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11-07-2005

11/23/2005 12:13:27p Warning on Jazeera bombing report
11/23/2005 10:45:37a 'Bomb Jazeera' memo Media warned
11/23/2005 10:16:47a Britain gags report that Bush targeted Arab TV
11/23/2005 09:44:08a Britain braced for heavy snowfall
11/23/2005 09:28:55a Last Call for Pub Closing Times in Britain
11/23/2005 09:00:54a Warning over Jazeera bombing report
11/23/2005 08:18:58a Consortium Withdraws From Drax Bidding
11/23/2005 08:10:26a Warning over Jazeera bombing report
11/23/2005 07:40:46a Britain braced for heavy snowfall
11/23/2005 07:39:03a Britain braced for heavy snowfall
11/23/2005 06:39:56a Britain braced for heavy snowfall
11/23/2005 06:39:13a 'Last Call' a Thing of the Past in Britain
11/23/2005 06:38:42a Britain beats Brussels in CO2 emissions court case
11/23/2005 06:14:47a 'Last call' a thing of the past in Britain
11/23/2005 05:49:25a 'Last Call' a Thing of the Past in Britain
11/23/2005 05:31:14a Interest rates on hold for now
11/23/2005 04:44:36a Police seek 3 men over constable's killing
11/23/2005 04:35:34a Little Britain sketch criticised
11/23/2005 04:32:11a Little Britain sketch criticised
11/23/2005 03:46:23a EU says will study content of UK C02 court ruling
11/23/2005 02:41:01a Britain beats Brussels in CO2 emissions court case
11/23/2005 02:32:32a Britain readies for new drinking laws
11/23/2005 02:19:09a Britain readies for new drinking laws
11/23/2005 01:45:43a Police question one over constable's killing
11/23/2005 01:34:37a Britain readies for new drinking laws
11/23/2005 01:31:27a Britain beats Brussels in CO2 emissions court case
11/22/2005 11:57:15p Britain bracing for booze bonanza as last orders looms for closing time
11/22/2005 08:19:29p Bush Spoke of Attacking Arab News Channel, British Tabloid Says Al Jazeera urged an investigation into a report that Prime Minister Tony Blair had dissuaded President Bush from bombing the station's headquarters.
11/22/2005 08:12:43p Poles top list for work applications in Britain
11/22/2005 06:39:13p Little Britain sketch criticised
11/22/2005 06:35:39p Little Britain sketch criticised
11/22/2005 02:03:52p Survey Britain Seen as Best Place to Start New Businesses
11/22/2005 12:56:04p EDS to pay UK 122 million to settle dispute
11/22/2005 09:00:37a UK proposes plan to save rare birds of prey
11/22/2005 08:54:31a Doctors ordered to ration flu vaccine
11/22/2005 05:23:18a Q&A why Britain has run out of flu vaccine
11/22/2005 04:32:37a Britain to doctors ration flu vaccine
11/22/2005 04:22:12a Governor on run from Britain arrives in Nigeria
11/22/2005 04:06:49a Britain to doctors ration flu vaccine
11/22/2005 03:51:59a Britain tells doctors ration flu vaccine
11/22/2005 02:25:06a Doctors told to restrict flu vaccine
11/22/2005 12:08:32a Britain is 'running out of flu jabs' Britain has almost run out of flu jabs despite an assurance less than a month ago by Ministers that there would be enough.
11/21/2005 11:44:32p Britain warns France back down on EU handouts or fail world's poor
11/21/2005 06:08:13p Blair is all alone in Britain's EU rebate row
11/21/2005 06:03:43p Britain blamed for destroying forests with high imports of illegal timber
11/21/2005 06:02:05p Blair is all alone in Britain's EU rebate row
11/21/2005 03:14:21p No progress on EU budget as Britain refuses to give in
11/21/2005 03:10:32p No progress on EU budget as Britain refuses to give in
11/21/2005 12:34:03p One of Britain's Last WWI Vets Dies at 109
11/21/2005 12:04:50p Nigerian governor flees Britain disguised as woman
11/21/2005 08:12:32a Policewoman's father visits murder scene
11/21/2005 08:00:48a UK delays new industry CO2 cut plan till early 2006
11/21/2005 07:50:21a Nigerian Official Back Home After Jumping Bail in Britain
11/21/2005 07:01:09a Britain seeks to break deadlock in budget talks
11/21/2005 06:59:42a Nigerian Official Back Home After Jumping Bail in Britain
11/21/2005 06:24:39a Poll Flirty women blamed for rape
11/21/2005 06:11:37a Nigerian Governor Skips Bail in Britain
11/21/2005 05:48:38a Nigerian Governor Skips Bail in Britain
11/21/2005 05:30:55a Britain presses Iran over nuke sites
11/21/2005 05:29:58a Britain presses Iran over nuke sites
11/21/2005 05:29:12a Britain presses Iran over nuke sites
11/21/2005 04:55:54a Britain presses Iran over nuke sites
11/21/2005 04:34:11a Britain presses Iran over nuke sites
11/21/2005 04:18:39a British WWI Veteran Dies at Age 109
11/21/2005 02:35:46a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/21/2005 02:31:19a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/21/2005 02:23:10a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/21/2005 02:09:39a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/21/2005 02:00:14a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/21/2005 01:48:43a Britain presses Iran on nuke sites
11/20/2005 05:09:55p Britain must put stricter limit on overseas players
11/20/2005 04:42:55a Six to be probed over policewoman's death
11/19/2005 09:44:03p Six arrested in hunt for police officer's killer
11/19/2005 07:46:39p The World What Britain Can Tell France About Rioters
11/19/2005 07:35:34p Britain extends pub hours in effort to curb violence.
11/19/2005 07:23:25p EU may lift UK beef export ban in early 2006
11/19/2005 07:18:07p Gang Fatally Shoots British Policewoman
11/19/2005 07:13:39p Gang fatally shoots British policewoman
11/19/2005 06:48:43p Gang Fatally Shoots British Policewoman
11/19/2005 09:23:27a Britain to send back Iraqi asylum seekers report
11/19/2005 05:25:19a Brown gets public finances boost
11/18/2005 08:45:01p Britain's Prince Charles sues over leak
11/18/2005 05:08:23p Britain focused on victory
11/18/2005 10:51:56a U.N., Britain aim to relaunch Afghan help
11/18/2005 09:48:51a U.N., Britain Aim to Relaunch Afghan Help
11/18/2005 09:34:49a Charles Taking on Newspaper Over Journals
11/18/2005 08:44:00a Britain sets December date for EU chemicals deal
11/18/2005 07:38:15a Public finances improve in October AFP
11/18/2005 06:36:19a 9.5m see new Little Britain show
11/18/2005 06:33:41a 9.5m see Little Britain episode
11/18/2005 05:43:03a 9.5m see new Little Britain show
11/18/2005 05:35:34a 9.5m watch Little Britain debut
11/18/2005 04:33:39a 9.5m watch Little Britain debut
11/18/2005 04:32:51a 9.5m watch Little Britain debut
11/18/2005 03:53:59a 9.5m watch Little Britain debut
11/18/2005 02:14:17a Britain ponders World Cup bid
11/17/2005 06:13:28p Britain's most wanted criminals are given their own website
11/17/2005 05:52:32p Big Brother contestant wins fight to stay in Britain
11/17/2005 05:50:42p Britain's most wanted criminals are given their own website
11/17/2005 05:40:16p Raynor given seal of approval with call up for Britain
11/17/2005 12:35:27p Britain charges two with breaking secrets act
11/17/2005 11:49:00a Dispute Arises Over Diana Wedding Dress
11/17/2005 11:42:50a Britain charges two with breaking secrets act
11/17/2005 11:26:08a Brown-EU, US should cut farm subsidies
11/17/2005 11:18:54a Anglicans Advise Archbishop on Policy
11/17/2005 11:05:36a Gaining respect wasn't easy for New Britain's female firefighter
11/17/2005 08:14:29a Britain to raise passport price to fund security measures
11/17/2005 07:19:54a Beatrix Potter's farm carved up
11/17/2005 07:07:24a Britain to raise passport price to fund security measures
11/17/2005 06:56:14a \"Most Wanted\" website launched in Britain
11/17/2005 06:38:31a Virgin Mobile Reports Net Profit Climbs
11/17/2005 06:07:55a Britain most wanted now online
11/17/2005 06:04:51a Pension age to rise to 67 Britain's workers are being warned that they will have to stay in work until they are 67. A report by Lord Turner's Pension Commission recommends a pensions savings scheme which requires employees to put six per cent of their earnings away on top of their taxes and national insurance contributions.
11/17/2005 02:46:01a Gower named at half-back for Great Britain clash
11/17/2005 01:28:59a Queen at Battle of Britain base
11/17/2005 12:59:32a Queen at Battle of Britain base
11/17/2005 12:02:28a More ethnic minority, local officers to help fight terror in Britain
11/16/2005 01:05:53p Met chief calls on secret weapon of public Britain's top policeman has said the public are the best weapon in fighting terror. In a lecture, Sir Ian Blair said 'We do not want one kind of police force being nice to people and another one arriving in darkened vans wearing balaclavas'.
11/16/2005 12:24:26p Britain remains terror target, warns police chief
11/16/2005 11:45:47a Britain to Extradite Terrorism Suspect to U.S.
11/16/2005 11:28:53a Britain to Extradite Terrorism Suspect to US
11/16/2005 11:19:08a Britain dragged into white phosphorus row
11/16/2005 10:29:30a UN, Britain launch quake airlift
11/16/2005 08:57:05a Govt agrees to extradite terror suspect
11/16/2005 08:16:29a Britain approves extradition of terror suspect to Connecticut
11/16/2005 08:12:00a Britain admits white phosphorous use
11/16/2005 07:42:33a Britain confirms white phosphorous use
11/16/2005 06:39:12a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 06:34:39a Britain confirms white phosphorous use
11/16/2005 06:32:00a 53 birds die of avian flu in Britain
11/16/2005 06:30:36a UN, Britain launch big Pakistan quake airlift
11/16/2005 05:49:56a UN, Britain launch big Pakistan quake airlift
11/16/2005 05:38:40a UN, Britain launch big Pakistan quake airlift
11/16/2005 05:37:19a UN, Britain launch big Pakistan quake airlift
11/16/2005 04:51:06a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 04:47:35a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 04:41:51a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 04:39:21a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 04:33:36a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 04:15:07a Britain approves extradition of terror suspect
11/16/2005 04:06:50a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect to US
11/16/2005 03:53:12a Britain orders terror suspect extradited to U.S.
11/16/2005 02:53:08a Britain OKs Extradition of Terror Suspect
11/16/2005 02:50:08a Britain orders terror suspect extradited to U.S.
11/16/2005 02:49:07a Britain orders extradition of British terror suspect to US UPDATE Forbes
11/16/2005 02:47:27a Britain to Extradite Terror Suspect to US
11/16/2005 02:38:17a How should Britain be policed?
11/16/2005 02:30:39a Britain orders terror suspect extradited to U.S.
11/16/2005 02:28:56a How should Britain be policed?
11/16/2005 02:17:44a Britain approves to extradite terror suspect to US Peoples Daily Online
11/16/2005 02:05:34a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect Babar Ahmad to U.S.
11/16/2005 01:42:56a Britain agrees to extradite terrorism suspect Babar Ahmad to U.S.
11/16/2005 01:41:05a Britain approves to extradite terror suspect to US
11/16/2005 01:40:01a Britain OKs Extradition of Terror Suspect
11/15/2005 06:38:18p Suspected London Bomber Chided Scholars
11/15/2005 11:46:11a Americans Welcome Britainep Searching for Elusive 'Quality of Life'
11/15/2005 10:19:30a Birds from Taiwan died of avian flu, says Britain
11/15/2005 09:57:51a Birds from Taiwan died of avian flu, says Britain
11/15/2005 08:18:20a Burberry pre-tax profits fall AFP
11/15/2005 06:20:09a Vodafone's Japan unit still struggling AFP
11/15/2005 06:00:48a UK says 53 birds from Taiwan died in quarantine
11/15/2005 01:56:07a Emergency fund for poor is too complex report
11/15/2005 12:53:01a UPDATE 1-Britain's Blair urges EU, US to move in trade talks
11/14/2005 08:57:59p Blair Says a Troop Cut in Iraq Is a 'Possibility' Next Year Prime Minister Tony Blair raised the possibility that British troops could begin leaving Iraq next year if they complete their mission.
11/14/2005 07:28:58p Blair Says a Troop Cut in Iraq Is a 'Possibility' Next Year
11/14/2005 01:46:45p Britain Considers a Timetable for Exiting Iraq
11/14/2005 01:12:23p Britain Considers a Timetable for Exiting Iraq
11/14/2005 08:45:36a Britain to consider first 'double jeopardy' case
11/14/2005 06:41:38a Britain's wind power could be best in Europe
11/14/2005 06:38:56a Headlines Britain's wind power could be best in Europe
11/14/2005 05:59:43a Britain's wind power could be best in Europe
11/14/2005 05:37:33a Britain 'may start' Iraq withdrawal in 2006
11/14/2005 05:04:28a Britain 'may start' Iraq withdrawal in 2006
11/14/2005 04:02:01a Environmental Groups Accuse Britain's Blair of Squandering Chance To Tackle Climate Change
11/14/2005 03:49:51a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 03:42:17a Is faith important in Britain?
11/14/2005 03:36:32a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 03:28:27a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 03:19:14a Is faith important in Britain?
11/14/2005 02:49:06a British troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 02:42:11a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 02:03:07a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/14/2005 01:57:59a Britain says troops may start leaving Iraq in 2006
11/13/2005 09:03:42p Britain's fallen honored at Ramle's WWI cemetery
11/13/2005 08:55:21p Britain's fallen honored at Ramle's WWI cemetery
11/13/2005 06:04:04p Immigration block traps Zimbabweans in Britain
11/13/2005 06:02:43p Troops could begin to pull out of Iraq in 2006 Britain
11/13/2005 05:00:42p Britain find strength in adversity
11/13/2005 12:09:25p Britain pays tribute to fallen soldiers
11/13/2005 11:44:24a Britain giving up its EU budget rebate key to agreement Barroso
11/13/2005 05:39:56a Talabani sees UK troop withdrawal in 2006
11/13/2005 05:35:07a British envoy defends Iraq memoirs
11/13/2005 05:30:11a Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/13/2005 04:22:31a Iraq UK troops may leave in 2006
11/13/2005 03:59:46a Britain ran WWII torture camp AFP
11/13/2005 03:05:07a Iraq UK troops may leave in 2006
11/13/2005 02:44:06a Report U.K. Troops May Leave Iraq by 2006
11/12/2005 09:17:18p Britain's Prince Charles blasted Chinese in HK handover
11/12/2005 04:19:21p Britain's Blair faces 'very rough ride'
11/12/2005 03:28:12p Britain's Blair admits he facing "very rough ride"
11/12/2005 01:58:08p Great Britain shock Kiwis
11/12/2005 12:58:28p British police squeezed in anti-terrorism AFP
11/12/2005 12:49:55p Queen Elizabeth honours Britain's war dead
11/12/2005 06:47:06a Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/12/2005 06:29:52a Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 02:58:16p Red poppy war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 01:29:37p CNN Technology Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 12:59:32p Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 12:40:00p Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 10:31:18a Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 09:55:13a Britain's war symbol goes high-tech
11/11/2005 09:10:03a Britons, Australian Freed in Iran
11/11/2005 08:58:29a Couple freed after sailing too close to Iran
11/11/2005 08:49:13a Door still open for Great Britain Olympic team
11/11/2005 08:43:10a Britain delays EU chemicals bill
11/11/2005 07:59:04a Annan's son accepts settlement from paper
11/11/2005 07:12:01a Hu's Britain Visit Marked by Diplomatic, Street Protests
11/11/2005 04:08:20a Govt considers late-night opening for GPs
11/10/2005 07:41:47p Cabinet ministers rally around Blair
11/10/2005 07:38:31p Cabinet Ministers Rally Around Blair
11/10/2005 04:58:18p Horne returns to spark Great Britain
11/10/2005 01:35:16p Britain to consider first 'double jeopardy' case
11/10/2005 12:38:43p Britain to consider first 'double jeopardy' case
11/10/2005 11:14:15a Terror law defeat Blair slams MPs
11/10/2005 05:33:27a Blair heads for clashes on future reforms
11/10/2005 04:32:52a Americans Welcome BritainScience, Not Politics, During Washington Visit
11/10/2005 03:41:53a UK's Blair starts fight back after defeat
11/10/2005 03:03:01a Chinese president ends visit to Britain
11/10/2005 01:25:03a Britain facing large energy gap
11/10/2005 12:55:40a UK's Blair fights to save political authority
11/10/2005 12:48:12a UK's Blair fights to save political authority
11/10/2005 12:36:15a Britain facing large energy gap
11/10/2005 12:24:18a Press Can wounded Blair survive?
11/09/2005 11:57:38p Fforeign secretary visits Iraq AFP
11/09/2005 11:54:30p Anti-Terror Measure Rejected in Britain
11/09/2005 11:42:07p Britain facing large energy gap
11/09/2005 11:39:01p Britain facing large energy gap
11/09/2005 08:06:56p Anti-Terror Measure Rejected in Britain
11/09/2005 07:32:09p Anti-Terror Measure Rejected in Britain
11/09/2005 07:31:38p President Hu calls for closer ties with EU, Britain
11/09/2005 06:15:07p Wounded Blair faces questions over political future
11/09/2005 06:09:26p Anti-Terror Measure Rejected in Britain
11/09/2005 05:36:25p Chess ideal for digital age, says Britain's Short
11/09/2005 04:33:28p Britain facing large energy gap
11/09/2005 04:15:09p Britain facing large energy gap
11/09/2005 03:46:56p Britain facing large energy gap
11/09/2005 02:32:19p Britain's punctuation cop turns ire on bad manners
11/09/2005 01:01:42p Parliament hands Blair stinging defeat
11/09/2005 12:32:19p Provision of Blair's Antiterror Plan Is Rejected A bill allowing police to detain terror suspects for 90 days without charge was defeated, but a proposal for 28 days was approved.
11/09/2005 11:47:56a Blair suffers first major parliamentary defeat Reuters
11/09/2005 10:51:12a Blair says won't resign after first defeat
11/09/2005 10:37:27a British parliament hands Blair stinging defeat Reuters
11/09/2005 09:57:07a Britain's Blair loses key anti-terror vote
11/09/2005 09:54:37a Blair suffers first major defeat in 8 years
11/09/2005 09:51:12a British parliament hands Blair stinging defeat
11/09/2005 09:45:06a Blair loses key terror bill vote
11/09/2005 09:40:48a Blair loses key terror bill vote
11/09/2005 09:24:25a Blair loses key terror bill vote
11/09/2005 09:15:12a UK parliament defeats Blair over terrorism law
11/09/2005 08:19:22a Urban Britain is a recipe for heart disease
11/09/2005 06:39:37a In pictures Little Britain Series 3
11/09/2005 06:31:00a A look at Britain's anti-terror bill
11/09/2005 06:06:38a A Look at Britain's Anti-Terror Bill
11/09/2005 05:27:04a Britain's Blair faces key vote on terror bill
11/09/2005 05:26:19a Britain Trying to Save the Red Squirrel
11/09/2005 05:24:23a Britain Trying to Save the Red Squirrel
11/09/2005 05:23:38a Britain trying to save the red squirrel
11/09/2005 04:54:08a Britain Trying to Save the Red Squirrel
11/09/2005 04:33:06a Britain's Straw warns Iran on nuclear compliance
11/09/2005 04:21:15a Cancer sufferer to go to court to get Herceptin
11/09/2005 04:16:56a Blair Two Plots Foiled Since July 7
11/09/2005 04:09:26a Britain's Straw warns Iran on nuclear compliance
11/09/2005 12:59:20a Blair faces key terror law test
11/08/2005 10:30:31p Britain honours The Corrs
11/08/2005 05:19:21p Protesters greet China's Hu in UK
11/08/2005 05:06:17p Paul standing by to tackle Britain
11/08/2005 05:05:56p Americans Welcome Britaintion
11/08/2005 02:57:32p Britain Iran preventing progress in region
11/08/2005 10:24:22a British tourist shot dead in Uganda
11/08/2005 09:33:30a Chinese Leader Arrives for British Visit
11/08/2005 08:59:42a Racing crews rescued from Atlantic storm
11/08/2005 06:12:01a Man who took dead boy's identity sentenced
11/08/2005 05:12:38a Man jailed for stealing dead baby's identity
11/08/2005 05:03:05a President Hu arrives in Britain on state visit
11/08/2005 04:51:34a Mother challenges child abortion rules
11/08/2005 04:48:12a Man Who Took Dead Boy's Identity Sentenced
11/08/2005 04:03:57a Chinese president arrives in Britain on state visit
11/08/2005 03:36:07a Little Britain draws child fans
11/08/2005 02:52:19a Little Britain draws child fans
11/08/2005 02:37:34a Little Britain draws child fans
11/08/2005 02:36:16a Little Britain draws child fans
11/08/2005 02:14:31a Little Britain draws child fans
11/08/2005 01:27:54a China's Hu Jintao heads to Britain
11/08/2005 01:13:32a Britain stands firm on EU rebate
11/08/2005 01:09:23a China's Hu Jintao heads to Britain
11/08/2005 01:06:49a Failure to agree on EU budget blamed on Britain
11/07/2005 11:53:05p Ryanair posts profit on passenger numbers
11/07/2005 11:32:11p Britain, US remain united on Iraq, terrorism minister
11/07/2005 09:35:32p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 08:30:52p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 08:21:13p Nazi War Criminal Dies in U.K. Prison
11/07/2005 08:12:38p Americans Welcome Britainmmunists Mark 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
11/07/2005 08:11:48p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 08:05:07p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 07:42:28p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 07:41:33p Chinese president due in Britain
11/07/2005 07:38:00p Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 07:32:14p Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 06:18:03p British Government Backs Detention Plan
11/07/2005 04:38:17p Britain softens line over EU rebate
11/07/2005 04:09:25p Showdown looms over UK terror laws
11/07/2005 11:50:26a Failure to agree on EU budget blamed on Britain
11/07/2005 09:57:41a Dalai Lama returning to Scotland AFP
11/07/2005 07:17:52a Britain may scrap terror-suspect detention plan
11/07/2005 06:56:32a Government poised to climb down on terror law
11/07/2005 06:35:35a Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 06:34:10a Britain's Detention Plan May Be Scrapped
11/07/2005 06:19:07a Britain's Detention Plan May Be Scrapped
11/07/2005 05:57:41a Blair Iran Preventing Mideast Progress
11/07/2005 05:52:17a Britain's Detention Play May Be Scrapped
11/07/2005 05:48:55a Britain's Detention Play May Be Scrapped
11/07/2005 05:40:36a How Britain failed to check Bush in the run up to war
11/07/2005 04:59:06a Blair Defends Anti-Terror Detention Plan
11/07/2005 03:33:17a Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 02:26:47a Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 02:18:38a Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 02:01:55a Nazi war criminal dies in Britain
11/07/2005 01:55:04a Britain seeks budget deal without losing its rebate