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Liverpool captain Gerrard charged over bar brawl (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 02:50 AM CST AFP - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was charged Tuesday with assault and affray over an alleged bar brawl, police told AFP.

Church of England drafts women bishops legislation (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 02:17 AM CST AFP - The Church of England has published draft legislation that could allow the ordination of women bishops -- an issue that has provoked deep splits among Anglicans.

Doctors could get Internet post reviews: minister (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 10:40 PM CST AFP - Patients could soon rate their doctors by posting reviews on an official health service website, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said in comments published Tuesday.

British PM in 1978 wild moose chase over Canadian nature trail (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:57 PM CST AFP - Britain's then prime minister and officials spent months fretting about whether he slighted a Canadian province by failing to visit a nature trail named after him, secret files from 1978 showed Tuesday.

Thatcher laid bare in secret 30-year-old files (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:27 PM CST AFP - Shrill, publicity-seeking, demanding a good hairdresser: many of Margaret Thatcher's traits were already shining through in 1978, a year before she entered Downing Street, archives released Tuesday show.

Britain, US late to predict Iran's Islamic revolution: documents (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:15 PM CST AFP - Britain and the United States clung to the belief that the shah of Iran would remain in power until shortly before the Islamic revolution, newly declassified documents from 1978 revealed Tuesday.

Clothing company goes into bankruptcy protection (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 10:20 AM CST AP - British clothing company USC filed for a form of bankruptcy protection Monday, as the economic downturn claimed another major UK retailer.

UK pound drops to record low against euro (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:51 AM CST AP - The British pound fell to a record low against the euro on Monday, flirting with one pound per euro as two gloomy economic forecasts stoked expectations that the Bank of England will make further interest rate cuts next year.

Man charged with attempted murder of nurse (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:29 AM CST AP - Scottish police on Monday charged a 35-year-old man with attempting to murder a nurse who was found locked in the trunk of her car, where police say she may have been kept for up to 10 days.

Man in court for attempted murder of 'car boot' nurse (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:02 AM CST AFP - A 35-year-old man was on Monday brought before a Scottish court on charges of the attempted murder of a nurse whom he tied up and left locked inside the boot of a car for more than a week.

600,000 UK layoffs in '09, says personnel group (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:47 AM CST AP - More than 600,000 people in Britain will be laid off in 2009, making next the worst year for job losses in 18 years, a leading personnel group forecast on Monday.

UK retailer Adams on the brink of bankruptcy (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:01 AM CST AP - British children's clothing retailer Adams Childrenswear Ltd. is on the brink of a form of bankruptcy protection, a spokeswoman for the 75-year-old company said Monday, which would make make Adams the latest well-known British retailer to fall victim to the economic downturn.

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