2010年8月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Anglers mourn death of "marriage wrecking" giant fish (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 04:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Anglers were mourning on Tuesday the death of a carp believed to be Britain's largest freshwater fish, who tipped the scales at almost five stone (32 kgs) and was nicknamed "the marriage wrecker."

British travel firm collapse ruins plans for holidaymakers (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Budget travel firm Kiss Flights became the latest British holiday company to collapse on Tuesday, leaving plans for tens of thousands of holidaymakers in tatters.(Kiss Flights)AFP - Budget travel firm Kiss Flights became the latest British holiday company to collapse on Tuesday, leaving plans for tens of thousands of holidaymakers in tatters.

Train collides with lorry, 18 injured: rescuers (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:12 PM PDT

AFP - A train derailed after colliding with a lorry at a level crossing in the village of Little Cornard on Tuesday, injuring 18 people, at least two of them critically, emergency services said.

Cameron talks to Blatter ahead of World Cup inspection (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron will miss next week's visit by the FIFA inspection team assessing England's bid for the 2018/2022 World Cup but has already spoken with FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here on August 11.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron will miss next week's visit by the FIFA inspection team assessing England's bid for the 2018/2022 World Cup but has already spoken with FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

British inflation rate slows in July (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

A man uses a petrol pump at a petrol station in Peckham, south London, in July. Britain's annual inflation rate eased last month, official data showed on Tuesday, as lower petrol and transport prices offset rising food costs.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Britain's annual inflation rate eased in July, official data showed on Tuesday, but experts warned about the future impact of soaring commodity prices -- particularly wheat -- on the key measure.

The economic recovery will be 'choppy', Osborne admits (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says the economic recovery is likely to be AFP - The economic recovery is likely to be "choppy" but the coalition government will pursue its course of deep cuts in public spending, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne vowed Tuesday.

Briton will fight US extradition over Iran sale (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Christopher Tappin is seen at a press conference in London, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. The retired businessman is accused by the United States of exporting batteries to Iran for use in surface-to-air missiles, he faces an extradition hearing in two weeks time to decide if he must stand trial in the U.S. Tappin denies the allegations and believes he was unwittingly caught up in a US customs sting. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - American authorities accuse him of plotting to sell missile components to Iran in a deal exposed in an undercover sting — but British retiree Christopher Tappin insisted Tuesday he is the innocent victim of entrapment by U.S. customs agents.

Summary Box: UK inflation remains above target (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT

AP - HIGH PRICES: Inflation eased in Britain to 3.1 percent last month from 3.2 percent in June. But it remained well above the government's 2 percent target for the eighth straight month.

Boy, 2, shot in neck with air rifle (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT

A two-year-old boy was undergoing hospital surgery Tuesday after being shot in the neck with an air rifle in Lincolnshire, police said.(AFP/File/PETER MUHLY)AFP - A two-year-old boy was undergoing hospital surgery Tuesday after being shot in the neck with an air rifle at his home in Lincolnshire, police said.

Cannabis factories surge in disused buildings (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Leaves of a mature marijuana plant are seenin a display at The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo on April 18, 2010 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. Thousands of cannabis factories were uncovered by police in the UK last year, in locations varying from farms to former cinemas, a report has revealed.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Thousands of cannabis factories were uncovered by police last year, in locations varying from farms to disused cinemas, a report revealed Tuesday.

Was James Bond just a "neo-fascist gangster?" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Reuters - James Bond is nothing but a gangster who would ply his trade for any country that offered him a steady supply of girls and dry Martinis, says writer John le Carré.

UK inflation remains above target (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 04:02 AM PDT

AP - Inflation eased in Britain last month but remained well above the government's 2 percent target — forcing the Bank of England to publish its third open letter this year to explain the extended blowout in prices.

Big payoff for Nomura chief (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:37 AM PDT

The London headquarters of Japanese bank Nomura is pictured in central London in December 2008. The key executive at Nomura who masterminded the Japanese broker's raid on Lehman Brothers after its collapse has received one of Britain's biggest severance settlements.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The key executive at Nomura who masterminded the Japanese broker's raid on Lehman Brothers after its collapse has received one of Britain's biggest severance settlements, a report said on Tuesday.

Poor children 'more at risk' on roads (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:07 AM PDT

Children from deprived areas are more likely to be victims of road accidents than those living in richer neighbourhoods, research has suggested.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Children from deprived areas are more likely to be victims of road accidents than those living in richer neighbourhoods, research suggested Tuesday.

Aussie PM: Nation should drop British monarchy (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:20 AM PDT

** FILE ** In this July 6, 2010, file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks at the United Nations Headquarters. Australia should drop its ties to the British monarchy after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ends, the prime minister said Tuesday Aug. 17, 2010. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, whose center-left Labor Party has long held that the country should become a republic and stop having the British monarch as its head of state, said that Australia had 'deep affection' for the queen but that she should be Australia's final monarch. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Australia should drop its ties to the British monarchy after Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the prime minister said Tuesday, raising the contentious issue of a republic just days before tightly contested national elections.

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

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 12:59 AM 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 has said.

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