Safeway, fourth among the U.K.'s retail grocers, would be a tempting target for any of the top three--if only to keep the properties out of a competitor's hands.

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Most economists expect the U.K. to return to growth in the fourth quarter.

FORBES: European Economy

In London, the FTSE 100 gave up 0.1% for its fourth straight loss, after the U.K. said the number of unemployed in the three months ended in January rose, the first increase since the three months to January 2012.

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But the governor of the Bank of England warns that was due to the one-time economic effect of the Summer Olympics being held in London, and the U.K. economy could be back in negative growth in the fourth quarter.

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However, in the U.K., economic growth contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year.

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The U.K. accounted for 30% of global yuan payments outside Hong Kong in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from 22.1% in 2011's first quarter, Swift said.

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In 1654, K'ang-hsi, fourth emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty, born.

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Fourth-generation coverage hasn't rolled out in France, Spain and the U.K., but other regions are affected.

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