2010年6月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

BP: Hayward relieved of day-to-day spill duties (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:40 PM PDT

BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward testifies before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on June 17 in Washington, DC. Hayward is in the process of handing over day-to-day management of the Gulf oil leak operation to another top manager, Bob Dudley, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - The chairman of BP says embattled chief executive Tony Hayward is being relieved of day-to-day responsibility for managing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a day after he angered U.S. lawmakers with his refusal to answer many of their questions.

Sarkozy marks de Gaulle's famed wartime appeal (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to mark the 70th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle's radio broadcast urging his nation to resist the Nazi occupation of France Friday June 18 2010. Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant World War II broadcast from London on Friday, visiting the studio where the leader urged his compatriots to resist the German occupation. (AP Photo/ Lewis Whyld/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant World War II broadcast from London on Friday, visiting resistance sites and pledging to use historic ties with Britain to tackle modern challenges.

UN probing Britain over Iraqi mistreatment claims (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:36 AM PDT

AP - The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it is investigating claims by Iraqi asylum seekers that they were mistreated by British officials before being deported back to Iraq.

Unions invite PM to speak, in Tory first (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Trades Union Congress (TUC) has invited Prime Minister David Cameron to its annual conference in September, the first time it has ever invited a Conservative premier to talk, it said Friday.(AFP/POL/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Trades Union Congress (TUC) has invited Prime Minister David Cameron to its annual conference in September, the first time it has ever invited a Conservative premier to talk, it said Friday.

British dandy, author Horsley dies: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Eccentric British dandy and author Sebastian Horsley, best known for having himself nailed to a cross in the Philippines in the name of art, has died of a suspected drug overdose, British media reported.

Three more firms found guilty over Buncefield blaze (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:41 AM PDT

The 2005 blaze occured at the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead. Three companies have been found guilty of health and safety breaches over a 2005 explosion at the Buncefield oil depot, Europe's biggest blaze since World War II, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Three companies have been found guilty of health and safety breaches over a 2005 explosion at the Buncefield oil depot, Europe's biggest blaze since World War II, officials said on Friday.

Radical Muslim preacher banned from entering UK (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Dr. Zakir Naik delivers a speech in Srinagar September 7, 2003. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Britain on Friday banned from entering the country an Indian preacher who has expressed radical views about Islam, including some that appear to justify acts of terrorism.

Deficit in surprise fall (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:42 AM PDT

The government, gearing up for a massive attack on public spending, reported better-than-expected borrowing data for May.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government's public deficit surprisingly fell in May, official data showed on Friday, but the state remains on course to unveil huge spending cuts in next week's emergency budget.

Police find large car bomb in Northern Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:26 AM PDT

Police patrol outside a court in Larne, 2009. A van containing 300 pounds of explosives was left outside a police station in Northern Ireland, police said, and could have caused AFP - A van containing 300 pounds of explosives was left outside a police station in Northern Ireland, police said on Friday, and could have caused "complete devastation" if it went off.

EMI unveils restructure plans (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:05 AM PDT

AP - British recording company EMI Group PLC said Friday it is planning to reposition itself as a "comprehensive rights management company" and has appointed Roger Faxon as group chief executive.

UK, French leaders mark WWII broadcast (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:51 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha greet French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2nd right) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the steps of No. 10 Downing Street in central London. The British and French leaders hailed their nations' battle-forged ties, as they marked 70 years since Charles de Gaulle's stirring radio appeal for the French to resist Nazi occupation.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The leaders of France and Britain hailed their nations' battle-forged ties Friday, as they marked 70 years since Charles de Gaulle's stirring radio appeal for the French to resist Nazi occupation.

Moody's downgrades BP but shares keep rising (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 05:12 AM PDT

FILE - This file photo of Oct. 27, 2009 shows a BP sign at a petrol station in Edmonton, 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/Tom Hevezi, File)AP - Moody's ratings agency downgraded the debt of BP PLC on Friday, but the oil company's shares continued to rally in the wake of an agreement with the U.S. over paying for damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

UK murderer's outlandish jail escape plot foiled (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 04:48 AM PDT

AP - A murderer's plot to escape from a British jail using a helicopter and secret codes hidden in Sudoku puzzles has been foiled.

Banco Santander confirms bid for RBS branches (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:30 AM PDT

AP - Banco Santander said Friday it has made an offer for some 300 bank branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland, but the government-controlled Scottish bank says there is still time for other bidders to come forward.

Official borrowing in May lower than expected (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:23 AM PDT

The government, gearing up for a massive attack on public spending, reported better-than-expected borrowing data for May.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The government, gearing up for a massive attack on public spending, reported better-than-expected borrowing data for May, on Friday.

Govt sets out plans for 'free schools' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:14 AM PDT

The government took a major step in reforming the education system by inviting interested parties to spell out their plans in setting up AFP - The government took a major step in reforming the education system on Friday by inviting interested parties to spell out their plans in setting up "free schools".

Home Office bans Indian Muslim preacher: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:49 AM PDT

Minarets are seen in Delhi. The government has banned a radical Indian preacher, who claimed that AFP - The government has banned a radical Indian preacher, who claimed that "every Muslim should be a terrorist," from entering the country, a paper reported on Friday.

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