2011年2月3日星期四

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Greens: Alaska oil delay a win for polar bears (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST

US environmentalists on Thursday hailed a delay in Royal Dutch Shell's Alaska oil drilling plans as a victory for polar bears, but outraged local leaders said the move would cost jobs.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US environmentalists on Thursday hailed a delay in Royal Dutch Shell's Alaska oil drilling plans as a victory for polar bears, but outraged local leaders said the move would cost jobs.

Plane carrying Britons from Egypt arrives in London (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:22 PM PST

An Egyptian anti-government demonstrator holds a shield as he helps a wounded comrade during clashes with pro-regime opponents at Cairo's Tahrir Square. A plane carrying 161 British tourists back from Cairo landed at London's Gatwick airport Thursday as violent protests raged on in the Egyptian capital.(AFP/Miguel Medina)AFP - A plane carrying 161 British tourists back from Cairo landed at London's Gatwick airport Thursday as violent protests raged on in the Egyptian capital.

Actress cast for TV film about British royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement in 2010. A relatively unknown British actress has been cast to play Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton in a TV film of Britain's upcoming royal wedding, a movie executive said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A relatively unknown British actress has been cast to play Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton in a TV film of Britain's upcoming royal wedding, a movie executive said.

North Carolina man indicted for smuggling handguns to Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:24 PM PST

Reuters - A grand jury has charged a North Carolina man with illegally smuggling dozens of firearms out of the United States and selling them in Britain, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

Canadians see immigration as an opportunity: study (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:01 PM PST

The Canadian-US border is pictured in 2009 in Stanstead, Canada. Canadians see immigration as an opportunity while a majority of Britons, Americans and Spaniards view it as a problem.(AFP/File)AFP - Canadians see immigration as an opportunity while a majority of Britons, Americans and Spaniards view it as a problem.

UK police hold man over Churchill fake signatures (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST

The Big Ben clock and a statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill are silhouetted against the morning sky in central London, January 1, 2010. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - British police have arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of forging the signature of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill in books and then attempting to sell them on eBay or directly to buyers.

GlaxoSmithKline reports loss linked to Avandia charges (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:47 AM PST

GlaxoSmithKline booked a net loss of over $1.0 billion in the final quarter of 2010 on huge legal charges largely linked to former blockbuster diabetes product Avandia, the British group said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - GlaxoSmithKline booked a net loss of over £690 billion in the final quarter of 2010 on huge legal charges largely linked to former blockbuster diabetes product Avandia, the British group said Thursday.

Royal Dutch Shell profits eclipse crisis-hit BP (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:43 AM PST

Royal Dutch Shell almost doubled its net profit in 2010, the energy giant said Thursday, easily outperforming crisis-hit rival BP thanks to cost-cutting, higher oil prices and rising output.(AFP/File/Tengku Bahar)AFP - Royal Dutch Shell almost doubled its net profit in 2010, the energy giant said Thursday, easily outperforming crisis-hit rival BP thanks to cost-cutting, higher oil prices and rising output.

New Hepworth gallery to open in northern England (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:50 AM PST

Reuters - A new gallery named after British sculptor Barbara Hepworth and costing 35 million pounds ($58 million) will open to the public in the northern English city of Wakefield on May 21, organizers said on Thursday.

Sovereignty intact despite French defense pact: UK (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:29 AM PST

Reuters - An agreement between Britain and France to cooperate on defense does not compromise either country's sovereignty or weaken the NATO alliance, British defense minister Liam Fox said Thursday.

Ex-nanny admits spiking sex shop magnate's soup (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

AP - A former nanny employed by the boss of a chain of British sex shops pleaded guilty Thursday to spiking her employer's soup with windshield washer fluid in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble.

BBC 'must apologise' for Mexico insults: MPs (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:51 AM PST

British television presenters Richard Hammond (L) and Jeremy Clarkson (R) join Hong Kong's Marchy Lee (C) during a promotional event for AFP - A group of British MPs are demanding that the BBC apologise for "ignorant, derogatory and racist remarks" made about Mexico in a top TV show, as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg prepares to visit.

UK: European law hampering terrorism fight (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:40 AM PST

AP - European rules on human rights that prevent some foreign terrorism suspects from being deported to their homelands are creating a "safe haven" for extremists in Britain, Britain's anti-terrorism watchdog said Thursday.

Bus service cuts 'to hit poorest hardest' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:15 AM PST

A public bus operated by transport operator ARRIVA is pictured in London, April 2010. Campaigners warned Thursday that two-thirds of local authorities in England are planning cuts in transport spending, threatening many bus routes relied upon by 'the poorest and most vulnerable' in society.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Campaigners warned Thursday that two-thirds of local authorities in England are planning cuts in transport spending, threatening many bus routes relied upon by 'the poorest and most vulnerable' in society.

Indian prosecutor quits in British teen death case (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:26 AM PST

Fiona MacKeown, mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling, in seen in Goa in 2008. An Indian lawyer prosecuting two men in connection with the death of a British teenager in the resort state of Goa has quit midway through the trial, officials said on Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - An Indian lawyer prosecuting two men in connection with the death of a British teenager in the resort state of Goa has quit midway through the trial, officials said on Thursday.

Fat patients force ambulances to supersize (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 AM PST

Britain is having to buy new ambulances and upgrade others to cope with a growing number of fat patients as an obesity crisis grips the country, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Britain is having to buy new ambulances and upgrade others to cope with a growing number of fat patients as an obesity crisis grips the country, a report said Thursday.

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