2010年9月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

BBC World Service may axe broadcasts to Myanmar: report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT

A tricycle driver reads a newspaper while waiting for passengers in downtown Yangon. The BBC World Service could face drastic budget cuts that may force it to withdraw from Myanmar, a move that critics fear would be a AFP - The BBC World Service could face drastic budget cuts that may force it to withdraw from Myanmar, a move that critics fear would be a "gift to the military junta", a report said Wednesday.

Navistar gets $56 million order from UK military (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Navistar Defense has received a second delivery order for $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an extra 89 MXT Husky vehicles.

Strike on the "Tube" causes London commuter havoc (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Commuters are reflected in the window of a bus as they queue during a strike by underground transit workers, outside Liverpool Street rail station in London September 7, 2010. Millions of commuters across the British capital struggled to get to work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on London's underground rail system crippled much of the network. REUTERS/Chris HelgrenReuters - Millions of London commuters struggled to get to and from work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on the capital's underground rail system disrupted much of the network, hurting the city's convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes and buses, walked, or made use of extra boat services on the River Thames that snakes through the city in a bid to beat the stoppage, called in protest against 800 job cuts driven by austerity measures.

Britain remembers 70th anniversary of the Blitz (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:01 AM PDT

An aerial view of Saint Paul's Cathedral. Former pilots, firefighters, ambulance workers and nurses were among 2,500 people who packed into Saint Paul's Cathedral for a memorial service to mark the start of the Blitz, the Nazi bombing campaign of Britain from 1940 to 1941.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The courage of the military personnel and volunteers who suffered the ordeal of the intense Nazi bombing of London was remembered Tuesday on the 70th anniversary of the day the first bombs fell.

Swinging sixties British film director dies (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Poster for Clive Donner's movie AFP - Clive Donner, the British film director whose movies helped set the tone for the swinging sixties, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family said.

PM's media chief facing questions from police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Police are likely to question Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief Andy Coulson, seen here in April 2010, following a claim he knew about illegal phone hacking at a tabloid newspaper he edited.(AFP/Pool/File/Oli Scarff)AFP - Police are likely to question Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief following a claim he knew about illegal phone hacking at a tabloid newspaper he edited, a senior officer said Tuesday.

Barclays picks American banker Diamond as next chief (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:39 AM PDT

A handout photograph shows President of Barclays PLC, Bob Diamond posing for photographers at one of the company's branches in London. Barclays on Tuesday chose US national Diamond as its next chief executive, a banker infamous in Britain for pocketing huge bonuses as head of the lender's highly successful investment banking arm.(AFP/Barclays)AFP - Barclays on Tuesday chose US national Bob Diamond as its next chief executive, a banker infamous in Britain for pocketing huge bonuses as head of the lender's highly successful investment banking arm.

Britain falls in graduation rate ranking (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Britain's position in an international graduate league table has plummeted, as spending cuts threaten to cast a further blow to higher education, a report shows.(DDP/AFP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Britain's position in an international graduate league table has plummeted, as spending cuts threaten to cast a further blow to higher education, a report showed Tuesday.

HSBC chairman to step down, join UK government (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:07 AM PDT

AP - HSBC Holdings Chairman Stephen K. Green will leave the bank to become Britain's minister of state for trade and investment, the company announced Tuesday.

UK police likely to quiz PM's aide over hacking (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:28 AM PDT

FILE- In this April 13, 2010 file picture Andy Coulson, the Conservative Party's Director of Communications, speaks on the phone in Battersea Power Station following the launch of his party's manifesto in London, England. One of Britain's best-selling newspapers denied Monday that it engaged in widespread phone hacking, but police said they might reopen an investigation into claims its reporters illegally eavesdropped on scores of politicians and celebrities.The allegations against the tabloid News of the World — sensational even by the knockabout standards of the British press — are rattling Prime Minister David Cameron's government. Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor who stepped down after one of his reporters was convicted of hacking, is now Cameron's PR chief.(AP Photo/Oli Scarff, Pool)AP - A key aide to Prime Minister David Cameron will be questioned by police over allegations a major British tabloid illegally eavesdropped on politicians and celebrities — including the British princes, a senior Scotland Yard officer said Tuesday.

Policeman jailed after attack caught on film (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT

VIDEO: Footage showing a police sergeant assaulting a woman as he threw her into a cell emerged. The CCTV footage from 2008 showed Sergeant Mark Andrews dragging Pamela Somerville across the floor of the police station and pushing her violently through the cell door, causing her to knock her head on the floor. Duration: 01:09(Wiltshire Police)AFP - A police officer caught on closed circuit television (CCTV) violently throwing a woman into a cell was jailed for six months Tuesday for assault.

HSBC chairman to become trade minister (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT

HSBC chairman Stephen Green, seen here in August 2010, is quitting to become trade minister, Downing Street said, as the government seeks to boost commercial ties with fast-growing economies.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - HSBC chairman Stephen Green is quitting to become trade minister, Downing Street said Tuesday, as the government seeks to boost commercial ties with fast-growing economies.

Tube strike causes travel chaos in London (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

A woman travels by underground train at Liverpool Street Station in London on September 6. Millions of commuters face severe disruption on London Underground services as Tube workers continued a 24-hour strike over staffing cuts.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Millions of Londoners faced travel chaos Tuesday as workers on the city's Underground train network staged a 24-hour strike over planned job cuts.

EU 'wasting time' in bid to claw back British rebate (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, seen here in May 2010, said that European rivals are AFP - European rivals are "wasting their time" trying to claw back the 'Thatcher rebate' that returns billions of euros annually to London in place of farm payments to France and Germany, a minister warned on Tuesday.

Service marks 70 years since start of Blitz of UK (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:46 AM PDT

FILE - This is a December 29 1940 file photo of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London standing out of the flames and smoke of surrounding buildings during heavy attacks of the German Luftwaffe. The German bombers and fighters flew across the English Channel by the hundreds, all intent on destroying London and forcing Britain out of the war and Hitler's way. As they dropped their bombs on the city on Sept. 7, 1940, the barrage signalled the start of the Blitz, the attack on the British mainland by Nazi forces during World War II. On Tuesday, Sept 7, 2010 a memorial service was held at St. Paul's Cathedral itself a symbol of British fortitude during the attacks on the 70th annivesary of the day the Germans focused on non-military targets, and to honor those who protected London during the attacks.(AP Photo)AP - The bombers and fighters flew across the English Channel by the hundreds, London in their sights, intent on forcing Britain out of the war, and Hitler's way.

Barclays taps Diamond to succeed Varley as CEO (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:46 AM PDT

AP - Robert E. Diamond Jr., who built Barclays PLC into a global powerhouse in investment banking and has been criticized for his lavish pay, will become chief executive next year, the company announced Tuesday.

France, Britain strikes cause travel chaos (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Commuters wait for a train on a platform at Gare du Nord tube station in Paris on September 7 during a national one-day strike against the government's pension reform bill. Millions of European commuters struggled to work as workers in France and Britain staged strikes over pension reform and planned job cuts.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)AFP - Millions of European commuters struggled to work Tuesday as workers in France and Britain staged strikes over pension reform and planned job cuts.

Millions hit by tax error (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:24 AM PDT

The first of nearly six million people who have paid the wrong amount of income tax because of errors in the system will learn this week whether they are due a repayment or have to pay money back.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The first of nearly six million people who have paid the wrong amount of income tax because of errors in the system will learn Tuesday whether they are due a repayment or have to pay money back.

Two-time Booker winner Carey tops 2010 shortlist (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Author Peter Carey poses for a photograph in New York City's Soho neighborhood in this picture taken April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Two-time Man Booker winner Australian author Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue and Andrea Levy go head to head in a final field of six authors vying for one of the world's most influential literary prizes.

One in three young adults 'drink to get drunk' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:56 AM PDT

More than one third of young people go out drinking specifically to get drunk but many of them regret it afterwards, according to research published Tuesday by an alcohol awareness charity.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - More than one third of young adults go out drinking specifically to get drunk but many of them regret it afterwards, according to research published Tuesday by an alcohol awareness charity.

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