2010年9月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Greenpeace activists board drilling ship in North Sea (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:12 AM PDT

A view of Shetland Unst Island. Greenpeace activists had occupied an oil drilling ship anchored off the Shetland Isles to push for a ban on deepwater drilling in the North Sea, the environmental group said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Marcel Mochet)AFP - Greenpeace activists had occupied an oil drilling ship anchored off the Shetland Isles to push for a ban on deepwater drilling in the North Sea, the environmental group said Tuesday.

Polls close in Labour leadership race (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Polls closed Wednesday in the battle to become the leader of the Labour Party, with former Foreign Secretary David Miliband(R) the favourite to beat his younger brother Ed(L) to the post.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Polls closed Wednesday in the battle to become the leader of the Labour Party, with former Foreign Secretary David Miliband the favourite to beat his younger brother Ed to the post.

CGames: England says first athletes to fly out as planned (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:28 AM PDT

An worker dismantles the collapsed Jawaharlal Stadium footbridge in New Delhi on September 22. England said its first 22 Commonwealth Games athletes will fly out as planned to New Delhi on Thursday, despite concerns over the event that prompted Scotland to delay its team's departure for India.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - England said its first 22 Commonwealth Games athletes will fly out as planned to New Delhi on Thursday, despite concerns over the event that prompted Scotland to delay its team's departure for India.

Titanic sunk by steering mistake, author says (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:50 AM PDT

The RMS Titanic in what is thought to be the last known image of the ship as she sets sail from Queenstown for New York. REUTERS/Christie'sReuters - The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Zutons singer convicted of assault (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:21 AM PDT

Dave McCabe, lead singer of Liverpool rock band The Zutons, performs on the third day of the T in the Park music festival near Kinross in Scotland in July 2008. McCabe broke a man's nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was convicted of assault on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - The lead singer of Liverpool rock band The Zutons, who broke a man's nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was convicted of assault on Wednesday.

Cops in court over alleged terror suspect assault (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

AP - Four police officers have appeared in a London court charged with attacking a terrorist suspect they were arresting on a U.S. extradition warrant.

Footballer Bramble arrested for suspected rape (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT

Titus Bramble (R), then of Wigan Athletic, beats Aston Villa's Emile Heskey to the ball during a Premier League match between at Villa Park in Birmingham in August 2009. Bramble, now with Sunderland, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of rape, police said.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of rape, police said.

Man jailed for microwaving favourite hamster (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT

A court sentenced a man to nine weeks in prison Wednesday after he killed his favourite pet hamster by cooking it in a microwave during a drunken row with his girlfriend.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - A court sentenced a man to nine weeks in prison Wednesday after he killed his favourite pet hamster by cooking it in a microwave during a drunken row with his girlfriend.

Cable attacks City 'spivs and gamblers' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 06:03 AM PDT

Business Secretary Vince Cable delivers his keynote address during the Liberal Democrats' annual conference in Liverpool on September 22. Cable attacked AFP - Business minister Vince Cable attacked "murky" corporate behaviour and condemned excessive bankers' bonuses paid to "spivs and gamblers" in a speech Wednesday.

UK minister attacks pursuit of quick profits (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:39 AM PDT

AP - Pursuit of the quick buck is undermining Britain's economy, a government minister said Wednesday as he announced a review of corporate governance, executive pay and takeovers.

HSBC chief threatens to quit in top job battle (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:22 AM PDT

HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan has threatened to quit if he is not promoted to chairman, as the battle for the top job at the bank intensifies, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan has threatened to quit if he is not promoted to chairman, as the battle for the top job at the bank intensifies, a report said Wednesday.

Bank of England voted 8-1 to freeze rates (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:19 AM PDT

A bus drives past the Bank of England in central London in 2008. Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low, minutes from their last meeting showed on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 earlier this month to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low, minutes from their last meeting showed on Wednesday.

Imperial Tobacco says trade in line with expectations (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:49 AM PDT

Imperial Tobacco, maker of Lambert & Butler and Gauloises cigarettes, said Wednesday that trading was in line with expectations this year, despite challenging conditions in some markets.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)AFP - Imperial Tobacco, maker of Lambert & Butler and Gauloises cigarettes, said Wednesday that trading was in line with expectations this year, despite challenging conditions in some markets.

From Bond to bizarre: MI6 unveils secrets in new book (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:30 AM PDT

The MI6 headquarters in on the south side of the River Thames in central London. The UK's foreign intelligence agency MI6 has published the first authorised history of its early years, revealing the exploits of both real-life James Bonds and its worst ever traitor.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A spy lands on a beach near a casino and strips off his wetsuit to reveal a smart tuxedo. Intelligence agents experiment with using bodily fluid as invisible ink to write secret letters.

Financial watchdog urges end to 'demonisation' of traders (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:53 AM PDT

Chairman of the Financial Services Authority Adair Turner attends the Lord Mayor's dinner to the Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at Mansion House in London in June 2010. Turner has urged an end to the AFP - The head of the financial watchdog has urged an end to the "demonisation of overpaid traders" for their role in the financial crisis, saying ill-designed policy should take much of the blame.

Top British trio pull out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Britain's Christine Ohuruogu celebrates winning the women's 400m at the British Athletics Grand Prix in Gateshead, northern England, August 31, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - A trio of top British athletes, including world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu and Olympic 400 metres gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday.

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