2010年9月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

BP boss defends safety record to British MPs (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Outgoing BP chief Tony Hayward, pictured in June 2010, defended the firm's safety procedures as British MPs grilled him over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday, saying the company had never envisaged a disaster of its size.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - BP chief Tony Hayward defended the firm's safety procedures as British MPs grilled him over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday, amid reports that BP is on the verge of sealing the well.

Pope travels to Britain amid indifference, outrage (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Angelus prayer from his window overlooking the courtyard of his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive Christianity in an increasingly secular Europe to Britain on Thursday. He faces a daunting task in a nation largely at odds with his policies and where disgust over the church sex abuse scandal runs high.

Summary Box: BP's Hayward defends safety record (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:54 AM PDT

AP - DEFENSIVE STANCE: Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward testified before a British parliamentary committee, saying he understood anger directed at the energy giant in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. He acknowledged BP had failed to plan adequately to respond to the disaster. But he insisted BP had a strong safety record and was not solely to blame for the disaster.

Papal aide withdraws from British visit (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:09 AM PDT

Official Papal visit memorabilia is displayed at St Paul's bookshop next to Westminster Cathedral in central London September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - A senior Papal adviser has pulled out of the Pope's visit to Britain due to illness only days after comparing England to a "Third World country," a Vatican spokesman said on Wednesday.

London will not duck human rights issues with allies: Hague (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary William Hague, seen here delivering a keynote address, said Britain will not hesitate to raise human rights issues even with countries where it wants better trade links(AFP/POOL/Ben Stansall)AFP - London will not hesitate to raise human rights issues even with countries where it wants better trade links, Foreign Secretary William Hague was to say in a keynote speech Wednesday.

BP's Hayward defends safety record to UK lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward appears before the Energy and Climate Change Committee in the House of Commons, London in this image taken from TV Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. Hayward gave evidence to the British parliamentary committee studying the fallout of the Gulf of Mexico spill and the future of deep water drilling. (AP Photo/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward defended his company's safety record Wednesday in the face of questions from British lawmakers, and said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not lead to a universal ban on deepwater drilling.

Ice cream ad banned as "offensive" to Catholics (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

AP - Britain's advertising watchdog has banned an Italian ice cream ad featuring a pregnant nun, saying it causes offense to Catholics.

Victims of childhood abuse demand action from pope (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Peter Saunders, Chief Executive of NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood), left, speaks as Chris Daly from Scotland, right, and solicitor David Greenwood look on during a press conference highlighting survivors of the alleged abuse by Catholic priests, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI will begin a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain, on Thursday. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Victims of childhood abuse by clergy urged the Vatican to give secular authorities all information it holds on misbehaving priests, and said Wednesday that the pope's visit this week to Britain would cause many survivors pain and distress.

70 years on, Battle of Britain pilots remember (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Ken Wilkinson an RAF veteran is seen by paintings of spitfires in London, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Ken flew in the later stages of The Battle of Britain and later became an instuctor. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Owen Burns remembers the cold, the howling wind, and the silk underwear he wore to protect him from the bitter cold. Ken Wilkinson recalls the solitude of combat, Nigel Rose the perverse disappointment of coming back from a mission unscathed.

UK won't sideline human rights in hunt for trade (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT

AP - Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday that Britain will defend human rights across the globe, even as it seeks to woo trading partners with sometimes questionable records.

BoE chief faces protests during speech to unions (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Govenor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London on August 4. King faced protests from trade unionists as he said the country's financial system AFP - Bank of England governor Mervyn King faced protests from trade unionists Wednesday as he urged them to accept the need for public sector cuts, warning of possible "storms" ahead.

Jobless claims rise unexpectedly in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:09 AM PDT

The number of people unemployed showed a surprising rise in August, official data showed, pointing to even tougher times once government budget cuts begin in earnest.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The number of people unemployed in Britain showed a surprising rise in August, official data showed on Wednesday, pointing to even tougher times once government budget cuts begin in earnest.

N.Korea football trip for Middlesbrough women's team (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:50 AM PDT

North Korean national soccer team players celebrate their upset victory (1-0) over Italy 19 July 1966 in Middlesbrough at the end of their World Cup first round match. North Korea and Middlesbrough will revive a 44-year-old sporting link when the women's football team from the English town leaves for a trip to the isolated communist state, their coach said.(AFP/File)AFP - North Korea and Middlesbrough will revive a 44-year-old sporting link when the women's football team from the English town leaves Thursday for a trip to the isolated communist state, their coach said.

UK lawmakers: Major defense review has been rushed (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:21 AM PDT

AP - Crucial decisions on the future of British defense policy and its nuclear weapons capability are being rushed, kept behind closed doors and could be riddled with mistakes, lawmakers said Wednesday.

UK unemployment rate falls by 0.1 pct to 7.8 pct (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:07 AM PDT

AP - Britain's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 7.8 percent in the three months to July as more than a quarter of a million people joined the work force, official figures showed Wednesday.

Badger cull plans to combat TB in cows (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:06 AM PDT

A young badger is held down by vets in a zoo, November 2007. The government is expected to announce plans for a badger cull in an attempt to reduce instances of tuberculosis in cattle.(AFP/File/Boryana Katsarova)AFP - The government is expected to announce plans later Wednesday for a badger cull in an attempt to reduce instances of tuberculosis in cattle.

Bank of England head to address union conference (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:20 AM PDT

AP - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King is to face a potentially unfriendly audience as he addresses a conference of trade union leaders.

BP cited for North Sea safety failures: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:13 AM PDT

BP failed to comply with emergency regulations on oil spills at four out of five of its North Sea installations which were inspected last year, a report said, citing official records.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - BP failed to comply with emergency regulations on oil spills at four out of five of its North Sea installations which were inspected last year, a report said Wednesday, citing official records.

N. Ireland dissidents threaten to attack bankers (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:48 PM PDT

The skyline of London's joint financial districts. A dissident republican terror group in Northern Ireland has threatened to target banks and bankers as it seeks to destabilise the peace process, it has said in comments to a newspaper.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - A dissident republican terror group in Northern Ireland threatened Wednesday to target banks and bankers as it seeks to destabilise the peace process, in comments to a newspaper.

Trade unions warn of possible mass strikes (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 08:38 PM PDT

General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Brendan Barber, address the body's annual conference in Manchester on September 13, 2010. Trade unions have lost much of their influence since their heyday before former premier Margaret Thatcher's free market reforms and limiting of trade union power in the 1980s.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Could Britain soon see strikes on the scale of Greece or France? While its trade unions have backed joint action, questions remain about whether this will happen and its likely impact.

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