2010年9月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Pope admits church failures in sex abuse scandal (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI flanked by Britain's Queen Elizabeth is greeted by children as he leaves the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The Pontiff is on a four-day visit the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Claudio Onorati, Pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove priests who molested children in his strongest comments yet on the worldwide sex abuse crisis shaking his church.

Pakistani politician murdered outside London home: reports (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 04:56 PM PDT

A leading Pakistani politician was murdered outside his London home on Thursday, reports said. Imran Farooq, pictured in 1999, a senior member of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party, was found with head injuries and stab wounds in north London, the BBC and Sky News television reported.(AFP/File/Jonathan Utz)AFP - A leading Pakistani politician living in Britain has been murdered outside his London home, reports said.

UK spy chief warns of dissident Republican threat (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Friday that the U.K. faces potent new threats from terrorism incubated in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and North Africa.

Pope starts British visit with abuse scandal regrets (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI (L) is greeted by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson as he arrives at Heathrow airport. Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church failed to act quickly enough on paedophile priests, as he launched a historic visit to Britain with some of his strongest words yet on the scandal.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church failed to act quickly enough on paedophile priests, as he launched a historic visit to Britain with some of his strongest words yet on the scandal.

BBC freezes licence fee for at least a year (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 01:16 PM PDT

A general view of the BBC's West London headquarters. The BBC said Thursday it would freeze for at least a year the licence fee which every household in Britain with a television or radio must pay to finance the broadcaster.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The BBC said Thursday it would freeze for at least a year the licence fee which every household with a television or radio must pay to finance the broadcaster.

Pope in UK urges tolerance, warns against atheism (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Official Papal visit memorabilia is displayed at St Paul's bookshop next to Westminster Cathedral in central London September 15, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Scotland on Thursday for a four day trip to Britain, which includes taking Mass at Westminster Cathedral. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Pope Benedict started a trip to Britain on Thursday with some of the clearest criticism yet of his Church's handling of its sexual abuse crisis and urged the country to beware of "aggressive secularism."

UK does not rule out delay to new nuclear submarines (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Crew from HMS Vengeance, a British Royal Navy Vanguard class Trident Ballistic Missile Submarine, stand on their vessel as they return along the Clyde river to the Faslane naval base near Glasgow, Scotland December 4, 2006. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - Britain is committed to its Trident nuclear deterrent but wants to keep spending tight as it renews it, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday after a report that the replacement of submarines could be delayed.

Pope sports Scottish tartan created by American (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives to give mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland September 16, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McnaughtonReuters - Pope Benedict paraded through Edinburgh on Thursday wearing a potent symbol of Scottish nationalism -- a tartan shawl of a pattern created by an American in honor of his visit to Scotland.

Fashion worth more than $30 billion to UK economy (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Clothes hang on a rail at a Primark store in Loughborough, central England, November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - The direct value of the fashion industry to the British economy is nearly 21 billion pounds ($32.75 billion) according to a study released on the eve of London Fashion Week.

European truckmakers probed over price-fixing (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:40 AM PDT

File picture shows a Freightliner heavy-duty truck, part of the Daimler truck division. A British watchdog said Thursday it had launched a probe into alleged price-fixing by major European truckmakers, including German giants Daimler and MAN, resulting in the arrest of one person.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - A British watchdog said Thursday it had launched a probe into alleged price-fixing by major European truckmakers, including German giants Daimler and MAN, resulting in the arrest of one person.

Retail sales fall unexpectedly (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Retail sales fell by 0.5 percent in August compared with a month earlier, official data showed, disappointing experts who had been expecting a rise.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Retail sales in fell for the first time since January last month, official data showed on Thursday.

Iron Age village found at UK school building site (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Ancient human infant and animal remains believed to be more than 2,000 years old have been unearthed during the construction of a school in London. Archaeologists say the discovery, one of the most important in the British capital in recent years, points to evidence of an Iron Age and early Roman farming settlement.

US officials in Scotland for Lockerbie talks (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:58 AM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohamet al-Megrahi, seen here in 2009. Representatives of a US senate committee are to hold talks with justice officials from the Scottish government about the release of the Lockerbie bomber.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Representatives of a US senate committee are to hold talks on Thursday with justice officials from the Scottish government about the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

A brief look at the pope's British visit (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:52 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to be accorded a state visit to Britain, meaning that he was invited by the monarch as the head over another state, the Vatican. However, the queen will not host a banquet for Benedict, as she does for other state visits. Pope John Paul II came to Britain in 1982 on a pastoral visit organized by the church.

Retailer Kingfisher says profits up by quarter (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:17 AM PDT

A visitor to a B&Q store walks through the car park in London, 2001. Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home-improvements retailer, said that its net profits rose 24 percent to 250 million pounds during its first half.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home-improvements retailer, said Thursday that its net profits rose 24 percent to 250 million pounds during its first half.

Licence fee to be frozen for 2011 (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:15 AM PDT

A general view of the BBC's West London headquarters. The BBC said Thursday it would freeze for at least a year the licence fee which every household in Britain with a television or radio must pay to finance the broadcaster.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The BBC Trust proposed Thursday that the licence fee be frozen at its current level for the next two years despite the prospect of a substantial budget shortfall.

Britain notches 500 millionth digital download (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:10 AM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks in London during the launch of the European iTunes online music store, June 15, 2004. REUTERS/Matt DunhamReuters - Britain recently passed the 500-million mark for digital music downloads, and figures out this year suggest another record total in 2010, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC).

Trident renewal plans could be shelved: report (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:48 AM PDT

A handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows the HMS Vanguard. The government may postpone the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system in a measure aimed at saving billions of pounds and averting potential splits within the coalition before the next election.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The government may postpone the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system in a measure aimed at saving billions of pounds and averting potential splits within the coalition before the next election, it was reported Thursday.

UK retail sales fall 0.5 pct in August from July (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:39 AM PDT

AP - Official data show retail sales in Britain fell 0.5 percent in August compared to July, though they were still 1.9 percent ahead of a year ago.

UK considers delay on new nuclear submarines (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:16 AM PDT

AP - Britain's defense ministry says it could delay a decision on when to begin a planned 20 billion pound ($30 billion) program to replace its fleet of four nuclear-armed submarines.

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