2011年7月16日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British government, police under pressure over Murdoch links (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT

An apology by News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch pictured in British national newspapers in London. The British government and police faced fresh pressure over their ties to Rupert Murdoch on Saturday as the media mogul published apologies in national newspapers over the phone hacking scandal.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The British government and police faced fresh pressure over their ties to Rupert Murdoch on Saturday as the media mogul published apologies in national newspapers over the phone hacking scandal.

'We are sorry' Murdoch tells UK in full-page ad (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:05 PM PDT

A newspaper is opened to show the advertisement apology for News International and photographed at a news vendor in central London, Saturday, July 16, 2011. News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch signed the company advert entitled 'We are sorry', which is published in British national newspapers Saturday. The News International publication News of the World is accused of hacking into the mobile phones of various crime victims, celebrities and politicians. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - "We are sorry" the full-page ad began Saturday, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top executives with a gesture of atonement and promises to right the wrongs committed by his now-shuttered tabloid, News of the World.

Police hunt suspected hospital killer (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 01:13 PM PDT

Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Peter Fahy, speaks to the media in 2009. Police were on Saturday hunting a hospital killer after the unexplained deaths of three patients, in a case with echoes of the nurse Beverley Allitt who was convicted of murdering patients in the early 1990s.(AFP/File)AFP - Police were on Saturday hunting a suspected hospital killer after the unexplained deaths of three patients, in a case with echoes of the notorious nurse Beverley Allitt.

Clarke poised for Open Championship glory (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Northern Irish golfer Darren Clarke acknowledges the crowd after his birdie on the 12th green on the third day of the 140th Open Golf championship at Royal St George's in Sandwich. Clarke rode a wave of fan support to grab the lead after a storm-hit third round of the Open on Saturday, setting up the prospect of an emotion-charged climax to the tournament.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Darren Clarke rode a wave of fan support to grab the lead after a storm-hit third round of the British Open on Saturday, setting up the prospect of an emotion-charged climax to the tournament.

Scottish couple scoop record £162m lottery win (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 07:42 AM PDT

Colin Weir (L) and his wife Chris pose for pictures during a photocall in Polmont near Falkirk, Scotland, on July 15 after winning a record £162 million in the EuroMillions lottery. The Euro Millions lottery, launched in 2004, is now played by nine countries across western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.(AFP/Wattie Cheung)AFP - A Scottish couple out of work due to ill health have been unveiled as Europe's biggest ever lottery winners, scooping £162 million ($262 million) in the EuroMillions jackpot.

Scandalized Britain ponders press reform (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Newspapers are opened to show the advertisement apology for News International and photographed at a news vendor in central London, Saturday, July 16, 2011. News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch signed the company advert entitled 'We are sorry', which appears in British national newspapers Saturday. The News International publication News of the World is accused of hacking into the mobile phones of various crime victims, celebrities and politicians. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Britain has been transfixed by the phone hacking scandal that has shaken its media world. But will it really change the nation's press?

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