2010年11月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Newcastle airport shut after jet skids off runway (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:24 PM PST

Newcastle International Airport was closed Thursday after a passenger jet slid off the runway, but there were no reported injuries, the local fire service said.(Newcastle International)AFP - Newcastle International Airport was closed Thursday after a passenger jet slid off the runway, but there were no reported injuries, the local fire service said.

Royal Ballet seeks to widen appeal with arena show (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:57 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's Royal Ballet will hold four dance performances at a London arena famed for hosting top rock acts in a bid to bring ballet to a wider audience.

PM blasted for Bercow 'dwarf' joke (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:28 AM PST

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is seen in his office at the House of Commons in 2009. Campaigners have accused David Cameron of breaking the law by jokingly comparing Bercow to one of the Seven Dwarfs.(AFP/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Campaigners on Thursday accused David Cameron of breaking the law by jokingly comparing Commons Speaker John Bercow to one of the Seven Dwarfs.

Rail investment to add 2000 carriages (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:26 AM PST

The Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced a multi-billion investment programme for Britain's rail network on Thursday -- but passengers will be expected to bear some of the cost through increased fares.(AFP/File/JIM WATSON)AFP - Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced a multi-billion investment programme for Britain's rail network on Thursday -- but passengers will be expected to bear some of the cost through increased fares.

Conservative peer apologises for 'breeding' gaffe (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:23 AM PST

A general view of housing is pictured in north London. Howard Flight, a Conservative peer, has apologised for attacking government welfare cuts which he said would encourage AFP - A Conservative peer apologised on Thursday for attacking government welfare cuts which he said would encourage "breeding" among benefit claimants.

British PM Cameron in hot water over dwarf joke (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire Thursday after repeating a joke likening the speaker of Parliament to one of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs.

Osborne seeks EU support on bank bonus disclosures (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PST

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is seen leaving Downing Street on Monday. Osborne is to write to European finance ministers as the government seeks common rules on the disclosure of bankers' bonuses, the Treasury has said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is to write to European finance ministers as the government seeks common rules on the disclosure of bankers' bonuses, a Treasury spokesperson said on Thursday.

British PM unveils 'happiness index' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:33 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron, seen here in May 2010, has defended a new index aimed at measuring the population's social and environmental wellbeing rather than just its wealth.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday defended a new index aimed at measuring the population's social and environmental wellbeing rather than just its wealth.

Cold snap deepens as snow spreads across UK (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:50 AM PST

A car is driven along a snow covered road near Hexham, north-east England. Drivers are battling with treacherous conditions on the roads, after large swathes of Britain woke up to snow.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Drivers battled with treacherous conditions on the roads on Thursday, after large swathes of Britain woke up to snow.

UK banks remain in talks with government on pay: lobby (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:43 AM PST

Reuters - Britain's top banks are still talking to the government about pay packages, a banking lobby group said on Thursday, as pressure mounts to curb excessive bonus payouts at the end of 2010.

Church of England backs covenant but traditionalists rebel (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:56 AM PST

the head of the worldwide Anglican church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in September 2010. The Church of England edged closer Wednesday to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.(AFP/POOL/File/Chris Ison)AFP - The Church of England has edged closer to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.

Gove unveils sweeping school reforms (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:56 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron, then leader of the opposition, talks with school children during an election campaign visit to Western Springs Community Primary School in Rugeley in April. The government is expected to announce a major overhaul of the English schools system in a White Paper proposing reforms to school targets, funding, league tables and teacher training.(AFP/File/Stefan Wermuth)AFP - Reforms to school targets, funding, league tables and teacher training are among the proposals for a major overhaul of the English schools system announced by the government.

Kate Middleton's dress 'worth up to £100k' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:06 AM PST

Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton is seen in 2007 at the Cheltenham Race Festival. The see-through dress worn byMiddleton at a student fashion show in 2002 could now be worth 100,000 pounds, according to auctioneers.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The see-through dress worn by Kate Middleton at a student fashion show could now be worth 100,000 pounds, according to auctioneers.

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