2010年6月11日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Catherine Zeta-Jones honored by Queen Elizabeth II (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT

AP - From Wales to Hollywood to "Chicago" — now Catherine Zeta-Jones has an appointment at Buckingham Palace.

Britain sticks up for BP amid spill (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:23 PM PDT

A dead crab sits among the oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a beach in Grand Terre Island, Louisiana, June 9, 2010. REUTERS/Lee CelanoReuters - Britain stuck up for beleaguered BP Plc on Friday against American criticism over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while the company ramped up efforts to siphon more crude from its gushing well.

BP shares rebound despite dividend suspension talk (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT

A BP logo is seen at a petrol station in Birmingham, England, Thursday, June 10, 2010. Shares in BP PLC are falling sharply at the start of trading in London after a huge sell-off in New York amid fears about the rising costs facing the company over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. . (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - Shares in BP PLC rose Friday despite suggestions by its chief executive that the company's second quarter dividend may be suspended to calm political criticism in the United States over the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

FTSE climbs as optimism returns (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 09:26 AM PDT

London's leading shares climbed again on Friday, aided by an overnight rally on Wall Street, as optimism in the global economy returned.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's leading shares climbed again on Friday, aided by an overnight rally on Wall Street, as optimism in the global economy returned.

Ex-UN arms inspector to face Iraq war inquiry (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:54 AM PDT

AP - Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and former British political and military leaders have been called for questioning by a panel investigating the Iraq war.

Hans Blix to appear before Iraq inquiry (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:40 AM PDT

The Iraq war inquiry will question Hans Blix (pictured here in 2005), the chief UN weapons inspector at the time of the US-led invasion, when it resumes its public hearings later this month.(AFP/File/Juan Barreto)AFP - The Iraq war inquiry will question Hans Blix, the chief UN weapons inspector at the time of the US-led invasion, when it resumes its public hearings later this month, it said Friday.

Somali pirates free UK-flagged ship after ransom (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Somali pirates have released a British-flagged ship they seized on January 1, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, and the European Union Naval Force said the release came after a ransom was paid.

British war graves desecrated in France (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:13 AM PDT

An anniversary ceremony in 2005 at the cemetry in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France where Vandals daubed Nazi graffiti on British war graves prompting a strong condemnation from President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday in a letter to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.(AFP/File/Francois Lo Presti)AFP - Vandals daubed Nazi graffiti on British war graves in northern France, prompting a strong condemnation from President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday in a letter to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

BP row pollutes Anglo-US ties, but will clear: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT

US anger at oil giant BP is clouding ties with Britain's new government only weeks after it took office, but poses little long-term threat to the 'special relationship', analysts say.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - US anger at oil giant BP is clouding ties with Britain's new government only weeks after it took office, but poses little long-term threat to the 'special relationship', analysts say.

Couple admit giving methadone to baby before death (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:31 AM PDT

A couple whose 14-month-old baby died of suspected methadone poisoning have pleaded guilty to two charges of cruelty, police have said.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - A couple whose 14-month-old baby died of suspected methadone poisoning have pleaded guilty to two charges of cruelty, police said on Friday.

Three ex-MPs and a Tory peer to face expenses trial (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Conservative member of the House of Lords Lord Hanningfield leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London in March 2010. A judge has ruled that Lord Hanningfield and three former Labour MPs accused of dishonestly claiming expenses will stand trial in a criminal court, rejecting their claim to parliamentary immunity.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A judge ruled Friday that three ex-MPs and a peer accused of dishonestly claiming expenses will stand trial in a criminal court, rejecting their claim to parliamentary immunity.

British PM takes Capello praise to troops in Helmand (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 05:32 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) reads out a message to British soldiers from England football coach Fabio Capello during a visit to Camp Bastion in Helmand Province on June 11. Cameron took praise from England's World Cup hopefuls to British troops in southern Afghanistan on Friday as bomb attacks killed NATO troops and Afghan civilians.(AFP/Pool/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron took praise from England's World Cup hopefuls to British troops in southern Afghanistan on Friday as bomb attacks killed NATO troops and Afghan civilians.

British manufacturing in surprise official fall (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Vauxhall workers in Luton, north of London, inspect new vans in May 2010. British manufacturing output fell unexpectedly in April from the level in March when it had soared, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - British manufacturing output fell unexpectedly in April from the level in March when it had soared, official data showed on Friday.

Unhealthy Scots 'living dangerously': study (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:58 AM PDT

Scottish people are putting their lives at risk with an unhealthy lifestyle of heavy smoking, high alcohol intake and poor diet, health experts have warned.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Scottish people are putting their lives at risk with an unhealthy lifestyle of heavy smoking, high alcohol intake and poor diet, health experts warned on Friday.

Special Report: Guy Hands, Citigroup and the fight for EMI (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:04 AM PDT

Reuters - One of the best ways to get inside the head of British private equity boss Guy Hands is to study what gift he gives for Christmas. For years, Hands has sent friends and business associates a book he has recently read along with a letter discussing the work. The gift is designed to be both thoughtful and thought provoking.

Man charged over stabbing of six-year-old girl (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:28 AM PDT

A 28-year-old man has been charged with two counts of grievous causing bodily harm after a six-year-old girl was stabbed in the chest and her mother suffered a hand wound, police said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A 28-year-old man has been charged with two counts of grievous causing bodily harm after a six-year-old girl was stabbed in the chest and her mother suffered a hand wound, police said on Friday.

BA 'looking to expand in Madrid' rather than London (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 12:44 AM PDT

A British Airways jet. British Airways will look to expand its operations in Madrid rather than London after it merges with Iberia, chief executive Willie Walsh has told the Financial Times.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - British Airways will look to expand its operations in Madrid rather than London after it merges with Iberia, chief executive Willie Walsh told Friday's Financial Times newspaper.

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