2011年7月3日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

EU big guns planned to exploit Brown-Blair feud: diary (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Intelligence chiefs warned prime minister Tony Blair that Germany and France planned to exploit his feud with then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, his former media chief said Sunday.(AFP/POOL/File/Dan Kitwood)AFP - Intelligence chiefs warned prime minister Tony Blair that Germany and France planned to exploit his feud with then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, his former media chief said Sunday.

British royals charm Quebecers, protests kept away (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William reacts while playing table soccer during a tour of the Maison Dauphine in Quebec City. Prince William and his bride Catherine charmed a crush of well-wishers in Quebec City on Sunday as police lines kept republican protests far from their first official foreign trip as newlyweds.(AFP/POOL/Mathieu Belanger)AFP - Prince William and his bride Catherine charmed a crush of well-wishers in Quebec City on Sunday as police lines kept republican protests far from their first official foreign trip as newlyweds.

CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Anti-monarchist protesters failed to disrupt the visit of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate to Quebec, which was the most politically sensitive portion of their Canadian royal tour. A group estimated by local reporters at about 200 people used loudspeakers on Sunday to decry the royal family and call for sovereignty for the French-speaking province, but they were kept far away from the couple in Quebec City.

German energy firm RWE 'may sell Britain's Npower' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Germany's second largest power company, RWE, may sell Npower, one of Britain's biggest electricity suppliers, in a deal worth £5 billion, according to reports.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Germany's second largest power company, RWE, may sell Npower, one of Britain's biggest electricity suppliers, in a deal worth £5 billion, a report said Sunday.

Welfare cuts 'could make thousands homeless' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles arrives at Downing Street, in October 2010. Around 40,000 British families could be made homeless by welfare cuts introduced by the coalition government, Pickles' office has reportedly warned Prime Minister David Cameron.(AFP/File/CARL COURT)AFP - Around 40,000 British families could be made homeless by welfare cuts introduced by the coalition government, the office of a senior minister has reportedly warned Prime Minister David Cameron.

Slain British teacher's family in Japan for trial (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT

File photo of Tatsuya Ichihashi, a suspect in the killing of British woman Lindsay Ann Hawker in early 2007, is escorted by police in Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture. The family of a British teacher killed in Japan in 2007 arrived in Tokyo Sunday to attend the first court hearing against the man charged with raping and murdering her.(AFP/File/Jiji Press)AFP - The family of a British teacher killed in Japan in 2007 arrived in Tokyo Sunday to attend the first court hearing against the man charged with raping and murdering her.

EU chief wants British rebate replaced with lump sum (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday he wants to replace Britain's EU budget rebate with an up-front lump sum.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday he wants to replace Britain's EU budget rebate with an up-front lump sum.

London mayor opposes high speed rail plans (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:07 PM PDT

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, cycles his bike over Westminster Bridge. Johnson will not support a high-speed rail link between the capital and other major cities unless the entire London section is underground, a letter published Sunday showed(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - London Mayor Boris Johnson will not support a high-speed rail link between the capital and other major cities unless the entire London section is underground, a letter published Sunday showed.

Majority feel economy getting worse: poll (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Protesters stand in front of parliament in May during a Rally against Debt demonstration. Two thirds of voters think the economy is getting worse, according to a survey out Sunday, while an even bigger majority think public spending cuts are inevitable.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Two thirds of voters think the economy is getting worse, according to a survey out Sunday, while an even bigger majority think public spending cuts are inevitable.

Government to review family immigration rules (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

An immigrant to Britain receives a certificate of citizenship from London Mayor Boris Johnson. The government is to review the application of EU human rights rules that allow immigrants to bring their families into the country, the Home Office said Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The government is to review the application of EU human rights rules that allow immigrants to bring their families into the country, the Home Office said Sunday.

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