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British woman eyes skydive record over Everest (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:03 AM CDT Reuters - A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organisers said on Sunday.

Olympics: 2012 torch relay 'will not leave Britain': report (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:45 AM CDT AFP - The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics in London will be restricted to Britain after protests marred the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games, a report said Sunday.

Risk matches reward for urban freerunners (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:01 AM CDT Reuters - Yusuf Yirtici is a proud young father who extols the virtues of discipline, hard work and a responsible attitude to risk.

Revealed: Diplomat's plan to give Europe to Nazis, world to Britain (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:09 PM CDT AFP - A British amateur diplomat tried to stop World War II by offering Nazi Germany rule over Europe if the British Empire could rule the rest of the world, according to secret files declassified Sunday.

Police find two bodies in mystery fire at British mansion (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 01:54 PM CDT AFP - Police searching the burned-out mansion of a millionaire British businessman found two bodies in the building late Friday, suggesting the mystery of his family's disappearance was beginning to unravel.

Chinese murdered in Britain may have been 'sitting ducks': police (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 01:30 PM CDT AFP - A young Chinese couple brutally murdered in Britain may have been "sitting ducks" for a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, police said Saturday.

English side win gay world championship (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 11:57 AM CDT AFP - English side Stonewall Lions beat Argentinian side SAF Gay 5-0 in the final of the annual gay men's world championship here on Saturday, organisers said.

'Democratic' London Games will top Beijing - minister (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 11:15 AM CDT AFP - The London Games in 2012 will beat Beijing by being more "democratic", Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said in comments published Saturday.

Downturn deeper than expected, says UK's Darling (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:49 AM CDT Reuters - Britain's economic downturn is likely to be deeper and last longer than expected and could be the worst for 60 years, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Saturday.

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