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All rights reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:08:53 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/europe/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230732263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i8j.I.HpNkG4sKvTyo5C6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T230853Z_1_CBRE96H1S9100_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-OLYMPICS-WESTHAM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A cyclist rides past the Olympic Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London" align="left" title="A cyclist rides past the Olympic Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds of public money spent on the Games, the government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230732263.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:08:53 -0400Reutersgovernment-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230732263<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-says-olympics-paid-off-economic-boost-230732263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i8j.I.HpNkG4sKvTyo5C6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T230853Z_1_CBRE96H1S9100_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-OLYMPICS-WESTHAM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A cyclist rides past the Olympic Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London" align="left" title="A cyclist rides past the Olympic Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London" border="0" /></a>By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - The economic benefits of hosting the Olympics in London already outweigh the nine billion pounds of public money spent on the Games, the government said on Friday. A year on, the Games remain a fond memory for most Britons who recall the triumphs of runner Mo Farah and cyclist Chris Hoy but have gone back to their daily routines in a country where the economy is showing signs of life after a long stagnation. Keen to show that the London 2012 Games had a lasting impact, the government said it calculated Britain had enjoyed a 9. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - The British government unveiled draft tax breaks on Friday to drive investment in shale gas production, in what it termed the most generous shale incentives in the world. The new tax allowance for shale gas, which is subject to consultation for three months, would reduce the tax payable on income from shale production to 30 from 62 percent for oil and gas, the UK treasury said in a statement. The tax break is based on existing allowances for oil and gas production aimed at supporting almost 14 billion pounds ($21 billion) of investment next year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/britain-unveils-tax-breaks-shale-gas-investment-230211043.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:02:11 -0400Reutersbritain-unveils-tax-breaks-shale-gas-investment-230211043LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested two men on terrorism charges on Thursday following explosions at two mosques in central England, police said. There have been several attacks on Islamic buildings in Britain since the murder of a soldier on a London street in May. Around 150 residents were evacuated from their homes following an explosion at a mosque in Walsall on June 21. Last Friday, police were alerted to a suspected nail bomb at a mosque in Tipton, around 8 miles from Walsall. No one was reported hurt in either attack. ...http://news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-two-men-over-blasts-british-mosques-221036216.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:10:36 -0400Reuterspolice-arrest-two-men-over-blasts-british-mosques-221036216<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/airlines-keep-787-flying-probe-seeks-cause-fire-050743746.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T47WwjC.OE_krWZ9aMaPRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T150342Z_3_CBRE96H0E8Y00_RTROPTP_2_AIRSHOW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is towed to the static display area at Le Bourget airport, one day before the 50th Paris Air Show" align="left" title="A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is towed to the static display area at Le Bourget airport, one day before the 50th Paris Air Show" border="0" /></a>By Rhys Jones and Alwyn Scott and Andrea Shalal-Esa LONDON/SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British aviation investigators identified an emergency beacon made by Honeywell International Inc as a likely source of last week&#039;s blaze on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner and called for it to be turned off, spurring a rally in Boeing shares by relieved investors. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the locator beacon and its battery was the only system on a parked Ethiopian Airlines plane at Heathrow that was near the fire and had the power to start it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/airlines-keep-787-flying-probe-seeks-cause-fire-050743746.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:59:10 -0400Reutersairlines-keep-787-flying-probe-seeks-cause-fire-050743746<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/airlines-keep-787-flying-probe-seeks-cause-fire-050743746.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T47WwjC.OE_krWZ9aMaPRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T150342Z_3_CBRE96H0E8Y00_RTROPTP_2_AIRSHOW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is towed to the static display area at Le Bourget airport, one day before the 50th Paris Air Show" align="left" title="A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is towed to the static display area at Le Bourget airport, one day before the 50th Paris Air Show" border="0" /></a>By Rhys Jones and Alwyn Scott and Andrea Shalal-Esa LONDON/SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British aviation investigators identified an emergency beacon made by Honeywell International Inc as a likely source of last week&#039;s blaze on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner and called for it to be turned off, spurring a rally in Boeing shares by relieved investors. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the locator beacon and its battery was the only system on a parked Ethiopian Airlines plane at Heathrow that was near the fire and had the power to start it. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/murdoch-says-police-inquiries-journalists-disproportionate-204108137.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kedFImHAwPW1MtkpE43IQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T204108Z_1_CBRE96H1LGZ00_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Murdoch, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" align="left" title="Murdoch, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch said the police investigations into alleged criminal activity by journalists at his newspapers in Britain were &quot;disproportionate&quot;, according to letters written to MPs. MPs and police are investigating allegations that Murdoch&#039;s staff hacked into the phones of hundreds of people to land scoops, that tens of employees made payments to public officials and that others attempted to pervert the course of justice. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/murdoch-says-police-inquiries-journalists-disproportionate-204108137.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:08:27 -0400Reutersmurdoch-says-police-inquiries-journalists-disproportionate-204108137<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/murdoch-says-police-inquiries-journalists-disproportionate-204108137.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kedFImHAwPW1MtkpE43IQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T204108Z_1_CBRE96H1LGZ00_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Murdoch, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" align="left" title="Murdoch, News Corp. and 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch said the police investigations into alleged criminal activity by journalists at his newspapers in Britain were &quot;disproportionate&quot;, according to letters written to MPs. MPs and police are investigating allegations that Murdoch&#039;s staff hacked into the phones of hundreds of people to land scoops, that tens of employees made payments to public officials and that others attempted to pervert the course of justice. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By John McGarrity LONDON (Reuters) - New standalone biomass power plants in Britain will not be eligible for some subsidies unless they generate heat at the same time, under new government proposals, meaning many new plants could be cancelled, an industry lobby said. Britain's government said on Wednesday it aimed to deny public money via guaranteed minimum power prices to dedicated biomass plants that do not generate both heat and electricity. ...http://news.yahoo.com/britain-limit-funding-power-only-biomass-plants-181641395.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:16:41 -0400Reutersbritain-limit-funding-power-only-biomass-plants-181641395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/retail-sales-rise-june-helped-department-store-discounts-083311429.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cEyhODC3jsga96PgoYbjPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T174525Z_1_CBRE96H0ODU00_RTROPTP_2_MARKS-SPENCER-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Customers look at a food display in the food hall at a Marks &amp; Spencer shop in central London" align="left" title="Customers look at a food display in the food hall at a Marks &amp; Spencer shop in central London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales rose in June, the latest sign of a recovery in the economy, helped by an unusually high level of discount sales at department stores. Retail sales volumes increased 0.2 percent on the month to show growth of 2.2 percent on the year, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. Economists had expected retail sales to rise 0.2 percent on the month, slowing after a very strong May when they jumped 2.1 percent, and for sales to be 1.7 percent higher on the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/retail-sales-rise-june-helped-department-store-discounts-083311429.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:45:25 -0400Reutersretail-sales-rise-june-helped-department-store-discounts-083311429<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/retail-sales-rise-june-helped-department-store-discounts-083311429.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cEyhODC3jsga96PgoYbjPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T174525Z_1_CBRE96H0ODU00_RTROPTP_2_MARKS-SPENCER-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Customers look at a food display in the food hall at a Marks &amp; Spencer shop in central London" align="left" title="Customers look at a food display in the food hall at a Marks &amp; Spencer shop in central London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales rose in June, the latest sign of a recovery in the economy, helped by an unusually high level of discount sales at department stores. Retail sales volumes increased 0.2 percent on the month to show growth of 2.2 percent on the year, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. Economists had expected retail sales to rise 0.2 percent on the month, slowing after a very strong May when they jumped 2.1 percent, and for sales to be 1.7 percent higher on the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-hears-32-died-italy-shipwreck-161454237.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w91fOtfpruE_u_lkNfMJFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d0e0142e85ad217370f6a7067007cd1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Captain Francesco Schettino waits for the start of his trial in the court room of the converted Teatro Moderno theater, in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The trial of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, accused of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck near the island of Giglio, has begun in a theater converted into a courtroom in Tuscany to accommodate all the survivors and relatives of the 32 victims who want to see justice carried out in the 2012 tragedy. The trial, which was supposed to get under way July 9, was postponed until Wednesday due to a lawyers&#039; strike. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" align="left" title="Captain Francesco Schettino waits for the start of his trial in the court room of the converted Teatro Moderno theater, in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The trial of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, accused of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck near the island of Giglio, has begun in a theater converted into a courtroom in Tuscany to accommodate all the survivors and relatives of the 32 victims who want to see justice carried out in the 2012 tragedy. The trial, which was supposed to get under way July 9, was postponed until Wednesday due to a lawyers&#039; strike. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>GROSSETO, Italy (AP) ? The Italian court trying the captain of the Costa Concordia heard grim details Wednesday about how the 32 victims of the shipwreck drowned, some after diving or falling into the sea from the capsized cruise liner when lifeboats were no longer accessible.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-hears-32-died-italy-shipwreck-161454237.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:59:09 -0400Associated Presscourt-hears-32-died-italy-shipwreck-161454237<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-hears-32-died-italy-shipwreck-161454237.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w91fOtfpruE_u_lkNfMJFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d0e0142e85ad217370f6a7067007cd1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Captain Francesco Schettino waits for the start of his trial in the court room of the converted Teatro Moderno theater, in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The trial of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, accused of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck near the island of Giglio, has begun in a theater converted into a courtroom in Tuscany to accommodate all the survivors and relatives of the 32 victims who want to see justice carried out in the 2012 tragedy. The trial, which was supposed to get under way July 9, was postponed until Wednesday due to a lawyers&#039; strike. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" align="left" title="Captain Francesco Schettino waits for the start of his trial in the court room of the converted Teatro Moderno theater, in Grosseto, Italy, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The trial of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, accused of multiple manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck near the island of Giglio, has begun in a theater converted into a courtroom in Tuscany to accommodate all the survivors and relatives of the 32 victims who want to see justice carried out in the 2012 tragedy. The trial, which was supposed to get under way July 9, was postponed until Wednesday due to a lawyers&#039; strike. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>GROSSETO, Italy (AP) ? The Italian court trying the captain of the Costa Concordia heard grim details Wednesday about how the 32 victims of the shipwreck drowned, some after diving or falling into the sea from the capsized cruise liner when lifeboats were no longer accessible.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc on Thursday said it backed a proposal by authorities to switch off its emergency beacons on Boeing Co's 787s after a fire on a parked plane in London, but said it was premature to jump to conclusions. Honeywell said it would offer assistance to Boeing and the airlines that operate the 787 if needed. It said the temporary action was straightforward and it did not anticipate any material financial impact to the company. Honeywell noted that the probe was continuing. ...http://news.yahoo.com/honeywell-backs-recommendation-787-emergency-beacons-174234884.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:42:34 -0400Reutershoneywell-backs-recommendation-787-emergency-beacons-174234884By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Financier Nat Rothschild, co-founder of troubled Indonesian coal miner Bumi, has sued the company and his one-time partners, taking one of London's messiest corporate battles to court. Rothschild, who helped set up Bumi almost three years ago, has long opposed the miner's current management, and in a petition heard on Thursday argued Bumi was run in a way that hurt, or "unfairly prejudiced" small investors. A claim of "unfair prejudice" is a key legal remedy under UK law available to smaller investors left unable to block decisions. ...http://news.yahoo.com/co-founder-rothschild-sues-troubled-miner-bumi-174027824.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:40:27 -0400Reutersco-founder-rothschild-sues-troubled-miner-bumi-174027824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-taken-surprise-first-prolonged-heatwave-seven-years-165215439.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0yJPDyYzJNqKv62XAyZvKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T165215Z_1_CBRE96H1AV700_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A young man sits in a fountain at Marble Arch, in central London" align="left" title="A young man sits in a fountain at Marble Arch, in central London" border="0" /></a>By Li-mei Hoang and Amritha John LONDON (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s first prolonged heatwave in seven years has taken the country by surprise, with rails buckling, shops selling out of electric fans, and scientists estimating the surge in temperature could have caused hundreds of premature deaths. After a washout summer in 2012 and the coldest spring for over 50 years, temperatures have soared across the country due to a northward shift in the high-altitude jetstream, prompting several authorities to issue public warnings over the heat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-taken-surprise-first-prolonged-heatwave-seven-years-165215439.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:52:15 -0400Reutersbritain-taken-surprise-first-prolonged-heatwave-seven-years-165215439<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-taken-surprise-first-prolonged-heatwave-seven-years-165215439.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0yJPDyYzJNqKv62XAyZvKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T165215Z_1_CBRE96H1AV700_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A young man sits in a fountain at Marble Arch, in central London" align="left" title="A young man sits in a fountain at Marble Arch, in central London" border="0" /></a>By Li-mei Hoang and Amritha John LONDON (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s first prolonged heatwave in seven years has taken the country by surprise, with rails buckling, shops selling out of electric fans, and scientists estimating the surge in temperature could have caused hundreds of premature deaths. After a washout summer in 2012 and the coldest spring for over 50 years, temperatures have soared across the country due to a northward shift in the high-altitude jetstream, prompting several authorities to issue public warnings over the heat. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/real-life-mystery-jk-rowlings-secret-novel-uncovered-163834015.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7a49heqEu_mO_3WYcCWkcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T163834Z_1_CBRE96H1A8F00_RTROPTP_2_JK-ROWLING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Author Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book &quot;The Casual Vacancy&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Author Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book &quot;The Casual Vacancy&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - A real-life mystery over who blew the cover on JK Rowling writing a detective novel under a pseudonym was uncovered on Thursday when the culprit was revealed to be - her law firm, which apologised unreservedly for the leak. Rowling, whose Harry Potter series made her Britain&#039;s best-selling author, posed as a retired military policeman called Robert Galbraith to write &quot;The Cuckoo&#039;s Calling&quot; that was released in April to strong reviews but minimal sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/real-life-mystery-jk-rowlings-secret-novel-uncovered-163834015.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:39:45 -0400Reutersreal-life-mystery-jk-rowlings-secret-novel-uncovered-163834015<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/real-life-mystery-jk-rowlings-secret-novel-uncovered-163834015.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7a49heqEu_mO_3WYcCWkcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T163834Z_1_CBRE96H1A8F00_RTROPTP_2_JK-ROWLING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Author Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book &quot;The Casual Vacancy&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Author Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book &quot;The Casual Vacancy&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - A real-life mystery over who blew the cover on JK Rowling writing a detective novel under a pseudonym was uncovered on Thursday when the culprit was revealed to be - her law firm, which apologised unreservedly for the leak. Rowling, whose Harry Potter series made her Britain&#039;s best-selling author, posed as a retired military policeman called Robert Galbraith to write &quot;The Cuckoo&#039;s Calling&quot; that was released in April to strong reviews but minimal sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - An MP who described Israel as an "apartheid state" whose future is in doubt after "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians" was suspended by his party on Thursday. David Ward, a member of the Lib Dems was reprimanded after making a series of remarks about Israel. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mp-disciplined-apartheid-israel-comments-162628111.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:29:39 -0400Reutersmp-disciplined-apartheid-israel-comments-162628111WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emergency beacons made by Honeywell International Inc can be simply removed from the Boeing 787 in about an hour, Boeing Co said Thursday, after UK authorities investigating a 787 fire in London, recommended de-activating the devices. "The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) can be simply removed and the task takes on the order of one hour to perform," said Boeing spokesman Marc Birtel. ...http://news.yahoo.com/boeing-says-beacons-removed-787s-hour-155602055.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:56:02 -0400Reutersboeing-says-beacons-removed-787s-hour-155602055PARIS (Reuters) - A proposal by UK investigators to de-activate emergency beacons following a fire in a parked Boeing 787 Dreamliner should not lead to an immediate second grounding of the jet, a European regulatory source said on Thursday. Although regulations in Europe and several other jurisdictions require a working Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) on commercial flights with more than 19 passengers, the 787 can continue to fly while the precautionary measure to unplug the devices from their battery is in place, he said. In Washington, the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/boeing-787-fly-activated-emergency-beacon-source-154119085.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:41:19 -0400Reutersboeing-787-fly-activated-emergency-beacon-source-154119085By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog drew complaints on Thursday that it had failed to prosecute enough bankers and delayed too long a report on what went wrong at HBOS, after UK taxpayers were forced to bail out several high-street lenders. At the final meeting of the Financial Services Authority, which was relaunched with greater powers as the Financial Conduct Authority in April, one audience member said supervisors had simply doled out fines equivalent to a parking ticket. ...http://news.yahoo.com/uk-watchdog-criticised-ineffective-action-bankers-tardy-hbos-145120865.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:51:20 -0400Reutersuk-watchdog-criticised-ineffective-action-bankers-tardy-hbos-145120865<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sirius-gets-extension-park-york-potash-application-125453752.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.XzJaM6r3cFzhN8G43prng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144804Z_3_CBRE96H0ZVL00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-RESOURCES-YORKSHIRE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee holds a sample of polyhalite taken from the Serius Minerals test drilling station on the North Yorkshire Moors near Whitby" align="left" title="An employee holds a sample of polyhalite taken from the Serius Minerals test drilling station on the North Yorkshire Moors near Whitby" border="0" /></a>By Karen Rebelo (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s Sirius Minerals has been given more time to convince the North York Moors National Park Authority that its proposal to mine potash in the park will not cause any serious environmental damage. A planning committee report from the park was to have been published late on Thursday, and the park&#039;s decision on the company&#039;s application was expected on July 29. The company said earlier in the day that it had sought more time to address issues relating to European habitat legislation and deal with questions on environmental assessments. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sirius-gets-extension-park-york-potash-application-125453752.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:48:04 -0400Reuterssirius-gets-extension-park-york-potash-application-125453752<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sirius-gets-extension-park-york-potash-application-125453752.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.XzJaM6r3cFzhN8G43prng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144804Z_3_CBRE96H0ZVL00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-RESOURCES-YORKSHIRE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee holds a sample of polyhalite taken from the Serius Minerals test drilling station on the North Yorkshire Moors near Whitby" align="left" title="An employee holds a sample of polyhalite taken from the Serius Minerals test drilling station on the North Yorkshire Moors near Whitby" border="0" /></a>By Karen Rebelo (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s Sirius Minerals has been given more time to convince the North York Moors National Park Authority that its proposal to mine potash in the park will not cause any serious environmental damage. A planning committee report from the park was to have been published late on Thursday, and the park&#039;s decision on the company&#039;s application was expected on July 29. The company said earlier in the day that it had sought more time to address issues relating to European habitat legislation and deal with questions on environmental assessments. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Clare Hutchison LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange comfortably beat expectations for its first quarter revenues on Thursday, following the acquisition of a clearing house and a stock market listings revival, sending its shares up more than 7 percent. First quarter revenues leapt 39 percent to 249.7 million pounds in the three months to June 30, up from 179 million pounds a year ago. Group revenues adjusted to strip out currency fluctuations and the impact of its acquisition of a majority stake in London-based LCH.Clearnet in May were up 8 percent. The group said that LCH. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lse-shares-surge-results-boosted-acquisition-ipo-upturn-144049464.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:40:49 -0400Reuterslse-shares-surge-results-boosted-acquisition-ipo-upturn-144049464LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's energy network operator National Grid said it doubts that Russian plans to extend its Baltic Sea Nord Stream pipeline to Britain will materialise, citing infrastructure challenges and a weak gas demand outlook. Russia plans to expand its existing Nord Stream pipeline that lands in Germany to Britain, Europe's largest gas consumer which Russia currently does not supply directly. In its annual publication forecasting the long-term state of Britain's energy market National Grid did not include direct gas flows from Russia to Britain. ...http://news.yahoo.com/uk-grid-says-russian-pipeline-extension-britain-doubtful-143236160.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:36 -0400Reutersuk-grid-says-russian-pipeline-extension-britain-doubtful-143236160<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:53:32 -0400Reutersbritain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review security at a cyber centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure that the British telecommunications network is protected, the government said on Thursday. Worries about state eavesdropping of phone data and emails shot up the political agenda last month when former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden disclosed details of Washington&#039;s U.S. PRISM surveillance system. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (AP) ? Heathrow unveiled new proposals Wednesday to create a third runway at the London airport ? saying that the ideas will allow a vast expansion at Europe's busiest air hub.http://news.yahoo.com/heathrow-airport-outlines-plans-expansion-102205919.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:49:20 -0400Associated Pressheathrow-airport-outlines-plans-expansion-102205919<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-hitachi-wins-1-8-billion-order-build-062047807.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jTUcLu.aeYLRv5TQdL2fgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T080904Z_4_CBRE96H0HMY00_RTROPTP_2_HITACHI-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hitachi Corp&#039;s logo is seen on the floor of an electronics shop in Tokyo" align="left" title="Hitachi Corp&#039;s logo is seen on the floor of an electronics shop in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The Department of Transport (DfT) on Thursday said it had awarded Hitachi&#039;s European rail arm a 1.2 billion pound order to build more train carriages to be used on one of Britain&#039;s busiest intercity routes. The trains are due to be introduced on the East Coast Main Line that connects London with Newcastle and Aberdeen in 2018. Hitachi Rail Europe will build the 270 carriages for the train, called the class 800 series, in Britain. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japans-hitachi-wins-1-8-billion-order-build-062047807.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 04:09:04 -0400Reutersjapans-hitachi-wins-1-8-billion-order-build-062047807<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-hitachi-wins-1-8-billion-order-build-062047807.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jTUcLu.aeYLRv5TQdL2fgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T080904Z_4_CBRE96H0HMY00_RTROPTP_2_HITACHI-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hitachi Corp&#039;s logo is seen on the floor of an electronics shop in Tokyo" align="left" title="Hitachi Corp&#039;s logo is seen on the floor of an electronics shop in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The Department of Transport (DfT) on Thursday said it had awarded Hitachi&#039;s European rail arm a 1.2 billion pound order to build more train carriages to be used on one of Britain&#039;s busiest intercity routes. The trains are due to be introduced on the East Coast Main Line that connects London with Newcastle and Aberdeen in 2018. Hitachi Rail Europe will build the 270 carriages for the train, called the class 800 series, in Britain. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-britain-france-surprise-contrast-173306059.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2E1g6cvUNtZubW1cv30A0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13951518e9cad917370f6a706700f321.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This is a Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005 file photo of pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, embrace as they wave to members of the media and the public after they had a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples planning to form civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies become possible. With little fanfare or controversy, Britain announced Wednesday July 17, 2013 that Queen Elizabeth II _ hardly a social radical _ had signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriages in England and Wales. France has also legalized gay marriages, but only after a series of gigantic protests attracting families from the traditional heartland that revealed a deeply split society. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" align="left" title="FILE - This is a Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005 file photo of pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, embrace as they wave to members of the media and the public after they had a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples planning to form civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies become possible. With little fanfare or controversy, Britain announced Wednesday July 17, 2013 that Queen Elizabeth II _ hardly a social radical _ had signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriages in England and Wales. France has also legalized gay marriages, but only after a series of gigantic protests attracting families from the traditional heartland that revealed a deeply split society. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? The French like to make fun of the British, joking about their repressed ways in matters of the heart. But when it came time to debate same-sex marriage, it was France that betrayed a deep conservative streak in sometimes violent protests ? while the British showed themselves to be modern and tolerant.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-britain-france-surprise-contrast-173306059.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:43:57 -0400Associated Pressgay-marriage-britain-france-surprise-contrast-173306059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-britain-france-surprise-contrast-173306059.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2E1g6cvUNtZubW1cv30A0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13951518e9cad917370f6a706700f321.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This is a Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005 file photo of pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, embrace as they wave to members of the media and the public after they had a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples planning to form civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies become possible. With little fanfare or controversy, Britain announced Wednesday July 17, 2013 that Queen Elizabeth II _ hardly a social radical _ had signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriages in England and Wales. France has also legalized gay marriages, but only after a series of gigantic protests attracting families from the traditional heartland that revealed a deeply split society. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" align="left" title="FILE - This is a Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005 file photo of pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner David Furnish, embrace as they wave to members of the media and the public after they had a civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples planning to form civil partnerships in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies become possible. With little fanfare or controversy, Britain announced Wednesday July 17, 2013 that Queen Elizabeth II _ hardly a social radical _ had signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriages in England and Wales. France has also legalized gay marriages, but only after a series of gigantic protests attracting families from the traditional heartland that revealed a deeply split society. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? The French like to make fun of the British, joking about their repressed ways in matters of the heart. But when it came time to debate same-sex marriage, it was France that betrayed a deep conservative streak in sometimes violent protests ? while the British showed themselves to be modern and tolerant.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-step-scrutiny-public-contracts-231203200.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BMEnP4L7ByEzNocBxFFJ2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T000723Z_1_CBRE96H00CD00_RTROPTP_2_STOCKHOLM-ROBBERY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A police Swat team member walks on the roof of G4S cash depot in Vastberga" align="left" title="A police Swat team member walks on the roof of G4S cash depot in Vastberga" border="0" /></a>By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would accelerate its reforms of the 93 billion pound public services outsourcing market to save the taxpayer money as external reviews into company practises get underway. Britain said earlier this month it had placed all contracts held by G4S and Serco, two of its largest suppliers, under review after an audit found they had charged for tagging criminals who were either dead, in prison or never tagged in the first place. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-step-scrutiny-public-contracts-231203200.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:12:03 -0400Reutersbritain-step-scrutiny-public-contracts-231203200<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-step-scrutiny-public-contracts-231203200.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BMEnP4L7ByEzNocBxFFJ2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T000723Z_1_CBRE96H00CD00_RTROPTP_2_STOCKHOLM-ROBBERY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A police Swat team member walks on the roof of G4S cash depot in Vastberga" align="left" title="A police Swat team member walks on the roof of G4S cash depot in Vastberga" border="0" /></a>By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would accelerate its reforms of the 93 billion pound public services outsourcing market to save the taxpayer money as external reviews into company practises get underway. Britain said earlier this month it had placed all contracts held by G4S and Serco, two of its largest suppliers, under review after an audit found they had charged for tagging criminals who were either dead, in prison or never tagged in the first place. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/queen-hopes-baby-comes-soon-shes-off-holiday-181240505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oiGNkbkdVI9I9K73xmfCvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201715Z_2_CBRE96G1ELH00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-ROYAL-BABY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Royal fan reads the newspaper outside St Mary&#039;s Hospital opposite the Lindo Wing, where Britain&#039;s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London" align="left" title="A Royal fan reads the newspaper outside St Mary&#039;s Hospital opposite the Lindo Wing, where Britain&#039;s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen joined the band of increasingly impatient royal baby watchers hoping Prince William and his wife Kate&#039;s first child arrives soon, saying she is due to go on holiday. With the future heir to the British throne due any day, the queen, on a series of engagements in the Lake District in northern England, was asked if she would like her third great-grandchild to be a girl or a boy. &quot;I don&#039;t think I mind. I would very much like it to arrive. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/queen-hopes-baby-comes-soon-shes-off-holiday-181240505.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:17:15 -0400Reutersqueen-hopes-baby-comes-soon-shes-off-holiday-181240505<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/queen-hopes-baby-comes-soon-shes-off-holiday-181240505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oiGNkbkdVI9I9K73xmfCvQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201715Z_2_CBRE96G1ELH00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-ROYAL-BABY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Royal fan reads the newspaper outside St Mary&#039;s Hospital opposite the Lindo Wing, where Britain&#039;s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London" align="left" title="A Royal fan reads the newspaper outside St Mary&#039;s Hospital opposite the Lindo Wing, where Britain&#039;s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen joined the band of increasingly impatient royal baby watchers hoping Prince William and his wife Kate&#039;s first child arrives soon, saying she is due to go on holiday. With the future heir to the British throne due any day, the queen, on a series of engagements in the Lake District in northern England, was asked if she would like her third great-grandchild to be a girl or a boy. &quot;I don&#039;t think I mind. I would very much like it to arrive. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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