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A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris
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 The New York Times 
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
Fri 3 Sep 2010
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs. | The job cuts... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members
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 The Australian 
Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
Fri 3 Sep 2010
| TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba and the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
Alcohol - Liquor  The Guardian  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'
| A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said. | Ms Sturgeon said that changing the law s... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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International Mideast envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks during a launching event of G.ho.st Virtual Computer, a Web-based operating system, as he stands next to Israel's separation barrier between the West Bank town of Beit Jalla and the Jewish Har Gilo settlement, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2009.  London Evening Standard  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Tony Blair must share the blame for financial crisis
In the early summer of 2007, Britain was enjoying a golden economic spell. Interest rates and unemployment were low, property prices were rising. The country, under Tony Blair, had enjoyed 40 successi... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)
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Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague delivers his first foreign policy speech at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Thursday, July 1, 2010. The speech outline the Coalition Government's vision for a distinctive' British foreign policy. The Daily Telegraph Thu 2 Sep 2010
William Hague answers questions on his private life
Email Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks for the first time following speculation about his private life. | Related Content William Hague: I needed to set the record ... (photo: AP / Sang Tan, Pool)
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Alcohol - Liquor - Drinks BBC News Thu 2 Sep 2010
In quotes: 45p alcohol plan response
| The Scottish government has said it wants to introduce a 45p minimum price for every unit of alcohol sold in Scotland. | The controversial plan is backed by the British... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Alcohol   Photos   Prices   Scotland   Wikipedia: Alcohol  
Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg talks during a news conference in central London, Wednesday April 21, 2010. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 6, 2010. Newstrack India Thu 2 Sep 2010
Clegg says flood-hit Pak will need long-term aid
| London, Sept 2 (ANI): British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will require long-term aid in the wake of it being devastated by floods. Clegg was visi... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Kashmiri strawberry growers taking pride in displaying their produce in Gusoo village in Srinagar district on 15 May,2009 in Indian Kashmir.Since 2001 starwberry farming has again picked up in the valley after witnessing a sharp dip in the end of last decade.Fruit industry contributes a great deal in the State's economy. Zeenews Thu 2 Sep 2010
Organic strawberries ‘are more nutritious’
London:Scientists have revealed that organic strawberries are both tastier and better for health. | Naturally produced strawberries also have a longer shelf life and a ri... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Antioxidants   Health   Organic   Photos   Wikipedia: Garden strawberry  
Japanese Yen - Currency The Times Of India Thu 2 Sep 2010
Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed
LONDON: The dollar and yen recovered losses on Thursday as risk-taking sentiment was tempered ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting later in the day and key US ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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File - Tony Blair, Representative of the Middle East Quartet (European Union, Russian Federation, United Nations and United States), addresses a press conference on the meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Al Jazeera Thu 2 Sep 2010
Blair 'cried for Iraq war victims'
| Tony Blair, Britain's former prime minister, said he did not foresee the "nightmare" that unfolded in Iraq and wept for the war's victims, in memoirs released on Wednes... (photo: UN / Cia Pak)
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 at United Nations headquarters. WPXI Thu 2 Sep 2010
Tony Blair: 'I Cried For Iraq War Victims'
LONDON -- Tony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps praise on Presid... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
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