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Muslim convert pleads guilty to Exeter restaurant blast (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:02 AM CDT AFP - A young Muslim convert on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to detonate a suicide bomb in a busy restaurant in south Devon, a court has heard.

Unemployment jumps to eight-year high (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:56 AM CDT AFP - Unemployment jumped to an eight-year high of 5.7 percent in the three months to August, official data showed on Wednesday.

Chef prepared kebabs next to a corpse (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:27 AM CDT AFP - The owner of a fast food outlet in Wolverhampton prepared kebabs as a dead man lay opposite him, a court has heard.

Govt monitoring 'another great plot': security minister (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:28 AM CDT AFP - Security forces are monitoring "another great plot" as they try to manage the "huge" threat posed by violent extremists, counter-terrorism minister Lord Alan West has warned.

Granny gives thieves a run for their money (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 09:39 PM CDT AFP - Youths who tried to snatch a grandmother's purse got the fright of their lives when she turned out to be a former cross-country champion and chased after them, according to report.

British government minister warns of terror threat (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:07 PM CDT AP - The threat of another major terrorist attack is building in Britain, a government security minister said Tuesday, a day after the House of Lords rejected a measure that would have extended the amount of time police can hold terror suspects without charge.

London stocks advance (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:12 AM CDT AFP - The FTSE 100 index of shares closed with solid gains for a second straight day Tuesday on sustained investor confidence in government efforts to snuff out a global credit crisis.

Britain scrapping testing of 14-year-olds (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:12 AM CDT AP - British students will have one less test to take. Education Secretary Ed Balls said Tuesday the government was scrapping its national testing of 14-year-olds in math, reading and science.

Inflation hits 16-year high of 5.2% in Sept (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:14 AM CDT AFP - Annual inflation surged to a 16-year high point of 5.2 percent in September owing to soaring energy bills, official data showed on Tuesday but analysts said it would plunge in the coming months.

Veteran broadcaster sees bleak future for BBC (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:46 AM CDT AFP - BBC veteran foreign editor John Simpson has warned of a bleak future for the broadcaster, and predicted he himself will be sacked "in horrible circumstances" by bosses he opposes.

Britain says critical to reach forces accord with Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:55 AM CDT Reuters - It is critical for Iraq to reach an agreement in the next few weeks permitting British troops to stay in the country after a U.N. mandate expires at the end of this year, a British Foreign Office minister said Tuesday.

Property sales collapse, prices plummet (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:22 AM CDT AFP - Estate agents are selling less than one property a week as a lack of mortgage finance hits the number of people moving house, fuelling plummeting prices, a surveyors' body said on Tuesday.

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