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British soldier killed in Afghanistan to be named (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:31 AM CST AFP - A British Gurkha soldier killed by enemy fire in southern Afghanistan, the latest military fatality in the violence-wracked country, will be named on Thursday.

House prices fall by record 13.7% (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:26 AM CST AFP - House prices slumped by 13.7% in October compared with the figure for the same month in 2007, the biggest drop on record according to a survey by home loans provider Halifax published on Thursday.

Govt unveils ID card scheme for airports (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:21 AM CST AFP - A pilot scheme to provide national identity cards to workers at two airports will be announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Thursday.

British house prices slide again in October (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:11 AM CST AP - House prices in Britain fell at their fastest rate in five months in October, taking them back to levels they were at three years ago, the country's biggest mortgage lender said Thursday.

Bail bid for Lockerbie bomber (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:02 AM CST AFP - Lawyers will appear before a Scottish court on Thursday seeking the release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on bail.

Bank of England is expected to slash interest rate (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:36 AM CST AFP - The Bank of England was widely predicted to cut its key lending rate by at least half a percentage point on Thursday as Britain heads towards recession and a drop in inflation, analysts said.

EasyJet passenger numbers rise 18 percent in Oct (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST AP - EasyJet PLC, Europe's second largest discount airline, said Thursday it carried 18 percent more passengers this October than it did in the same month last year, helped by acquisitions of rivals in the face of an economic downturn.

Old Mutual's 3Q sales fall 4 pct, hit by slowdown (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 02:44 AM CST AP - Third-quarter sales at insurer Old Mutual fell by 4 percent from a year ago as the global economic slowdown eroded demand for life insurance around the world, the company said Thursday.

Brown faces key by-election test (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 02:03 AM CST AFP - Voters go to the polls for a key by-election in Gordon Brown's backyard Thursday which will show if his leadership over the credit crunch can translate into an electoral renaissance.

British PM Brown faces election test in Scotland (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:44 PM CST Reuters - A local Scottish election next door to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's home turf on Thursday will test how he's seen since he won international praise for handling the financial crisis.

Source: Winehouse husband out of jail, into rehab (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:46 PM CST AP - The husband of troubled retro-soul singer Amy Winehouse swapped prison for rehab Wednesday, a man familiar with the matter said.

British beekeepers seek help to save honeybees (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:17 PM CST AP - Beekeepers swarmed Parliament and the prime minister's office on Wednesday, demanding more funds for research after the number of Britain's honey bees dropped by nearly a third in the past year.

Army interpreter convicted of spying for Iran (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:47 PM CST AFP - An army interpreter accused of spying for Iran was found guilty by a court in London Wednesday.

ITV's 9-mth revenues remain flat despite downturn (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST AP - Britain's largest commercial broadcaster, ITV, said Wednesday that revenues for the first nine months of the year were little changed from last year despite the economic downturn, as growth in online ads and TV production offset weaker broadcast advertising.

UK army interpreter convicted of spying for Iran (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:47 AM CST AP - A former British army interpreter was convicted of espionage Wednesday for sending e-mails to an Iranian diplomat while serving in Afghanistan.

GlaxoSmithKline to axe 1,000 sales jobs in US (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:06 AM CST AFP - British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday the group would axe 1,000 jobs or 12 percent of its sales workforce in the United States.

Pressure on BoE for hefty rate cut (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:01 AM CST AP - Pressure is mounting on the Bank of England to plump for a full percentage point cut in interest rates as reports Wednesday showed Britain's manufacturing and services sectors are mired in recession.

Beekeepers buzz parliament for research money (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:00 AM CST AFP - Hundreds of beekeepers swarmed on parliament Wednesday to demand an increase in funding for research into the mysterious disappearance of bees.

British paper drops topless Page 3 girl for Obama (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:33 AM CST AP - Readers of Britain's popular Sun tabloid got a surprise Wednesday: When they opened their paper, they found a photo of Barack Obama instead of the traditional topless "Page 3 girl."

Manufacturing output slides for seventh month (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 08:36 AM CST AFP - Manufacturing output fell by 0.8 percent in September from the August level, the seventh monthly fall in a row, and was down 2.3 percent on a 12-month basis, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.

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