2010年7月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

US officials warned Scotland over al-Megrahi (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, gestures on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. President Barack Obama says he welcomes any additional information about what led to the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber from jail last year and send him home to Libya. The Obama administration has asked the governments of Scotland and Britain to review the decision to release al-Megrahi. Oil giant BP has acknowledged that it urged the British government to sign a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya, but says it did not specifically discuss al-Megrahi's case. (AP Photo/File)AP - American officials were dead-set against the release of the Lockerbie bomber and warned Scottish authorities that scenes of jubilation in Tripoli over his return would upset victims' families, a newly released document showed Monday.

Hayward boosted BP's bottom line, but not safety (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2010 photo, BP CEO Tony Hayward is aboard the Discover Enterprise drill ship during recovery operations in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Venice, La. Hayward, who became the face of BP's flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as chief executive in October and be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Sean Gardner, Pool, File)AP - Two decades ago, Tony Hayward was a "turtle" — one of a handful of young high fliers at BP earmarked for great things, named after the cartoon warriors, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Court rules fast-track deportations illegal (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Zimbabwean demonstrators rallying against deportastion outside the High Court in London in 2006. A controversial government practice of AFP - A controversial government practice of "fast-tracking" the deportation of failed asylum-seekers is unlawful, the High Court in London ruled on Monday.

BA faces legal action over curbs on strikers (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:23 AM PDT

Protesters rallying in central London on July 13. Trade union Unite is taking legal action against British Airways (BA) over the removal of travel concessions for staff who went on strike in a long-running industrial dispute, it said Monday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Trade union Unite is taking legal action against British Airways (BA) over the removal of travel concessions for staff who went on strike in a long-running industrial dispute, it said Monday.

Air Zimbabwe more punctual than easyJet: Ryanair (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:50 AM PDT

A man poses with a copy of a newspaper containing an advert by airline company Ryanair in London on July 26. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair used a photograph of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to illustrate its comparison of rival easyJet's punctuality with that of Air Zimbabwe.(AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Monday used a photograph of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to illustrate its comparison of rival easyJet's punctuality with that of Air Zimbabwe.

Crime fighting agency planned in police shake-up (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Plans for a new crime fighting agency and locally-elected police AFP - Plans for a new crime fighting agency and locally-elected police "commissioners" were announced on Monday, as part of a major shake-up of policing in England and Wales.

'Bigot' voter and unions back Milibands for leader (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:08 AM PDT

Ed Miliband (right) speaks, watched by brother David Miliband during the Yorkshire and Humber Labour hustings, in Leeds, on July 25. The pensioner who Gordon Brown branded a AFP - The pensioner who Gordon Brown branded a "bigot" during his election campaign has given her backing to David Miliband in his battle for the Labour leadership, while trade unions throw their weight behind his brother.

Four bodies found in Hampshire house (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:07 AM PDT

Four people, including two young girls, were found dead at a house in Hampshire on Monday, police have confirmed.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Four people, including two young girls, were found dead at a house in Hampshire on Monday, police have confirmed.

Nurse stabbed to death in hospital car park (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:11 AM PDT

Detectives were questioning a man on Monday after a nurse was stabbed to death in a hospital staff car park in Lancashire.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - Detectives were questioning a man on Monday after a nurse was stabbed to death in a hospital staff car park in Lancashire.

Pearson says net profits triple in first half (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 02:15 AM PDT

Media group Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and Penguin books, has said that first-half net profits more than tripled on soaring education sales, and lifted its guidance.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Media group Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and Penguin books, said on Monday that first-half net profits more than tripled on soaring education sales, and lifted its guidance.

Radical police overhaul to include "FBI" agency (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:59 AM PDT

Reuters - A major shake-up of policing in England and Wales, aimed at making the service more efficient in fighting crime and more accountable to the public, is to be announced by the government on Monday, Home Office sources said.

BP says 'no final decision' on replacing Hayward (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 3, 2010 file photo, BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward leaves the Interior Department following a closed door meeting in Washington. BP chief executive Tony Hayward is negotiating the terms of his departure ahead of the oil company's results announcement, British media said Sunday, July 25, 2010. BP said Hayward retained the confidence of the board and management. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - BP PLC said Monday that "no final decision" has been made about management changes, which reportedly include the departure of Tony Hayward as chief executive in an effort to mend the company's image after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Pearson H1 profit more than trebles (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:58 AM PDT

AP - Pearson PLC said Monday that first half profit more than trebled to 92 million pounds ($142 million), beating market forecasts and boosting the full year outlook, as revenue rose at the Financial Times, Penguin Books and educational publications.

Cameron targets special relationship with India (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:24 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron (left) meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 21. Cameron goes to India this week targeting a new special relationship with the former jewel in its colonial crown, now one of the world's fastest-growing economies.(AFP/File/Mark Garten)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron goes to India this week targeting a new special relationship with the former jewel in its colonial crown, now one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

NGO seeks action over DR Congo 'conflict minerals' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 06:22 PM PDT

A boy panning for gold in a river in Iga Barriere, north eastern Congo. Campaign group Global Witness said Monday it was launching legal action against the British government for allegedly failing to refer companies trading Congolese AFP - Campaign group Global Witness said Monday it was launching legal action against the British government for allegedly failing to refer companies trading Congolese "conflict minerals" for UN sanctions.

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