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Bradford & Bingley may be nationalised: reports (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:20 AM CDT

AFP - British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, which has been hit by a housing downturn and weakness in the wider economy, may be nationalised, according to newspaper reports.

Cigarette packs to carry graphic picture warnings (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:15 AM CDT

AFP - Smokers will be confronted with graphic pictures on cigarette packets from October, showing how tobacco damages health, officials said Friday.

Labour closes poll gap on opposition (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:11 AM CDT

AFP - The Labour Party has closed the gap on the main opposition Conservatives to single digits in the wake of its annual party conference, according to the latest poll released on Friday.

Brown suggests no US-style bailout for UK banks (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 06:41 PM CDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested Friday that his county would not offer its banks a U.S.-style bailout.

Thieves steal personal records from RAF base (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 06:06 PM CDT

AFP - The personal records of thousands of current and former Royal Air Force staff have been stolen, the British defence ministry confirmed Friday.

FTSE slumps amid uncertainty over US bailout (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 12:23 PM CDT

AFP - The leading share index fell sharply into the red on Friday after the proposed $700 billion bailout of the US financial sector hit an impasse amid political wrangling in Washington.

"Fusion Man" makes historic Channel flight (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Reuters - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy flew from England to France Friday propelled by a jetpack strapped to his back -- the first person to cross the English Channel in such a way.