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Woolworths suspends trading pending possible sale (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:17 AM CST AP - Trading in the shares of Woolworths Group PLC was suspended on the London Stock Exchange Wednesday morning. The company said trading would resume once it had announced whether it would be selling its BBC show distribution service and its chain of retail stores.

New strain of bluetongue found (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:35 PM CST AFP - Authorities said Tuesday they have found a new strain of the livestock disease bluetongue in imported cattle, but said there is no evidence that it has spread beyond the affected premises.

House of Lords endorses tougher pot penalties (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:19 PM CST AP - The House of Lords on Tuesday backed a plan to toughen Britain's penalties for possessing marijuana, as a group of senior scientists warned that such a move would confuse people about the dangers of more potent drugs.

Briton jailed for raping his daughters, fathering their children (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:21 PM CST AFP - A British man who fathered seven children by raping his two daughters was jailed for life on Tuesday in a case described by the judge as the worst he had ever seen.

British government's identity card plan begins (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:08 PM CST AP - The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals Tuesday — six years after heated debate over whether the costly plan is an effective tool against terrorism, identity theft and welfare fraud.

Britons on seized Saudi supertanker say pirates treating them well (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:06 PM CST AFP - The two British crew members of a Saudi supertanker seized by Somali pirates 10 days ago told media here Tuesday they were being well treated by their captors.

Imperial Tobacco net profit falls, but sales grow (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 02:41 PM CST AP - Britain's Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, the world's No. 4 tobacco company by sales, said Tuesday its annual profit fell 53 percent because of costs related to its takeover of Franco-Spanish rival Altadis SA in January.

British law aims at preventing forced marriage (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 02:39 PM CST AP - LONDON (AP) — A British law went into effect Tuesday that allows courts to prevent someone from being forced into marriage — a move that comes as governments across Europe confront immigrant practices that sometimes clash with more liberal values.

UK, US officials: We don't snoop on each other (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 02:05 PM CST AP - British and U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday rejected claims that London and Washington spy on each other's leaders, following an allegation that the U.S. kept a secret file on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Italian judge delays trial over British student murder (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:57 PM CST AFP - The trial of two suspects accused of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher in an alleged sex crime has been delayed until January, Italian media said Tuesday.

UK man jailed for fathering 7 children by daughters (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:35 PM CST Reuters - A British man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for repeatedly raping his two daughters over a 25-year period, fathering seven children by them during years of violence and abuse.

Mystery `Eleanor Rigby' document goes to auction (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:17 PM CST AP - Eleanor Rigby: fact or fiction?

Man sentenced for raping, impregnating 2 daughters (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:53 AM CST AP - A British court has sentenced a man who repeatedly raped his two daughters over more than 25 years to life in prison.

Indian fugitive found guilty of girl's murder in Britain (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:40 AM CST AFP - An Indian former sandwich delivery driver was jailed for a minimum of 24 years Tuesday for kidnapping, raping and strangling a teenage girl in Britain.

Something fishy in British parliament (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:35 AM CST AFP - Sardines were brandished in Britain's parliament Tuesday when an opposition politician made a point about crammed conditions on commuter trains.

Britons quarantined on river cruise ship in Germany (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:26 AM CST Reuters - German authorities have quarantined a British ship cruising the river Rhine after an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, a spokeswoman for the German Red Cross said on Tuesday.

British government expands sex industry crackdown (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:16 AM CST AP - Classified ads are the latest target of the British government's crackdown on the sex industry.

Bank of England says banks may need more money (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 09:57 AM CST AP - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King told British lawmakers Tuesday that banks could require more capital injections before they are able to resume lending, a problem he defined as the biggest challenge facing the country's financial institutions.

Juror dismissed for discussing case on Facebook (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 08:46 AM CST AP - A British court official says a juror was dismissed from a sex abuse trial after discussing the case on Facebook.

'Sex on the beach' Britons spared jail in Dubai (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 08:08 AM CST AFP - An appeal court in Dubai on Tuesday suspended three-month jail terms against two Britons convicted of having sex on the beach in the booming Gulf city-state but ordered them to leave the country.

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