2011年5月12日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Britain 'in drought conditions' amid European heatwave (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

The wall of the reservoir lies exposed due to a low water level at Bewl Water in 2006. Parts of southern Britain are suffering from drought conditions following the warmest April on record amid a heatwave sweeping across northern Europe, researchers said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Parts of southern Britain are suffering from drought conditions following the warmest April on record amid a heatwave sweeping across northern Europe, researchers said on Thursday.

Economic growth slows: institute (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:42 PM PDT

A construction worker is seen cleaning a new building at The Royal London hospital in 2010. Britain's economic growth slowed at the start of the second quarter, with the three-month rate dropping to 0.3 percent, a respected think tank said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Britain's economic growth slowed at the start of the second quarter, with the three-month rate dropping to 0.3 percent, a respected think tank said Thursday.

Queen's horse wins Derby trial (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Carlton House, owned by Queen Elizabeth II, has been installed as the favourite for next month's English Derby after winning the Dante Stakes at York on Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Chris Radburn)AFP - Carlton House, owned by Queen Elizabeth II, has been installed as the favourite for next month's English Derby after winning the Dante Stakes at York on Thursday.

TNK-BP shareholders prepare $5-10 bn BP suit (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 11:16 AM PDT

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley (L) shakes hand with Rosneft?s President Eduard Khudainatov (R) after signing an agreement in central London, in January 2011. A shareholder of BP's Russian joint venture said Thursday said he had filed papers in preparation for a suit seeking up to $10 billion in damages from the British giant over its proposed tie-up with Rosneft.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A shareholder of BP's Russian joint venture said Thursday said he had filed papers in preparation for a suit seeking up to $10 billion in damages from the British giant over its proposed tie-up with Rosneft.

Princess Beatrice puts wacky hat on eBay (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Princess Beatrice of York arrives at the West Door of Westminster Abbey in London for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, on April 29, 2011. Whether you think it was wonderful or wacky, the flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice could now be yours after she put it up for sale Thursday on eBay.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Whether you think it was wonderful or wacky, the flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the British royal wedding last month could now be yours after she put it up for sale Thursday on eBay.

UK military official: Iraq dossier case for war (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT

AP - A former British intelligence official says he came under strong pressure to find evidence to back up the government's case for war in Iraq.

FTSE 100 shares end weaker (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

London shares closed lower as investors joined a global sell-off due to a slide commodity prices which in turn dented the resources sector.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares closed lower on Thursday as investors joined a global sell-off due to a slide commodity prices which in turn dented the resources sector.

Britain's Iraq inquiry 'to report in late 2011' (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 08:43 AM PDT

British soldiers secure an area in Basra, Iraq following a roadside bomb in 2006. The official British inquiry into the Iraq war will publish its conclusions by the end of the year but not before October, the chairman has said.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - The official British inquiry into the Iraq war will publish its conclusions by the end of the year but not before October, the chairman said Thursday.

British queen's reign second to Victoria in length (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:57 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, greets Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, second left, as they attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor, England Thursday May 12, 2011. The show runs from May 11 to May 15, alongside the Royal Windsor Tattoo. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Queen Elizabeth II has become the second-longest reigning monarch in the last 1,000 years of British royal history.

Agreement reached in BA dispute (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:43 AM PDT

The British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow airport, west of London, 2010. An agreement has been reached to end the long-running dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - An agreement has been reached to end the long-running dispute between British Airways and its cabin crew, the Unite union and the airline said Thursday.

Radio listening at record levels (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:09 AM PDT

Recent film The Kings Speech featured the radio broadcasting difficulties faced by King George VI, picture with Queen Elizabeth in London in 1938. Listening to good old AFP - Listening to good old "steam" radio was more popular than ever in Britain in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest figures from industry research group Rajar.

Ex-minister Laws faces suspension over expenses (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:08 AM PDT

David Laws speaks during a news conference at the Treasury in central London in May last year. The former Chief Secretary to the Treasury faces a week-long suspension from the House of Commons Thursday after lawmakers found him guilty of breaking rules on expenses as he tried to hide his homosexuality.(AFP/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws faces a week-long suspension from the House of Commons Thursday after lawmakers found him guilty of breaking rules on expenses as he tried to hide his homosexuality.

BT profit up 50% on cost cuts, lower tax, broadband (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:37 AM PDT

The BT (British Telecoms) tower in central London. BT said Thursday that annual net profits surged by nearly 50%, lifted by massive cost-cutting, lower taxes and and keen demand for broadband Internet services.(AFP/null)AFP - British telecoms group BT said Thursday that annual net profits surged by nearly 50 percent, lifted by massive cost-cutting, lower taxes and and keen demand for broadband Internet services.

Shot five-year-old girl 'paralysed from waist down' (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:51 AM PDT

Five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran is seen in picture provided by the Metropolitan Police. The Sun newspaper says she has been left paralysed from the waist down(Metropolitan Police)AFP - A five-year-old girl shot by teenage gangsters in a shop has been left paralysed from the waist down, according to The Sun newspaper.

McCartney's ex Heather Mills hurt in skiing mishap (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:46 AM PDT

Reuters - British Charity campaigner Heather Mills broke her shoulder blade skiing in Austria while training for the Paralympics and the ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney is returning Thursday to England.

Queen Elizabeth becomes UK's second-longest reigning monarch (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:44 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during a visit to the Centre for Applied Sciences at City and Islington College in north London, in this file picture taken March 30, 2011. Queen Elizabeth surpassed George III on May 12, 2011, to become the second-longest reigning British monarch in more than 1,000 years of history. To match Reuters Life! BRITAIN-QUEEN/ REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY HEADSHOT ROYALS)Reuters - Queen Elizabeth surpassed George III on Thursday to become the second-longest reigning British monarch in more than 1,000 years of history.

HSBC shares fall in Hong Kong after cost-cut plans (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 02:12 AM PDT

Shares in HSBC fell in Hong Kong, a day after the banking giant announced plans to slash costs by up to $3.5 billion by 2013 and said it was considering selling its US branch network.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Shares in HSBC fell in Hong Kong Thursday, a day after the banking giant announced plans to slash costs by up to $3.5 billion by 2013 and said it was considering selling its US branch network.

BT full-year net profit up 46 pct (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:24 AM PDT

AP - Telecommunications company BT Group PLC on Thursday reported a 26 percent increase in net profit in the three months ending March 31, finishing a year in which cost cutting helped boost the company's profit by 46 percent.

The Queen becomes second-longest reigning monarch (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:04 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (right) with Dame Helen Mirren, who played the monarch in a film, at a reception in Buckingham Palace on Monday.(AFP/File/Dominic Lipinski)AFP - The Queen has become the second-longest reigning monarch in 1,000 years of British history.

Pippa Middleton: surprise star of the royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 07:32 PM PDT

Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, seen here accompanied by her maid of honour Pippa Middleton, as they leave after wedding service in Westminster Abbey in London, on April 29.(AFP/Pool/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - As Catherine enjoys her honeymoon with new husband Prince William after a flawless royal wedding, back home her little sister Pippa has sparked a media storm all of her own.

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