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Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009 (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:39 AM CST AP - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs next year as demand for its products slumps amid the global economic downturn.

Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009 (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:52 AM CST AFP - Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Thursday it anticipated cutting between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2009, or up to five percent of its global workforce.

Colombian VP says cocaine destroying rain forests (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:24 PM CST AP - Does white powder damage your green credentials?

Far-right UK party's member list is posted online (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:10 PM CST AP - The leader of the far-right British National Party said he will ask police to investigate how his party's membership list was posted online despite a court order. The publication was causing problems for several party members Wednesday, including a police officer who was being investigated.

Flat-footed journalist quits British dancing show (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:28 PM CST AP - The public adored him, but the judges hated him. One called him a "dancing pig in Cuban heels."

One in three schools failing students, top inspector finds (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:27 PM CST AFP - More than one third of English schools are failing to give students a good education, the chief inspector of schools said on Wednesday.

Lloyds shareholders approve HBOS takeover (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:48 AM CST AP - Shareholders of Lloyds Group TSB voted overwhelmingly in favor of a government-brokered takeover of rival HBOS PLC on Wednesday.

FDA approves generic of AstraZeneca asthma drug (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:43 AM CST AP - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday it is launching a generic version of its own child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules after U.S. regulators paved the way for its rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to do the same.

Publicist: Winona Ryder hospitalized in UK (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:43 AM CST AP - Winona Ryder's publicist says the actress was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport.

Lloyds' shareholders approve HBOS takeover (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:57 AM CST AFP - Shareholders of Lloyds TSB on Wednesday backed the takeover of troubled rival HBOS and a recapitalisation that will hand the government a key stake.

Crackdown on prostitution sparks criticism (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:39 AM CST AFP - The government announced plans Wednesday to outlaw prostitution involving women forced into the sex trade through illegal trafficking, but the move was sharply criticised by experts.

Brown hints at more steps to get credit flowing (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:30 AM CST AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that further measures may be needed to encourage banks to resume a normal flow of credit to small British businesses and homeowners.

UK government unveils plan for sex trade crackdown (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:30 AM CST AP - The British government announced plans Wednesday to make it illegal to pay for sex with women forced into prostitution and to name men who solicit sex on the streets — measures that prostitutes say will put more women at risk.

iPhone sex: Google application baffled by British accents (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 08:18 AM CST AFP - A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday.

UK manufacturers' expectations fall to 28-year low (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 07:33 AM CST AP - British manufacturers' expectations about output are the weakest for nearly 30 years because of falling demand resulting from the economic slowdown, Britain's largest employers' group said Wednesday.

Bank of England considered even larger rate cut (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 06:47 AM CST AP - The Bank of England said Wednesday it considered an even bigger rate cut than the 1.5 percentage point trim to a 53-year low of 3 percent it made earlier this month — catching markets offguard — to counter a sharp deterioration in the economic outlook and inflationary expectations.

BNP's membership list leaked online (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 05:19 AM CST AFP - The far-right British National Party (BNP) has complained to the police after its membership list was stolen and posted on the Internet, in breach of a court injunction barring its publication.

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