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UK perspective Wednesday, 8 January, 2003, 13:15 GMT

LATEST NEWS

Money laundering UK freezes terror funds
The UK confirms tough sanctions to seize terrorist funds, amid news it has already frozen more than £60m linked to the Taleban.
Seized journalist 'appears well'
Police question terror suspects
UK to review extradition measures
British dead 'nearer 200'
Blair warns Taleban they must act
Iran to be shown terror evidence
Blair builds support for action
UK to see US battle plans
Kennedy cautions on 'war' talk


DIPLOMACY AND POLITICS

World Trade Center wreckage in front of Woolworth Building Blair certain of Bin Laden guilt
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he has seen evidence of an "incontrovertible link" between Osama Bin Laden and the US terror attacks.
Terrorist threat 'sparks SAS review'
ID cards opposition grows
Labour 'unease' at retaliation plans
Blair pledges solidarity with US
Blair targets world terrorism
EU must act fast on terror - Blunkett
Blair strides world stage
Blair begins anti-terror talks
Aid workers urge restraint
Tony Blair interview: full transcript


MILITARY AND SECURITY

Gas masks for all? Is the UK prepared?
The attacks on the US a fortnight ago made the unthinkable imaginable. The UK is now strengthening its defences against chemical and biological attack.
Elite UK troops stand by
British marines 'ready for war'
Blair's war team
Britons 'should consider' quitting Pakistan
Pilots back passenger screening
The UK's military options
UK police in attack manhunt
Terror cells 'operating in UK'


AIRLINES IN CRISIS

BA plane British Airways cuts 7,000 jobs
British Airways axes a further 5,200 jobs on top of the 1,800 announced before last week's terror attacks in the US.
UK airlines call for state aid
Scots airline suspends service
Unions plead for UK airline aid
Confiscated hand luggage on show
Virgin Atlantic cuts 1,200 jobs
Bomb threat forces Virgin diversion


HUMAN COST

Rick Rescorla in south tower US attack hero caught on film
A photograph is released showing a British-born employee evacuating the World Trade Center moments before its collapse.
Victims' families to get compensation
Mourners remember missing Britons
Counsellors' 'harrowing task'
UK relatives grieve in New York
Tower survivor's 78th floor escape
Support for the mourning
Children taught 'reality' of disaster
Teacher helps trauma-hit pupils
Pilgrimage to scene of devastation
Mother mourns for lost son
Donations flood in to terror victims fund
Heroic Britons missing


THE UK GRIEVES

Sarah Ferguson and daughter Beatrice Day of remembrance for US victims
The victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks are remembered in church services across the UK.
Prince Charles visits victims' friends
Sombre Proms reflect public grief
Britain unites in show of grief
In pictures: UK falls silent
In pictures: St Paul's service


ETHNIC TENSION

east london mosque Pledge to wipe out Islamophobia
Home Office Minister John Denham promises that the government will act to cut out the "cancer of Islamophobia" in British society.
Prince's mosque visit strikes a chord
Attacks 'no excuse for racist violence'
Muslim community targets racial tension
Arrests over Afghan attack
Scottish Muslims describe fears
Islamic schools reopen
Fear grows among UK Pakistanis
Osama Bin Laden's sister is in UK


OTHER NEWS

Sir Edward George 'Too soon' to rule out UK recession
Bank of England governor Sir Edward George says it is "too soon to say" if the UK will avoid a recession and hints at further interest rate cuts.
Farm Aid called off
Millions watch attacks on live TV
UK surfers swamp news sites
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Talking PointTALKING POINT
ID cards in UK
Would they help in the fight against terror?

Sir Paul McCartney is co-ordinating a live-aid style event in aid of victims of the US attacksMcCartney plan
Sir Paul fronts a star-studded US fundraiser

Eyewitness
Your stories of the twin towers horror

Is the UK prepared for a biological or chemical attack?Bio-weapons
Is the UK prepared for such an attack?

Muslims in Scotland say there is evidence of antagonism towards them after the US attacksBacklash fears
Scots Muslims say they are being targeted

Some 50 British relatives have now made their way to New YorkMissing Britons
Support for relatives arriving in New York

WTC on fireReality check
Pupils warned attacks 'not a video game'

Race anger
UK Muslims pray for peace amid rise in attacks

Coverage caution
UK media warned over war speculation
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