2010年5月19日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Inventor of first cash machine dies at 84 (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT

A woman uses an ATM machine in London, on February 16, 2010. A Scotsman credited with inventing the world's first automatic cash machine has died at the age of 84 after a short illness, his funeral director has said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A Scotsman credited with inventing the world's first automatic cash machine has died at the age of 84 after a short illness, his funeral director has said.

New Chancellor seeks to woo foreign firms (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 02:47 PM PDT

New Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, pictured on May 18, on Wednesday pledged to cut tax on businesses and reform rules on foreign companies operating here in a bid to woo multinational corporations.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - New Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Wednesday pledged to cut tax on businesses and reform rules on foreign companies operating here in a bid to woo multinational corporations.

Inventor of cash machine dies at 84 in Scotland (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 02:04 PM PDT

AP - John Shepherd-Barron, the Scotsman credited with inventing the world's first automatic cash machine, has died after a short illness. He was 84.

London opens first exercise playground for elderly (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Pensioners Winston Fletcher, right, and Frances Blois enjoy equipment in London's first pensioners' playground in Hyde Park, London, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The outdoor facility features keep-fit equipment to help adults in their later years to keep fit and improve strength and flexibility. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - London's first "senior's playground" opened Wednesday in Hyde Park, after residents campaigned for more facilities to help older people get fit.

Gov warns against all travel to Bangkok (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a commercial area of Bangkok where Red Shirt demonstrators had their camp in downtown Bangkok. Britons are being urged to avoid travelling to Bangkok under any circumstances Wednesday, saying the risks had increased because of the AFP - Britons were urged to avoid travelling to Bangkok under any circumstances Wednesday, saying the risks had increased because of the "unpredictable violence" across the Thai capital.

Two more join race to lead Britain's Labour party (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Former schools minister Ed Balls, seen here in 2009, and left-wing lawmaker John McDonnell joined the race Wednesday to lead the Labour party following premier Gordon Brown's electoral defeat.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Former schools secretary Ed Balls and left-wing lawmaker John McDonnell joined the race Wednesday to lead the Labour party following premier Gordon Brown's electoral defeat.

UK's deputy chief plans civil liberties drive (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 10:12 AM PDT

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg delivers a speech setting out the Government's plans for political reform at the City and Islington College in London Wednesday May 19, 2010. Britain's new deputy leader says he'll scrap an unpopular national identity card program, limit the retention of DNA samples and tightly regulate the use of closed circuit TV cameras in a sweeping civil liberties drive. Clegg said Wednesday that he will oversee an overhaul of the criminal justice system aimed at abolishing unnecessary laws and better protecting individual freedoms. (AP Photo/Oli Scarff, Pool)AP - Britain's new deputy prime minister pledged Wednesday to lead a sweeping drive to protect civil liberties, curbing official surveillance and data collection by scrapping an unpopular national identity card program, limiting the retention of DNA profiles and regulating the spread of closed-circuit TV cameras.

FTSE closes lower on surprise German move (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:47 AM PDT

London's leading shares closed sharply down on Wednesday as a surprise German strike against speculative trading backfired, panicking nervous investors instead of reassuring them the authorities were fully in control.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London's leading shares closed sharply down on Wednesday as a surprise German strike against speculative trading backfired, panicking nervous investors instead of reassuring them the authorities were fully in control.

Christie's to auction 20th century photographs (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:39 AM PDT

A Christie's employee holds a photograph of Diana Princess of Wales by Mario Testino, dated 1997, at Christie's auction house in London, Wednesday, May, 19, 2010. The photograph which is due to be auctioned on May 21, is valued at 18,000-22,000 pounds ($26,000-31.900/21,000-25,700 euro). (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Christie's is set to auction a series of mostly black and white photographs, including one from Mario Testino's Vanity Fair shoot of Princess Diana.

Britain's coalition faces internal rumblings on tax (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:06 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron conducts a meeting with permanent secretaries from government departments in Westminster, May 19, 2010. REUTERS/Johnny Green/POOLReuters - Early signs of the policy tensions that will test Britain's new coalition government have surfaced, with a senior Conservative legislator attacking the taxation stance of his party's Liberal Democrat junior partners.

New govt will transform politics: Clegg (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 08:47 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, gestures as he delivers a speech at the City and Islington College in London. Clegg promised that the new coalition government will usher in the biggest shake-up of politics since the 19th century.(AFP/Pool/Oli Scarff)AFP - The new coalition government will usher in the biggest shake-up of politics since the 19th century, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg promised on Wednesday.

Bank of England divided on inflation outlook (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

AP - Members of the Bank of England's rate-setting panel are increasingly concerned about inflation but uncertain how a new government, a euro debt crisis and other developments will affect consumer prices, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.

Ed Balls announces candidacy to lead UK's Labour (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:57 AM PDT

AP - A former Cabinet minister considered one of ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown's closest colleagues is joining the race to lead Britain's Labour Party.

Father of children found dead in Spain extradited to Britain (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:43 AM PDT

Martin Smith -- the father of two British children found dead in Spain -- has been extradited from Spain to face 13 charges of sexual offences. Spanish police are questioning Lianne Smith on suspicion of killing her two young children at a seaside hotel.(AFP/HO/Crimestoppers)AFP - The father of two British children found dead in Spain is an alleged paedophile who was extradited back to Britain this week, police said Wednesday, in a new twist on the tragic story.

RBS to sell French unit to GE Capital (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:38 AM PDT

State-controlled lender Royal Bank of Scotland said that it will sell its French factoring division to GE Capital, the financial services wing of US giant General Electric.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - State-controlled lender Royal Bank of Scotland said on Tuesday that it will sell its French factoring division to GE Capital, the financial services wing of US giant General Electric.

Fifth MP charged over expenses claims (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:36 AM PDT

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. Prosecutors are to charge another Labour MP over his expenses claims, the fifth parliamentarian to be charged after a scandal last year.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Prosecutors are to charge another Labour MP over his expenses claims, the fifth parliamentarian to be charged after a scandal last year, they said Wednesday.

Financial analysts bank on England to win World Cup (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:15 AM PDT

England's Wayne Rooney kicks a ball during the WC2010 Group 6 qualifier against Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk in 2009. According to AFP - England will win the World Cup this summer after overcoming their traditional Achilles heel to beat Spain on penalties in the final, according to "lighthearted" analysis by JP Morgan on Wednesday.

Bankers, the rich, sit pretty as UK budget cuts loom (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:37 AM PDT

The Canary Wharf financial district is pictured during Earth Hour in East London, March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britain is steeling itself for painful spending cuts, but the good times are still rolling for the rich, including the bankers blamed by many for the country's economic woes.

Police regain powers to charge minor criminals (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:31 AM PDT

Home Secretary Theresa May announced that police will be handed back powers to decide when to charge suspects for minor crimes.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Home Secretary Theresa May on Wednesday announced that police will be handed back powers to decide when to charge suspects for minor crimes.

Spanish police question mother over child deaths (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:04 AM PDT

Martin Smith -- the father of two British children found dead in Spain -- has been extradited from Spain to face 13 charges of sexual offences. Spanish police are questioning Lianne Smith on suspicion of killing her two young children at a seaside hotel.(AFP/HO/Crimestoppers)AFP - Spanish police on Wednesday questioned a British woman who was detained a day earlier on suspicion of killing her two young children at a seaside hotel.

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