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UK news, world news, wirral Chronicle online http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/hundreds-at-gaza-protest-rally-80491-22650182/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:05:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/hundreds-at-gaza-protest-rally-80491-22650182/ Hundreds of people gathered at a rally in central London to protest against the Gaza conflict. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/separate-faults-behind-rail-delays-80491-22649515/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:35:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/separate-faults-behind-rail-delays-80491-22649515/ Overhead power failures on a key rail route that has been hit by nearly a week of delays were each caused by different faults, Network Rail said. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/campaigners-step-up-gaza-protests-80491-22649097/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:05:19 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/campaigners-step-up-gaza-protests-80491-22649097/ British campaigners stepped up protests against the Gaza conflict amid growing concerns about the impact of the fighting on civilians. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/53m-robbery-trial-jury-discharged-80491-22648109/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:35:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/53m-robbery-trial-jury-discharged-80491-22648109/ A jury trying a cage fighter alleged to have been "at the heart" of Britain's biggest cash robbery was discharged after failing to reach a verdict. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/car-giant-nissan-to-axe-1-200-jobs-80491-22647712/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:05:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/car-giant-nissan-to-axe-1-200-jobs-80491-22647712/ Car giant Nissan is to axe 1,200 jobs in the wake of the economic slowdown which has hit the motor industry hard and led to sales slumping, the car giant has announced. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/brown-pledge-to-get-banks-lending-80491-22647444/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:35:19 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/brown-pledge-to-get-banks-lending-80491-22647444/ Gordon Brown has promised further measures in the weeks ahead to get banks lending again, warning that a "vital" function was currently lost to the country. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/strange-lights-as-turbine-damaged-80491-22645575/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:35:21 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/strange-lights-as-turbine-damaged-80491-22645575/ An investigation is under way into how a blade was mysteriously torn off a wind turbine amid reports of "strange lights" in the sky. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/fog-and-ice-warning-to-drivers-80491-22644975/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:35:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/fog-and-ice-warning-to-drivers-80491-22644975/ Shivering Britons are facing the prospect of freezing fog as the icy start to the year continued. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/sainsbury-s-best-ever-christmas-80491-22643962/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:35:16 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/sainsbury-s-best-ever-christmas-80491-22643962/ Supermarket Sainsbury's has boasted its best-ever Christmas as it threw down the gauntlet to rivals. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/israel-hit-by-lebanon-rocket-fire-80491-22643743/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:35:14 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/israel-hit-by-lebanon-rocket-fire-80491-22643743/ Israeli police said at least three rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon and rescue services reported at least one person wounded. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/workers-lose-27bn-in-free-overtime-80491-22640230/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:05:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/workers-lose-27bn-in-free-overtime-80491-22640230/ More than five million workers put in a record £26.9 billion-worth of unpaid overtime last year, highlighting the long hours culture in UK industry, a report has said. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/crews-search-hotel-explosion-rubble-80491-22640155/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:05:17 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/crews-search-hotel-explosion-rubble-80491-22640155/ Firefighters are searching through the wreckage of a suspected gas blast at a hotel which left three people seriously injured. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/charities-wait-on-supplies-go-ahead-80491-22640102/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:05:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/charities-wait-on-supplies-go-ahead-80491-22640102/ British aid workers in Gaza are waiting to hear whether Israel will suspend bombing in another three-hour ceasefire. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/fraudsters-target-british-taxpayers-80491-22640032/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:35:40 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/fraudsters-target-british-taxpayers-80491-22640032/ Fraudsters are targeting thousands of British taxpayers in the run up to the annual self-assessment deadline. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/motor-industry-expecting-losses-80491-22639955/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:35:32 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/motor-industry-expecting-losses-80491-22639955/ Senior executives in the motor industry expected more companies to go out of business in the coming years as revenues and profits continued to fall, according to a new report. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/darling-mulls-money-printing-plan-80491-22639902/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:35:15 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/darling-mulls-money-printing-plan-80491-22639902/ Speculation is mounting that the Government is preparing to print billions of pounds of money to help boost the economy. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/rates-cut-sees-premium-bonds-suffer-80491-22639825/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:24 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/rates-cut-sees-premium-bonds-suffer-80491-22639825/ Millions of Premium Bond investors have seen their chance of winning fall dramatically with cuts in interest rates having halved the total amount of available prize money over the past year. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/smashing-pc-only-way-to-cut-fraud-80491-22639768/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:23 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/smashing-pc-only-way-to-cut-fraud-80491-22639768/ The safest way to avoid ID fraud when you sell or throw away your computer is to "destroy it with a hammer", a consumer magazine has said. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/anger-over-no-job-whitehall-staff-80491-22639699/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:19 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/anger-over-no-job-whitehall-staff-80491-22639699/ Nearly 3,000 civil servants at HM Revenue and Customs are being paid full salaries despite having no official role, the Tories have said. http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/johnson-welcomes-swift-leak-probe-80491-22639642/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:18 GMT http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2009/01/08/johnson-welcomes-swift-leak-probe-80491-22639642/ London's mayor Boris Johnson has said he welcomes the prospect of a "swift and proportionate" inquiry into his role in the Whitehall leaks probe.