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UK new car sales down 37 percent in November (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:01 AM CST AP - New car sales in Britain fell 37 percent in November compared to the same month in 2007, with total sales hovering just above 100,000, another sign the automotive sector is being hit hard by the financial crisis, an industry group said Thursday.

Bank of England mulls further rate cuts (AFP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST AFP - The Bank of England is expected to make a significant cut in its key lending rate for a second month running on Thursday as recession looms, according to economists.

Menezes jurors consider verdict (AFP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:58 AM CST AFP - Jurors at an inquest into the death of an innocent Brazilian mistakenly shot by police during an anti-terror operation will retire to consider their verdict on Thursday.

Bank of England expected to deliver big rate cut (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:48 AM CST AP - The Bank of England is widely expected to make another substantial cut in interest rates on Thursday, following an unexpectedly large reduction just a month ago.

Smith to speak on MP's arrest (AFP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST AFP - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will address the House of Commons on Thursday regarding the arrest of an opposition MP.

Blair wants new Gaza strategy, fears for two-state solution (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 05:53 PM CST AFP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair called here Wednesday for a new strategy to bring the Gaza Strip back into the peace process and warned a proposed two-state solution risked slipping away.

UK trash man to keep sliced up cash (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 04:35 PM CST AP - British police say a trash collector can hold on to the mound of mutilated cash he found stuffed into a wastebasket in the English town of Lincoln earlier this year.

Former British leader urges push for Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 04:34 PM CST AP - Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, offered praise Wednesday for President-elect Barack Obama's selections to lead his national security team, and he expressed hope that Obama's administration will press hard and immediately for progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Britain to have talks with Israelis, Palestinians (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 03:35 PM CST Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in London this month on the political and economic situation in the Middle East, he said on Wednesday.

Car bomb accused too brainy to be involved: lawyer (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 02:21 PM CST AFP - A Jordanian doctor accused of plotting failed car bombings in London and Glasgow last year would not have fitted in with the rest of the alleged gang because he was too brainy, a court heard Wednesday.

P&G invests in British grocer (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 02:06 PM CST AP - Procter & Gamble Co. has bought a small stake in a British online grocer, a move the consumer products maker says will add to its knowledge of Internet shopping.

British PM to host talks with Israeli, Palestinian leaders (AFP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:34 PM CST AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will host talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in London later this month to discuss the peace process, he told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Police had no warrant in lawmaker search (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 12:06 PM CST AP - Britain's House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin said Wednesday the chamber's head of security gave police the go-ahead to raid a lawmaker's office without a search warrant.

Stagecoach shares drop 16.5 pct on profit warning (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:52 AM CST AP - Shares in Stagecoach Group PLC dropped 16.5 percent Wednesday after the U.K.-based transport company said it expects rail revenue to fall next year amid the deepening economic downturn.

No sign of hard times as Queen opens Parliament (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 10:55 AM CST AP - Hard times have hit Britain, but you wouldn't know it by watching Queen Elizabeth II open Parliament.

Fans and booksellers eager for new JK Rowling book (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:34 AM CST AP - Recession-hit booksellers are hoping for a magical boost from a new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

British Airways passenger traffic drops 6 pct (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:12 AM CST AP - British Airways said Wednesday that passenger traffic dropped nearly 6 percent in November from last year, with an even bigger fall in premium traffic.

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