2010年4月21日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Questions over Lib Dem leader's funding before TV debate (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:56 PM PDT

Opposition Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg addresses journalists at a press conference in central London. Clegg was accused of irregular funding arrangements Thursday as party leaders geared up for the second pre-election TV debate.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, was accused of irregular funding arrangements Thursday as party leaders geared up for the second pre-election TV debate.

Did U.K. Airspace Open After British Airways Pressure? (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - One minute, U.K. airspace was a no-fly zone; the next, it was ready for takeoff. Is British Airways CEO Willie Walsh the man to thank for finally opening up Britain's skies?

British air traffic controllers say flight levels at 80 percent (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:19 PM PDT

An Air France passenger jet flies over houses as it prepares to land at Heathrow Airport. British air traffic controllers said Wednesday they had handled about 80 percent of normal flight levels by 1700 GMT as services recovered from the Iceland volcano cloud chaos.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - British air traffic controllers said Wednesday they had handled about 80 percent of normal flight levels by 1700 GMT as services recovered from the Iceland volcano cloud chaos.

UK's Clegg laughs off leaked debate notes (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:04 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 - Secret documents found in a taxi. Private campaign plans publicized in high-octane tabloids. Embarrassing revelations about plans to steal a rival's approach. Instructions to characterize Prime Minister Gordon Brown as "weird."

Cameron struck by egg on campaign trail (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:50 AM PDT

A police officer escorts a student who threw an egg at Conservative Party leader David Cameron during his election campaign visit to a college in Cornwall. Cameron laughed off the incident.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Conservative Party leader David Cameron laughed off being hit by an egg thrown by a student while campaigning for the general election on Wednesday.

Campaigning UK Conservative leader hit with egg (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:30 AM PDT

A police officer leads away a youth who threw an egg at British opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron, unseen, during his election campaign visit to Cornwall College in Saltash, near Plymouth, south-west England on Wednesday April 21, 2010. The politician laughed off the missile, which hit him on the shoulder as he left a college in the town of Saltash, saying it was the 'first of the campaign.' (AP Photo/Johnny Green, PA)AP - First came the chicken, then the egg.

In UK election, frugal Labour takes on rich Tories (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

In this image taken Tuesday April 6, 2010 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks with his wife Sarah, as they sit on a train at St. Pancras Station, London during the first day of campaigning, after Brown called the General Election on May 6. This British election isn't just about policies it's about the have and have-nots to pay for a glitzy campaign. After 13 years in power, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party is nearly broke and doing the election campaign on a shoestring. Brown has used a bus or train for many of his campaign stops while billboards bearing party slogans or messages are almost nowhere to be found. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/Pool)AP - This British election isn't just about policies — it's also about the haves and have-nots in a glitzy campaign.

On UK campaign trail, Labour MP battles appeal of far-right British National Party (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Three doors into a recent campaign visit to a run-down east London street, ruling Labour Party Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge comes face-to-face with the reason she may need a new job after Britain’s general election on May 6.

Jobless total soars to highest point since 1994 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:29 AM PDT

People walk into a job centre in Bromley in January 2010. The unemployment rate leapt to 8.0 percent in the three months to the end of February, compared with the September-November period, official figures have shown.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's jobless total has hit the highest level since late 1994, but the number of people claiming benefits fell by more than expected in March, official data showed on Wednesday.

UK's third party rebuffs PM's reform overtures (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg answers questions at an election campaign news conference at the party headquarters in central London April 20, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britain's buoyant Liberal Democrats rebuffed on Wednesday an attempt by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to find common ground on political reform and said his move smacked of desperation ahead of a May 6 election.

New bridge reunites town divided by flooding (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:36 AM PDT

The collapsed Northside Bridge is pictured in Workington, Cumbria, in November 2009. Residents in the town that has been divided since its bridge collapsed during last year's flash floods were rejoicing with the opening of a new, temporary structure.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Residents in a Cumbrian town that was divided when its bridge collapsed during last year's flash floods were rejoicing on Wednesday with the opening of a new, temporary structure.

Queen's baby pictures unveiled as monarch turns 84 (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT

This photo released by the Royal Collection shows a young Queen Elizabeth II posing for Marcus Adams. Previously unpublished photos of Queen Elizabeth II as a baby are to go on display at Windsor Castle as part of celebrations to mark the monarch's 84th birthday. The exhibition Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer runs from April 24 until February 6.(afp.com/THE ROYAL COLLECTION)AFP - Previously unpublished photos of Queen Elizabeth II as a baby are to go on display at Windsor Castle as part of celebrations to mark the monarch's 84th birthday on Wednesday.

Massive UK diamond heist meticulously planned (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:16 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors say thieves used sawed-off shotguns and professional makeup artists in a carefully planned diamond heist last summer.

British jobless rate rises to 8.0% (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:20 AM PDT

People walk into a job centre in Bromley in January 2010. The unemployment rate leapt to 8.0 percent in the three months to the end of February, compared with the September-November period, official figures have shown.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's unemployment rate leapt to 8.0 percent in the three months to the end of February, compared with the September-November period, official data showed on Wednesday.

Bank of England united in rate freeze: minutes (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:55 AM PDT

Bank of England policymakers were united in their decision to hold interest rates at a record low 0.50 percent at their last meeting before a general election, minutes have shown.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Bank of England policymakers were united in their decision to hold interest rates at a record low 0.50 percent at their last meeting before a general election, minutes showed on Wednesday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turns 84 (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 01:52 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 84th birthday with a quiet day at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.

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