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Man charged over robbing Gerrard's home (AFP)
Cervarix Didn't Cause British Girl's Death (U.S. News & World Report)
Study links daily sweets for children to violence (AFP)
New wave of swine flu nears: officials (AFP)
US commander spells out Afghan difficulties (AP)
One-legged player stands tall at St. Andrews (AFP)
UK prosecutors move on BAE Systems over payments (AP)
Nursery worker admits 'Facebook' child abuse (AFP)
LSE says in talks to buy rival Turquoise (AFP)
New Supreme Court sworn in (AFP)
Supreme Court justices sworn in ahead of opening (AP)
Nursery worker pleads guilty to child sex abuse (AFP)
BAE faces prosecution over alleged corruption (AFP)
UK's Tate Modern temporarily shuts exhibition (AP)
Pooh, Christopher Robin reunited in new book (AP)
FTSE 100 gets first black chief executive (AFP)
BAE braced for SFO bribery decision (Reuters)
UK coroner says tumor likely killed girl (AP)
Surrey pubs serve most expensive pints (AFP)
Job fears over new tipping laws (AFP)

Man charged over robbing Gerrard's home (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:41 PM PDT

AFP - Police charged a man Thursday over the 2007 burglary of the home of Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard, an officer said.

Cervarix Didn't Cause British Girl's Death (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:40 PM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - On Tuesday, I wrote about a British girl, Natalie Morton, who died shortly after receiving the HPV vaccine, Cervarix. Initial concerns were that the immunization caused the 14-year-old's death and possibly led the Food and Drug Administration to delay making its decision--which had been expected on Tuesday--on whether to approve Cervarix in the United States. Turns out, the girl probably died as a result of a malignant tumor in her heart and lungs, according to the coroner's report issued this morning. ...

Study links daily sweets for children to violence (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:29 PM PDT

AFP - Children who eat sweets every day are more likely to be violent as adults, possibly because they want instant gratification, a British psychological study suggested Thursday.

New wave of swine flu nears: officials (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:24 PM PDT

AFP - The number of new swine flu cases jumped in a week, indicating the start of a second wave of infections as the northern hemisphere winter nears, health officials said Thursday.

US commander spells out Afghan difficulties (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal called on Thursday for a dramatic change in tactics in the faltering war against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and said it would be wrong to lower military goals there, despite recent setbacks.

One-legged player stands tall at St. Andrews (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:16 AM PDT

AFP - A one-legged former baseball player from the Dominican Republic is making headlines after winning a slot in an amateur golf competition at St Andrews, the sport's home.

UK prosecutors move on BAE Systems over payments (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:51 AM PDT

AP - British anti-fraud prosecutors intend to pursue a case against BAE Systems PLC, the world's No. 2 defense contractor, on charges of corruption in dealings on foreign contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

Nursery worker admits 'Facebook' child abuse (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:35 AM PDT

AFP - A nursery worker and her two accomplices, who swapped pictures of themselves abusing babies online after meeting on social networking site Facebook admitted a string of offences Thursday.

LSE says in talks to buy rival Turquoise (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:19 AM PDT

AFP - Britain's London Stock Exchange announced Thursday that it is in exclusive talks to buy pan-European electronic trading platform Turquoise.

New Supreme Court sworn in (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:56 AM PDT

AFP - Constitutional history was made Thursday as judges in a new Supreme Court were sworn in, replacing the House of Lords as Britain's highest appeal tribunal.

Supreme Court justices sworn in ahead of opening (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:48 AM PDT

AP - Britain's new Supreme Court won't hear its first case until Monday, but the justices are already at work.

Nursery worker pleads guilty to child sex abuse (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:48 AM PDT

AFP - A nursery worker and her two accomplices face lengthy prison sentences after pleading guilty on Thursday to a string of child sex abuse charges.

BAE faces prosecution over alleged corruption (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:53 AM PDT

AFP - The Serious Fraud Office announced Thursday that it would seek prosecution of defence equipment firm BAE Systems over alleged corruption involving contracts with European and African nations.

UK's Tate Modern temporarily shuts exhibition (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:33 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Tate Modern has temporarily closed an exhibition that includes a nude image of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields, following a visit from a London police unit that deals with obscene publications.

Pooh, Christopher Robin reunited in new book (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:18 AM PDT

AP - When we left them, Christopher Robin was going away, and Things were going to be Different.

FTSE 100 gets first black chief executive (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:16 AM PDT

AFP - Tidjane Thiam began his role as head of insurance group Prudential on Thursday, becoming the first black chief executive of a company listed on London's benchmark FTSE 100 index.

BAE braced for SFO bribery decision (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Prosecutors will unveil the result of its long running investigation into allegations of corruption and bribery at defense giant BAE Systems later on Thursday.

UK coroner says tumor likely killed girl (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:19 AM PDT

AP - A British coroner says a girl who died after receiving a vaccine against cervical cancer was likely killed by a tumor.

Surrey pubs serve most expensive pints (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:13 AM PDT

AFP - The most expensive pint in the country can be found in Surrey, where drinkers pay just over three pounds for a beer, a pub survey found Thursday.