2009年7月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

5-time British Open champ turns it on at Turnberry (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 01:56 PM PDT

Tom Watson of the US gestures after finishing on the 18th green during the opening round of the British Open Golf championship, at the Turnberry golf course, Scotland, Thursday, July 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - These kind of things usually don't end well, no matter how much we might want them to. Golf is a tough enough game for even the youngsters playing in this British Open, and 59-year-olds have no business getting in the way — no matter what their pedigree might be.

British children's authors boycott school readings (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 01:46 PM PDT

In this undated file photo made available by Harper Collins Thursday July 16, 2009 of British author Michael Morpurgo. Morpurgo and other prominent childrens' authors in Britain are protesting new government regulations requiring everyone who comes into contact with children to undergo a police check, at their own expense, to prove they are not sex offenders or criminals. The authors say this is not necessary since they read to hundreds of students at a time and are not alone with students. The authors say they will boycott school readings when the new rule goes into effect in October, 2009. The rule is in response to the 2002 killing of two school girls at the hands of a caretaker.(AP Photo-File Harper Collins) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY - AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED ONLY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE.AP - Some of Britain's leading children's authors are refusing to do readings in schools because of a new policy requiring them to be registered in a national database and undergo criminal background checks to prove they aren't sex offenders.

Jimenez leads British Open, Watson steals the show (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 01:39 PM PDT

Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez celebrates after sinking a monster putt on 18 to take a one shot lead in the British Open at Turnberry Golf Course in south west Scotland.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez sunk a monster putt on 18 to take a one shot lead in the British Open on a day when Tom Watson produced a masterclass in links golf seven weeks short of his 60th birthday.

Spike in British swine flu deaths as race for vaccines begins (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 01:04 PM PDT

DNA test kits for the the A(H1N1) or swine flu virus at a British laboratory in Southampton. Britain announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu on Thursday, but as health experts began grappling with worst-case scenarios, difficult questions over the availability of vaccines emerged.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu on Thursday, but as health experts began grappling with worst-case scenarios, difficult questions over the availability of vaccines emerged.

MPs challenge Brown over Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 12:08 PM PDT

British soldiers unload supplies from a Chinook helicopter at their base in Afghanistan Helmand province in 2006. Lawmakers have voiced concern that a lack of helicopters was having AFP - Lawmakers voiced concern Thursday that a lack of helicopters was having "adverse consequences" on Britain's campaign in Afghanistan after Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied it was causing casualties.

UK prosecutors decline new privacy investigation (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 11:35 AM PDT

AP - British prosecutors say they won't reopen an investigation into a phone-hacking case that saw a tabloid reporter sent to jail.

FTSE 100 up after surprise US bank profits (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT

The JPMorgan Chase building in midtown Manhattan. Stocks in London ended higher after better than expected US banking results, including giant JPMorgan Chase, who posted a quarterly profit of 2.7 billion dollars.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Stocks in London ended higher on Thursday after better than expected US banking results, including giant JPMorgan Chase, who posted a quarterly profit of 2.7 billion dollars.

UK's Brown calls on Afghan army to pull its weight (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 08:06 AM PDT

British and Afghan forces enter a group of compounds during operation Reuters - Afghanistan needs to do far more to make its troops available on the ground if a U.S.-British offensive to secure territory ahead of elections is to succeed, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.

Lloyds slashes another 1,200 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:44 AM PDT

State-controlled Lloyds Banking Group, struggling to recover from the financial crisis, is to axe 1,200 more jobs, the country's biggest union(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - State-controlled Lloyds Banking Group, struggling to recover from the financial crisis, is to cut 1,200 more jobs, it said in a statement on Thursday.

World at 'critical moment' on nuclear arms: Brown (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:28 AM PDT

A submarine armed with Trident ballistic missiles. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the world was at a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the world was at a "critical and defining moment" on nuclear weapons Thursday as the government released a report underlining its willingness to cut arms before talks in 2010.

UK says could cut warheads if U.S., Russia go further (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain could look at further reductions in the number of nuclear warheads -- but only if the United States and Russia make deeper cuts in their arsenals than those already announced, the government said on Thursday.

Greens baulk at Blair for EU president over Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 05:22 AM PDT

Greens party leaders criticised the possible candidacy of former premier Tony Blair, seen here on July 3, for EU president given his support for the US-led war in Iraq.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Greens party leaders criticised Thursday the possible candidacy of former premier Tony Blair for EU president given his support for the US-led war in Iraq.

Greenlight given for first eco towns (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:48 AM PDT

The government gave the green light to four so-called AFP - The government gave the green light Thursday to four so-called "eco towns," claiming it is playing a leading role globally in promoting carbon neutral communities.

BT to call back India-based staff (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 03:21 AM PDT

A report said that telecoms operator BT is to recall to the country at least 2,000 call-centre jobs based in India(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Telecoms operator BT is to recall to the country at least 2,000 call-centre jobs based in India, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

NHS warned over gaps in child protection (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 02:37 AM PDT

Undated picture of Baby Peter. The NHS may fail to identify another Baby P like abuse scandal until the health body overhauls its child protection system.(AFP/ITV News/File)AFP - The NHS may fail to identify another Baby P like abuse scandal until the health body overhauls its child protection system, a regulator warned on Thursday.

'Back from dead' Briton's dad quashes hoax claims (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 12:53 AM PDT

Richard Cass (left) visits his son Jamie Neale at the Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital in Katoomba near Sydney. Neale rescued after 12 nights in Australia's rugged bushland was recovering in hospital as Cass father and officials dismissed suggestions his miraculous survival was a hoax.(AFP/Pool/File/Dean Lewins)AFP - A British teenager rescued after 12 nights in Australia's rugged bushland was recovering in hospital as his father and officials dismissed suggestions his miraculous survival was a hoax.

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