2010年4月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK Lib Dems see scope for Labour pact, without Brown (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:52 PM PDT

Reuters - The head of Britain's third party indicated on Tuesday that the departure of Prime Minister Gordon Brown could open the way to a coalition with ruling Labour if next week's election has no clear-cut winner.

Scottish nationalists attack 'unfair' exclusion from TV debate (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:51 PM PDT

The Scottish National Party(SNP, led by First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, seen here in March 2010, wants to be included in the clash on the publicly-funded BBC alongside Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Scotland's ruling nationalists Tuesday attacked the BBC's "inherently unfair" decision to exclude them from the final election TV debate, at the start of a court battle against the corporation.

Scottish police once believed in Loch Ness monster (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:14 PM PDT

FILE -This is an undated file photo of a shadowy shape that some people say is a photo of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. What lurks beneath the dark waters of Scotland's Loch Ness? New documents show that as late as the 1930s, police in Scotland thought some sort of creature inhabited the Highlands lake. Police were so sure of its existence that they worried about how to protect it from hunters. Files released Tuesday April 27, 2010 from the National Archive of Scotland show that local officials asked Britain's Parliament to investigate the issue and confirm the monster's existence - in the interests of science. Lawmakers were skeptical. (AP Photo, File)AP - What lurks beneath the dark waters of Scotland's Loch Ness? Newly released documents on display Tuesday in Scotland show that during the 1930s, police in Scotland were convinced some sort of creature inhabited the Highlands lake — so sure, in fact, that they worried about how to protect it from big-game hunters.

BA, Virgin bosses 'talked price-fixing at cricket game' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Bosses from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic secretly discussed an illegal price-fixing deal during a cricket match at Virgin boss Richard Branson's country estate, prosecutors said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Bosses from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic secretly discussed an illegal price-fixing deal during a cricket match at Virgin boss Richard Branson's country estate, prosecutors said Tuesday.

British coroner urges review after US friendly fire deaths (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 10:32 AM PDT

British soldiers in Afghanistan. A British coroner called Tuesday for a change of battlefield rules to prevent a repetition of a US friendly fire incident that killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A British coroner called Tuesday for a change of battlefield rules to prevent a repetition of a US friendly fire incident that killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan.

England fan claims 'witch-hunt' over Portugal riot (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Garry Mann, an England football fan sentenced to two years' jail in Portugal for rioting seen here ata press conference in central London, claimed to be the victim of a AFP - An England football fan sentenced to two years' jail in Portugal for rioting claimed to be the victim of a "witch-hunt", as the European Court of Human Rights refused Tuesday to intervene in his case.

First Elvis, now US TV. UK's Labour taps "24" (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 09:27 AM PDT

AP - Britain's governing Labour Party says it has tapped a director of the American TV series "24" to shoot its latest election ad.

UK police blamed for 1979 protest killing (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Thirty years after the death of an anti-fascist protester during clashes in London, Britain's top policeman Tuesday released a secret report that blamed his killing on riot police.

Lloyds Banking Group reports Q1 profit (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT

AP - Britain's part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group said Tuesday that it turned a profit in the first quarter — and expects one for the full year — as the rate of impairments on bad loans slowed.

Police likely killed protestor 30 yrs ago: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Protesters demonstrate outside New Scotland Yard in central London, in 2009. A police officer is likely to have killed an anti-racism campaigner 31 years ago, a long-secret report into one of the most controversial incidents in Scotland Yard's history has said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - A police officer is likely to have killed an anti-racism campaigner 31 years ago, a long-secret report into one of the most controversial incidents in Scotland Yard's history said Tuesday.

BP sees profits soar (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:39 AM PDT

Energy giant BP has said that first-quarter profits rocketed on higher oil prices but admitted that the news was overshadowed by last week's tragic accident at a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Energy giant BP said Tuesday that first-quarter profits rocketed on higher oil prices but admitted that the news was overshadowed by last week's tragic accident at a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

Clegg accused of arrogance over hung parliament (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:34 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg addresses supporters during an election campaign visit to a supermarket in Norwich on April 23. The leader of the newly-buoyant Liberal Democrats was accused of arrogance as he struggled to clarify what he would do if his party holds the balance of power after elections next week.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The leader of the newly-buoyant Liberal Democrats was accused of arrogance Tuesday as he struggled to clarify what he would do if his party holds the balance of power after elections next week.

British Open chiefs expect Woods to star (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:06 AM PDT

British Open chief are confident Tiger Woods, seen here on April 11, will take part in this year's tournament at St Andrews as he bids to become the first player to win three titles there.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Cannon)AFP - British Open chief are confident Tiger Woods will take part in this year's tournament at St Andrews as he bids to become the first player to win three titles there.

SNP eyes independence boost from poll (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Scottish premier Alex Salmond addresses a press conference in Edinburgh, in March. Scotland's ruling party hopes next week's general election will boost its hopes of full Scottish independence -- which could be put to a referendum as early as this year.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Scotland's ruling party hopes next week's general election will boost its hopes of full Scottish independence -- which could be put to a referendum as early as this year.

British bank Lloyds returns to profit in first quarter (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:11 AM PDT

Bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group said that it returned to profit in the first quarter and would remain profitable for the year as provisions against bad loans fell.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group said on Tuesday that it returned to profit in the first quarter and would remain profitable for the year as provisions against bad loans fell.

BP profit more than doubles in Q1 (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:44 AM PDT

AP - BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, said Tuesday that first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier to $6.1 billion due to higher crude prices and lower production costs and taxes.

Red phone boxes get new lease of life (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:35 AM PDT

Residents of Westbury-sub-Mendip, in Somerset, pose for pictures with their local phone box which has been converted into a library, on April 23. Britain's iconic red phone boxes have become obsolete in the age of the mobile -- but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative flair.(AFP/BOB DOLBY/File)AFP - Britain's iconic red phone boxes have become obsolete in the age of the mobile -- but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative flair.

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