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UK Visa Probe Finds No Improper Conduct by Blunkett (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A UK inquiry into claims former home secretary David Blunkett helped speed up a visa application for his former lover's nanny failed to ...


UK's Blair Arrives in Israel After Stops in Iraq (Update6)
Bloomberg - USA
21 (Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, making a surprise visit to Iraq today, met with British troops near Basra after talks with Iraqi Prime Minister ...


UK Charity Quits Darfur, Peace Talks Hang in Balance
ABC News - USA
ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) - The British aid charity Save the Children said Tuesday it was pulling its 350 staff out of Darfur after the killing of four workers in ...


Save the Children UK Save the Children - UK
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
"It is with deep regret that Save the Children UK announces that we are unable to continue our humanitarian operations in Darfur due to the tragic deaths of ...


IMF Says UK Must Curb Spending to Meet Fiscal Rules (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
21 (Bloomberg) -- The UK's fiscal position has ``deteriorated substantially'' in recent years and the government will need to curb spending in order to meet ...


UK Stocks Including BHP, Rio Tinto Rise; Woolworths Declines
Bloomberg - USA
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- UK mining stocks including BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Group rose as copper prices reached a three- week high. ...


UK tops G7 Christmas booze chart
BBC News - London,England,UK
Alcohol consumption rises around Christmas by a wider margin in the UK than in any other leading Western country, a new survey has found. ...


UK house prices fall at fastest rate in 12 yrs - RICS
Business Report - Johannesburg,South Africa
... UK short sterling futures contracts rose as dealers scaled back slightly expectations for higher rates from the Bank of England while the pound slipped against ...


UK shares cling to gains
NEWS.com.au - Australia
BRITAIN'S leading shares clung onto slim gains as higher prices for mining and oil stocks helped offset a fall by tobacco stocks as Imperial and Gallaher ...
UK ; Robbers flee with millions after Belfast bank staff held ...
Keralanext - Kerala,India
UK News, LONDON - Bank robbers have fled with several million pounds after two bank employees were taken hostage in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast ...