2010年8月16日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Airports strike on holiday weekend averted (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Unite union members stage a picket in support of striking British Airways cabin crews outside London's Heathrow Airport in March 2010. A strike that would have shut down six airports on a key holiday weekend has been averted after management agreed to a wage hike for aggrieved workers, a spokesman for the Unite union has said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - A strike that could have shut down six airports on a key holiday weekend was averted on Monday after management offered a new pay deal to workers, both sides said.

John Lennon's letter to British singer arrives 34 years late (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 04:05 PM PDT

John Lennon's circa early 1970s handwritten letter to Bhaskar Menon, then Chairman of Capitol Records is displayed at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC in 2009 in New York City. A British folk singer who expressed fears that success and wealth could ruin his songwriting revealed Monday how Lennon sent him a letter of reassurance -- but it did not reach him for 34 years.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Astrid Stawiarz)AFP - A British folk singer who expressed fears that success and wealth could ruin his songwriting revealed Monday how John Lennon sent him a letter of reassurance -- but it did not reach him for 34 years.

British airports strike averted after talks: union (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:21 PM PDT

A Unite union picket supporting striking British Airways cabin crews outside London's Heathrow Airport during a strike by BA cabin crews in March 2010. A strike that would have shut down six British airports on a key holiday weekend was averted after talks between unions and management on Monday, a spokesman for the Unite union said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - A strike that would have shut down six British airports on a key holiday weekend was averted after talks between unions and management on Monday, a spokesman for the Unite union said.

Blair to give memoir proceeds to veterans' charity (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Former prime minister Tony Blair, seen here in May 2010, will give all the proceeds of his forthcoming autobiography to a charity that helps war veterans, his office announced Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Tony Blair, the prime minister who led Britain into the Iraq and Afghan wars, will give the multi-million dollar proceeds of his autobiography to a veterans' charity, his spokesman said on Monday.

Manhunt for thieves who grabbed jewels near Bank of England (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:53 AM PDT

AFP - Police were on a manhunt Monday to catch jewel thieves who pulled off a smash and grab raid on luxury stores right next to the Bank of England.

Vedanta fuels expansion with Cairn India stake (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:41 AM PDT

London-listed Vedanta Resources said it had agreed to acquire a majority stake in energy explorer Cairn India for up to 9.6 billion dollars in cash, building on its core mining business.(Cairn Energy/AFP/Cairn Energy)AFP - Miner Vedanta Resources snapped up a majority stake in energy explorer Cairn India on Friday as the firm expanded operations in the emerging market powerhouse with its first foray into oil and gas.

British kickboxer sought in death of ex-US Marine (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT

AP - A manhunt was under way Monday in Thailand for a British kickboxer police say is believed to have killed a former U.S. Marine after provoking a barroom brawl on a tropical island.

Trapped cat at heart of Swann drink-driving trial (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:07 AM PDT

England's Graeme Swann pictured after being dismissed on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 31. Swann said he was motoring off to buy screwdrivers to rescue a trapped cat when he was arrested for drink-driving, a court heard at the beginning of his trial on Monday.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - England cricketer Graeme Swann said he was motoring off to buy screwdrivers to rescue a trapped cat when he was arrested for drink-driving, a court heard at the beginning of his trial Monday.

UK forecaster: Britain could return to recession (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:04 AM PDT

AP - The head of Britain's new Treasury watchdog says he can't be sure the country won't slide back into recession.

UK: Body of slain aid worker returned to Britain (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2010 file photo, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., talks about the recent appointment of Gen. David Petraeus to command forces in Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A woman hit U.S. Sen. Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie during the Armed Services Committee chairman's meeting with constituents in northern Michigan, authorities said Monday Aug. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The family of a British medical worker killed in northern Afghanistan with nine colleagues from an aid charity praised their daughter's bravery Monday, as her body was flown back to the U.K.

Tony Blair to donate profits of memoir to charity (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:21 AM PDT

AP - Tony Blair, who took Britain to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, is donating millions in earnings from his forthcoming memoir to a charity for injured troops.

Mixed-sex hospital wards to be abolished (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley leaves 10 Downing Street in central London in May. Lansley is set to announce that mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals in England will be scrapped by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg confirmed on Monday.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is set to announce that mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals in England will be scrapped by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg confirmed on Monday.

Steelmaker Corus to invest £185 mln in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:37 AM PDT

Indian-owned steelmaker Corus will invest 185 million pounds to rebuild a blast furnace in south Wales, the company announced on Monday in a move that is set to safe-guard jobs.(AFP/File)AFP - Indian-owned steelmaker Corus will invest 185 million pounds to rebuild a blast furnace in south Wales, the company announced on Monday in a move that is set to safe-guard jobs.

Insurer Aviva rejects £5 bln takeover (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:36 AM PDT

Insurer Aviva said Monday it had rejected a takeover bid for part of its business from rival RSA worth 5.0 billion pounds in cash.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Insurer Aviva said Monday it had rejected a takeover bid for part of its business from rival RSA worth 5.0 billion pounds in cash.

Aviva says RSA offer not in shareholder interest (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 04:59 AM PDT

AP - Insurer Aviva PLC said Monday it rejected a 5 billion pound ($7.8 billion) cash offer from rival RSA Insurance Group PLC for some of its general insurance businesses because the deal wasn't in the best interest of shareholders.

Vedanta buys Cairn India stake for up to £6.1 bln (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 02:55 AM PDT

London-listed Vedanta Resources said it had agreed to acquire a majority stake in energy explorer Cairn India for up to 9.6 billion dollars in cash, building on its core mining business.(Cairn Energy/AFP/Cairn Energy)AFP - London-listed Vedanta Resources said Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority stake in energy explorer Cairn India for up to 6.1 billion pounds in cash, adding to its core mining business.

City jewellery theft 'may have been inside job' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Police guard protestors outside the exclusive Royal Exchange shopping centre in the City of London in March 2009. A robbery which saw thieves get away with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from two prestigious stores in the shopping centre may have been an inside job, a former Scotland Yard commander said on Monday.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - A robbery which saw thieves get away with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery from two prestigious stores in the City of London may have been an inside job, a former Scotland Yard commander said on Monday.

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