2011年2月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

God Save the ***king - punk tribute for royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:21 PM PST

Street artist Rich Simmons poses in front of his work of art. He was the scourge of polite society during his 1970s pomp, but now punk icon Sid Vicious has been transformed into Prince William for an artwork inspired by the impending royal wedding.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - He was the scourge of polite society during his 1970s pomp, but now punk icon Sid Vicious has been transformed into Prince William for an artwork inspired by the impending royal wedding.

Bronte beats Shakespeare for romantic lines (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

Reuters - Britons have chosen a line from Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights" as the most romantic in English literature -- just in time for Valentine's Day.

Reports: Kate Middleton gets advice from Camilla (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:37 AM PST

AP - Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has reportedly received some wedding advice over lunch from Camilla, her future stepmother-in-law.

London museum goes wild with animal sex show (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

A Natural History Museum employee poses as she looks at a taxidermy exhibit featuring two rabbits having intercourse during the press preview of the 'Sexual Nature' exhibition at the museum in London.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - A museum in London is throwing caution to the wind for an exhibition on sex in the animal kingdom complete with copulating chimps and randy rabbits -- just in time for Valentine's Day.

UK lawmakers vote to deny prisoners right to vote (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST

AP - British lawmakers voted on Thursday to continue barring prisoners from voting in national elections, defying a European human rights court's ruling that inmates must be allowed to cast ballots.

Ex-MP Jim Devine jailed for fiddling expenses (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:19 AM PST

Former Labour MP Jim Devine arrives at Southwark Crown Court in central London, on February 10. The court found another Devine guilty of making false expenses claims, the fourth politician to be convicted in the scandal over allowances.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - A court on Thursday jailed a lawmaker for one year and convicted a second of fiddling his expenses, in the latest prosecutions of parliamentarians following an allowances scandal.

Bank of England holds rates despite inflation jitters (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:11 AM PST

A British one pound coin. The Bank of England held British interest rates at a record low on Thursday in the face of a fragile economic recovery despite mounting concern that inflation could soon shoot above 5.0 percent.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England held British interest rates at a record low on Thursday in the face of a fragile economic recovery despite mounting concern that inflation could soon shoot above 5.0 percent.

The Horror! Some British Companies Will Make Employees Work on Royal Wedding Day (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

In this Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London. Canada Post will commemorate the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by paying tribute to the royal newlyweds with a pair of new stamps. (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)Time.com - The highly-anticipated nuptial ceremony has been declared an official holiday in Britain. But some employers aren't heeding the royal command

Guinness maker Diageo profits up but trading tough (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

Kelly Wesner judges the Guinness Perfect Pint Pour-Off in Arlington, Texas, last week. Guinness maker Diageo announced that net profit rose 18% to £1.194 bln (1.404 bln euros, $1.917 bln) in the six months to December.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Maury Phillips)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest producer of alcoholic drinks, posted an 18-percent rise in first-half net profits on Thursday, but warned of tough trading conditions in Europe.

Would the real Kate Middleton please stand up? (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:58 AM PST

Kate Middleton poses for photographs with a framed picture of her wedding day to Mark Middleton, who was at that time serving in the military as a paratrooper, at her home in Pembury, England, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. It's not easy being Kate Middleton, just one of the many women who share the name of the woman who is soon to marry Britain's Prince William. This Kate Middleton is a teacher, was born Kate Elizabeth Walker and hadn't even heard of Prince William's romance when she married Mark Middleton on April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - It's not easy being Kate Middleton.

Rolls-Royce plane engine failure costs £56 million (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:15 AM PST

File photo of the Rolls-Royce Mechanical Test Operations Centre (MTOC) in Dahlewitz, eastern Germany. Rolls-Royce on Thursday said net profit slumped 73 percent to 480 million pounds (564 million euros, $772 million) in 2010, partly due to costs linked to problems over the safety of its plane engines.(DDP/AFP/File/Sebastian Willnow)AFP - Rolls-Royce took a hit of £56 million after a mid-air fire on one of its Trent 900 engine used to power an Airbus A380 superjumbo flown by Australian airline Qantas, the British firm said Thursday.

BoE holds fire on rates but rise seen by May (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:00 AM PST

Reuters - The Bank of England defied critics and kept interest rates at a record low on Thursday, judging the threat from rising inflation will prove temporary and that Britain's recovery remains in doubt.

Police widen phone-hack probe (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST

Police will contact potential new victims of a newspaper phone hacking scandal, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott -- seen here in July 2010 -- after new evidence emerged, Scotland Yard has said.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Police will contact potential new victims of a newspaper phone hacking scandal, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott, after new evidence emerged, Scotland Yard said on Thursday.

BoE holds rate at record low 0.50% (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:54 AM PST

A man walks past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England has voted to leave its key interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent as Britain faces both an uncertain economic recovery and soaring inflation.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent following a likely close vote on Thursday, as Britain faces both an uncertain economic recovery and soaring inflation.

MPs to defy Europe on prison votes (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:50 AM PST

View of a prison corridor. MPs are expected to vote overwhelmingly against plans to give prisoners the right to vote, in defiance of pressure from the European Court of Human Rights to grant it.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - MPs are expected to vote overwhelmingly against plans to give prisoners the right to vote on Thursday, in defiance of pressure from the European Court of Human Rights to grant it.

Bank of England holds base rate at 0.5 pct (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:23 AM PST

AP - The Bank of England has held its base interest rate at 0.5 percent despite increasing worries about the nation's stubbornly high inflation.

UK men opt for lingerie over roses this Valentine's (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:50 AM PST

Model Candice Swanepoel presents a creation during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory in New York November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - British men are choosing sexy knickers over short-lived and often more pricey presents such as roses and champagne this Valentine's Day as they seek a bigger "bang for their buck" in a tough economic climate.

Diageo profits on Asian, Russian taste for spirits (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:22 AM PST

AP - Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, said Thursday its six-month net profit rose by 17.5 percent thanks to strong sales growth in Asia, Russia and other emerging markets.

Lib Dem councillors voice anger over cuts (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:46 AM PST

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London, May 2010. More than 90 Liberal Democrat councillors have signed a letter criticising the scale and speed of government cuts to local councils, saying it will hit the vulnerable in society(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - More than 90 Liberal Democrat council chiefs have signed a letter criticising the scale and speed of government cuts to local councils, saying they will hit the vulnerable in society.

Le Pen praises Cameron multiculturalism speech (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:46 PM PST

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front party, Thursday praised Prime Minister David Cameron for his recent declaration that multiculturalism had failed.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front party, Thursday praised Prime Minister David Cameron for his recent declaration that multiculturalism had failed.

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