2011年5月5日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Buzz builds at word of a British royals' CA visit (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:30 PM PDT

AP - They could visit a movie set, grab a surfboard and shoot the curl at Malibu, sample a winery or two, even take in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium.

Work, shopping: Royal newlyweds slip into routine (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckhingham Palace, after their wedding service.(AFP/Leon Neal)AP - Prince William and Kate Middleton have slipped into a routine in the week after their lavish wedding.

Referendum looks set to reject voting change (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Police officers walk out of a polling station at Elvetham Heath near Fleet, Hampshire. Voters appeared set to reject a change in the way they elect their MPs as they cast their ballots in a national referendum that has threatened to tear the ruling coalition apart.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britons looked set Thursday to reject a change in the way they elect their lawmakers as they voted in a national referendum that has threatened to tear the ruling coalition apart.

Prosecutor: Ex-Taliban fighter recruited in UK (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:36 PM PDT

British Muslim convert Matthew Newton, 29, arrives at Manchester Crown Court, England, Thursday May 5, 2011. A British prosecutor alleged Thursday that Newton was one of several extremists who manned an Islamic bookstall in the northern English city of Manchester in the hope of enrolling holy warriors for jihad in Afghanistan. The men were eventually arrested in a counterterrorism operation. All four deny the charges being leveled against them. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A former Taliban fighter manned an Islamic bookstall while trying to drum up recruits for jihad in Afghanistan, a British prosecutor alleged Thursday.

Legal aid granted in UK for deformities case (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:59 AM PDT

AP - A British man seeking compensation for birth defects has won legal aid to begin a possible court case against the maker of a pregnancy testing drug.

British bank Lloyds tumbles back into red (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group on Thursday reported first-quarter net losses of £2.4 billion (2.7 billion euros, $4.0 billion) after being forced to repay clients who were mis-sold insurance.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - State-rescued Lloyds bank plunged into losses in the first quarter, after setting aside £3.2 billion ($5.3 billion, 3.6 billion euros) to compensate customers who were mis-sold insurance, it said Thursday.

London shares drop as Lloyds posts big loss (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A homeless man rests in the doorway of a branch of a Lloyds Bank in central London, last October. Lloyds unveiled a first quarter net loss of £2.4 billion after setting aside a vast sum to compensate clients who were mis-sold payment insurance.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - London shares fell on Thursday after state-rescued bank Lloyds announced a thumping first quarter loss.

Prince William and Kate to visit California (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Prince William and his new wife Catherine will visit the United States in July at the end of their first official foreign trip as a married couple, his office said on Thursday.

France pushes Israel for peace breakthrough (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

France President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Netanyahu said Thursday after talks with Sarkozy that France wants the new Palestinian government to recognise Israel as a Jewish state.(AFP/Joel Saget)AFP - France pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a breakthrough in Middle East peace talks Thursday, after warning it may go ahead and recognise a Palestinian state this year.

BoE holds interest rates amid stagnant growth (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The Bank of England has voted to maintain its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.50 percent, ahead of a separate interest rate call from the European Central Bank.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England kept interest rates at a record low yet again on Thursday, as Britain struggles to mount a convincing economic recovery despite cooler inflation.

Inquest judge to rule on London transit bombings (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:37 AM PDT

FILE -- The wreckage of a double-decker bus with its top blown off and damaged cars scattered on the road at Tavistock Square in central London in this July 7, 2005 file photo. A judge will deliver her findings Friday May 5, 2011, at the inquest for 52 people killed in the July 7, 2005 bombings on London's transit system, the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil. Judge Heather Hallett will almost certainly find that the commuters were unlawfully killed by four British Muslim men, inspired by Osama bin Laden, who blew themselves up on three subway trains and a double-decker bus during the morning rush hour.(AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)AP - David Gardner was brushing up on his Shakespeare. Martine Wright was reading a newspaper on her morning commute.

On the grapevine: British royals to make wine (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 07:29 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William applauds after his then fiancee Kate Middleton poured champagne over a lifeboat at the RNLI Lifeboat Station in Anglesey, in February. After serving English wine at the couple's wedding, the royal family has now set its sights on producing bubbly.(AFP/File/Phil Noble)AFP - After serving English wine at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, the royal family has now set its sights on producing bubbly.

Prince William and Catherine to visit California (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his new bride Catherine will visit California in July, following their first official tour as husband and wife to Canada, palace officials have announced.(AFP/File/Gerard Julien)AFP - Prince William and his new bride Catherine will visit California in July, following their first official tour as husband and wife to Canada, palace officials announced on Thursday.

Dutchman admits Jo Yeates killing (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:04 AM PDT

A Dutch engineer admitted Thursday to killing his next-door neighbour Joanna Yeates, pictured, but denied murder, in a high-profile case which has captivated Britain.(Avon and Somerset Police)AFP - A Dutch engineer admitted on Thursday to killing his next-door neighbour Joanna Yeates but denied murder, in a high-profile case which has captivated Britain.

UK votes on changing Parliamentary election rules (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:46 AM PDT

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg answers questions during a Q&A meeting at the Walker's Stadium, Leicester, Wednesday May 4, 2011. British voters must decide on a radical shake-up of the country's electoral system — choosing whether to ditch decades of ballot box tradition and embrace the same method used to select winners of the Academy Awards. The campaign ahead of Thursday's national referendum has thrown up elements of an Oscar-winning blockbuster — banding together sworn political foes, sparking stormy bust-ups across the Cabinet table and jeopardizing the country's most important romance: the alliance between Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg. (AP Photo/David Jones, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British voters were deciding Thursday whether to change how members of Parliament are elected — an issue that has split the government but didn't appear to excite the public.

BoE keeps interest rate at 0.5% (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT

The Bank of England has voted to maintain its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.50 percent, ahead of a separate interest rate call from the European Central Bank.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The Bank of England voted on Thursday to maintain its key lending rate at a record low level of 0.5 percent, as Britain struggles to mount an economic recovery despite cooler inflation.

Instant View: BoE leaves rates unchanged, as expected (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:25 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England held interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent on Thursday, as expected, amid signs Britain's economic recovery is losing steam.

BoE keeps rates steady at 0.5 percent as expected (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:04 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at 0.5 percent on Thursday, in a widely expected move after a run of subdued data which has cast doubt on the strength of Britain's economic recovery.

Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:58 AM PDT

A member of an electoral services team poses as he delivers a ballot box to a polling station in London May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britons voted on Thursday in a referendum on electoral reform that has split the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about whether the partnership will last.

UK expels 2 Libyan diplomats (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 02:52 AM PDT

AP - Britain has expelled two more Libyan diplomats, declaring that their activities are contrary to the interests of the U.K.

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