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British Airways loses $77 million in first half (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:06 AM CST AP - British Airways PLC on Friday reported a first-half loss of 49 million pounds ($77 million), as chief executive Willie Walsh said record high oil prices and a global economic slowdown meant the period would "be remembered as one of the bleakest on record."

British Airways profits plunge after 'bleakest' period (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST AFP - British Airways announced a 92-percent plunge in half-year profits on Friday following "incredibly difficult trading conditions" and high fuel prices.

Labour snatches unlikely victory in Glenrothes by-election (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:02 AM CST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Friday in a key by-election seen as a test of whether his handling of the credit crunch can equal electoral revival.

Election win boosts Britain's Brown (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:47 AM CST Reuters - Britain's ruling Labor Party won a surprise election victory in a Scottish town Friday, a sign Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the financial crisis has revived his political fortunes.

UK's Brown gets good sign in Scottish election win (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:41 AM CST AP - An election victory in Scotland is a sign that Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party is regaining its popularity after Brown launched an unprecedented and widely praised bailout of some of Britain's leading banks.

British Airways profits take a plunge (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:38 AM CST AFP - British Airways announced a sharp fall in profits and passenger numbers Friday as it suffered the fallout from the global financial crisis and high fuel prices.

Top Gear's Clarkson faces call for sack in new row (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:29 AM CST AFP - An MP has called for controversial BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson to be sacked, as a growing number of viewers complained about remarks he made in a new row rocking the broadcasting giant.

Britain sets new constitution for Falkland Islands (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 11:07 PM CST AP - The disputed Falkland Islands have a new constitution, the British and Falkland Islands' governments said Thursday.

Britain, Argentina clash over new constitution for Falklands (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:56 PM CST AFP - The government sparked a diplomatic spat with Argentina by announcing a new constitution that updates its powers over the Falkland Islands -- the object of a brief war between the countries in 1982.

Labour wins key by-election test of popularity (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 08:19 PM CST AFP - Labour on Friday won the Glenrothes by-election, seen as a key test of Gordon Brown's popularity during the world economic crisis.

UK police: man charged with having IEDs, Nazi book (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:32 PM CST AP - British police charged a 43-year-old man Thursday with plotting an act of terrorism and having two improvised explosive devices, chemicals, timers, and a Nazi-themed handbook.

Stolen Shakespeare folio suspect re-arrested (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:45 PM CST AP - The curious case of a stolen First Folio of Shakespeare's plays took a new twist Thursday when police in northeast England re-arrested the prime suspect for more questioning.

Porcelain maker Royal Worcester & Spode goes bust (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:44 PM CST AP - Britain-based porcelain maker Royal Worcester & Spode Ltd. has gone into bankruptcy, PricewaterhouseCoopers said Thursday.

Man Group shares plunge 31 pct as 1H profit falls (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:03 PM CST AP - Shares in hedge fund manager Man Group PLC plunged 31 percent Thursday after it reported an 80 percent drop in first-half profit and said $6.6 billion had been wiped from its funds under management since September.

Barclays buys Italian mortgage business (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:00 PM CST AP - Britain's Barclays bank said Thursday it has bought the Italian residential mortgage business of Australia's Macquarie bank.

Liverpool rocks for MTV Europe Music Awards (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 11:46 AM CST AP - When Kanye West performs Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards, it will be the second time he's taken the stage at the ceremony — but the first time he's been invited.

Correction: Britain flooded marathon story (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:55 AM CST AP - In an Oct. 26 story about a marathon canceled because of rain, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the height of the mountains in Britain's Lake District. The highest peak is 978 meters (3,209 feet), not 2,150 meters (7,054 feet).

Lockerbie bomber seeks release due to cancer (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:08 AM CST AFP - The Libyan man jailed over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing applied Thursday to be freed because he has terminal cancer, but prosecutors objected due to the "incomprehensible gravity" of the attack.

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