2010年4月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

"Guerrilla gardeners" sprucing up London by night (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:39 AM PDT

'Guerrilla Gardeners' plant flowers on a spot of urban wasteland in south London April 22, 2008. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - They defy the power of the state with raids under cover of darkness using grenades, slingshots and surreptitious sprinkling in an all out war to beautify the British capital's neglected public spaces.

UK retailer withdraws padded bikini bras for kids (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:01 AM PDT

The logo on a Primark shop in in London, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Discount retailer Primark hastily withdrew a padded bikini bra aimed at 7-year-olds after a tabloid newspaper made a front-page splash of complaints from children's advocates, who quickly get support from candidates in the upcoming national election. Primark's swift retreat is the latest victory for campaigners against the premature sexualization of children. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A major British clothing retailer withdrew a children's bathing suit from sale Wednesday after a front-page tabloid story criticized the store for selling padded bras on bikinis aimed at 7-year-olds.

Britain holds 1st televised election debates (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 08:15 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, addresses students at Derby College, in Derby, England, Tuesday April 13, 2010, while campaigning for Britain's May 6 General Election.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - Britain is holding its first U.S.-styled televised political debates — and bookies are taking bets on who will sweat or stumble first.

Harry Potter author enters British election fray (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling poses with fans at the world premiere of AFP - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling entered Britain's election campaign Wednesday with a scathing attack on the main opposition Conservatives for their social policies.

Primark withdraws 'paedo' child's bikini (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Primark has apologised and stopped selling a padded bikini top for young girls, after criticism that the garment over-sexualised children and pandered to paedophiles.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Primark apologised and stopped selling a padded bikini top for young girls Wednesday, after criticism that the garment over-sexualised children and pandered to paedophiles.

Lib Dems outline pledges for 'fairer' society (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 04:31 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg delivers his party's election manifesto in central London. The Liberal Democrats promised a huge tax cut for low-earners as they unveiled their manifesto for May 6 election based on building a AFP - The Liberal Democrats promised a huge tax cut for low-earners Wednesday as they unveiled their manifesto for May 6 election based on building a "fairer" country.

Was LSD an influence on Doctor Who? (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:55 AM PDT

Reuters - The regenerations of Time Lord Doctor Who were modeled on the "horrifying" side effects of drug-induced trips, according to archived documents published by the BBC.

Mixed reviews for Houston's return to UK stage (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:25 AM PDT

US pop diva Whitney Houston, seen here in 2009, garnered mixed reviews after playing her first gig in Britain in 11 years. The 46-year-old singer kicked of the British leg of her world tour in front of a sell-out crowd in Birmingham after earlier postponing her first three UK dates because of a respiratory infection(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - US pop diva Whitney Houston garnered mixed reviews on Wednesday after playing her first gig in Britain in 11 years.

Couple leave ageing mother-in-law in ferry port (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:15 AM PDT

A ferry at the port of Dover. A British man accidentally left his ageing mother-in-law in a Dover ferry port car park and only realised half way across to France, police said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A man accidentally left his ageing mother-in-law in a Dover ferry port car park and only realised half way across to France, police said Wednesday.

Britain's third party vows to prioritize deficit (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:10 AM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, left, speaks with his party's economics spokesman Vince Cable, while on a flight to Bradford, England, Tuesday April 13, 2010. Clegg, campaigning for Britain's May 6 General Election, had earlier unveiled plans to crack down on 'obscene' bankers' bonuses, warning there would be 'no reward for failure'. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - Britain's perennial third party, the Liberal Democrats, has pledged to prioritize the country's crippling deficit in its campaign for the May 6 national election.

Brown admits giving banks too much freedom (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:39 AM PDT

An aerial view of Canary Wharf in London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, facing a general election on May 6, has admitted he gave banks too much freedom during his 10 years as Chancellor of the Exchequer before 2007.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, facing a general election on May 6, admitted Wednesday he gave banks too much freedom during his 10 years as Chancellor of the Exchequer before 2007.

Anthony Flew, once a prominent atheist, dies at 87 (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:29 AM PDT

AP - Antony Flew, an academic philosopher who expounded atheism for most of his life but made a late conversion to belief in a creator, has died at age 87, his family said in a notice published Wednesday.

Brown admits he is still shy (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on April 7, has said he has never got over his shyness and admitted being in the cut-throat world of politics was a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday said he had never got over his shyness and admitted being in the cut-throat world of politics was a "strange" profession for someone with such an attribute.

Car bomb defused outside N.Ireland police station (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:19 AM PDT

Members of the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) close off a road in County Armagh. The army in Northern Ireland has defused a car bomb outside a police station, police said, which was planted one day after a blast claimed by dissident Republican paramilitaries.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - The army in Northern Ireland defused a car bomb outside a police station Tuesday, police said, which was planted one day after a blast claimed by dissident Republican paramilitaries.

Labour closing in on Tories: polls (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:14 AM PDT

From left: Conservative Party leader David Cameron, Labour leader and Prime Minister Gordon Brown and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg. The Labour Party is closing the gap on the Conservatives, two polls have shown, heightening fears next month's election could have an inconclusive outcome.(AFP/File)AFP - The Labour Party is closing the gap on the opposition Conservatives, two polls showed Wednesday, heightening fears next month's election could have an inconclusive outcome.

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