2010年11月29日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British police warn students against violence (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:10 PM PST

Reuters - British police have warned students not to use violence in a protest on Tuesday against a planned rise in tuition fees, after clashes at two previous demonstrations.

London commuters hit by fourth Tube strike (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PST

Travellers queue as the doors close on a packed rush hour tube train in central London, November 29, 2010. Millions of Londoners battled to get to work in freezing conditions on Monday as the city's underground rail workers staged a 24-hour strike, their fourth walkout since September over station job cuts. Transport for London (TFL), which runs the publicly controlled network known as the Tube, said on its website two of its underground lines were closed with almost all the others part-suspended and subject to delays. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Millions of Londoners battled to get to work in freezing conditions Monday as the city's underground rail workers staged a 24-hour strike, their fourth walkout since September over proposed station job cuts.

Parliament needs urgent repairs (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. The parliament needs more than 69 million pounds worth of urgent repairs over the next five years, lawmakers were told Monday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The parliament needs more than 69 million pounds worth of urgent repairs over the next five years, lawmakers were told Monday.

Summary Box: BA, Iberia holders approve merger (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:12 AM PST

AP - DONE DEAL: Shareholders at meetings in London and Madrid approved the $8.9 billion merger between British Airways PLC and Iberia SA to create Europe's No. 3 airline.

British imposes controls on lethal injection drug (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:02 AM PST

AP - Britain imposed controls on the export of a drug used in American executions Monday, following pressure from death penalty opponents who sought to make it more difficult for U.S. states to obtain the sedative.

Scottish airports hit in cold snap (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:42 AM PST

The landmark sculpture entitled 'Angel of the North' by British artist Antony Gormley stands amongst snow near Gateshead, in north-east England on November 28. Scotland was among the hardest hit regions, with snow playing havoc at its airports with disruption at the main three, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, while the runways were cleared.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Britain shivered Monday as an unseasonal cold snap gripped the kingdom, with temperatures below freezing and snow flurries grounding flights and trapping hundreds of motorists.

Forecast slashes estimate of public sector job losses (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

Shoppers walk along Oxford Street in central London. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) raised its 2010 growth forecast to 1.8 percent from 1.2 percent, citing a stronger-than-expected recovery, and slashed its estimate of job losses arising from spending cuts.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Monday raised its 2010 growth forecast to 1.8 percent from 1.2 percent, citing a stronger-than-expected recovery, and slashed its estimate of job losses arising from spending cuts.

UK's 2010 economic forecast raised (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

AP - A government-appointed independent economic body gave Britain's Conservative-led coalition a boost Monday, raising its forecast for the U.K.'s domestic economic growth this year and slashing its projection for public job cuts over the next four years.

BA-Iberia clinch landmark merger deal (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:45 AM PST

British Airways planes at London's Heathrow Airport in July 2010. The multi-billion-euro merger between British Airways and Iberia was sealed as shareholders overwhelmingly backed a deal to create Europe's second biggest airline.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British Airways and Iberia sealed a multi-billion-euro merger on Monday as shareholders overwhelmingly backed a deal to create Europe's second biggest airline amid recovery for the sector.

Fresh strike ballot for BA cabin crew (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:29 AM PST

Demonstrators from the Unite trade union protest during a British Airways cabin crew strike in May 2010. British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted for further strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline, according to the Unite trade union.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted for further strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline, the Unite trade union announced Monday.

BSkyB plans Arabic TV channel (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:01 AM PST

British pay-TV giant BSkyB will launch a free-to-air Arabic language news channel under a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - British pay-TV giant BSkyB will launch a free-to-air Arabic language news channel under a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp, the pair announced in a statement on Monday.

Cameron to make double World Cup bid trip (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:01 AM PST

Football cards show Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Cameron will fly to Zurich not just once but twice this week to push England's 2018 World Cup bid amid fears a documentary on FIFA could hit the campaign, his spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron will fly to Zurich not just once but twice this week to push England's 2018 World Cup bid amid fears a documentary on FIFA could hit the campaign, his spokesman said Monday.

French prefer Churchill to Blair, book sales show (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 06:47 AM PST

World War II leader Sir Winston Churchill flashes his famous V-sign signifying AFP - One was a grumpy Atlanticist who clashed with General De Gaulle, the other a slick French-speaker who saw a Britain "at the heart of Europe", but the French still prefer Winston Churchill over Tony Blair.

Policeman to face misconduct charge over G20 death (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PST

Protestors wave placards reading AFP - A riot squad officer who struck a man and pushed him to the ground during last year's London G20 protests was on Monday served with gross misconduct allegations by the police over his death.

Britain to publish economic growth forecasts (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:25 AM PST

A construction site in central London. Britain has raised its 2010 growth forecast to 1.8 percent from 1.2 percent, citing a stronger-than-expected recovery, and slashed its estimate of job losses arising from spending cuts.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Britain will unveil its latest official growth and borrowing forecasts later Monday amid hopes the economy is faring better than expected despite the government's ongoing austerity drive.

BP shares up on $7.1B Pan American sale (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:01 AM PST

RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2010 - Smoke billows from a controlled burn of spilled oil off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico coast line June 13, 2010. Millions of gallons of oil have poured into the Gulf since an April 20 explosion on an offshore rig killed 11 workers and ruptured BP's deep-sea well. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)AP - Shares in BP PLC are trading higher after the London-based oil company announced over the weekend that it has agreed to sell its 60 percent stake in Argentina-based oil and gas producer Pan American Energy for $7.1 billion.

Lib Dem candidates urge Clegg to oppose fees rise (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:42 AM PST

A demonstrator holds a smoke grenade next to an effigy of Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, during a protest last week against the British government's spending cuts. More than 100 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates have urged leader Nick Clegg to oppose the proposed rise in tuition fees.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - More than 100 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates have urged leader Nick Clegg to oppose the proposed rise in tuition fees.

Guardian defends publishing WikiLeaks memos (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:47 AM PST

Australian founder of whistleblowing website 'WikiLeaks', Julian Assange, holds a copy of the Guardian newspaper during a press conference in London in July 2010. The Guardian on Sunday defended its decision to publish hundreds of secret US memos released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Guardian has defended its decision to publish hundreds of secret US memos released by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

UK 'could begin Afghan withdrawal early 2012' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:42 AM PST

A handout photo shows soldiers from the Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, keeping watch outside their compound near the town of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan. Britain could begin pulling its troops out of Afghanistan in just over a year, the head of armed forces has told the Telegraph newspaper.(AFP/File/Handout)AFP - Britain could begin pulling its troops out of Afghanistan in just over a year, the head of armed forces told the Telegraph newspaper on Monday.

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