2010年8月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK bans offensive Anti-Terrorist Hotline radio ads (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's advertising watchdog said on Wednesday it had banned a police advertisement encouraging people to report neighbors whose activities raised "suspicions," saying it could offend innocent citizens.

Lawmakers demand Lockerbie bomber medical files (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohamet al-Megrahi wears a medical as he sits on a wheelchair in Tripoli in 2009. Four US senators pressed Scottish First Minsiter Alex Salmond on Tuesday to release the Lockerbie bomber's full medical records as well as a list of doctors who examined him before his release.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AP - Scottish lawmakers demanded Tuesday that their government publish full details of the medical advice that led to the release from prison of the Lockerbie bomber almost a year ago.

PM defends 'bounty hunter' plans for welfare cheats (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron(R), seen on August 6, played down concerns on Tuesday about his government's plans to use private firms to track down fraudulent welfare claims.(AFP/POOL/File/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron played down concerns on Tuesday about his government's plans to use private firms to track down fraudulent welfare claims.

UK's Cameron pledges crackdown on welfare fraud (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Tuesday to crack down on benefit fraud and to cut waste in the welfare system as a step toward cutting the record peacetime budget deficit.

More British, French gold in European swimming (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Great Britain's Elizabeth Simmonds(L) leads Spain's Duane Da Rocha Marce to the finish during the women's 200m backstroke final at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. Simmonds won ahaead of compatriot Gemma Spofforth and Da Rocha Marce(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Britain and France - landing their second titles - joined Norway, Spain and Sweden in picking off gold medals on the second day of the European championships in Budapest on Tuesday.

InterContinental Hotels to create 160,000 jobs worldwide (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Hall of the Intercontinental Carlton Cannes hotel in Cannes, France, in 2006. InterContinental Hotels Group plans to create 160,000 jobs by 2014, half of which will be in China, the world's largest hotels operator said on Tuesday after announcing a return to profit.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)AFP - InterContinental Hotels Group plans to create 160,000 jobs by 2014, half of which will be in China, the world's largest hotels operator said on Tuesday after announcing a return to profit.

TUI Travel flies into turbulence as losses deepen (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Tourism operator TUI Travel posted wider losses due to difficult conditions and the impact of the volcanic ash cloud chaos in April, warning that annual earnings would fall short.(AFP/DDP/File/Florian Eisele)AFP - Tourism operator TUI Travel posted wider losses on Tuesday due to difficult conditions and the impact of the volcanic ash cloud chaos in April, warning that annual earnings would fall short.

Trade deficit narrows as exports surge (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:44 AM PDT

A long line of lorries are parked in a section of the M20 motorway at Westwell, near Dover in March. Britain's trade-in-goods deficit narrowed to a better-than-expected 7.4 billion pounds in June as exports hit a two-year high, official data showed.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The country's trade-in-goods deficit narrowed in June, official data showed on Tuesday, as exports hit a two-year high thanks to a weaker pound and an improving eurozone economy.

GDF Suez takes over Britain's International Power (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 08:59 AM PDT

The Deeside combined cycle gas turbine power station, owned British energy group, International Power in Deeside, north Wales. French utility giant GDF Suez will take over its British competitor International Power, the groups said, creating what they called the world's top independent power company.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - French utility giant GDF Suez will take over its British competitor International Power, the groups said Tuesday, creating what they called the world's top independent power company.

Australia seeks bored Brits to go shark tagging (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:13 AM PDT

A White Pointer shark. Shark tagger, beer taster, koala catcher or kangaroo poo harvester are just some of the jobs South Australia is offering in a bid to get bored Britons to take up posts Down Under.(AFP/File/Theo Ferreira)AFP - Shark tagger, beer taster, koala catcher or kangaroo poo harvester -- just some of the jobs South Australia is offering in a bid to get bored Britons to take up posts Down Under.

InterContinental Hotels surges back into black (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 03:06 AM PDT

The Intercontinental Carlton Cannes hotel. InterContinental Hotels Group said that it jumped back into net profit in the first half of 2010, spurred by strengthening demand in Asia, particularly in China.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)AFP - InterContinental Hotels Group said Tuesday that it jumped back into net profit in the first half of 2010, spurred by strengthening demand in Asia, particularly in China.

New search for Lamplugh body after tip-off (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:46 AM PDT

Police investigating the disappearance of estate agent Suzie Lamplugh are to begin a new search in Worcestershire on Tuesday after receiving a tip-off.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Police investigating the disappearance of estate agent Suzie Lamplugh are to begin a new search in Worcestershire on Tuesday after receiving a tip-off.

Universities 'full' a week before A-level results (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:29 AM PDT

Students attend a graduation ceremony. Universities are turning away record numbers of A-level students nine days before results are announced, declaring themselves too full, a poll revealed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Abbas Momani)AFP - Universities are turning away record numbers of A-level students nine days before results are announced, declaring themselves too full, a poll revealed Tuesday.

Billie-Jo Jenkins dad fails in compensation claim (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:26 AM PDT

Former teacher Sion Jenkins arrives at London's Old Bailey Central Criminal court, in London, January 2006. Jenkins, who spent six years in prison for the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo before having his conviction overturned, has failed in his compensation bid.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Sion Jenkins, who spent six years in prison for the murder of his foster daughter Billie-Jo before having his conviction overturned, has failed in his compensation bid, it emerged Tuesday.

Hundreds of Muslims attend anti-terror summer camp (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:10 AM PDT

A young muslim woman wearing a veil. AFP - "Follow the Prophet Mohammed, don't follow bin Laden!" That was the message from an anti-terrorism summer camp led by a top scholar which attracted hundreds of young Muslims in Britain this week.

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