2010年6月16日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Govt unveils post-crisis overhaul of financial regulation (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:19 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne attends the Lord Mayor's dinner to the Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at Mansion House in London.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The government on Wednesday unveiled sweeping changes to its system of financial regulation, abolishing the framework set up by the last government which faced criticism for failures during the economic crisis.

Iran says UK backs group planning terrorist acts (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Iran accused Britain and other Western nations including France and Sweden on Wednesday of supporting an exiled group that the Islamic state says planned terrorist acts in the country, official media reported.

Britain to expand central bank's powers (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 02:25 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Treasury chief announced an overhaul of his country's financial regulatory system Wednesday, one which dissolves the country's finance watchdog and hands broad new powers to its central bank.

Iran summons British envoy after foiled 'bombing' report (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Iran's Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi in 2008. Iran on Wednesday summoned London's ambassador to Tehran, Simon Gass, after it reported the arrest of several people linked to an outlawed opposition group that it said enjoyed Britain's AFP - Iran on Wednesday summoned London's ambassador to Tehran, Simon Gass, after it reported the arrest of several people linked to an outlawed opposition group that it said enjoyed Britain's "backing."

British commitment to Afghanistan firm: Pentagon (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

British soldiers walk at a base in Kandahar in May 2010. British commitment to Afghanistan has remained firm despite US pressure on BP over the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - British commitment to Afghanistan has remained firm despite US pressure on BP over the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

Iran summons UK ambassador over links to bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT

AP - The British ambassador was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday over allegations of British ties to terrorist activities in the country, the Foreign office said.

Metro Bank says to open first branch in July (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:33 AM PDT

A pedestrian walks past the new premises for a branch of Metro Bank in central London in February 2010. Metro Bank will officially become Britain's first new high street lender in more than 100 years when it opens its first branch in central London on July 29, the group announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Metro Bank will officially become the country''s first new high street lender in more than 100 years when it opens its first branch in central London on July 29, the group announced on Wednesday.

Drink-driving review advises cutting alcohol limit (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:52 AM PDT

The legal alcohol limit for drivers should be lowered by almost half to save lives and reduce casualties on the roads, a report has advised.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)AFP - The legal alcohol limit for drivers should be lowered by almost half to save lives and reduce casualties on the roads, a report published on Wednesday advises.

Shannon abduction 'couldn't have been foreseen' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:40 AM PDT

The abduction of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, pictured, which led to a £3 million police hunt AFP - The abduction of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, which led to a £3 million police hunt, "could not have been foreseen", a review of the case published on Wednesday found.

BP shares fluctuate ahead of White House meeting (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2009 file photo BP's newly appointed Swedish chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, left, poses for photographs with their CEO Tony Hayward in London. Shares in BP PLC fluctuated in London trading Wednesday June 16, 2010 ahead of what promises to be a tense meeting between the oil company's chairman and President Barack Obama in Washington. Obama has vowed to make BP pay for all of the damage caused by its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, and has demanded that the company set up an independently controlled fund to assure that it will pay. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)AP - Shares in BP PLC fluctuated in London trading Wednesday ahead of what promises to be a tense meeting between the oil company's executives and President Barack Obama over how to handle the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Flashy book dealer in limo for Shakespeare trial (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Antique dealer Raymond Scott, 53, arrives for his court case at Newcastle Crown Court, Newcastle, England Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Scott was arrested in June 2008 on suspicion of taking a 1623 folio, a valuable first edition of Shakespeare's works, from Durham University in 1998. The investigation began after he walked into the world-renowned Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC with the 400-year-old book, claiming to have discovered it in Cuba, and asked for it to be verified as genuine. He has denied charges of theft, handling stolen goods, and removing criminal property . (AP Photo/Scott Heppell).AP - A flashy British book dealer accused of stealing a rare first edition of Shakespeare's plays appeared for trial Wednesday in a silver limousine, sporting a Panama hat and flashing victory signs at reporters.

Jobless rate slipped to 7.9 percent in April (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:40 AM PDT

People enter a job centre in Bromley, south east England. Britain's unemployment rate dipped to 7.9 percent in the three months to the end of April, compared with the November-January period, official data has shown.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Unemployment in Britain dipped to 7.9 percent in the three months to the end of April, compared with the November-January period, official data showed on Wednesday.

Most students "optimistic" about prospects (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Students cheer as President Barack Obama attends the 2010 Kalamazoo Central High School graduation at Western Michigan University in Michigan, June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The majority of final year students graduating this year are optimistic about their prospects after university, whether in a career or not, according to a survey.

British PM apologizes for Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:46 AM PDT

A seagull flies in front of a mural which shows a group of men, led by a Catholic priest, carrying the body of shooting victim Jackie Duddy during 1972's Bloody Sunday, in the bogside area of Londonderry June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after a long-awaited report said all those shot were unarmed.

Oxfam hails release of aid worker in Chad (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Sudanese refugee women gather inside the a refugee camp in Gaga, Chad, near the border with Darfur, in 2007. The charity Oxfam has welcomed the release of one of its aid worker kidnapped this month in Chad, thanking authorities in the African country for helping secure his freedom.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - The charity Oxfam welcomed Wednesday the release of one of its aid worker kidnapped this month in Chad, thanking authorities in the African country for helping secure his freedom.

Administrators unveil plans for Lehman Bros Europe (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:03 AM PDT

AP - The administrators of Lehman Brothers' business in Europe said Wednesday they could begin dividing up some 7.3 billion pounds ($10.8 billion) of cash from the failed company early next year if creditors agree to a claims plan.

Lehman administrators to hurry asset returns (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:45 AM PDT

A man carries boxes as he leaves the Lehman Brothers European Headquarters building in Canary Wharf in east London on September 16, 2008. Administrators of collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers said on Wednesday that they would seek to fast-track the return of assets to the group's creditors.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Administrators of collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers said on Wednesday that they would seek to fast-track the return of assets to the group's creditors.

UK jobless rate eases to 7.9 pct (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:32 AM PDT

AP - Unemployment eased to 7.9 percent in Britain in the three months through April, as the number of people finding part-time work outstripped the number of those losing full-time jobs, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.

Revealed: the therapeutic value of killer heels (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:11 AM PDT

A model's shoes are seen as she walks during the Mackage Fall 2010 collection during New York Fashion Week February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Most women's favorite way of getting over a romantic break-up is a little retail therapy, according to a survey on Wednesday, with high heels and the little black dress top of the shopping list.

Bloody Sunday soldiers 'should not be prosecuted' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:42 AM PDT

John Kelly (centre) celebrates as he and famlies of Bloody Sunday victims exit the Guild Hall in Londonderry, Northern Ireland June 15. Britain's press welcomed an official apology over the fatal shooting of civilians in Northern Ireland on Bloody Sunday, but warned against prosecuting soldiers involved in the killings.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Britain's press on Wednesday welcomed an official apology over the fatal shooting of civilians in Northern Ireland on Bloody Sunday, but warned against prosecuting soldiers involved in the killings.

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