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Obama phones British, Canadian and Saudi leaders (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:09 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama phoned the leaders of Britain, Canada and Saudi Arabia on Friday, reaching out to key U.S. allies during his first days in office.

Gerrard denies nightclub assault (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:33 PM CST AFP - England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard said Friday he would plead not guilty to any involvement in a nightclub brawl.

Obama calls Saudi king, British and Canadian PMs (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:29 PM CST AFP - US President Barack Obama on Friday spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Canada's leader Stephen Harper as well as Saudi King Abdullah, the White House said.

Obama discusses economy, Middle East with British PM (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:05 PM CST AFP - US President Barack Obama spoke to Gordon Brown on Friday about the global economic downturn and the Middle East, the prime minister's office said.

Scientists solve "The Italian Job" cliffhanger (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:14 AM CST AP - Some of the Britain's brightest minds have resolved one of the country's biggest cinematic cliffhangers: How the robbers could have got away with the gold at the end of "The Italian Job."

Scots hope to lure tourists on poet's anniversary (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:12 AM CST AP - Scottish poet Robert Burns gave the English-speaking world some of its most famous sayings and sentiments, including the New Year's favorite "Auld Lang Syne" and the rhapsody, "my love is like a red, red rose."

UK court will hear hacker's extradition plea (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:04 AM CST AP - A British court ruled Friday that a man who hacked into U.S. military computers can seek a new hearing in his battle to avoid extradition.

Scotland kicks off celebrations for national poet Burns (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:56 AM CST AFP - Scotland launches this weekend into a year of events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, whose poems capture the essence of home for Scots far and wide.

Mother jailed for Shannon kidnap (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:15 AM CST AFP - The mother of Shannon Matthews and her accomplice were jailed for eight years on Friday for kidnapping the schoolgirl in a case that sparked outrage across the country

British 'hacker' wins right to fight extradition to US (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:12 AM CST AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into computers owned by the US military and NASA space agency got the green light Friday for a fresh legal challenge against a bid to extradite him to the United States.

UK in recession after worst GDP drop in 30 years (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:11 AM CST Reuters - Britain's economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly three decades at the end of last year, sending the economy into recession for the first time since 1991 as the financial crisis hit even harder than expected.

UK Pentagon hacker can challenge U.S. extradition (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:30 AM CST Reuters - A British computer expert accused by the United States of the "biggest military hack of all time" won the right Friday to launch a new legal challenge against plans to extradite him.

Pound hits 23-year dollar low (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:37 AM CST AFP - The British pound on Friday struck a 23-year low point against the dollar and fell close to its all-time nadir versus the yen as Britain officially entered recession.

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