2010年10月8日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK ticket-holder wins record 129 million euros: lottery (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:50 PM PDT

This handout pitcure released by France's national lottery games' operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ), in 2009 shows its logo. A ticket-holder in Britain has won a record 129 million euros on the Euromillions lottery, organisers Francaise des Jeux announced Friday.(AFP/FDJ-HO/File)AFP - A ticket-holder in Britain has won a record 129 million euros on the Euromillions lottery, organisers Francaise des Jeux announced Friday.

'Attic sale' at top British country house raises millions (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:11 AM PDT

The feet of a baby, Marc Quinn's giant sculpture entitled AFP - The attic sale to end all attic sales at one of Britain's top country houses raised 6.5 million pounds (7.5 million euros, 10.3 million dollars) Friday from a dazzling collection of furniture, bric-a-brac and even fireplaces.

Donald Trump in Scotland hints about presidency (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Donald J. Trump, Chairman and President of The Trump Organization, is presented with the honorary award of Doctor of Business Administration at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, Friday Oct. 8, 2010. Trump receives the honorary degree despite protests from local residents who say his massive 750-million-pound ($1.2-billion) golf resort could force them out of their homes. The homeowners claim Trump wants to force them to make room for his luxury resort, which features a five-star hotel, more than 1,000 homes and two golf courses and is expected to open in the summer of 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Campbell)AP - Donald Trump used a trip to Scotland on Friday to give his strongest hint yet that he may run for U.S. president in 2012.

Pubs and pints help keep UK homes warm (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:34 AM PDT

Reuters - A visit to the local pub will help Britons keep their homes warm and their stoves alight as the country's first commercial facility turning organic waste into biogas started sending gas to the grid on Friday.

New UK opposition Labour chief appoints new team (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:28 AM PDT

AP - Britain's new opposition leader Ed Miliband defused another potential family feud on Friday, handing a high-flying husband and wife duo key jobs in his new team — two weeks after defeating his own brother to be named Labour Party chief.

Rescuers lift crew from troubled tanker off France (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:36 AM PDT

Reuters - A chemicals tanker loaded with 6,000 tonnes of solvent ran into trouble after a collision off the coast of France on Friday but authorities said its crew was rescued and its cargo did not seem to be leaking.

BP trading unit review eyes emerging markets (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 06:31 AM PDT

Deepwater Horizon joint investigation board co-chair Capt. Hung Nguyen speaks with BP PLC Macondo well team leader John Guide during Guide's testimony at joint investigation hearings held by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Management Regulation and Enforcement in Metairie, La., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)AP - BP PLC is considering a shake-up of its trading division to focus on emerging markets after a decline in profitability due to a tougher market environment.

Labour leader names top team (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

Opposition MP Alan Johnson addresses delgates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference, in Manchester, September 2010. Ed Miliband, the new leader of the opposition Labour Party, unveiled his shadow cabinet team, handing ex-home secretary Johnson the key finance brief in a surprise move.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Ed Miliband, the new leader of the opposition Labour Party, unveiled his shadow cabinet team on Friday, handing ex-home secretary Alan Johnson the key finance brief in a surprise move.

London's Savoy Hotel to reopen after facelift (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Reuters - London's Savoy Hotel, the "Palace by the Thames" that has welcomed generations of royals, prime ministers and Hollywood stars, reopens this weekend after a facelift that cost 220 million pounds ($350 million).

British travel groups unveil merger (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:04 AM PDT

An outlet of the travel group Thomas Cook in Paris. British holiday firm Thomas Cook and the Co-operative announced a merger of their stores and foreign exchange businesses, to create the nation's biggest high-street travel chain.(AFP/File/Stephane de Sakutin)AFP - British holiday firm Thomas Cook and the Co-operative announced on Friday a merger of their stores and foreign exchange businesses, to create the nation's biggest high-street travel chain.

France could look after Britain's nukes: report (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:50 AM PDT

British soldiers stand in front of the Albion Royal Navy ship, on April 20. Britain's nuclear arsenal could be maintained and serviced by France, in a rare collaboration on its closely-guarded independent deterrent, the Financial Times newspaper said.(AFP/File/Rafa Rivas)AFP - Britain's nuclear arsenal could be maintained and serviced by France, in a rare collaboration on its closely-guarded independent deterrent, the Financial Times newspaper said Friday.

Johnny Depp makes surprise visit to budding pirates (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:19 AM PDT

This image made available by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) shows actor Johnny Depp in his film AFP - Pirates of the Caribbean superstar Johnny Depp delighted pupils at a London primary school after swinging in unannounced to help raise a mutiny against the teachers.

Over 52? Then you're probably grumpy (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy, according to a survey on Friday.

London bike scheme hits one million journeys (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:07 AM PDT

London Cycle Hire bicycles are pictured in a docking point in central London, July 2010. London's bike hire scheme celebrated its one millionth journey, 10 weeks after the £140 million project was launched.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's bike hire scheme celebrated its one millionth journey on Friday, 10 weeks after the £140 million project was launched.

Over 52? Then you're probably grumpy (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Reuters - Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy, according to a survey on Friday.

ME sufferers banned from donating blood (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:22 AM PDT

ME sufferers will not be allowed to donate blood in the UK from November 1 under new legislation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Livesey)AFP - ME sufferers will not be allowed to donate blood in the UK from November 1 under new legislation announced on Friday.

Vodafone buys 2 telecom expense management firms (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:14 AM PDT

AP - Vodafone is spending $9.7 million to buy two firms specializing in managing telecom expenses.

Police acted 'lawfully' in barrister shooting: court (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:44 AM PDT

Armed policemen secure a road in London's Chelsea district on May 6. A barrister who brandished a shotgun during a drunken confrontation with police was lawfully killed by marksmen, an inquest jury ruled.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Police who shot dead an armed barrister during a drunken stand-off were adjudged to have acted lawfully by an inquest jury, but came in for criticism from the country's media on Friday.

Pakistan envoy criticises US travel alert (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:26 AM PDT

An armed police officer stands guard as the area around Hyde Park Corner is evacuated during a security alert in central London on October 6, 2010. A US travel alert warning Americans travelling in Europe against possible terrorist attacks may have been politically motivated, Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain told a newspaper Friday.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A US travel alert warning Americans travelling in Europe against possible terrorist attacks may have been politically motivated, Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain told a newspaper Friday.

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