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Cameron impresses but Brown not finished yet (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT AFP - The Conservatives started their party conference believing they were odds-on to form the next government but ended it with their lead in the polls shrinking.

Court asked to clarify assisted suicide law (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT AFP - A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis launched a High Court challenge on Thursday to clarify the law on assisted suicide.

British banks, govt pressure Ireland on savings guarantee (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:16 PM CDT AFP - Finance Minister Alistair Darling urged Ireland to include British banks in its blanket guarantee of deposits, it was reported Thursday, as the banks themselves warned the move was anti-competitive.

Oxford's chancellor argues for raising tuition fee (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 05:22 PM CDT AP - Oxford University must be allowed to hike tuition fees if it is to compete with its American counterparts, the institution's chancellor said.

UK's Cameron says he's ready to lead (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:28 PM CDT AP - Conservative Party leader David Cameron pledged Wednesday to prove his ability to revive Britain's faltering economy — but warned he has no miracle cure.

UK to bring home diplomats' children from Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 11:44 AM CDT Reuters - Britain is withdrawing the children of its diplomats from Pakistan following last month's suicide bomb attack that killed 55 people at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.

Tony Blair is 'up there with Churchill': Cherie (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:56 AM CDT AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair will go down in history in the same bracket as Sir Winston Churchill, his wife Cherie claims in an interview.

Three men held over deadly assault on banker (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:26 AM CDT AFP - Three men were on Wednesday being questioned by Norfolk police after a top Barclays executive was viciously beaten to death in Norwich at the weekend.

Jubilation in Nepal at Gurkha court ruling (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2008 06:55 AM CDT AFP - Jubilant former Gurkhas were on Wednesday making fresh plans for life in Britain after a landmark court ruling in London gave thousands of retired soldiers the chance to move there.

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