its 200 billion pounds asset-buying scheme to boost the economy.


Manufacturing output rebounds in February (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:38 AM PDT

Workers at a vehicle component factory in Guildford. Manufacturing output rebounded by 1.3 percent in February from January, official data showed, indicating that Britain's economic recovery was gathering strength.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Manufacturing output rebounded by 1.3 percent in February from January, official data showed on Thursday, indicating that Britain's economic recovery was gathering strength.


Marks and Spencer lifts profits guidance (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:22 AM PDT

People walk past a Marks and Spencer branch in London. The clothes-to-food retailer has lifted its annual profit guidance after revealing that sales accelerated in the group's fourth quarter.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Thursday lifted its annual profit guidance after revealing that sales accelerated in the group's fourth quarter.


House prices bounce back in March: survey (AFP/File)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:46 AM PDT

AFP/File - House prices rose 1.1 percent in March, bouncing back after falling the previous month, data from a top home-loans provider showed on Thursday.

Marks & Spencer Q4 sales rise 5 pct (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:41 AM PDT

AP - British food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC said Thursday that sales in its fourth quarter were up 5 percent, better than forecast, led by a 10 percent jump in non-food sales in its home market.
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