2011年3月11日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince Andrew postpones Saudi visit: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PST

Prince Andrew arrives for a visit to the Cross Rail Head Office in Canary Wharf, east London, on March 7. Prince Andrew has pulled out of a planned visit to Saudi Arabia, it was reported Saturday, amid questions over his role as Britain's unpaid trade envoy and continuing turmoil in the region.(AFP/File/Andrew Cowie)AFP - Prince Andrew has pulled out of a planned visit to Saudi Arabia, it was reported Saturday, amid questions over his role as Britain's unpaid trade envoy and continuing turmoil in the region.

Tsunami advisory in British Columbia (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PST

Graphic showing the forecast for expected tsunami times across the Pacific Ocean, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia was put on alert Friday for the threat of a tsunami caused by a quake off the coast of Japan.(AFP/Al/Gal/Js)AFP - The westernmost province of British Columbia was put on alert Friday for the threat of a tsunami caused by a quake off the coast of Japan.

Areva, Rolls-Royce unveil nuclear reactor deal (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PST

French nuclear group Areva and British engineering company Rolls-Royce agreed a AFP - French nuclear group Areva and Rolls-Royce agreed a deal Friday for the British engineering firm to manufacture components for reactors in Britain which is renewing its ageing network of nuclear plants.

Britain offers Japan support after quake (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:28 AM PST

This aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami tidal wave at the port city of Hitachinaka. The queen on Friday sent a message of sympathy to the people of Japan expressing her sadness at the AFP - The queen on Friday sent a message of sympathy to the people of Japan expressing her sadness at the "tragic loss of life" in an earthquake that devastated swathes of the country as the UK offered its assistance.

London gets extra time to clean up air (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PST

Mayor of London Boris Johnson rides his bike over Westminster Bridge in central London in July 2010. Europe has given Britain three more months to meet air quality standards in London or face huge fines, on the condition that the capital steps up measures to tackle pollution.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Europe has given Britain three more months to meet air quality standards in London or face huge fines, on the condition that the capital steps up measures to tackle pollution.

Frenzy over Kate wedding dress 'scoop' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PST

Kate Middleton is pictured during a Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's new Atlantic 85 Lifeboat, the 'Hereford Endeavour' in Wales in February 2011. Rumours that Alexander McQueen's successor, Sarah Burton, is designing Middleton's wedding dress have sent Britain into a frenzy of excitement -- even if everyone involved denies them.(AFP/POOL/File/Phil Noble)AFP - Rumours that Alexander McQueen's successor, Sarah Burton, is designing Kate Middleton's wedding dress have sent British fashionistas into a frenzy of excitement -- even if everyone involved denies them.

Remove Prince Andrew from envoy role: ex-diplomat (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PST

Britain's Prince Andrew arrives for a visit to the Cross Rail Head Office in Canary Wharf, east London, on March 7. A leaked letter from a former senior British diplomat has revealed the growing consternation at the prince's trade envoy role.(AFP/File/Andrew Cowie)AFP - A leaked letter from a former senior British diplomat published on Friday has revealed the growing consternation at the trade envoy role of Prince Andrew.

Producer prices hit two-year high (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:26 AM PST

The prices of goods leaving British factories jumped to two-year highs in February, driven by rising food and oil costs, official data showed on Friday.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - The prices of goods leaving British factories jumped to two-year highs in February, driven by rising food and oil costs, official data showed on Friday.

Royal wedding costs bite media (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:53 AM PST

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, right, face a barrage of cameras during a visit to an agriculture college in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Tuesday March 8, 2011 on the couples first visit to Northern Ireland. For the world's media soon to descend on London for the royal wedding, fairytale endings don't come cheap. Already faced with declining revenues and stretched resources, media organizations have been hit by a bevy of expensive large-scale news events — the Gulf oil spill, the Chilean miner disaster, Australian floods and the chaos gripping the Middle East - Now comes the mega-story of Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton.(AP Photo/Niall Carson-pa) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP - For the world's media soon to descend on London for the royal wedding, fairytale endings don't come cheap.

Virgin Atlantic to create 450 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:36 AM PST

A Virgin Atlantic Airways 747-400 aircraft taxis at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2010. British airline Virgin Atlantic has announced the creation of 450 jobs, including 50 new pilots, as the aviation industry steps up its recovery.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - British airline Virgin Atlantic announced Friday the creation of 450 jobs, including 50 new pilots, as the aviation industry steps up its recovery.

UK transgender woman loses breast enlargement bid (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:20 AM PST

AP - A British court has ruled that a transgender woman is not entitled to have breast enlargement surgery paid for by the state-funded National Health Service.

Virgin forced to pay £300,000 for massage injuries (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:15 AM PST

Two former beauty therapists have won £300,430 in compensation from Virgin Atlantic after developing repetitive strain injuries by giving frequent massages to first class air passengers.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Two former beauty therapists have won £300,430 in compensation from Virgin Atlantic after developing repetitive strain injuries while giving frequent massages to first class air passengers.

FTSE slides at open after Japan quake (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:31 AM PST

London's main stock market slid at the start of trading Friday, as investors reacted to an earthquake in major economic power Japan.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's main stock market slid at the start of trading Friday, as investors reacted to an earthquake in major economic power Japan.

Natural History Museum to return Aboriginal remains (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:22 AM PST

Australian Aborigine Major Sumner of the Ngarrindjeri tribe protests outside the Natural History Museum in London in 2003, demanding the return of indigenous human remains collected during the colonial era. The museum has agreed to return 138 sets of skeletal remains of indigenous people to Australia, in what it hails as a new approach to the delicate subject of repatriation.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - The Natural History Museum in London has agreed to return 138 sets of skeletal remains of indigenous people to Australia, in what it hailed as a new approach to the delicate subject of repatriation.

Olympics: Stiffer penalties for 2012 ticket touts (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:19 AM PST

A police officer displays tickets recovered from a suspected ticket tout during a search of a furniture shop in south London. The maximum penalty for ticket touting at the London 2012 Olympics will be increased from £5,000 to £20,000, the Home Secretary has said.(AFP/POOL/Akira Suemori)AFP - Touts caught selling tickets illegally at the 2012 Olympics in London will face fines of up to £20,000, the government has said.

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