2010年7月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK dividends to fall 6.5% in 2010 due to BP: study (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Dividend payments by London-listed companies will fall 6.5 percent this year, mainly because BP suspended payouts after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Capita Registrars Dividend Monitor said.

Sister monument to Stonehenge may have been found (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:14 PM PDT

** FILE ** This is a Sept. 15, 2004. file photo of tourists looking at The Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in England. Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday July 22, 2010 they have uncovered the foundations of a second circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File )AP - Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday they have uncovered a circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument.

Scottish ministers skip US Lockerbie hearing (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 02:32 PM PDT

AP - Scottish ministers have declined a request to attend a U.S. Senate hearing into the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a spokesman for the Scottish government said Thursday.

For sale - jewels British king showered on U.S. lover (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 02:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Jewels bought by Britain's King Edward VIII for his American wife Wallis Simpson are expected to fetch up to 3 million pounds ($4.55 million) at auction in November, Sotheby's said on Thursday.

Summary Box: SABMiller's lager, soda sales dip (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:47 PM PDT

AP - DRY TIMES: SABMiller, the world's largest brewer, sold 1 percent less lager and soft drinks over the three months ended in June as gains in emerging markets were offset by declines in richer countries.

London 2012 must tighten its belt - minister (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Sport and Olympis Minister Hugh Robertson, seen here in 2009, told AFP the 2012 London Olympics will not escape the austerity measures imposed by the new coalition government.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - The 2012 London Olympics will not escape the austerity measures imposed by the new coalition government, the minister responsible for the Games told AFP in an interview.

UK proposes tighter universal jurisdiction rules (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:52 AM PDT

AP - Britain will introduce new rules to make it harder for its courts to arrest foreigners accused of serious human rights violations, the Ministry of Justice said Thursday.

Airbus targets more than 400 orders this year (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:35 AM PDT

An Airbus A380 lands following an air display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, on July 21. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Thursday it now hoped to win orders for more than 400 planes this year, reporting a solid performance at the Farnborough International Airshow.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Thursday it now hoped to win orders for more than 400 planes this year, reporting a solid performance at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Farnborough Airshow orders at a glance (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:23 AM PDT

A Boeing employee sits next to a tinted window on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Farnborough airport in Farnborough, southern England July 18, 2010. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyAP - Almost $29 billion worth of aircraft have been ordered so far at the Farnborough International Airshow, which runs July 19-25 at an airfield outside London. More than 1,000 exhibitors from 38 countries have signed up, with delegations from Egypt, Taiwan and Morocco attending for the first time.

Watchdog warns over rogue Irish Republicans (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:51 AM PDT

AP - Britain's terrorism laws watchdog says dissident Irish Republican paramilitaries could mount attacks on the U.K. mainland for the first time in about a decade.

Sotheby's to sell jewels owned by Wallis Simpson (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:49 AM PDT

An emerald, ruby and diamond brooch by Cartier, that once belonged to Wallis Simpson, is seen displayed at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Thursday, July 22, 2010. The brooch, one of twenty pieces that belonged to Wallis Simpson and King Edward VII that are being auctioned, is expected to realise 100,000-150,000 pounds (US$ 152,000- 230,000) at the sale on Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Sotheby's says it is auctioning about 3 million pounds ($4.6 million) worth of jewelry once owned by Wallis Simpson, the American socialite who became Duchess of Windsor.

Farnborough deals give hope to aviation industry (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:27 AM PDT

A fighter jet takes off for a flight display during the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - There was an even louder sound than the roar of jet engines during the daily flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow this week — a collective sigh of relief from the civil aviation industry.

Archaeologists find new monument near Stonehenge (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 08:41 AM PDT

An artist?s reconstruction of what the henge might have looked like. Archaeologists said Thursday they have discovered a monument similar to Stonehenge near the ancient stone circle, dubbing it the most exciting find at the site for 50 years.(University of Birmingham)AFP - Archaeologists said Thursday they have discovered a monument similar to Stonehenge near the ancient stone circle, dubbing it the most exciting find at the site for 50 years.

Queen bars BNP leader from palace party (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 08:29 AM PDT

The Queen withdrew an invitation to far-right leader Nick Griffin -- seen here in Dagenham, east London, on May 7 -- for a party at Buckingham Palace on Thursday because he exploited it for political reasons, the palace said.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Queen withdrew an invitation to far-right leader Nick Griffin for a party at Buckingham Palace on Thursday because he exploited it for political reasons, the palace said.

No charges against officer over G20 protest death (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 08:19 AM PDT

Protestors lay flowers at the spot where Ian Tomlinson died during the G20 demonstrations near the Bank of England in London in April. A riot squad officer who struck a man and pushed him to the ground during last year's London G20 protests will not face charges over his death, prosecutors have announced.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A riot squad officer who struck a man and pushed him to the ground during last year's London G20 protests will not face charges over his death, prosecutors announced on Thursday.

Bombardier puts faith in C-Series (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Visitors step down from a Bombardier Global Express XRS jet on display at the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Several customers have ordered a total of 10 jets worth nearly US$500 million from Montreal based Bombardier Inc. at the Farnborough Airshow. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Bombardier failed to fulfil expectations for an attention-grabbing order for its much-touted C-Series single-aisle airliner at the Farnborough International Airshow, but the Canadian plane maker insists it remains a potential rival to existing offerings from Boeing and Airbus.

Coronation Street cat ashes fetch 844 pounds (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Reuters - The ashes of Frisky, the cat who starred in the opening credits of soap opera Coronation Street, have sold to a British buyer for 844 pounds ($1,279), the auctioneers told Reuters.

UK far-right leader barred from Queen's garden party (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:58 AM PDT

British National Party leader Nick Griffin leaves the result of the Local Council election vote count for the constituency of Barking in Dagenham, southern England May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyReuters - Buckingham Palace barred the leader of a British far-right party from entry to a garden party held by Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, to which he had been invited, because he had made it a political issue.

Irish republican gets life for killing soldier (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 06:33 AM PDT

AP - An Irish republican who confessed to being involved in the 1992 killing of a British army recruiter was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday

Cockpit technology aids aviation efficiency drive (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:41 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday July 18, 2010 co-pilot Paul Mrocka, left, looks at a Honeywell Aerospace synthetic vison display, left, as pilot, John Tuten looks at a normal display, right, in the cockpit of a Gulfstream jet during a test flight to demonstrate the safety technology on the eve of Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England. Flying over the white cliffs of Dover, the eyes of the two pilots of the Gulfstream 450 jet are glued to a flight deck display, rather than gazing out at southern England's rare almost cloudless sky, as they head toward a nearby runway. Honeywell pilot John Tuten and his co-pilot are testing out what the U.S. aviation company calls the 'cockpit of the future' — technology designed as much to meet ever increasing demands for fuel efficiency as to improve aviation safety.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Flying over the white cliffs of Dover, the two pilots of a Gulfstream 450 jet keep their eyes glued to a flight-deck display, ignoring the almost cloudless sky over the southern coast of England on their descent to a nearby runway.

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