The trade weighted level of the dollar these past months is nearly in a free fall condition, down over 6 percent.

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Add to that a fall of nearly a fifth in the number of NHS beds in Wales over the past decade and the pressures illustrated today should come as little surprise.

BBC: "Very significant heat in the system"

Since the beginning of the year, investors have sliced the company's stock price nearly in half over fears that spending on online ads will slow or fall as the credit crunch freezes wallets.

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It would mean by 2050, Britain would have a population of nearly 72.4 million - overtaking Germany, whose population is projected to fall sharply over the period, as Europe's largest country.

BBC: Britain 'biggest in EU by 2050'