2011年1月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British expert says banks need major revamp (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:23 PM PST

A man walks past the Bank of England in the City of London in 2010. Britain's banks need major reforms as their failure to manage risks had been AFP - Britain's banks need major reforms as their failure to manage risks had been "spectacular," the chair of the Independent Commission on Banking said on Saturday.

Dutchman charged in Yeates murder hunt (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST

A 32-year-old Dutchman was charged Saturday with the murder of Joanna Yeates, pictured, whose death has dominated the news agenda since her body was discovered on Christmas Day.(Avon and Somerset Police)AFP - A 32-year-old Dutchman was charged Saturday with the murder of a British woman whose death has dominated the news agenda since her body was discovered on Christmas Day.

UK's Vickers unlikely to seek formal banks' break-up (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 09:24 AM PST

Reuters - Possible reforms to Britain's banks are unlikely to include a formal break-up of the top lenders, the head of a government-backed body probing the sector in the wake of the credit crisis said on Saturday.

Thousands send off decommissioned UK warship (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 09:24 AM PST

AP - Thousands turned out Saturday to bid farewell to the crew of the HMS Ark Royal, the British navy's flagship aircraft carrier that is being decommissioned amid tough austerity measures.

Police quiz Yeates suspect for 3rd day (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 05:11 AM PST

A 32-year-old Dutchman was charged Saturday with the murder of Joanna Yeates, pictured, whose death has dominated the news agenda since her body was discovered on Christmas Day.(Avon and Somerset Police)AFP - A 32-year-old man suspected of murdering Joanna Yeates was being questioned by detectives for a third day on Saturday.

PM tested over media chief's resignation (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 05:02 AM PST

Andy Coulson, Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications, leaves his London home early on January 20. Coulson has announced his resignation after months of pressure over phone-hacking claims at a paper he previously edited.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British Prime Minister David Cameron began looking for a new media chief Saturday to replace Andy Coulson after he quit over a tabloid phone-hacking row, in a test for the nine-month-old government.

PM 'damaged' by media chief's resignation (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:55 AM PST

Andy Coulson, Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Communications, leaves his London home early on January 20. Coulson has announced his resignation after months of pressure over phone-hacking claims at a paper he previously edited.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has been damaged by his media chief's resignation over phone-hacking at a tabloid newspaper he headed and the row is unlikely to go away, commentators said Saturday.

UK beer price 'may jump 10%' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:11 AM PST

A worker shift barrels at the Fullers brewery in London. The price of a pint of beer could rise by as much as 10%, or 30p this year, as the soaring cost of barley adds to increases in duty and VAT, according to a study for The Grocer magazine.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The price of a pint of beer could rise this year by as much as 10%, or 30p, as the soaring cost of barley adds to increases in duty and VAT, according to a study for The Grocer magazine.

Harry Ramsden owner bids for Goodfella's pizza firm (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST

The owner of the Harry Ramsden's fish and chip restaurants has made a 342 million pounds bid for Goodfella's pizza-maker Northern Foods.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The owner of the Harry Ramsden's fish and chip restaurants has made a 342 million pounds bid for Goodfella's Pizza-maker Northern Foods.

Court lets surrogate mother keep baby girl (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:53 AM PST

A surrogate mother who had a baby girl for a couple but changed her mind about handing her over is allowed to keep her, a British judge has ruled.(AFP/File/Ralf Jakobs)AFP - A British judge has ruled that a surrogate mother can keep her baby girl after she changed her mind about an agreement to hand the baby over to a childless couple.

Blair sounds warning on Iran (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:21 AM PST

Former prime minister Tony Blair told the Iraq war inquiry that the world had to use force if needed to curb Iran's nuclear drive and expressed regret at the death toll from the 2003 conflict.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair told the Iraq war inquiry that the world had to use force if needed to curb Iran's nuclear drive and expressed regret at the death toll from the 2003 conflict.

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