2011年5月9日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK: More aid needed for Pakistan flood victims (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 04:02 PM PDT

AP - Delays in getting international aid to the victims of last year's floods in Pakistan are leaving millions in need of assistance, a British committee of lawmakers said in a report Tuesday.

Group threatens legal trouble for US over drones (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

AP - A British rights group is trying to figure out how it can use the British and American legal systems to pursue those behind drone strikes in Pakistan.

HSBC delivers mixed earnings before key strategy update (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Asia-focused banking giant HSBC said net profit surged 58% to $4.153 bn (£2.533 bn) in the first quarter from the year earlier quarter.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - HSBC bank said on Monday that net profits surged 58 percent to $4.15 billion in the first quarter on lower taxes and bad debts, as the Asia-focused giant prepared to deliver a key strategy review.

Rio Ferdinand stalker jailed (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand addresses a press conference at Wembley stadium in London last year. A woman found guilty of stalking Ferdinand has been jailed for 10 weeks.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - A woman found guilty of stalking Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday and told not to go near him for a decade.

Report: UK ordered 'virginity tests' on migrants (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 10:25 AM PDT

AP - Newly discovered documents indicate that the British government concealed how often it administered so-called "virginity tests" to female immigrants hoping to enter the country in the 1970s on marriage visas.

UK Da Vinci exhibition aims to keep crowds down (Reuters)

Posted: 09 May 2011 10:17 AM PDT

The painting by Leonardo Da Vinci called Reuters - Britain's National Gallery is planning to limit the number of tickets available at an upcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in a bid to reduce the frustration of jostling crowds for art lovers.

British Kenyan 'torture' files 'guilty secret': report (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 09:58 AM PDT

Four elderly Kenyans who say they were tortured by British officials in the 1950s are seen in front of London's High Court in April 2011. Hidden documents about the British army's suppression of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya were treated by officials as a AFP - Hidden documents about the British army's suppression of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya were treated by officials as a "guilty secret", an internal review found Monday.

FTSE 100 shares end weaker (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 09:29 AM PDT

London shares closed lower on Monday, with the banking and insurance sectors lower in the wake of some disappointing earnings updates.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares closed lower on Monday, with the banking and insurance sectors lower in the wake of some disappointing earnings updates.

At the Polls, Britons Have Bad News for the Coalition (Time.com)

Posted: 09 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Time.com - With British voters rejecting the Liberal Democrats in a slew of local seats -- and the party's proposed new voting system -- the question now is what will it take to keep the coalition together?

Banks prepare for huge client compensation (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Skyscrapers are seen at London's Canary Wharf. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) says it will not appeal last month's high court ruling that called for tighter regulation of payment protection insurance (PPI), which has been mis-sold for years.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Banks are allocating billions of pounds to compensate clients who were mis-sold credit insurance, in a fresh blow to a sector seeking to gain public trust after the financial crisis.

Berlusconi in court over British lawyer bribe claims (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 07:59 AM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves to supporters as he leaves Milan's justice court earlier this month.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared in court for the first time on Monday over allegations that he bribed a British witness to perjure himself in another trial.

Twitter outings undermine "super injunctions" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 May 2011 04:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Twitter revelations of alleged attempts by British celebrities to cover up sexual indiscretions show that "super injunctions" to gag the press are unsustainable, lawyers said Monday.

Thomas Cook posts H1 loss on Egypt, Tunisia unrest (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 03:59 AM PDT

A branch of travel agents Thomas Cook in central London in 2008. Thomas Cook announced on Monday net losses of £200 million in the first half as the British travel group was hit by unrest in key tourist spots Egypt and Tunisia, while it predicted more losses ahead.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Thomas Cook announced on Monday net losses of £200 million in the first half as the British travel group was hit by unrest in key tourist spots Egypt and Tunisia, while it predicted more losses ahead.

GPs warn Cameron on NHS reforms (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 02:21 AM PDT

The Royal College of GPs has written to the prime minister voicing AFP - The Royal College of GPs has written to the prime minister voicing "serious concerns" about the government's planned NHS shake-up, the body announced on Monday.

Barclays, HSBC hit by compensation capitulation (Reuters)

Posted: 09 May 2011 02:19 AM PDT

A worker carries out maintenance in a branch of Barclays bank in central London in this February 15, 2011 file photograph. Barclays Plc set aside 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to compensate consumers who were wrongly sold insurance, as British banks as a whole backed down in the fight against accusations of mis-selling. Reuters - British banks gave up a fight over compensating customers wrongly sold insurance, forcing Barclays Plc and HSBC to take a combined hit of more than $2 billion in the latest blow to the industry.

Tweets allegedly reveal UK celebrities' gag orders (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 01:51 AM PDT

AP - A Twitter user has set up an account claiming to expose celebrities who have obtained court-issued gag orders in Britain to protect their privacy.

UK banks won't appeal payment protection ruling (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 12:56 AM PDT

AP - British banks on Monday gave up the fight against compensating customers who were missold payment protection insurance on mortgages and other loans, and now face a compensation bill estimated at 4.5 billion pounds ($7.4 billion).

Barclays sets aside £1 billion to compensate clients (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Barclays is to set aside £1 billion to compensate clients who were mis-sold payment protection insurance. Banks had in April lost a high court appeal against tighter regulation of payment protection insurance (PPI), which can cover repayments on credit products for consumers who lose their jobs, for example.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Barclays bank is to set aside £1 billion to compensate clients who were mis-sold payment protection insurance, it said on Monday.

Ex-Rover chiefs banned from serving as directors (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 06:35 PM PDT

An MG Rover flag is pictured outside the MG Rover factory in Longbridge, Birmingham. The four men at the head of British car maker MG Rover when it folded in 2005, resulting in the loss of more than 6,000 jobs, were banned Sunday from serving as directors for between four and six years.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The four men at the head of British car maker MG Rover when it folded in 2005, resulting in the loss of more than 6,000 jobs, were banned from serving as directors for between four and six years.

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