2011年1月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince Harry eyes North Pole trek (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:29 PM PST

(L-R)War wounded soldiers Steve Young, Guy Disney, Jaco Van Gass and Martin Hewitt pose in London after announcing their upcoming expedition to the North Pole. Prince Harry is determined to join the four soldiers on a landmark trek to the North Pole, his office said Wednesday -- military commitments and his brother's wedding plans permitting.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prince Harry is determined to join wounded British soldiers on a landmark trek to the North Pole, his office said Wednesday -- military commitments and his brother's wedding plans permitting.

France to urge Britain to help save the euro: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

The French prime minister has said he will on Thursday urge Britain to back deeper European integration to save the euro or risk disaster in its own economy if the currency fails.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The French prime minister has said he will on Thursday urge Britain to back deeper European integration to save the euro or risk disaster in its own economy if the currency fails.

British health tech startups seek US foothold (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:39 PM PST

A midwife examines a pregnant woman at a maternity ward. British entrepreneurs touting new technologies for concerns such as keeping tabs on addled elderly or trouble getting pregnant were courting Silicon Valley connections on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - British entrepreneurs touting new technologies for concerns such as keeping tabs on addled elderly or trouble getting pregnant were courting Silicon Valley connections on Wednesday.

Disgraced lawmaker to stand down (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:29 AM PST

Disgraced politician Eric Illsley, seen here in 2010, said he was quitting as an MP after admitting dishonestly claiming around £14,500 in expenses.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Disgraced lawmaker Eric Illsley said Wednesday he would quit his seat after he admitted dishonestly claiming more than 14,000 pounds in expenses.

British firm gives notice of EMI verdict appeal (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:56 AM PST

AP - A British firm has formally notified a federal judge in New York that it is appealing its loss at trial in its bid to prove Citigroup tricked it into paying too much for EMI in 2007.

Airports firm BAA says snow chaos cost £24mn (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:57 AM PST

A worker operates a snow plough near the second runway, at London's Heathrow Airport in 2010. British airports operator BAA admitted on Wednesday that the recent harsh wintry weather, which sparked travel chaos, had cost it about £24 million.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Airports operator BAA said on Wednesday that the recent harsh wintry weather, which sparked travel chaos, had cost it about £24 million.

WikiLeaks' Assange: China is our real enemy (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:24 AM PST

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange emerges to make a statement to the media at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - China is the worst state offender in terms of censorship but WikiLeaks is getting past its attempts to restrict access, the website's founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Lloyds boss 'in line for £2mn bonus' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST

State-rescued Lloyds Banking group is to pay out a bonus of around £2million to its outgoing chief executive Eric Daniels -- pictured in 2009 -- the BBC has reported.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - State-rescued Lloyds Banking Group is to pay out a bonus of around £2million to its outgoing chief executive, the BBC has reported.

UK lawmaker quits over expense claims fraud (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:51 AM PST

British Member of Parliament Eric Illsley walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London Tuesday Jan. 11, 2011 . The MP pleaded guilty to charges connected to the country's lawmakers' expense scandal. Illsley told the London court Tuesday that he now admitted he dishonestly claimed about 14,000 pounds (US$22,000). Illsely had previously denied three charges of false accounting. Justice John Saunders said he will be sentenced next month. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A House of Commons legislator said Wednesday he will quit after pleading guilty to charges over Britain's expense claims scandal — avoiding an embarrassing ouster under Parliamentary rules, or in a vote of lawmakers.

Blair back before Iraq inquiry this month (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:39 AM PST

Tony Blair, seen here last October, will give evidence to an inquiry into the conflict for the second time on January 21, the panel has said.(AFP/File/MAURICIO LIMA)AFP - Tony Blair, who took Britain into war in Iraq as prime minister, is to give evidence to an inquiry into the conflict for the second time on January 21.

GCSE tables reveal Baccalaureate shortfall (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:29 AM PST

Fewer than one in six pupils sitting GCSE exams last year achieved the new English Baccalaureate standard, new league tables have shown.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - Fewer than one in six pupils sitting GCSE exams last year achieved the new English Baccalaureate standard, new league tables have shown.

Disgraced expenses MP Eric Illsley to resign (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:27 AM PST

Disgraced politician Eric Illsley, seen here last June, said he was quitting as an MP after admitting dishonestly claiming around £14,500 in expenses.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Disgraced politician Eric Illsley has announced he is quitting as an MP after admitting dishonestly claiming around £14,500 in expenses.

Chinese vice PM visits UK's green homes (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:22 AM PST

Business Secretary Vince Cable (left) looks on as Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang visits the Building Research Establishment (BRE) site near Watford, on January 12. Li viewed a green housing scheme at the site as he wrapped up a visit to three European nations focused on trade and environmental issues.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang viewed a green housing scheme in Britain on Wednesday as he wrapped up a visit to three European nations focused on trade and environmental issues.

Britain's official trade deficit at record high (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:56 AM PST

Britain's trade-in-goods deficit hit a record high level in November, as the impact of surging oil imports outweighed booming exports.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)AFP - Britain's trade-in-goods deficit hit a record high level in November, as the impact of surging oil imports outweighed booming exports, official data showed on Wednesday.

Pubs to stay open late for royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:10 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers after announcing their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James?s Palace, central London on November 16, 2010. Britons celebrating their marriage in April will be allowed to toast the happy couple in pubs into the early hours, under government plans.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britons celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be allowed to toast the happy couple in pubs into the early hours, under government plans announced Wednesday.

£750mn pledged for cancer strategy (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley. pictured in 2009, has unveiled a £750 million cancer strategy designed to drive up survival rates and save an extra 5,000 lives a year.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - A £750 million cancer strategy designed to drive up survival rates could save an extra 5,000 lives a year, ministers said Wednesday.

Britain offers its subjects a royal knees-up (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:42 AM PST

Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton arrive at The Thursford Collection in Norfolk, England, December 18, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Her Majesty's government has granted its subjects extra time in the pub to toast the marriage of Prince William to his fiancee Kate.

UK pubs to stay open late to toast royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:13 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers after announcing their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James?s Palace, central London on November 16, 2010. Britons celebrating their marriage in April will be allowed to toast the happy couple in pubs into the early hours, under government plans.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AP - Britain's government says the country's pubs will likely be allowed to stay open late to toast Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding.

Prince Harry hopes to join North Pole trek (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers after announcing their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James?s Palace, central London on November 16, 2010. Britons celebrating their marriage in April will be allowed to toast the happy couple in pubs into the early hours, under government plans.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AP - Prince Harry is hoping to join a group of disabled military veterans as they try to ski to the North Pole.

Chinese manufacturers cash in on royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:14 AM PST

An employee packages replicas of the British royal engagement ring at a jewellery factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang province January 12, 2011. Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding craze as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings for the world. BRITAIN ROYAL/RING REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Britain may be on the other side of the world, but Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings.

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