2009年7月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Asafa Powell brands British sprinters lazy (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:00 PM PDT

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, seen here, branded British sprinters lazy and said they were unlikely to beat the world's best, reports said Friday(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell branded British sprinters lazy and said they were unlikely to beat the world's best, reports said Friday.

British anti-Semitic attacks surged post Gaza: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:30 PM PDT

A view of the New West End Synagogue in West London. The government said it was AFP - The government said it was "deeply concerned" by a report Friday revealing an upsurge of anti-Semitic attacks this year in the wake of Israel's devastating three-week offensive in Gaza.

Authorities arrest three in Brazil waste probe (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:14 PM PDT

Piles of rubbish. Authorities in Britain arrested three people Thursday over the alleged illegal shipment of tonnes of waste including baby diapers and syringes to Brazil, officials said Thursday.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Authorities arrested three people Thursday over the alleged illegal shipment of tonnes of waste including baby diapers and syringes to Brazil, officials said Thursday.

UK swine flu cases jump as millions log on for help (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:17 PM PDT

A person enters a clinic in East London on July 20. The Department of Health has said that an estimated 100,000 new cases of swine flu have been recorded over the last week in England.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Around 100,000 new cases of swine flu were diagnosed in Britain in the last week, officials said Thursday, as millions rushed to consult a new website to identify symptoms and order drugs.

Amy Winehouse: I'm too short to have hit tall fan (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:12 PM PDT

British singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Thursday, July 23, 2009, charged with assault over claims she hit a fan at the End Of Summer Ball in London, on September 25, 2008. She pleaded not guilty at a hearing earlier this year. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Amy Winehouse told a London court Thursday that she was too short to have punched a fan in the face, saying her trademark beehive makes her look taller than she is.

Tate & Lyle says Q1 starts well but outlook cloudy (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 11:17 AM PDT

AP - Sugar and sweeteners company Tate & Lyle PLC said Thursday that its fiscal first quarter had started well, but that the outlook for the full year was uncertain.

Compass forecasts flat FY revenue growth (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 11:12 AM PDT

AP - Shares in Compass Group PLC, the world's biggest catering company, dropped nearly 8 percent after the world's biggest catering company said it expects revenue growth this year to be essentially flat — up only 1 percent.

Gerrard denies losing cool in bar brawl attack (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 08:29 AM PDT

England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard outside Liverpool Crown Court, July 20. Gerrard denied that he lost his cool and attacked a man in a bar brawl, as he took the stand to defend himself in court.(AFP/File/Tony Spencer)AFP - England and Liverpool football star Steven Gerrard denied Thursday that he lost his cool and attacked a man in a bar brawl, as he took the stand to defend himself in court.

Govt reports 100,000 new swine flu cases in week (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 08:10 AM PDT

A person enters a clinic in East London on July 20. The Department of Health has said that an estimated 100,000 new cases of swine flu have been recorded over the last week in England.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - An estimated 100,000 new cases of swine flu have been recorded over the last week in England, the Department of Health said Thursday.

Wanted: Women to eat chocolate for a year (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 07:55 AM PDT

An employee at a chocolate manufacturer lining up chocolates in Halle, eastern Germany. Scientists are looking for women willing to eat chocolate every day for a year -- all in the name of medical science.(AFP/DDP/File/Sebastian Willnow)AFP - Scientists are looking for women willing to eat chocolate every day for a year -- all in the name of medical science.

Spy 'regretted working for Soviets' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:52 AM PDT

General view of the Cambridge University campus. Anthony Blunt, one of Britain's most famous Cold War spies, who recruited among academics at the university admitted that spying for Russia was AFP - Anthony Blunt, one of Britain's most notorious Cold War spies, admitted that spying for Russia was "the biggest mistake of my life," in memoirs released on Thursday, 26 years after his death.

Actor Jude Law denies hitting photographer: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:25 AM PDT

British actor Jude Law talks to reporters at a press conference in Kabul. Law has denied having deliberately hit a female photographer taking his picture as he left a London restaurant, his lawyer said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - British actor Jude Law denied Thursday having deliberately hit a female photographer taking his picture as he left a London restaurant, his lawyer said.

Brown faces new poll test (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown holds his monthly press conference in Downing Street, in central London. Brown, still recovering from last month's leadership crisis, braced for a new poll blow from a by-election in eastern England dominated by a row over expenses.(AFP/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, still recovering from last month's leadership crisis, braced for a new poll blow Thursday from a by-election in eastern England dominated by a row over expenses.

Church of England offers combined wedding, baptism (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:29 AM PDT

AP - The Church of England is offering couples a two-for-one service — marriage for them and baptisms for their children.

British Sikhs revive deadly art banned by the Raj (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 04:45 AM PDT

Reuters - A short drive away from Windsor Castle, a group of ferocious-looking, blue-turbanned men are trying to preserve a martial art that frightened the life out of the British when they ruled India.

Biden: Expect more casualties in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:33 AM PDT

Graphic provides background on NATO's International Security Assistance Force in AfghanistanAP - The United States, Britain and other NATO allies can expect to make more sacrifices and take new casualties as the war in Afghanistan escalates, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast Thursday.

Church of England to combine marriage and baptism (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:20 AM PDT

The exterior of Manchester cathedral in north-west England. The Church of England will offer two in one wedding and baptism services, officials said Thursday, as research shows increasing numbers of couples in Britain are having children out of wedlock.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The Church of England will offer two in one wedding and baptism services, officials said Thursday, as research shows increasing numbers of couples are having children out of wedlock.

Retail sales rise in June (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:20 AM PDT

Shoppers walk past sales signs on Oxford Street in 2006. Retail sales fell in May from April instead of rising as had been expected, official data showed, as shoppers tightened their belts amid a deep recession.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Retail sales jumped in June as heavy discounting and sunny weather boosted consumer demand despite the recession, official data showed on Thursday.

Legless Alice Cooper fan is not 'armless' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

Veteran rock singer Alice Cooper performs on stage at the ExCel international exhibition and conference centre in London as part of the British International Motor Show. An Cooper fan who removed his prosthetic leg and waved it around in appreciation at one of the US rocker's raucous shows has been spared jail after he assaulted a fellow gig-goer.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - An Alice Cooper fan who removed his prosthetic leg and waved it around in appreciation at one of the US rocker's raucous shows has been spared jail after he assaulted a fellow gig-goer, it was reported Thursday.

Cultural projects threatened by govt overspend (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 01:57 AM PDT

A security officer guards the Greek marbles on display in the British museum in central London in 2002. A 100 million-pound black hole in the budget of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) could lead to the plug being pulled on some of the of the country's most high-profile cultural projects.(AFP/File)AFP - A 100 million-pound black hole in the budget of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) could lead to the plug being pulled on some of the of the country's most high-profile cultural projects, it was revealed on Thursday.

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