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A Secret Agent's Story | 'I Helped MI5. My Reward: Brutality and Prison'
Business  (tags: UK, secret_agent, BSS, CIA, Guantanamo, government, M15 )

Pretty
- 2124 days ago - observer.guardian.co.uk
When Bisher al-Rawi agreed to work for the British government, he thought he was doing the right thing. He spent four gruelling years at Guantanamo Bay for his efforts. In this remarkable interview...
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Pound Hits 26-Year US Dollar High
Business  (tags: economy, dollar, market, economy, UK, US )

Brian
- 2031 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
When UK rates are higher than US rates, investors are encouraged to exchange dollars for pounds to benefit from better rates of return. The pound rose as high as $2.066 in earlier trading, before paring gains to $2.064. It also gained versus the euro.
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Virgin Media Faces £400million Fine Over Customer Database Error Which Could Have "Fatal Consequences"
Business  (tags: business, uk, virgin media, fines )

Cathryne
- 1998 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Virgin Media could be hit with a £400million fine after failing to provide accurate details of 1.5million of its customers' addresses for the emergency services. The firm, Britain's second biggest phone company, was in urgent talks with industry watchdog
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UK | Flown-in Organic Food Rule Change
Business  (tags: food, safety, UK )

Pamela
- 2037 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Food flown into the UK will be stripped of its organic status unless it meets new stricter ethical standards, the Soil Association has warned.
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Sainsbury's Cracks Down -- Store Cracks Down On Battery Eggs
Business  (tags: business, GoodNews, shopping, uk, farming )

Cathryne
- 1998 days ago - news.sky.com
Sainsbury's says it is to phase out battery eggs by 2012. The chain plans to ensure that 100% of the 600m eggs it sells each year do not come from caged hens. Instead they will come from either free range birds which roam outside or "barn eggs" hatched
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US Prison Beckons Trio of Disgraced British Bankers Who Got Cosy With Enron
Business  (tags: US, UK, Houston, federal courthouse, Enron, fraud, British bankers, The NatWest Three, disgraced, convicted, jail sentences )

LucyKalei
- 1916 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Known as the NatWest 3, trio to be sentenced to lengthy jail stretches by US judge for stealing $7.3m in complex Enron-related fraud that sparked a row over UK extradition policy.Their dealings with Enron went far deeper than a single transaction
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