2010年5月23日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK tabloid: Duchess offered access for cash (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 05:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo Britain's Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson arrives at the third annual Quill Awards, honoring books and authors, New York. Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson feels devastated after she was secretly recorded apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew in return for 500,000 pounds ($724,000), her spokeswoman said Sunday May 23, 2010. The tabloid News of the World posted video on its website that appears to show Ferguson discussing payment terms. She is heard to say '500,000 pounds when you can, to me, open doors.' Asked if she was referring to the prince, she said: 'Yeah.' The newspaper said Ferguson, 50, spoke to an undercover reporter posing as a businessman. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)AP - Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson said she was "very sorry" for her lapse of judgment after she was recorded apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew in return for 500,000 pounds ($724,000).

Duchess of York apologises after paper sting (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, pictured in April 2010, apologised Sunday for a AFP - The Duchess of York apologised Sunday for a "serious lapse in judgment" after she was caught in a newspaper sting apparently offering access to ex-husband Prince Andrew in exchange for cash.

Duchess of York apologizes over newspaper sting (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 02:46 PM PDT

Britain's Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson poses for photographers at her arrival for the premiere of Reuters - Britain's Duchess of York, caught on camera apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband, UK trade envoy Prince Andrew, said on Sunday she was sorry for her "serious lapse in judgment."

Govt to announce big spending cut plans (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 02:42 PM PDT

The new coalition government will Monday outline how it plans to slash government spending by 6.0 billion pounds to reduce the nation's record deficit.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The new coalition government will Monday outline how it plans to slash government spending by 6.0 billion pounds to reduce the nation's record deficit.

BA strike set to go ahead amid escalating war of words (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:27 PM PDT

A British Airways aircraft taxis past other parked British Airways aircraft at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in west London on May 21. BA cabin crew were set to strike for five days from Monday after a last-ditch attempt to avert the walkout ended in failure amid an escalating war of words.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - BA cabin crew were set to strike for five days from Monday after a last-ditch attempt to avert the walkout ended in failure amid an escalating war of words.

UK coalition to start budget deficit cuts this week (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government will Monday get to work cutting spending to reduce a record budget deficit as it seeks to ease fears of contagion spreading from Europe's fiscal crisis. The new coalition, formed after the May 6 election produced no outright victor, will also announce its first program of law-making this week, including political reforms and tighter banking regulation.

HSBC chairman to step down: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 05:56 AM PDT

Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC, answers a question during a press conference in Tokyo, September 2007. Green will step down from his role later this year and is set to be replaced by a former senior executive of US banking giant Goldman Sachs, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - HSBC chairman Stephen Green will step down from his role later this year and is set to be replaced by a former senior executive of US banking giant Goldman Sachs, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.

Eurozone crisis accelerates need for UK cuts: Clegg (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:33 AM PDT

Britain's new coalition government will Monday outline how it plans to slash government spending by 6.0 billion pounds (6.9 billion euros, 8.7 billion dollars) to reduce the nation's record deficit.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A sharp deterioration in the eurozone economy has forced Britain to slash its record public deficit faster than anticipated, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Sunday.

BNP licks wounds after poll wipe-out (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 02:10 AM PDT

British National Party leader Nick Griffin in 2009. As the dust settles after Britain's election, the far-right British National Party (BNP) is reassessing its strategy after its much-hoped for success turned into a spectacular defeat.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - As the dust settles after the general election, the far-right British National Party (BNP) is reassessing its strategy after its much-hoped for success turned into a spectacular defeat.

BA and union fail to agree as strike nears (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:35 AM PDT

A British Airways airplane approaches Heathrow Airport in London May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British Airways cabin crew were bound for a five-day strike this week after the airline and union leaders failed to resume talks on Sunday, blaming each other for the communication breakdown.

British, French films in frame for top Cannes award (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Cast members Lesley Manville (L), director Mike Leigh (C) and Ruth Sheen arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Reuters - The curtain comes down on the 2010 Cannes film festival on Sunday night with British director Mike Leigh and France's Xavier Beauvois firmly in the frame for the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture.

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