2010年5月17日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British officials relax safety rules over ash (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Volcanic view : A view showing heavy clouds over dwellings set near the Eyjafjoell volcano in Iceland. (AFP/Heidar Kristjansson)AP - Aviation authorities introduced relaxed flight safety rules Monday to minimize more disruptions caused by a volcano eruption in Iceland, as three of Europe's busiest airports reopened after a dense volcanic ash cloud dissipated.

Court halts wave of British Airways strikes (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 12:30 PM PDT

A British Airways employee walks inside Heathrow Airport in London. British Airways succeeded Monday in a legal bid to stop a five-day strike by cabin crew due to start within hours after the High Court in London granted an injunction.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - British Airways on Monday blocked a series of four five-day strikes by cabin crew after the High Court in London granted an injunction just hours before they were due to start.

Nissan says to sell Leaf electric car for under 24,000 pounds (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Japan's Nissan Motor Electric Vehicle AFP - Japanese carmaker Nissan announced on Monday that the company's Leaf electric car will be sold in Europe for under 30,000 eurosafter various government incentives.

FTSE ends flat on debt fears (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 09:19 AM PDT

London's leading shares ended flat as fears that Europe's debt crisis is still out of control continued to haunt investors.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's leading shares ended flat on Monday as fears that Europe's debt crisis is still out of control continued to haunt investors.

Plane crashes in Afghanistan with 43 on board (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 12:38 PM PDT

An Afghan villager (C) looks through binoculars at the mountains where an Afghan Pamir Airways plane is believed to have crashed in the Salang pass, north of Kabul. An Afghan passenger plane carrying 43 people crashed in the mountains of northern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a frantic search operation, officials said.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - An Afghan passenger plane carrying 43 people crashed in the mountains of northern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a frantic search operation, officials said.

Ex-minister Miliband praises candidate brother (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband (R) leaves Number 10 Downing Street with his brother Ed Miliband, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in 2007. Former foreign secretary David Miliband has formally launched his bid to lead the Labour party with praise for his only challenger for the job so far -- his younger brother Ed.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Former foreign secretary David Miliband formally launched his bid to lead the Labour party Monday with praise for his only challenger for the job so far -- his younger brother Ed.

Three Britons on board crashed Afghan plane (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Map of Afghanistan. Three British citizens were on board an Afghan passenger plane that has crashed in northern Afghanistan, the British embassy in Kabul told AFP.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Three British citizens were on board an Afghan passenger plane that crashed in northern Afghanistan on Monday, the British embassy in Kabul told AFP.

Prudential eyes record takeover of Asian insurer (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Insurance giant Prudential has said it will raise £14.5 billion from the sale of new shares to help fund a record takeover of Asian insurer AIA.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Insurance giant Prudential said Monday it will raise £14.5 billion from the sale of new shares to help fund a record takeover of Asian insurer AIA.

Emergency budget date set amid deficit fears (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, addresses the media as he arrives at his Treasury office, in London, on May 12. The government will announce an emergency budget on June 22, new chancellor George Osborne has said, warning of an urgent need to tackle the deficit or face the prospect of a Greek-style debt crisis.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The government will announce an emergency budget on June 22, new chancellor George Osborne said Monday, warning of an urgent need to tackle the deficit or face the prospect of a Greek-style debt crisis.

Prudential details $20.9B rights issue for AIA (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:11 AM PDT

AP - Prudential PLC on Monday announced a rights issue to raise 14.5 billion pounds ($20.9 billion) to help finance its $35.5 billion acquisition of the Asia-based life insurer AIA Group from bailed-out U.S. insurance firm AIG.

Credit crunch stress hits the workplace (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 06:56 AM PDT

City workers walk through London's Canary Wharf. The economic downturn has had a big impact on the mental wellbeing of people in the workplace, according to a study.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The economic downturn has had a big impact on the mental wellbeing of people in the workplace, according to a study published on Monday.

Search for downed Afghan plane to resume at dawn (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Map of Afghanistan. An Afghan passenger plane carrying 43 people, including foreigners, crashed in the mountains of northern Afghanistan in bad weather, government officials said.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Dense fog hindered rescuers who fanned out across mountainous terrain on Monday to search for the wreckage of an Afghan passenger plane that vanished with 44 passengers on board. There was no immediate word of casualties.

Britons take comic strip to Cannes (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 06:03 AM PDT

Actress Gemma Arterton arrives for the World Premiere of her latest film, AFP - Bond girl Gemma Arterton stars in a tale of seduction in the English countryside in Stephen Frears' new film "Tamara Drewe" that premiered at the Cannes film festival on Monday.

UK coalition to announce 2010 cuts next week: Osborne (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Britain's incoming Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne arrives at the Treasury in Westminster, central London May 12, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britain's new coalition government will next Monday outline six billion pounds ($8.75 billion) of spending cuts this year ahead of its first budget on June 22, finance minister George Osborne said on Monday.

UK Treasury chief to begin major spending cuts (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 04:58 AM PDT

George Osborne the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, leaves British Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, following the first cabinet meeting of the new British government, Thursday May 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Britain's new coalition government will outline spending cuts of some 6 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) this year in an emergency budget next month, Treasury chief George Obsorne said Monday.

MP stabbing suspect appears in court (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 04:36 AM PDT

A woman has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms who was stabbed at one of his surgeries for constituents in east London last week.(AFP/POOL/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A woman appeared in court on Monday accused of attempting to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms who was stabbed at one of his surgeries for constituents in east London last week.

Ex-minister tells successor 'there's no money left' (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 04:04 AM PDT

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne arrives at Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, in 2009. The scale of the economic challenge facing the new government was laid out in a one-sentence letter left by a minister which said: AFP - The scale of the economic challenge facing the new government was laid out in a one-sentence letter left by an outgoing minister which said: "There's no money left", it emerged Monday.

Iraq war hero's 100mph suicide bid (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 03:29 AM PDT

Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry poses for photographs at the unveiling of a new portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery, in 2007. The war hero and Britain's highest-decorated serving soldier, tried to kill himself in a high speed car crash as he struggled with the trauma of the Iraq war, he has told a newspaper.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - War hero Johnson Beharry, Britain's highest-decorated serving soldier, tried to kill himself in a high speed car crash as he struggled with the trauma of the Iraq war, he told a newspaper Monday.

Love boat as Aussie, British solo sailors linked (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Mike Perham holds aloft a flare aboard his yacht AFP - Australia's teen yachtswoman Jessica Watson was romantically linked with a fellow round-the-world sailor, Britain's Mike Perham, on Monday, in a new twist to a story which has captivated the nation.

Cameron vows audit, defends parliament plans (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 12:24 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron, pictured on May 14, on Sunday defended his plans to change the way parliament works and pledged a full audit of government spending, in his first major interview since taking office.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron defended his plans to change the way parliament works and pledged a full audit of government spending, in his first major interview since taking office.

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