2011年2月23日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK verdict on WikiLeaks's Assange extradition due (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Reuters - A British court is expected to rule on Thursday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes.

London Fashion Week steeped in 60s and Kate-mania (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:37 AM PST

A model presents a creation from the Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2011 collection at London Fashion Week February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - Over-sized boyfriend cardigans, vibrantly colored knits, 1960s-inspired collections and speculation over who is making Kate Middleton's wedding dress set the autumn/winter 2011 tone at London Fashion Week.

British firm pays S. Leone £6.1 million under new mining tax (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

London-based bauxite mining firm African Minerals on Wednesday paid £6.1 million in expatriate tax to the Sierra Leone government in line with a new mining law.(AfricanMinerals)AFP - London-based bauxite mining firm African Minerals on Wednesday paid £6.1 million in expatriate tax to the Sierra Leone government in line with a new mining law.

Palace keeps wedding gown secret — so far (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST

The mist closes in on Trearddur Bay as dogs are taken for a stroll in Anglesey, northwest Wales February 23, 2011. Britain's Prince William is based in the area in his role as a helicopter pilot. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ROYALS)AP - Fashion Week has come and gone, the carnival is moving on to Paris and Milan, and still there has been no clarity on the pressing issue of the day: Who, exactly, is designing Kate Middleton's wedding gown?

Ex-MP Jim Devine declared bankrupt (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:24 AM PST

Former Labour MP Jim Devine is seen arriving at Southwark Crown Court in central London earlier this month. Devine, the first MP to stand trial over the expenses scandal, has been formally declared bankrupt after failing to pay his former office manager £35,000 for unfair dismissal.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Disgraced former MP Jim Devine, convicted for fiddling his expenses, was formally declared bankrupt on Wednesday.

UK: Separating couples must try talks before court (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST

AP - Separating couples will be ordered to try mediation to resolve disputes over their break up before heading to court, Britain said Wednesday in a move aimed at reducing the number of people who end up embroiled in costly divorce battles.

Bank of England moves towards raising interest rates (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:04 AM PST

A man walks past the Bank of England in central London. The Bank of England says three of its nine policymakers voted earlier this month to hike interest rates, up from two members in January, as inflation concerns took hold.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England moved closer to raising interest rates on Wednesday, as minutes showed that three policymakers voted earlier this month to hike borrowing costs due to concerns over high inflation.

Britain defends ill-fated Libyan rescue mission (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:57 PM PST

A British Army Hercules aircraft parks after landing in Luqa, Malta from Britain, where it will stand by ready to fly to Libya to evacuate civilians if necessary. Britain on Wednesday defended its mission to rescue nationals stranded in Libya after the first of two planes chartered to pick up passengers from Tripoli eventually left London over nine hours late.(AFP/Ben Borg Cardona)AFP - Britain on Wednesday defended its mission to rescue nationals stranded in Libya after the first of two planes chartered to pick up passengers from Tripoli eventually left London over nine hours late.

Child killer 'murdered' at maximum security prison (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:11 AM PST

Police are investigating the suspected murder of child killer Colin Hatch at a maximum-security prison in Yorkshire. A Prison Service spokesman said Hatch, 38, had died at the Full Sutton prison, near York, on Tuesday.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Police were on Wednesday investigating the suspected murder of child killer Colin Hatch at a maximum-security prison in Yorkshire.

Bank of England split on interest rates widens (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:58 AM PST

AP - Another Bank of England policy maker has voted for an interest rate rise — heightening expectations that the central bank will announce a hike in coming months.

NHS 'to lose 53,000 jobs' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:34 AM PST

A patient is given a swine flu vaccination. More than 50,000 NHS jobs including those of doctors, nurses and dentists will be lost under the government's programme of spending cuts, a study has claimed,AFP - More than 50,000 NHS jobs including those of doctors, nurses and dentists will be lost under the government's programme of spending cuts, a study claimed on Wednesday, "destroying" claims that frontline spending on healthcare will be ringfenced.

British Gas owner Centrica signs major Qatar deal (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:33 AM PST

Energy provider Centrica, which owns British Gas, has announced it has signed a massive deal worth £2 billion for natural gas supplies from Qatar.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Energy provider Centrica, which owns British Gas, announced on Wednesday it had signed a massive deal worth £2 billion for natural gas supplies from Qatar.

Miner Rio Tinto receives offer for talc division (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:57 AM PST

Global mining giant Rio Tinto said that it has received an offer for its talc business, Luzenac, from French industrial minerals group Imerys.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Global mining giant Rio Tinto said Wednesday that it has received an offer for its talc business, Luzenac, from French industrial minerals group Imerys.

Public finances switch into surplus in January (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

The government enjoyed the highest monthly borrowing surplus for two years in January, boosted by soaring taxation revenues, official data shows. The state's public sector net borrowing measure registered a surplus of £3.735 billion last month, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.(AFP/File/SHAUN CURRY)AFP - The government enjoyed the highest monthly borrowing surplus for two years in January, boosted by soaring taxation revenues, official data shows.

MI5 'could have identified 7/7 ringleader' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

A Metropolitan Police(MP) handout photo showing the tube train bombed by terrorists on July 7 2005 at Aldgate tube station. British intelligence agency MI5 could have identified 7/7 bomber Mohammed Sidique Khan four months before the terrorist attack, the security service's chief of staff admitted on Tuesday.(AFP/MP-HO/File)AFP - Intelligence agency MI5 could have identified 7/7 bomber Mohammed Sidique Khan four months before the terrorist attack, the security service's chief of staff has admitted.

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