Paedophile extradited to the UK (BBC News)
A convicted child sex offender is brought back to the UK after being tracked down in Mexico through a "most wanted" website appeal.
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UK 'deluded' in relying on US for defence (Guardian Unlimited)
Assumptions that the US will always come to Britain's rescue are complacent and it is "delusional" to believe that the UK can act alone without closer European defence co-operation, a leading thinktank warns today. A root and branch review of Britain's security interests, including options to avoid renewing the Trident nuclear missile system, is urgently needed, the Institute for Public Policy ...
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D Telekom seeks asset swap for T-Mobile UK (Financial Times)
Deutsche Telekom is looking for an asset swap deal with any would-be bidder for T-Mobile UK, its UK unit, to cushion the blow of pulling out of a big market.
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UK braces for up to 100,000 flu cases every day (The Herald)
Britain is bracing itself for 100,000 new cases of swine flu a day in the next month as the UK Health Secretary put the NHS and general public on alert for the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.
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