2010年5月24日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Fresh BA cabin crew strike takes off (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:05 PM PDT

A demonstrator on a British Airways cabin crew picket line protests during the first day of a five-day strike near Heathrow Airport, west of London. Thousands of air travellers faced renewed disruption on Monday as British Airways cabin crew began a five-day strike, grounding many flights to and from its main London hub.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Thousands of air travellers faced renewed disruption on Monday as British Airways cabin crew began a five-day strike, grounding many flights to and from its main London hub.

British Airways cabin crew begin 5-day strike (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT

British Airways staff demonstrate on an open top bus near Heathrow Airport in London, Monday, May 24, 2010 as a British Airways plane prepare to land. British Airways cabin crew have started a five-day strike, in a dispute over jobs and pay, hundreds of flights have been canceled from London's Heathrow Airport.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - British Airways cabin crews began a five-day strike Monday to protest cost-cutting changes at the loss-making airline, forcing it to scrap almost half its flights out of London's Heathrow Airport.

New government takes axe to spending (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne addresses the media outisde the Treasury on May 12. The new coalition government has unveiled some £6.2 billion (7.2 billion euros, $8.9 billion) in cuts of AFP - The coalition government took the axe on Monday to "wasteful" spending, in a first blow as it begins slashing a record deficit in line with pre-election pledges.

Blair to advise Silicon Valley group on climate (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:12 PM PDT

AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is joining a Silicon Valley business as a senior adviser on environmental issues.

Boys attempted to rape girl, 8: court (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:19 AM PDT

AFP - Two boys aged 11 and 10 were found guilty Monday of attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl, having been cleared of rape after the girl admitted some of her evidence had not been truthful.

Heat, hope and the homeless at Chelsea Flower Show (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Garden co-designer, Jeanne Noua, an indigenous woman from Cameroon, squats in the Green & Black's Rainforest Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Dying rainforests, the world's best known physicist, tongue twisting Latin names and the saving grace for the hard up homeless of London's east end were all themes at Britain's Chelsea Flower Show.

Tony Blair teams with green investment group (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined the ranks of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in environmentally-friendly technologies.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - A Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in environmentally-friendly technologies announced on Monday that former Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined its ranks.

MMR doctor who linked vaccine to autism struck off register (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Andrew Wakefield arrives at the General Medical Council (GMC) in January 2010. The doctor who linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A doctor who linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism was struck off the medical register Monday after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.

Government says London 2012 must make cuts (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Sports and Olympics minister Hugh Robertson, seen here in 2009, has told London 2012 organisers they must cut 27 million pounds from their budget.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - The new Sports and Olympics minister has told London 2012 organisers they must cut 27 million pounds from their budget.

Cash-for-access row only latest to hit British royal (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Britain's Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, pictured in April 2010, has apologised for a AFP - The country's royals have been embarrassed by the Duchess of York accepting cash for access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew, but many commentators Monday were unsurprised at what is only her latest gaffe.

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, in trouble again (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson leaves the Renaissance Hotel after receiving an award during the Variety International dinner at the 2010 Hollywood World Conference, Sunday, May 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)AP - Sarah Ferguson was once considered a lively spark, just the thing to brighten up Britain's staid royal family when she married Prince Andrew and became Duchess of York.

UK airport operator BAA drops expansion plans (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 09:24 AM PDT

AP - British airport operator BAA halted work Monday on its application for a third runway at Heathrow, citing new government coalition plans that would have blocked the expansion.

BNP's Nick Griffin to quit as leader in 2013 (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 08:00 AM PDT

British National Party leader Nick Griffin leaves the ballot count centre in Dagenham, east London, on May 7, after coming third in the Barking constituency. The far-right BNP leader is to quit by the end of 2013 to make way for someone with less political AFP - British National Party leader Nick Griffin is to quit by the end of 2013 to make way for someone with less political "baggage", he said after a recent election blow.

UK government details spending cuts (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 06:51 AM PDT

AP - Britain's new coalition government outlined more than 6 billion pounds ($8.7 billion) in spending cuts on Monday, including scaling back computer purchases, official cars for ministers and first-class air travel, but warned that these are only first steps toward slashing the nation's record budget deficit.

Duchess of York apologizes after tabloid sting (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2010 06:16 AM PDT

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

Teacher escapes jail over dumbbell attack on pupil (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:25 AM PDT

The statue of Lady Justice on top of London's Old Bailey courthouse. A teacher from Mansfield who bludgeoned a troublesome pupil while shouting AFP - A teacher who bludgeoned a troublesome pupil while shouting "die, die, die" was on Monday spared a prison sentence, as a judge called him a "thoroughly decent man" who was temporarily stressed.

Ship in bottle: Trafalgar Square artwork unveiled (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT

London mayor Boris Johnson, bottom second left, watches as technical problems force a worker to climb up and pull the cover off the latest fourth plinth commission, British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's 'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle' at its moment of unveiling in Trafalgar Square, London, Monday, May 24, 2010. The piece is a scale replica of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, in a giant bottle and reflects on the historic symbolism of Trafalgar Square, which commemorates the battle of Trafalgar between the British navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish navies in 1805.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - It's a scale model, but this ship in a bottle is no toy.

UK bans doc who linked autism to vaccine (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Andrew Wakefield arrives at the General Medical Council (GMC) in January 2010. The doctor who linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AP - Britain's top medical group ruled on Monday that a doctor who claimed autism was linked to a childhood vaccine no longer has the right to practice in the U.K.

Bomb disposal chief quits amid Afghan worries: army (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:26 PM PDT

An improvised explosive device (IED) explodes in a controlled detonation in Yosef Khel district of Paktika province in April 2010. The army's top bomb disposal officer has quit after expressing concern about the pressures on his team in Afghanistan, defence officials said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The army's top bomb disposal officer has quit after expressing concern about the pressures on his team in Afghanistan, defence officials said.

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