2011年1月10日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Trade deals and pandas after Britain-China talks (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:04 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang at 10 Downing Street in central London. Britain and China signed trade deals worth 2.6 billion pounds (four billion dollars, 3.1 billion euros) Monday and announced Beijing will loan a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain and China signed trade deals worth 2.6 billion pounds (4.0 billion dollars, 3.1 billion euros) Monday and announced Beijing will loan a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years.

Trial of British climate protesters collapses (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:55 PM PST

AP - The tattooed environmentalist, known to fellow activists as "Flash" because of his supply of ready money, had a secret — he was an undercover policeman who had spent years infiltrating the movement.

Panda politics: China sending 2 pandas to Scotland (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

This is an undated image of the giant panda Yangguang in the Wulong Panda Research Unit in Sichuan Province, made available by Edinburgh Zoo Scotland Monday Jan. 10, 2011. China is sending a pair of giant pandas to the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland as the Asian nation's deputy leader visits the U.K. to boost relations. Vice Premier Li Keqiang, in London for trade talks with senior British officials, led the signing of the agreement Monday to send the animals to Edinburgh. (AP Photo/ Edinburgh Zoo, Ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - China's deputy premier kicked off talks with senior British officials Monday, charming Britain with trade deals and a loan of two giant pandas.

Govt boosts funds for hepatitis C-infected patients (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST

A man donating blood. The government said Monday it was providing up to 130 million pounds in extra funds for people infected with hepatitis C through blood supplied by the state-run health service.(AFP/File/Sanka Vidanagama)AFP - The government said Monday it was providing up to 130 million pounds in extra funds for people infected with hepatitis C through blood supplied by the state-run health service.

Paedophile ring members jailed (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:25 AM PST

A photo provided by Devon and Cornwall Police shows Colin Blanchard, the leader of an Internet paedophile ring. Blanchard and two other members of the Internet paedophile ring which sexually abused children and shared the images have been jailed.(Devon and Cornwall Police/File)AFP - The leaders and two members of an Internet paedophile ring which sexually abused children and shared the images have been jailed.

Smith & Nephew shares rocket on takeover report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:41 AM PST

Shares in pharmaceuticals firm Smith & Nephew have surged after investors seized on a weekend report of a potential takeover approach from US cosmetics and drugs giant Johnson & Johnson. In morning deals, the British group's share price rocketed by 11.62 percent to 725.5 pence, topping FTSE 100 index of leading companies. The FTSE was 0.47 percent lower at 5,956.03 points.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Shares in health firm Smith & Nephew have soared after a weekend report of a potential takeover approach from US cosmetics and drugs giant Johnson & Johnson.

Trial collapses amid undercover police claims (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:39 AM PST

A man stands on a coal heapinside the German the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station near Nottingham. The trial of six activists accused of trying to shut down the power station has collapsed, with their lawyers claiming a police infiltrator had been prepared to give evidence on their behalf.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The trial of six activists accused of trying to shut down one of Britain's largest power stations has collapsed, with their lawyers claiming a police infiltrator had been prepared to give evidence on their behalf.

Britain and China clinch panda deal (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:33 AM PST

A photo provided by Adelaide Zoo shows a panda. Britain and China have signed trade deals worth £2.6 billion pounds and announced Beijing will loan a pair of pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years.(Adelaide Zoo/File/Dave Mattner)AFP - Britain and China have signed trade deals worth £2.6 billion pounds and announced Beijing will loan a pair of pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years.

Alstom denies British bribe allegations (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST

The Alstom headquarters in Paris. The French engineering group has denied a report that it paid 81 million pounds (97.5 million euros/$126 million) in bribes through its British offshoots.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - French engineering group Alstom denied on Monday a report that it paid 81 million pounds (97.5 million euros/$126 million) in bribes through its British offshoots.

Gadget could ease terror of dentist's drill (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:22 AM PST

Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist's drill could benefit from a new gadget that cancels it out, according to researchers at King's College London. The group said they had come up with a device which not only filters out the sound but allows people to listen to their own music too.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist's drill could benefit from a new gadget that cancels it out, according to researchers at King's College London.

Virgin Atlantic halts airport fees in snow dispute (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST

AP - Virgin Atlantic Airways said Monday that it won't pay fees to the owner of Heathrow airport because of what it sees as a slow reaction to heavy snow last month.

UK Labour seeks extension of 50 pct bank bonus tax (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 05:28 AM PST

AP - Britain's main opposition party called Monday for the government to extend a 50 percent tax on bankers' bonuses — while the U.K's coalition government appeared split over how to deal with the politically touchy issue.

Subway drivers threaten royal wedding day strike (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 05:07 AM PST

AP - London subway drivers are threatening to strike on the day of Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.

Tube staff to strike over sacking of two drivers (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:36 AM PST

Tube workers have announced fresh strikes on the Bakerloo and Northern lines over the sacking of two drivers. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union will strike for 24 hours on the two lines from Friday evening.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - London Underground workers have announced fresh strikes on the Bakerloo and Northern lines over the sacking of two drivers.

Rolls-Royce car sales up 170 percent in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST

AP - The rich got rolling last year, pushing Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to its highest sales figures since BMW took over the company seven years ago.

Recession-weary Britons get happiness index (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:29 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron campaigns with local candidate Kashif Ali in Oldham, England, Thursday Jan. 6, 2011,ahead of the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. It's the first ballot box test of Britain's unlikely coalition government - a special election which pits Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party against his newly embraced Liberal Democrat partners, and asks the public to deliver a snap verdict on their plan to slash public spending. The contest, follows a bitter battle during Britain's national election in May - which sparked the first legal challenge to a result on the grounds of dirty tricks since 1911, and led judges to order a rerun.(AP Photo/Charlie Bibby, pool)AP - Spending cuts, rising unemployment, dour winter weather — it's not a good time to ask voters how happy they are.

House prices slid 3.4% in 2010, says Halifax (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST

House prices tumbled last year as many buyers shunned the property market, a survey from major mortgage provider Halifax shows. Prices slumped by 3.4 percent in December 2010, compared with the same month of the previous year, according to a statement from Halifax.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - House prices tumbled last year as many buyers shunned the property market, a survey from major mortgage provider Halifax shows.

FTSE down 0.30% at open (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:33 AM PST

Stocks have fallen in opening deals, with the FTSE 100 index of top shares down 0.30 percent at 5,966.71 points.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Stocks have fallen in opening deals, with the FTSE 100 index of top shares down 0.30 percent at 5,966.71 points.

Kate Middleton marks last birthday as single woman (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:13 AM PST

Kate Middleton, pictured with her fiance Prince William in November, celebrated turning 29 on Sunday, her last birthday as a commoner before the couple marry in April(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Princess-to-be Kate Middleton celebrated turning 29 on Sunday, her last birthday as a commoner before her wedding in April to Prince William.

Beckhams expecting fourth child (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST

Singer Victoria Beckham and footballer David Beckham at a Jonas Brothers concert in Los Angeles last year. The couple are expecting their fourth child in the summer, Victoria Beckham's spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday(AFP/Getty Images/Alberto E. Rodriguez)AFP - Football superstar David Beckham and his former Spice Girl wife Victoria are expecting their fourth child this summer, a spokeswoman says.

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