2011年2月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

License body waives music charge for royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:56 PM PST

Reuters - Royal revelers at street parties will be able to listen to their top tunes for free when Prince William weds Kate Middleton on April 29, after the PRS group waived charges normally levied on the public use of music.

British Barbs: Ricky Gervais Writes Oscar Opening for James Franco and Anne Hathaway (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST

Time.com - Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway have probably been getting plenty of advice as their big moment approaches, but they might not have been expecting this

Hacker in tabloid scandal ordered to give evidence (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

AP - A private detective convicted of hacking into royal officials' cell phones for a British tabloid newspaper must give evidence in related cases in the widening scandal, a judge ruled Friday.

William, Kate visit university where love blossomed (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton walk through the University of St Andrews in Scotland. The royal couple were greeted by thousands of well-wishers upon their return to the Scottish university where their romance began.(AFP/POOL/Andrew Milligan)AFP - Prince William and his fiancee Catherine Middleton were greeted by thousands of well-wishers on Friday as they returned to the Scottish university where their romance began.

Mongolian spy chief appeals British extradition ruling (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:02 AM PST

A statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan in Ulan Bator, pictured in 2008. A top Mongolian security official has lodged an appeal against a ruling by a British judge last week that he can be extradited to Germany on an arrest warrant for kidnapping, his lawyer said Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - A top Mongolian security official has lodged an appeal against a ruling by a British judge last week that he can be extradited to Germany on an arrest warrant for kidnapping, his lawyer said Friday.

British bank Lloyds rebounds into annual pre-tax profits (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:22 AM PST

Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group unveiled 2010 earnings of £2.2 billion on Friday, delivering its first annual profit since the takeover of former rival HBOS in 2008.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group unveiled 2010 earnings of £2.2 billion on Friday, delivering its first annual profit since the takeover of former rival HBOS in 2008.

Cameron urges Libya sanctions as evacuees return (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:49 AM PST

A group of stranded Britons are transferred to another aircraft for their final leg to Gatwick at Luqa airport in Malta, after returning from Libya. David Cameron has called for UN sanctions on Moamer Kadhafi's regime and probes into potential crimes after taking personal charge of efforts to rescue Britons stuck in Libya.(AFP/Ben Borg Cardona)AFP - David Cameron on Friday called for UN sanctions on Moamer Kadhafi's regime and probes into potential crimes as he took personal charge of efforts to rescue Britons stuck in Libya.

UK economy shrank even more than first thought in Q4 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:48 AM PST

Two men lean against the window of a shop in central London, February 15, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Britain's economy suffered an even sharper slump than expected at the end of last year and would have shrunk slightly even without December's bad weather, official data showed on Friday.

Fox enjoys high life on Britain's tallest tower (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:44 AM PST

Construction work continues on a 'The Shard', a new building in central London, seen here in October. A death-defying fox clambered up the skyscraper and lived the high life on the 72nd floor of the tower in central London for nearly two weeks, officials have revealed.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - A death-defying fox clambered up Britain's tallest skyscraper and lived the high life on the 72nd floor of the tower in central London for nearly two weeks, officials revealed on Friday.

New airline IAG logs annual profit of 100 mn euros (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:13 AM PST

Chairman of International Airlines Group (IAG) Antonio Vazquez, (2nd L) and Chief Executive Officer of IAG Willie Walsh, (2nd R) pose outside the London Stock Exchange in January. IAG, formed last month via the merger of British Airways and Iberia, posted Friday modest 2010 net profits on a pro-forma basis, as if they had been trading as a combined entity.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - International Airlines Group, formed last month via the merger of British Airways and Iberia, posted modest 2010 net profits on Friday, shrugging off the impact of strikes and some severe weather conditions.

Economy shrank by 0.6% in last quarter (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:57 AM PST

A construction worker works on the Aquatic Centre at the London 2012 Olympic site in Stratford, east London, in July. Britain's economy shrank by a worse-than-expected 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, hit partly by the impact of harsh wintry weather, official data shows.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain's economy shrank by a worse-than-expected 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter, official data showed Friday, as harsh wintry weather hampered prospects of a swift recovery.

PM takes charge of British evacuation from Libya (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:48 AM PST

A group of stranded Britons are transferred to another aircraft for their final leg to Gatwick at Luqa airport in Malta, after returning from Libya. David Cameron has called for UN sanctions on Moamer Kadhafi's regime and probes into potential crimes after taking personal charge of efforts to rescue Britons stuck in Libya.(AFP/Ben Borg Cardona)AFP - David Cameron was back in Britain on Friday to take control of London's response to the Libya crisis, as more rescue planes brought back badly shaken British nationals.

Defence cuts will risk lives, warn ex-generals (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:29 AM PST

The crew of HMS ARK Royal form a Naval Guard of Honour in front on the aircraft carrier in Portsmouth in November. Ten retired Army and Navy chiefs have slammed the decision to scrap the Ark Royal and Harrier jump jet fleet, warning David Cameron it would undermine Britain's ability to perform crucial military operations.(AFP/File/Richard Pohle)AFP - Ten retired Army and Navy chiefs slammed the decision to scrap the Ark Royal aircraft carrier and Harrier jump jet fleet on Friday, warning David Cameron it would undermine Britain's ability to perform crucial military operations.

LSE to resume trading after technical halt (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST

AP - The London Stock Exchange says it has resolved technical issues that forced it to halt trading for several hours.

UK economic contraction worse than thought (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:12 AM PST

AP - The British economy shrank more than previously thought in the final quarter of 2010, according to revised figures released Friday, dealing a further blow to the country's shaky recovery from recession.

BA, Iberia's IAG makes modest 2010 profit (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:58 AM PST

AP - International Airlines Group SA, formed last month by the merger of British Airways PLC and Iberia SA, reported modest combined 2010 profits in its inaugural earnings on Friday despite higher fuel costs.

Play it Again Sam: DJ to royals coy about wedding (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, DJ Sam Young poses for photographs in a DJ booth at a nightclub in London. As a fixture in the London clubs that attract young royals, Sam Young has taken requests from the future King of England - prompting speculation the DJ could reign over the dance floor at William and Kate Middleton's April 29 wedding reception. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Not many people can boast a playlist fit for a prince.

DJ Sam's top picks for royal wedding playlist (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:29 AM PST

AP - 1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Play it Again Sam: DJ to royals coy about wedding (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:25 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, DJ Sam Young poses for photographs in a DJ booth at a nightclub in London. As a fixture in the London clubs that attract young royals, Sam Young has taken requests from the future King of England - prompting speculation the DJ could reign over the dance floor at William and Kate Middleton's April 29 wedding reception. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Not many people can boast a playlist fit for a prince.

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