2011年6月8日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Blair calls for elected European leader (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Former prime minister Tony Blair, pictured in March 2011, on Thursday warned the European Union that it must elect a leader or face being left behind by the world's emerging economies.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair on Thursday warned the European Union that it must elect a leader or face being left behind by the world's emerging economies.

Bin cameras encourage students to recycle (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT

A man prepares to dump compostable materials into his truck in 2010. University students are being encouraged to change their ways and recycle through a project in which tiny cameras are fitted into bins.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - University students are being encouraged to change their ways and recycle through a project in which tiny cameras are fitted into bins.

FTSE ends down on weak German data (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Shares in London ended lower on Wednesday amid signs of slowing industrial output in Germany and following losses in Asia and on Wall Street.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Shares in London ended lower on Wednesday amid signs of slowing industrial output in Germany and following losses in Asia and on Wall Street.

Nissan to build new Qashqai model in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Nissan's Qashqai compact Crossover is pictured on show in France in 2006. The Japanese auto giant has said it will build the next Qashqai model in Britain, safeguarding thousands of jobs at its key European plant and across supply chains.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - Japanese auto giant Nissan said Wednesday it will build the next Qashqai model in Britain, safeguarding thousands of jobs at its key European plant and across supply chains.

Ailing British care home group to axe 3,000 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Southern Cross, Britain's biggest private retirement home operator and which is struggling to meet its rent payments, said on Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Southern Cross, Britain's biggest private retirement home operator and which is struggling to meet its rent payments, said on Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs.

UK and France to put forward U.N. resolution on Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain and France will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday condemning Syria's crackdown on protesters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.

Govt under pressure over prison reform (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke leaves his home in London, on May 19. Prime Minister David Cameron insisted he will press ahead with prison reform after reports that Clarke's plans to halve sentences for some offenders could be scrapped.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron insisted on Wednesday he will press ahead with prison reform after reports that plans to halve sentences for some offenders could be scrapped.

British royal visit to boost California tourism (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:22 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama meet Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine at Buckingham Palace, in London, in May. Britain's royal newlyweds are due in California next month, for a trip the cash-strapped US state hopes will give a royal boost to its tourist industry.(AFP/Charles Dharapak)AFP - Britain's Prince William and his new bride Catherine are due in California next month, for a trip the cash-strapped US state hopes will give a royal boost to its tourist industry.

2012 London Olympic torch design revealed (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT

The newly unveiled 2012 London Olympic Torch is pictured at St Pancras International Rail Station, central London. The torch will be used by thousands of runners to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) to the opening ceremony.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles to the opening ceremony.

BoE set to keep record low interest rate (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:04 AM PDT

The Bank of England is pictured in central London. The BoE is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent on Thursday as Britain struggles to mount a recovery from recession, analysts said.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The Bank of England is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent on Thursday as Britain struggles to mount a recovery from recession, analysts said.

MoD faced 1,000 cyber attacks in a year (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Foreign intelligence agencies and criminal organisations launched more than 1,000 cyber attacks on Britain's defence ministry last year, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has revealed.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Foreign intelligence agencies and criminal organisations launched more than 1,000 cyber attacks on Britain's defence ministry last year, a minister has revealed.

Moody's UK rating at risk if growth, austerity slip (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

A man looks through a telescope opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, in central London May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The outlook for Britain's prized triple-A credit rating remains stable but weaker growth and slippage in the government's fiscal plans could lead to a reassessment, credit ratings agency Moody's said on Wednesday.

FTSE down 0.19% at open (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Shares in London ended lower on Wednesday amid signs of slowing industrial output in Germany and following losses in Asia and on Wall Street.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London shares dropped at the opening of trading on Wednesday, after losses in Asia and on Wall Street.

News of the World apologises to Sienna Miller (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT

The News of the World tabloid has apologised in court for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller, pictured in 2010, and agreed to pay her £100,000 ($165,000, 110,000 euros) in damages and legal costs.(AFP/DPA/File/Joerg Carstensen)AFP - The News of the World has apologised in court for hacking into the mobile phone messages of actress Sienna Miller and agreed to pay her £100,000 in damages and legal costs.

More universities than expected to charge top fees (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Photo illustration. The government could face a AFP - The government could face a "substantial funding gap" for higher education after ministers underestimated the number of universities which will charge top fees, a report said.

Nursery worker admits raping toddler (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Police handout picture shows Paul Anthony Wilson, a nursery worker who admitted raping a toddler in his care and a catalogue of other offences linked to the grooming of more than 20 girls online.(West Midlands Police/null)AFP - A nursery worker has admitted raping a toddler in his care and a catalogue of other offences linked to the grooming of more than 20 girls online.

Cameron vows reforms will protect NHS (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron makes a speech about NHS reforms, at University College Hospital in London. Cameron has bowed to criticism of his plans to overhaul the NHS, amending the proposals while insisting that reform is necessary for its future.(AFP/POOL/Alastair Grant)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has bowed to criticism of his plans to overhaul the NHS, amending the proposals while insisting that reform is necessary for its future.

Shakespeare's relative may have inspired Ophelia (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT

A folio edition of William Shakespeares' plays is seen at Sotheby's auction house in London. The death of Shakespeare's relative may have provided the inspiration for tragic heroine Ophelia, the doomed object of Hamlet's love, Oxford University researchers claimed Wednesday.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - The death of William Shakespeare's relative may have provided the inspiration for tragic heroine Ophelia, the doomed object of Hamlet's love, Oxford University researchers claimed Wednesday.

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