2012年1月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

RBS chief's taxper-funded bonus angers Britons (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST

AP - The chief executive of the part-nationalized Royal Bank of Scotland PLC will get a bonus worth about 963,000 pounds ($1.51 million), the bank announced Thursday, drawing the ire of many Britons and reviving questions over whether top finance figures are rewarded for failure.

UK: Soldier mistakenly sent to battle at age 17 (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:04 PM PST

AP - Britain's military says a soldier was mistakenly sent to fight on the front line in Afghanistan while he was still just 17 years old.

UK port of Dover briefly closed by security alert (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:21 AM PST

AP - British authorities say the port of Dover was briefly closed because of an unspecified "security incident" to which the military's bomb squad was called in.

Man gets car ban after 4 children found in trunk (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:39 AM PST

AP - A British court has banned a man from driving for a year after he was caught traveling with four children in the trunk of his car.

Summary Box: UK Petroplus refinery in operation (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST

AP - UP AND RUNNING: The British refinery owned by collapsed Swiss energy company Petroplus Holdings has resumed shipments to customers, while authorities in France investigate possible misuse of funds.

UK panel mulls stripping banker of knighthood (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST

FILE - This is a April 25, 2007 file photo of former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin. Sir Fred Goodwin built Royal Bank of Scotland into one of the world's largest banks, and walked away with a knighthood and a fat pension after the bank's collapse. But he may still face a day of reckoning from a rare movement to strip him of his knighthood, a rebuke usually reserved for criminals.(AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Sir Fred Goodwin built the Royal Bank of Scotland into one of the world's largest banks, earning a knighthood and walking away with a multi-million dollar pension as the bank collapsed.

Insight: Scottish separatists face tough independence battle (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

Reuters - Holding court in Edinburgh castle surrounded by sabers and armor from centuries-old battles with the English, Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond sets out his plans to fight for freedom by the ballot box rather than the sword.

Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST

AP - The Museum of London is displaying a coin found by the River Thames that may have been used nearly 2,000 years ago as a "brothel token" in Roman London.

UK refinery of Petroplus back in production (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

AP - The British refinery owned by collapsed Swiss energy company Petroplus Holdings has resumed shipments to customers, while authorities in France are investigating possible misuse of funds by the company.

UK's tallest building adds drama to London's sky (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:59 AM PST

A view of the iconic Tower Bridge over the river Thames, right, and The Shard, left, a newly-constructed high-rise building in London, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. The Shard is the tallest building in western Europe and looks like a slice of glass balancing on the edge of the city's financial district. The 310 meter (1,016 ft) building is designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and financed by the Qatar government. It will be also the biggest mixed use building, filled with offices, upmarket restaurants, a hotel and viewing platforms.. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Passengers stepping out of London Bridge tube station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union and looks like a slice of glass balanced on the edge of the financial district.

Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:09 AM PST

Ramon Paje, Philippine secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, second right, speaks about the government's participation in the Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections as United Nations Environment Program Deputy Executive Secretary Amina Mahamed, right, listens at the international conference Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in suburban Mandaluyong City east of Manila, Philippines. Rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change, U.N. marine experts said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - Britain says coastlines, wildlife and even the nation's most famous dish are under threat from climate change in its first-ever national assessment of likely risks.

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