Morning Digest: UK backing lifts BP shares but spill looks worse

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Good Morning Bit, FRI 11 Jun 2010    UK backing lifts BP shares but spill looks worse Iran defies sanctions as West plans harsher measures Stock futures inch higher FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure Celtics out-hustle Lakers to tie finals Fourth "Twilight" film will be split in two Woman striving to be world's heaviest Business Update: China led rebound World Cup 2010 kicks off Shooting strains US-Mexico relations TOP NEWS UK backing lifts BP shares but spill looks worse June 11, 2010 05:25 AM ET LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Supportive comments from the UK government lifted BP Plc's battered shares on Friday, outweighing news that the British oil company's Gulf of Mexico spill is much bigger than previously estimated. Full Article WORLD NEWS Iran defies sanctions as West plans harsher measures June 11, 2010 05:55 AM ET UNITED NATIONS/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain led calls on Thursday for harsher penalties to be imposed on Iran, as Tehran defied a compromise U.N. sanctions resolution to punish it for its suspected nuclear weapons programme. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures inch higher June 11, 2010 06:05 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday following the previous session's strong gains, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.24 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.19 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent at 0944 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach June 10, 2010 08:13 PM ET WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers, including those of several high-ranking government officials. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure June 10, 2010 01:43 PM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean space rocket carrying a scientific satellite exploded two minutes into its flight in the second failure in two tries to put a payload in orbit, dealing a major setback to the country's space program. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Celtics out-hustle Lakers to tie finals June 11, 2010 04:29 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - A fired-up Glen Davis helped the Boston Celtics reclaim their inside presence and hold off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-89 on Thursday to tie the best-of-seven NBA finals at 2-2. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Fourth "Twilight" film will be split in two June 10, 2010 10:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Why make one "Twilight" film when you can charge moviegoers to see two of them? Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Woman striving to be world's heaviest June 09, 2010 07:26 PM ET OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world's heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers