2010年11月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Stonehenge gets millions for major makeover (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2007 file photo, visitors are dwarfed by the Stonehenge monument in southern England. Stonehenge is getting a multimillion-pound (-dollar) grant that conservators say will help restore some dignity to a World Heritage site blighted by busy roads and cramped facilities. English Heritage said Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, that it now has about two-thirds of the money it needs to revamp the area around the prehistoric circle of stones, although the group acknowledged the improvements probably wouldn't come in time for the 2012 Olympic Games, when hordes of tourists are expected to descend on the site. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)AP - Stonehenge is getting a multimillion-pound (-dollar) grant that conservators say will help restore some dignity to a World Heritage site blighted by busy roads and cramped facilities.

Cameron adviser "profoundly" sorry for comments (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:45 PM PST

A senior adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron AFP - A senior adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron "profoundly" apologised after claiming in Friday's Telegraph newspaper that the country had "never had it so good," despite the recent downturn.

'Asian unicorn' and scaly anteater make endangered list (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:08 PM PST

An undated handout photo from the Zoological Society of London shows a Chinese pangolin. A scaly anteater and a bat-eared bushbaby are among the weird and wonderful animals that have been added to a list of the 100 most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) mammals in the world.(AFP/HO)AFP - A miniature sloth, the "Asian unicorn" and a bushbaby known as the rondo dwarf galago were Friday added to the Zoological Society of London's list of genetically distinct and endangered mammals.

UK's Cameron: 2015 Afghanistan deadline is final (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PST

In this image made from television, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gives evidence to Parliament's liaison committee at the House of Commons, London, Thursday Nov. 18, 2010. Cameron insisted Thursday that British troops will quit their combat role in Afghanistan by 2015, whatever the security conditions or progress made in tackling insurgents. (AP Photo/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday that British troops will quit their combat role in Afghanistan by 2015, whatever the security conditions or progress made in tackling insurgents.

UK police investigating mysterious forest blast (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST

AP - Counterterrorism police are among those investigating a device thought to have blown up in a remote Scottish forest.

Extra holiday for royal wedding: PM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:28 AM PST

The front pages of British national newspapers showing images of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton. Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday there should be an extra public holiday to mark the royal wedding next year of Prince William and Kate Middleton.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday there should be an extra public holiday to mark the royal wedding next year of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Royal wedding challenge: Make it grand, yet cheap (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PST

A visitor takes a photo of Westminster Abbey in London, Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010, which is viewed as one of the possible venues for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, which is scheduled to take place in either Spring or Summer 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - It's a wedding planner's nightmare.

Cornwall cleans up after floods wreck parts of county (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:47 AM PST

Chief executive of Cornwall's ecological tourist attraction the Eden Project Tim Smit and managing director Gaynor Coley are seen assessing damage to the site after floods closed the site on November 17. A major clean-up has begun in Cornwall after torrential rains pounded the county, leaving parts of it devastated by flooding.(Eden Project)AFP - A major clean-up began in Cornwall on Thursday after torrential rains pounded the county, leaving parts of it devastated by flooding.

Royal wedding plans stepped up with visit to abbey (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:56 AM PST

Prince William plans to tone down the usual pomp when he weds next year, say palace officials, but fiancee Kate Middleton's visit to Westminster Abbey, seen here, suggests it could still be a spectacular affair.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prince William plans to tone down the usual pomp when he weds next year, say palace officials, but fiancee Kate Middleton's visit to Westminster Abbey suggests it could still be a spectacular affair.

Police quiz four over brutal van murder (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PST

Police are interviewing four men on suspicion of the murder of a man whose body was found wrapped in bags in the back of a van in Berkshire, reportedly after he was tortured.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Police were interviewing four men on Thursday on suspicion of the murder of a man whose body was found wrapped in bags in the back of a van in Berkshire, reportedly after he was tortured.

Borrowing strikes record but government on track (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PST

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, (R) and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, leave the Treasury. Public sector borrowing hit a record high for the month of October, official data shows, despite concerted government efforts to slash the deficit.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - Public sector borrowing hit a record high for the month of October, official data showed on Thursday, despite concerted government efforts to slash the deficit.

London Stock Exchange H1 profit up 26 pct (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:09 AM PST

AP - The London Stock Exchange, which owns markets in Britain and Italy, said Thursday that first-half net profit rose 26 percent as it managed to offset the impact of tougher competition with new services.

Retail sales climb in October, data shows (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:35 AM PST

Shoppers are seen in London's Covent Garden in January. Retail sales rose by 0.5 percent in October from September, snapping two months of falls, official data shows.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Retail sales rose by 0.5 percent in October from September, snapping two months of falls, official data showed Thursday.

UK defense chief denies budget cuts hit morale (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:18 AM PST

AP - Britain's defense minister is rejecting claims in a leaked document that the U.K.'s defense reforms have weakened the confidence of the country's armed forces.

SABMiller H1 profit up 15 percent to $1.1 billion (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 12:37 AM PST

AP - SABMiller, the world's largest brewer, on Thursday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half profits on the back of strong performances in the Americas, Asia and South Africa.

Leaked document reveals army anger at cuts: report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:56 PM PST

Soldiers walk towards a military helicopter in Helmand province. Recent cuts in military spending have AFP - Recent cuts in military spending have "badly damaged the confidence and morale" of the armed forces, according to a defence ministry document revealed by the Telegraph Thursday.

Labour leader told to weaken union influence (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:49 PM PST

Labour Party's Shadow Home Secretary Alan Johnson, in Manchester, north-west England, in September. Johnson criticised the system which brought his colleague Ed Miliband to the head of the Labour party, saying it gave the country's trade unions too much power.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The shadow finance minister Thursday criticised the system which brought his colleague Ed Miliband to the head of the Labour party, saying it gave the country's trade unions too much power.

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