2010年9月20日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Clegg defends coalition to party faithful (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Deputy prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg speaks during the filming of the Andrew Marr Show in Liverpool. Clegg will on Monday passionately defend the Liberal Democrats' decision to enter a coalition with the Conservatives, insisting his party would have lost all credibility if it had not.(AFP/POOL/Dave Thompson)AFP - Nick Clegg made an impassioned appeal Monday to his party to back the coalition with the Conservatives amid unease over its programme of public spending cuts.

Airbrush alert: UK wants to keep fashion ads real (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:35 AM PDT

This Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 photo shows a man as he walks by an advert on a billboard on New Bond Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. If British government officials get their way, fashion ads in Britain may soon have to label a photo if it has been retouched. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Beware those impossibly tiny waists and never-ending legs: looking at too much airbrushed beauty in glossy magazines can be hazardous to your health.

Lloyds bank says chief executive to step down (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT

State-rescued Lloyds Banking Group announced Monday that chief executive Eric Daniels, seen here in 2009, would not take his annual bonus of 2.3 million pounds.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - State-rescued Lloyds bank announced on Monday that its chief executive Eric Daniels will retire next year.

Relics of Scott's Antarctic expedition up for sale (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Adrian Raeside from Canada, holds a photograph of his grandfather Sir Charles Seymour Wright and great-uncle Thomas Griffith Taylor in front of a silk union flag that belonged to captain Robert Falcon Scott and was used on the two expeditions he led to the Antarctic at the Christie's auction house in London, Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. The photograph and flag are part of Charles Seymour Wright's collection of relics from Scott's British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913 and will be sold at auction in London on Sep. 22, 2010. The photograph taken during their Antarctic exhibition on Jan. 5, 1911 by Herbert Ponting, is estimated to fetch 1,500 to 2,500 pounds ($2,336 to $3,893 and 1,789 to 2,982 euro) and the flag is expected to fetch 60,000 to 80,000 pounds ($93,443 to $124,591 and 71,568 to 95,424 euro). (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - They are testament to one of the most heroic of British failures.

Woman who dumped cat charged with animal cruelty (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:19 AM PDT

AP - An animal protection group says it is taking legal action against a British woman who horrified animal lovers when she was recorded dumping a cat into a garbage bin.

UK keeps top credit rating: Moody's (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Moody's Investors Service said Monday that Britain had retained its top-level 'Aaa' credit rating despite the nation's stretched public finances and challenging economic outlook.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Moody's Investors Service said Monday that Britain had retained its top-level 'Aaa' credit rating despite the nation's stretched public finances and challenging economic outlook.

Supermodels Moss, Campbell attend McQueen service (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:59 AM PDT

English supermodel Kate Moss leaves a memorial service in honour of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen at St Paul's Cathedral in central London, September 20.(AFP/Carl Cort)AFP - Models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell joined the elite of the fashion world on Monday at a memorial service for influential designer Alexander McQueen.

Bold London fashion seeks way out of recession (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:31 AM PDT

Reuters - London Fashion Week is emerging from the shadow of a recession that has hung over the industry the last few seasons, with confident designers presenting bold creations to put the city on a par with other catwalk capitals.

More than 9,000 in public sector paid more than PM (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on September 13. Over 9,000 public sector workers earn more than Cameron's salary of £142,500, extensive new research has revealed.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Over 9,000 public sector workers earn more than Prime Minister David Cameron's salary of £142,500, extensive new research has revealed.

Lib Dem leader hits bullseye at conference (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg plays archery on a Nintendo Wii console on the third day of his party's annual conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 20. Clegg scored a bullseye Monday as he took a moment out from the serious business of the conference to play the computer game.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg scored a bullseye Monday as he took a moment out from the serious business of his Liberal Democrat party conference to play a computer game.

UK forces hand over Afghan district to US (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:37 AM PDT

British soldiers walk towards a military helicopter during a patrol of Afghanistan's Helmand province in March 2010. British forces transferred control of security for Sangin district in southern Afghanistan to US troops, the defence ministry said on Monday.(AFP/Pool/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - British troops transferred responsibility for security in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan to US forces on Monday, leaving an area where Britain suffered its worst losses since the invasion.

BAE Systems buys US intelligence services unit (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:41 AM PDT

AP - British defense contractor BAE Systems says it is buying a U.S. intelligence services business in a $296 million deal.

Afghan officials say too early to judge election (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Workers dismantle posters of election candidates a day after parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Afghan authorities said Monday it was too early to judge the validity of the country's parliamentary ballot despite observers' reports of widespread fraud in the vote that was to help consolidate its shaky democracy.

Fashion greats remember McQueen in London service (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:23 AM PDT

British fashion designer Stella McCartney arrives at the memorial service for Alexander McQueen at St. Paul's Cathedral, in London September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: FASHION SOCIETY)AP - Members of the fashion industry are gathering at London's St. Paul's Cathedral to pay their respects to design icon Alexander McQueen.

BAE Systems to buy US security group (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT

BAE Systems, the British maker of military equipment, said Monday it had agreed to buy Intelligence Services Group for 190 million pounds to meet growing demand for intelligence and security services.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - BAE Systems, the British maker of military equipment, said Monday it had agreed to buy Intelligence Services Group for 190 million pounds to meet growing demand for intelligence and security services.

UK hands over violent Afghan district to U.S. troops (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:25 AM PDT

Reuters - British troops have handed over responsibility for one of the deadliest districts in southern Afghanistan to American forces, Britain's defense ministry said on Monday.

Dutch arrest British terrorism suspect at Schiphol (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Dutch military police arrested a British man of Somali descent at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Sunday morning on suspicion of links to terrorism, the Dutch public prosecutor said.

Pope 'succeeded in charm offensive' on visit (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI leaves Oscott College in Birmingham on September 19 after speaking to bishops. The pope succeeded in his charm offensive on his historic visit to Britain although the enduring legacy of the trip is harder to judge, commentators said Monday.(AFP/POOL/Matt Cardy)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI succeeded in his charm offensive on his historic visit to Britain although the enduring legacy of the trip is harder to judge, commentators said Monday.

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