2011年12月16日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Revamped double-decker to hit London streets soon (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 01:30 PM PST

London mayor Boris Johnson rides on the back of a prototype new design London double-decker bus in London, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011.  The first prototypes, which use hybrid fuel technology, are due to enter passenger service on February 20, 2012, and will serve the 38 bus route which runs from Victoria Station to Hackney.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The latest incarnation of the British capital's iconic double-decker buses will be crisscrossing the city's streets in time for the summer Olympics, London Mayor Boris Johnson promised Friday.


Sniping pits old foes, new allies: France, Britain (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:21 PM PST

AP - France and Britain escalated an unusual bout of sniping Friday, as Prime Minister David Cameron took a swipe at religious freedoms in France while the French finance minister criticized the U.K. economy.

London's beloved Routemaster bus returns to streets (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 07:10 AM PST

Reuters - London welcomed a new open-backed double-decker bus on Friday, six years after the much-loved but ageing fleet of "Routemaster" vehicles were removed from the streets of the British capital.
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