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09/09/2008 19:34

UK Today Editoweb 9 septembre 2008

FTSE ends down on commodity stocks - Senior Met Police Chief Hits Back - Ghaffur suspended from Met amid discrimination claim.



Senior Met Police Chief Hits Back

The Metropolitan Police chief who was suspended after launching an employment tribunal over claims of racial discrimination says he is being victimised by the force.

Ghaffur suspended from Met amid discrimination claim

Britain's most senior Asian policeman, who has brought a discrimination case against the Metropolitan Police, has been temporarily relieved of his duties, Scotland Yard said on Tuesday.

Shell agrees landmark 4.0 bln-dlr gas deal with Iraq

Royal Dutch Shell will form a gas venture with energy-rich Iraq worth up to four billion dollars, the oil ministry said Tuesday of the first Western oil major to do a deal with the central government since the 2003 invasion.

Pound shrugs off gloomy manufacturing data

Sterling received a slight boost against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, despite official data showing further weakening of the country's manufacturing sector.

FTSE ends down on commodity stocks

The benchmark index ended lower on Tuesday as falling metal and oil prices dragged on heavyweight commodity stocks, while Washington's plan to take control of two mortgage lenders supported banks.

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