2010年11月21日星期日

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


John Lewis boosted by winter clothing sales (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PST

Crowds line the pavement in Oxford Street, in London in September. Retail chain John Lewis, which has a flagship store in Oxford Street, reported a jump in weekly takings to 88 million pounds after colder weather boosted demand for clothing ranges.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - British department store chain John Lewis on Sunday reported a jump in weekly takings to 88 million pounds after colder weather boosted demand for clothing ranges.


Tesco reveals strong Asian sales growth (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:53 AM PST

Shopping trolleys at a Tesco supermarket in Birkenhead, north-west England, in January. Tesco revealed strong sales growth in South Korea, China and India as Britain's biggest supermarket chain continues its expansion in overseas markets.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Tesco revealed strong sales growth in South Korea, China and India as Britain's biggest supermarket chain continues its expansion in overseas markets.


Britons want William and Kate as next king and queen (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:23 AM PST

Britons want Prince William and his new fiancee Kate Middleton to be Britain's next king and queen, instead of the current heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, polls showed Sunday.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Most Britons want Prince William and his new fiancee Kate Middleton to be their next king and queen, leapfrogging Prince Charles and his wife Camilla to the throne, three new polls showed Sunday.


Prince William 'saves hillwalker's life' in Wales (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:15 AM PST

A handout photo shows a RAF Search and Rescue Sea King helicopter, co-piloted by Britain's Prince William, as it comes in to land at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales in October 2010. Prince William was involved in a helicopter rescue mission on Mount Snowdon in Wales just 48 hours after announcing his engagement to Kate Middleton, according to the man the pribce helped rescue.(AFP/HO/Dek Traylor)AFP - Prince William was involved in a helicopter rescue mission on Mount Snowdon in Wales just 48 hours after announcing his engagement to Kate Middleton, according to the man the prince helped rescue.


Bishop 'gives William and Kate's marriage seven years' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:14 AM PST

Tourists take photographs on Friday outside Westminster Abbey, expected to be the location for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. A London bishop has provoked a storm of outrage by likening Prince William and Kate Middleton to ?shallow celebrities? and predicting their marriage will last just seven years, according to the Mail on Sunday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A prominent bishop has provoked a storm of outrage by likening Prince William and Kate Middleton to ?shallow celebrities? and predicting their marriage will last just seven years, according to the Mail on Sunday.


Britain may rule cigarettes must have plain packs (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 03:24 AM PST

A Friends of the Earth protestor wears a mock cigarette packet outfit outside the Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco in London in 2005. Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in grey or brown plain packaging in Britain in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in grey or brown plain packaging in Britain in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking.


Prince William watches Blackpool beat Wolves (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 02:53 AM PST

Prince William, who announced his engagement to fiancee Kate Middleton this week, took time off from planning the wedding of the year to watch the football at Blackpool on Saturday.(AFP)AFP - Prince William, who announced his engagement to fiancee Kate Middleton this week, took time off from planning the wedding of the year to watch the football at a British seaside resort on Saturday.


Britons want William, not Charles as next king - Poll (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 06:35 PM PST

Britain's Princes Charles and his son Prince William leave after attending a Service of Commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, at St Paul's Cathedral in London October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton should be Britain's next king and queen, not the heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, two polls showed on Saturday.


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