2010年4月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British Columbia to go ahead with multi-billion-dollar dam (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT

AFP - A controversial 6.6 billion Canadian dollar (5.9 billion US dollar) energy project will go ahead in northern British Columbia, provincial officials announced Monday.

UK runners looking for a few good couch potatoes (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Runners pass Big Ben clock tower and The Houses of Parliament as they compete during the London Marathon April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - You may think running is just for elite athletes and amateurs brave or mad enough to take on Sunday's London marathon, but one English group would like to introduce you to the transformative joy of hitting the trail.

UK's third party surge raises election uncertainty (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg takes part in the first of Britain's leadership election debates at ITV studios in Manchester April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Ken McKay/ITV/handoutReuters - New polls on Monday showed Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats surging in popularity ahead of a May 6 election as the two larger parties tried to fend off the unexpected centrist challenge.

Nick Clegg's surge brings new twist to UK election (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Leader of Britian's Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg speaks during a press conference in Cardiff, Wales, Monday April 19, 2010. The Labour party dominance of Welsh politics is coming to an end, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg declared Monday. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 6.(AP Photo / Chris Radburn, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES **AP - An unpredictable British national election has suddenly become more uncertain, with an unexpectedly stellar television debate performance from the leader of the Liberal Democrats sending the perenially third-ranked party to first place in some opinion polls.

UK airspace to start reopening on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 07:56 AM PDT

A grounded British Airways jet is seen parked at City Airport in London April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - British airspace will start to reopen to flights from 0600 GMT on Tuesday after levels of volcanic ash from Iceland declined, UK air traffic controllers said on Monday.

FSA says studying Goldman fraud charges (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 07:19 AM PDT

Stock prices whiz by on a ticker near the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 16. The Financial Services Authority said it was looking into US fraud charges against Goldman Sachs after Prime Minister Gordon Brown, accusing the bank of AFP - The Financial Services Authority said on Monday it was looking into US fraud charges against Goldman Sachs after Prime Minister Gordon Brown, accusing the bank of "moral brankruptcy", urged a probe.

Europe resumes some air travel despite volcano (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT

The first of three KLM passenger planes heading to New York takes off from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday April 19, 2010. European transport officials have carved up the sky, creating three zones to break the flight deadlock caused by a cloud of volcanic ash flowing from Iceland over Europe. France said Monday that European countries can resume airline traffic in designated 'caution zones' where the threat of ash is considered less dangerous. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Europe began to emerge from a volcanic cloud Monday, allowing limited air traffic to resume and giving hope to millions of travelers stranded around the world when ash choked the jet age to a halt.

UK scouts riding along on the crest of a wave (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 06:23 AM PDT

A scout wears various merit badges as he participates in a ceremony in Sydney marking the World centenary of Scouting August 1, 2007. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Membership of the Scout Association in Britain is rising at its fastest rate for nearly 40 years, as new activities and a "cool" chief scout attract record numbers of teenagers.

Asians less likely to vote in election: poll (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:35 AM PDT

A group of muslim women leave a Brick Lane polling station after casting their votes in the Tower Hamlet constituency. British Asians are much less likely to vote in the May 6 general election than other members of the population, a BBC survey indicated.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - British Asians are much less likely to vote in the May 6 general election than other members of the population, a BBC survey out Monday indicated.

Schoolboy arrested after teenager killed at party (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:54 AM PDT

A schoolboy was out on bail Monday after being arrested over the death of a teenager who was stabbed at a birthday party in south London.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A schoolboy was out on bail Monday after being arrested over the death of a teenager who was stabbed at a birthday party in south London.

Flight ban extended into Tuesday: air authorities (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:11 AM PDT

File photo shows a passenger waiting at Heathrow airport in west London. The ban on flights in Britain's airspace will remain in place until AFP - The ban on flights in Britain's airspace will remain in place until "at least" 1:00 am Tuesday because of the volcanic ash cloud, aviation authorities said.

Sage Group: chief executive leaving after 16 years (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:16 AM PDT

British business software supplier Sage Group has announced that its chief executive Paul Walker is to step down after 16 years at the helm.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - British business software supplier Sage Group announced on Monday that its chief executive Paul Walker was to step down after 16 years at the helm.

Big guns target soaring Lib Dems in election fight (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:32 PM PDT

Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg (centre) stands alongside candidate Sal Brinton (centre left) in north London. Britain's two main parties are turning their fire on the smaller party in the general election race after a huge surge in their support shook up the campaign.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Labour party and the Conservative party have been turning their fire on the Liberal Democrats in the general election race after a huge surge in their support shook up the campaign.

British viewers given chance to star in Aussie soap (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:16 PM PDT

This undated Network Ten handout photo shows from left, Kylie Minogue, Craig McLachlan and characters Madge and Harold Bishop, from Australian soap opera AFP - Australian soap opera "Neighbours", consistently more popular in Britain than in its homeland, is giving UK viewers the chance to audition for a cameo role, broadcaster Five said Monday.

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