2010年5月10日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK's Gordon Brown to resign as prime minister (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaking to the media outside his official London residence, No.10 Downing Street, Monday, May, 10 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday he will resign by September — a dramatic move that improves his Labour Party's chances of staying in power in a possible coalition government with the third-place Liberal Democrats. Brown said Labour, which came a distant second to the Conservatives in Thursday's national election, would begin a leadership contest to replace him while he focused on talks aimed at breaking Britain's election deadlock. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a dramatic bid to keep his beleaguered Labour Party in power after it was punished in elections last week, announcing he will resign by September at the latest even if the Liberal Democrats — being wooed by the Conservatives — decide to join his party in government.

UK's two big parties court Lib Dems, Brown to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2010 05:23 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg speaks to the media as he leaves his home in London May 10, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britain's two big rival political forces planned to resume wooing the smaller Liberal Democrats on Tuesday after Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would step aside to try to keep his Labour Party in power.

Brown falls on sword, seeking post-poll deal (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:17 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here addressing the media outside 10 Downing Street, announces he will stand down as Labour leader and that his party is to hold formal talks on a possible power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats.(AFP)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday he will stand down, falling on his sword in a dramatic move which could see his Labour party keep power despite losing a deadlocked poll.

RBS bank to axe 2,600 jobs in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Britain's partly-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland revealed Monday that it plans to axe 2,600 more jobs, according to a company spokesperson.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's partly-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland revealed Monday that it plans to axe 2,600 more jobs, according to a company spokesperson.

Tories offer key concession to woo Lib Dems (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Conservative party shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague, seen here addressing the press outside the House of Parliament, said his party was prepared to offer a referendum on electoral reform, a key demand of the Liberal Democrats, led by Nick Clegg, who are now kingmakers after no party secured a clear majority.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The Conservatives Monday offered a major concession to the Liberal Democrats Monday in a bid to seal a power-sharing deal, following four days of deadlock since a general election.

Headteachers in England boycott Sats tests (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Pupils st Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School in Calverton, central England on May 5. Thousands of children missed national Sats tests on Monday as headteachers from schools across England staged a boycott aimed at scuppering primary school league tables.(AFP/POOL/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Thousands of children missed national Sats tests on Monday as headteachers from schools across England staged a boycott aimed at scuppering primary school league tables.

BA cabin crew to stage new strikes in May, June: union (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Members of the Unite Union hold a photocall on the steps of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) headquarters in central London in March 2010. British Airways cabin crew are to stage fresh strikes in May and June, following industrial action which brought misery to travellers earlier this year, the Unite union said Monday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British Airways cabin crew are to stage fresh strikes in May and June, following industrial action which brought misery to travellers earlier this year, the Unite union said Monday.

FTSE soars on mammoth eurozone rescue deal (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:38 AM PDT

London's leading shares soared higher on Monday on news of a trillion-dollar rescue deal agreed by the European Union and International Monetary Fund to ease the eurozone debt crisis.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's leading shares soared higher on Monday on news of a trillion-dollar rescue deal agreed by the European Union and International Monetary Fund to ease the eurozone debt crisis.

Opera impresario flits from country house to prison (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Reuters - But for good luck, Wasfi Kani believes that instead of being a high-flyer in the financial markets turned opera impresario, she just might have found herself locked up in jail.

PM announces stepping down as Labour leader (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here addressing the media outside 10 Downing Street, announces he will stand down as Labour leader and that his party is to hold formal talks on a possible power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats.(AFP)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday he will stand down as Labour leader by September, and that his party is to hold formal talks on a power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats.

British Airways fuel price-fixing trial collapses (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:31 AM PDT

AP - The trial of a quartet of former and current British Airways executives over alleged fuel price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic Airways collapsed on Monday after the late discovery of e-mails potentially undermining the case against the four men.

Britons consider emigration to leave woes behind (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:05 AM PDT

City worker casts shadows in Leadenhall Market in the financial district of the City of London January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Almost three-quarters of Britons have considered emigrating this year, with Australia as the most popular destination, according to a new survey.

RBS cuts 2,600 more jobs (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 07:12 AM PDT

AP - The part-nationalized Royal Bank of Scotland says it is axing 2,600 more jobs, or 14 percent of its staff in its British insurance arm and retail banking headquarters.

Bank of England holds rate at 0.5% (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 05:19 AM PDT

The Bank of England has frozen interest rates, opting for a AFP - The Bank of England froze interest rates on Monday, opting for a "wait and see" policy after last week's general election left Britain with no outright winner.

British Airways price-fixing trial collapses (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:49 AM PDT

A British Airways and a Virgin Atlantic plane are pictured at London's Heathrow airport in 2009. A trial of four top British Airways executives over alleged price-fixing collapsed on Monday after prosecutors offered no evidence.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - A trial of four top British Airways (BA) executives over alleged price-fixing collapsed on Monday after prosecutors offered no evidence.

Bank of England holds rates at 0.5% (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:18 AM PDT

The Bank of England has frozen interest rates, opting for a AFP - The Bank of England on Monday held its key lending rate at a record low 0.50 percent, in line with market expectations, amid domestic political uncertainty and eurozone financial troubles.

Bank of England holds rates, no change on QE (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England kept interest rates at 0.5 percent and made no change to its asset purchase target on Monday, keeping in place stimulus measures designed to nurse the economy back to health.

BP says oil spill cost $350 million so far (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:33 AM PDT

An oil soaked bird struggles against the side of the HOS an Iron Horse supply vessel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Sunday, May 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - BP PLC said Monday that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has cost the company $350 million so far as it outlined renewed efforts to contain the leak.

Piece of Newton's apple tree to defy gravity in space (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:21 AM PDT

A piece of physicist Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is to defy gravity by being carried into space on the next NASA shuttle mission.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)AFP - A piece of physicist Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is to defy gravity by being carried into space on the next NASA shuttle mission.

Bank of England likely to hold rates (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2010 02:20 AM PDT

AP - The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and refrain from any further asset purchases when it finishes its monthly Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Monday.

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