2010年1月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Cadbury makes final defense against Kraft (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST

AP - Cadbury PLC said Thursday that The Hershey Co. would have to "pay a great price" if it decided to formally wade into the bidding against Kraft Foods Inc. for the British candy maker.

Britain apologizes 50 years after Thalidomide scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST

Campaigners from the International Contergan Thalidomide Alliance attend a protest outside the German embassy in London, in 2008. Britain issued a long-awaited expression of regret Thursday over the thalidomide drug scandal which left hundreds of babies deformed 50 years ago, and confirmed 32 million dollars in support.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)Reuters - The British government apologized on Thursday to sufferers from the thalidomide scandal, half a century after thousands of babies were born with birth defects after their mothers took the morning sickness pill.

Wild boar raids anger residents of English forest (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST

Reuters - Some of the first wild boar to roam free in England for 300 years have been raiding rubbish bins, attacking dogs and digging up green spaces in villages scattered around England's first national forest park.

Redknapp charged with tax evasion (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp, seen here on January 2, was charged with tax evasion on Thursday, a spokesman for English prosecuting authorities said. photo.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was charged with tax evasion on Thursday, a spokesman for English prosecuting authorities said.

Missing girl libel trial to resume next month (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:05 AM PST

A libel trial pitting missing British girl Madeleine McCann's parents, seen here, against the Portuguese police officer who led the initial probe into her disappearance will reopen next month, the couple's lawyer said Thursday.(AFP/File/Francisco Leong)AFP - A libel trial pitting the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann against the Portuguese police officer who led the initial probe into her disappearance will reopen next month, the couple's lawyer said Thursday.

FTSE 100 finishes higher (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:43 AM PST

The leading stock exchange closed higher on Thursday, but showed little conviction as investors waited for quarterly results from US chip giant Intel to offer some cheer, dealers said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The leading stock exchange closed higher on Thursday, but showed little conviction as investors waited for quarterly results from US chip giant Intel to offer some cheer, dealers said.

UK inquiry urges changes to pedigree dog breeding (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:53 AM PST

Reuters - The health of pedigree dogs is being put at risk by breeders seeking "fashionable" characteristics, an independent report said on Thursday, calling for widespread changes to breeding practices.

UK report calls for tougher dog breeding standards (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:44 AM PST

FILE -- In this March 5, 2009 file photo, two Bassett Hounds wait together on the first day of the annual Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre, in Birmingham, England. An inquiry set up to examine if the way pedigree dogs are bred damages their health, published its findings in London, Thursday Jan. 14, 2010. All puppies should be microchipped and new owners should insist on seeing them with their mothers as part of efforts to crackdown on bad breeding practices including dog 'farming', the report recommended. The independent inquiry by Professor Sir Patrick Bateson called for changes in the law to include a requirement for all puppies to be microchipped before sale, which could help trace bad breeders.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira-pa, file)AP - Britain considers itself a nation of dog lovers. But a new report says the country needs tougher breeding standards and better education to curb deformity and disease caused by the quest for the best beagle or the perfect Pekingese.

UK fugitive nabbed in Washington state after crash (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST

AP - A fugitive facing an attempted murder charge in the United Kingdom was arrested in the Seattle area a month after his car collided with a Washington State Patrol trooper's vehicle.

Warnings of flash floods as big freeze melts (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:54 AM PST

The ice begins to melt in the lake in Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, northwest England on January 10. The great thaw has gathered pace as the blanket of ice and snow that has smothered the UK began to melt away.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The great thaw gathered pace on Thursday as the blanket of ice and snow that has smothered Britain began to melt away.

Auction house offers antique 'Downing Street' sign (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:23 AM PST

Selena, an employee of Bonham's auction house, holds up a 19th century Downing Street road sign, home to the British Prime Minister's official residence, No. 10 and at No. 11 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at a press preview in London, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The sign along with other Victorian artifacts will be sold on Jan. 14, and is valued at 4,000-6,000 British pounds (US$ 6,500-9,700, euro6,700-10,000). (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - An auctioneer says it is selling the 19th century sign that once stood above the most famous street in British politics.

Locum doctor was tired and 'dithery', inquest hears (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:22 AM PST

A foreign doctor who administered a fatal overdose to a 70-year-old man seemed tired and was AFP - A foreign doctor who administered a fatal overdose to a 70-year-old man seemed tired and was "dithery" at the time, the dead man's partner told an inquest on Thursday.

Report blasts dementia care failings (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST

Care for dementia patients is still not receiving the AFP - Care for dementia patients is still not receiving the "urgency and priority" it needs almost a year after the government unveiled a national strategy, a spending watchdog said on Thursday.

BBC should put quality before ratings: report (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:54 AM PST

Pedestrians walks past the doors of the BBC's Bush House in London in 2004. A centre-right think-tank has called for a radical overhaul of the BBC in a report on the future of UK broadcasting.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A centre-right think-tank on Thursday called for a radical overhaul of the BBC in a report on the future of UK broadcasting.

US to take over 'main role' in southern Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:21 PM PST

US soldiers during a patrol in Parwan province on January 7. United States forces are to take over the main role in southern Afghanistan from the British in a shake-up of the region's command structure, a newspaper reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - United States forces are to take over the main role in southern Afghanistan from the British in a shake-up of the region's command structure, a newspaper reported Thursday.

Hershey OKs bid preparation for Cadbury: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:46 PM PST

Smokestacks are seen at the Hershey Foods Corp facility in Pennsylvania. The US chocolate maker has authorised a bid to be prepared for British confectioner Cadbury to counter American giant Kraft's 10.5-billion-pound hostile offer, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/Tom Mihalek)AFP - US chocolate maker Hershey has authorised a bid to be prepared for British confectioner Cadbury to counter American giant Kraft's 10.5-billion-pound hostile offer, a newspaper reported Thursday.

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