2010年7月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Tiger grinds out 73 to stay in British Open hunt (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 02:52 PM PDT

US golfer Tiger Woods on the 7th Green during his second round on day two of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Woods battled through fierce winds to grind out a one-over par 73 on Friday in some of the worst conditions he has ever faced to stay in contention at the British Open.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Tiger Woods battled through fierce winds to grind out a one-over par 73 on Friday in some of the worst conditions he has ever faced to stay in contention at the British Open.

Calcavecchia turns back clock at British Open (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT

US golfer Mark Calcavecchia watches his drive from the 5th tee during his second round on day two of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Calcavecchia is making a run at his second British Open title some 21 years after he pulled off the only major triumph of his career.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - At age 50, US veteran Mark Calcavecchia is making a run at his second British Open title some 21 years after he pulled off the only major triumph of his career.

Sixth lawmaker charged in expenses scandal (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference in 2009. Prosecutors said Friday they were charging a member of the House of Lords for allegedly claiming thousands of pounds in fraudulent expenses, the sixth person charged after a major scandal.(AFP/POOL/File/Dominic Lipinski)AFP - Prosecutors said Friday they were charging a member of the House of Lords for allegedly claiming thousands of pounds in fraudulent expenses, the sixth person charged after a major scandal.

Two-thirds of Britain would ban the Islamic veil: poll (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:10 PM PDT

A variety of headscarves and veils are worn by women at the Whitechapel market in east London in 2006. Two thirds of British people would support a ban on Muslim women wearing face-covering veils in public similar to the one approved by French lawmakers this week, a poll found Friday.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Two thirds of British people would support a ban on Muslim women wearing face-covering veils in public similar to the one approved by French lawmakers this week, a poll found Friday.

Iraqis to seek torture inquiry in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Iraqi detainees sleep outside their tents inside the Camp Bucca detention centre located near the Kuwait-Iraq border in 2008. More than 100 Iraqis who claim they were tortured and abused by British forces after the invasion of Iraq won a key legal battle in London on Friday in their bid to force a public inquiry.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - More than 100 Iraqis who claim they were tortured and abused by British forces after the invasion of Iraq won a key legal battle in London on Friday in their bid to force a public inquiry.

Oil giant Total fined for Buncefield depot fire (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Firefighters tackle the blaze at the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, in December 2005. French oil giant Total and four other companies responsible for a huge explosion at a British oil depot must pay fines and costs of nearly £9 million, a court ruled Friday.(AFP/POOL/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - French oil giant Total and four other companies responsible for a huge explosion at a British oil depot must pay fines and costs of nearly £9 million, a court ruled Friday.

Parliament protest camp loses eviction battle (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

A 'peace protestor' speaks outside the High Court in London. Peace protestors camping in front of the parliament lost their appeal against eviction on Friday after the city's mayor took legal action to have them removed.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Peace protestors camping in front of the parliament lost their appeal against eviction on Friday after the city's mayor took legal action to have them removed.

UK court fines 5 firms for massive 2005 explosion (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Sunday Dec. 11, 2005 file photo made available by Hertfordshire Police of flames and smoke as they rise from the Buncefield oil depot near Hemel Hempstead, England . A British court fined five companies a total of 9.5 million pounds (US$14.6 million) Friday July 16, 2010 for a massive 2005 explosion at a U.K. oil depot that sent a huge smoke plume drifting across the European continent. (AP Photo/Hertfordshire Police, File) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - A British court fined five companies a total of 9.5 million pounds ($14.6 million) Friday for a massive 2005 explosion at a U.K. oil depot that sent a huge smoke plume drifting across the European continent.

'Yorkshire Ripper' must die behind bars: High Court (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:15 AM PDT

Richard McCann -- son of Wilma McCann, the first victim of notorious serial killer Peter Sutcliffe -- speaks to reporters outside the High Court in London. Sutcliffe, also known as the AFP - The "Yorkshire Ripper", one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, must spend the rest of his life in jail, the High Court ruled Friday, in a decision welcomed with relief by victims' relatives.

BP shares up on preliminary success on leak (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Vessels operate in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. BP officials have placed a containment cap over the leak in hopes that the flow of oil will be diminished. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Shares in BP PLC shot higher and then retreated in London on Friday as the market veered between hope and caution over encouraging early signs of progress in stopping the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

Scotland denies BP link to Lockerbie bomber release (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:59 AM PDT

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is seen in his room at a hospital in Tripoli in this September 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ismail ZetounyReuters - The Scottish government denied on Friday it had any contact with oil firm BP before its decision last year to release the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing.

Oosthuizen high and dry as gales lash Open (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT

South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen watches his tee shot from the 15th tee during his second round on day two of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Oosthuizen was left leading the British Open in the second round here Friday through a combination of his own talent and the forces of nature.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Farmer's boy Louis Oosthuizen forged a five-stroke, second-round lead in the British Open here Friday through a combination of his own talent and the merciless forces of nature.

UK peer charged with false accounting of expenses (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:24 AM PDT

AP - A Conservative member of the House of Lords has been charged with false accounting over his expenses claims, Britain's chief prosecutor said Friday.

Austerity clouds outlook at Farnborough air show (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:09 AM PDT

FILW - In this file photograph taken Dec. 15, 2009, a Boeing Co. 787 airplane taxis into position as a crowd of Boeing employees looks on, just prior to the 787 taking off on its first flight at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. The director of Boeing's 787 jetliner program said Thursday, July 15, 2010, the first delivery of the plane may slip to early 2011 because more inspections are needed and instruments on the flight test aircraft have to be changed.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)AP - The slow global economic recovery and sharp cuts to national defense budgets are expected to blow a chill wind through the Farnborough International Airshow next week.

Yang slides back at British Open (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:04 AM PDT

Korean golfer Yang Yong-Eun places his ball on the 9th Green during his second round on day two of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Yang, Asia's first male major golf champion, struggled to a two-over par 74 on Friday at the British Open, stumbling back after a strong opening-round 67.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun, Asia's first male major golf champion, struggled to a two-over par 74 on Friday at the British Open, stumbling back after a strong opening-round 67.

Victorian Britain: a nation of coffee-lovers (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 08:19 AM PDT

Queen Victoria and family in a painting by Frans Xaver Winterhalter. REUTERS/FilesReuters - Victorian Britain was a nation of coffee-drinkers who paid few taxes, whose economy relied on trade and where defense spending swallowed a huge slice of income, statistics from 170 years ago reveal.

New playhouse planned for Shakespeare theater site (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 07:53 AM PDT

Archaeologists work on an excavation site of London's first theater,Thursday July 15, 2010 . In the middle of London is a plot of earth, dug across with trenches and studded with old bricks. If theater has hallowed ground, this is it. It is the site of London's first theater, where William Shakespeare's plays were performed and where the Bard himself once trod the boards. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - In the middle of London, a plot of earth is dug across with trenches and studded with old bricks. If the world of theater ever has hallowed ground, this is it.

GP suspended over Baby Peter failings (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Members of the campaign for AFP - A GP who saw Baby Peter eight days before his death but failed to spot signs of abuse was suspended for 12 months by the General Medical Council on Friday.

Britons urged to count trees to fight climate change (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 06:05 AM PDT

Reuters - A British museum is urging the public to record trees in parks, streets and gardens as part of a three-year survey to uncover how climate change is affecting the environment.

Afghan soldier 'acted alone' in killing British troops (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 04:13 AM PDT

Soldiers from a Gurkha regiment alongside Afghan National Army soldiers are seen on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province in June 2010. A man claiming to be the rogue Afghan soldier who killed three British troops has contacted the BBC and insisted he acted alone, the broadcaster said.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - A man claiming to be the rogue Afghan soldier who killed three British troops has contacted the BBC and insisted he acted alone, the broadcaster said.

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