2009年10月1日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Man charged over robbing Gerrard's home (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:41 PM PDT

British police charged a man Thursday over the 2007 burglary of the home of Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard, seen here in September 2009, an officer said.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)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

Candies for sale. 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.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)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

A patient is given a shot during trials of an H1N1 vaccine in August 2009. The number of new swine flu cases in Britain jumped in a week, indicating the start of a second wave of infections as the northern hemisphere winter nears, health officials said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)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

General Stanley McChrystal, Commander, US Forces Afghanistan delivers a speech in London, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)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

Dominican Republic-born golfer Manuel de los Santos, who lost a leg in a car crash, plays on the Kingsbarns course at St Andrews, in Scotland, on the first day of the Alfred Dunhill Links championship.(AFP/Derek Blair)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

A company sign of BAE Systems is seen at a plant building in Guildford, England, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Britain's Serious Fraud Office said Thursday it intends to prosecute BAE Systems, the world's second-largest defense contractor, on charges of corruption in dealings on foreign contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars).(AP Photo/Sang Tan)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

These handoutsfrom Devon and Cornwall Police(DCP) show (L-R)Colin Blanchard, Vanessa George and Angela Allen. Nursery worker George and her two accomplices face lengthy prison sentences after pleading guilty to a string of child sex abuse charges.(AFP/DCP-HO/File)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

Chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Xavier Rolet poses outside the London Stock Exchange in February 2009. Britain's London Stock Exchange announced Thursday that it is in exclusive talks to buy pan-European electronic trading platform Turquoise.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)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

President of the new Supreme Court Lord Phillips (2nd left) stands with his colleagues outside the court building in central London. Constitutional history was made as judges in a new Supreme Court were sworn in, replacing the House of Lords as Britain's highest appeal tribunal.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)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

Lord Phillips, President of the new Supreme Court, right, Lord Hope, Deputy President, 2nd right, and other Justices, formerly the Law Lords, walk from the Supreme Court building to Westminster Abbey after they are sworn in Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 in central London. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)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

These handout pictures from Devon and Cornwall Police show (from left) Colin Blanchard, Vanessa George and Angela Allen. Nursery worker George and her two accomplices face lengthy prison sentences after pleading guilty to a string of child sex abuse charges.(HO)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

Visitors walk past a BAE Systems fighting vehicle at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi in February 2009. The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it would seek prosecution of defence equipment firm BAE Systems over alleged corruption involving contracts with European and African nations.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)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

The front cover from Return to the Hundred Acre Wood is seen in this handout released to Reuters in London September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Burgess/Trustees of the Pooh Properties 2009/HandoutAP - 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

Tidjane Thiam has begun his role as head of insurance group Prudential, becoming the first black chief executive of a company listed on London's benchmark FTSE 100 index.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)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

A Typhoon fighter jet is seen in an undated handout photo. REUTERS/BAE Systems/HandoutReuters - 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

A man drinks a pint at a pub in London. The most expensive pint in the country can be found in Surrey, where drinkers pay just over three pounds for a beer, The Good Pub Guide survey has found.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)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.

Job fears over new tipping laws (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:59 AM PDT

A waiter picks up his tip. New tipping laws for restaurants, bars and hotels have come into effect, amid fears they could lead to thousands of job losses.(AFP/File)AFP - New tipping laws for restaurants, bars and hotels came into effect on Thursday, amid fears they could lead to thousands of job losses.

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