2009年10月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Australia's Robertson reaches British Grand Prix final (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:57 PM PDT

Australia's Neil Robertson reached the British Grand Prix final with a dramatic 6-5 semi-final victory over world champion John Higgins, pictured in May 2009, which went down to the final black in Glasgow on Saturday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Australia's Neil Robertson reached the British Grand Prix final with a dramatic 6-5 semi-final victory over world champion John Higgins which went down to the final black in Glasgow on Saturday.

Manchester police arrest 48 in protest (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Police contain protestors in Manchester's city center, after demonstrators took to the streets in rival race protests Saturday Oct. 10, 2009. Police in fluorescent jackets stood between hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and counter-demonstrators in the English city of Manchester on Saturday, arresting 18 people in a bid to keep the peace. Police locked down a section of the city center as some 2,000 people gathered. (AP Photo/Gareth Copley/PA Wire)AP - Police in fluorescent jackets stood between hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and anti-racist counter-demonstrators in the English city of Manchester on Saturday, arresting 48 people in a bid to keep the peace.

UK police arrest 48 as far right, opponents clash (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:22 PM PDT

A police officer watches demonstrators during a protest by the English Defence League in Manchester, northern England, October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - Police arrested 48 men during skirmishes between a far-right group and opponents in the northern English city of Manchester on Saturday.

Britain's Prince Philip reveals his TV woes (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT

AP - He may be married to Queen Elizabeth II, but Prince Philip has the same technological troubles as millions of commoners.

UK's Brown reveals he has 2 retina tears (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Labour Party Gordon Brown smiles at the final day of the annual party conference in the southern coastal town of Brighton, England. The office of Britain's prime minister says Gordon Brown has two minor tears in his retina. But Brown's Downing Street office says in a Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, statement there has been no further deterioration and no change in his eyesight. Brown's doctors have decided against further operations. Brown lost the use of one eye in a sporting accident when he was a teenager. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis/file)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain disclosed Saturday that an eye examination showed two tears in his right retina — a revelation that could embolden critics who want him to step down before a national election.

30 arrests at anti-Islam protest in Birmingham (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:09 AM PDT

Protestors from the English Defence League (EDL) hold a banner with the words 'Islamic Extremists Out, Make Britain Safe' during a demonstration in Birmingham in September. At least 30 people were arrested when a group demonstrating against Islamic fundamentalism clashed with anti-racism protesters in Birmingham.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - At least 30 people were arrested when a group demonstrating against Islamic fundamentalism clashed with anti-racism protesters in Britain on Saturday, police said.

PM has retina tears, tests show (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:37 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pictured in Stratford, east London. Tests have shown the prime minister has two minor tears on his retina but he will not require further operations to repair the damage.(AFP/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Tests have shown Prime Minister Gordon Brown has two minor tears on his retina but he will not require further operations to repair the damage, his office said on Saturday.

Report: UK defense force to slash training (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 04:12 AM PDT

AP - A British newspaper says the military has ordered a home defense force to stop training for six months because of budget pressures.

PM sets optimistic forecast for Britain (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:31 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pictured outside 10 Downing Street in central London. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the prime minister says the British economy will emerge from recession with stronger growth than expected as he draws the battle lines for the general election.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the British economy would emerge from recession with stronger growth than expected as he drew the battle lines for the general election, in an interview out on Saturday.

Prince Philip baffled by modern TVs (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:21 AM PDT

Prince Philip said he was baffled by modern television remote controls and ended up lying on the floor by the set to operate it instead, in a video posted Saturday on the Internet.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prince Philip said he was baffled by modern television remote controls and ended up lying on the floor by the set to operate it instead, in a video posted on Saturday on the Internet.

Conservatives still way ahead in polls (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT

David Cameron kisses his wife Samantha on the final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.

Prince Charles bemoans Internet 'deserts' (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:29 PM PDT

Prince Charles said Saturday that people living in rural areas had been left in the Internet's AFP - Prince Charles said Saturday that people living in rural areas had been left in the Internet's "slow lane", placing them at a "severe disadvantage" in the modern world.

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