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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to media in Cockermouth, Cumbria, northern England where he inspected flood-hit areas and visited residents, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. Brown pledged an extra 1 million pounds (US$1.65 million) of Government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria. Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.

A man walks down Cockermouth High Street, where flood water has receded after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.

Elizabeth Simmonds of Britain swims on her way to win the women's 200 meter backstroke at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Singapore.

Elizabeth Simmonds of Britain swims on her way to win the women's 200 meter backstroke at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Singapore.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women, Harriet Harman, arrives for a cabinet meeting November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln Harman, one of Britain's most senior government ministers, is due to be prosecuted for motoring offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women, Harriet Harman, attends a cabinet meeting November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln Harman, one of Britain's most senior government ministers, is due to be prosecuted for motoring offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to children as he arrives for a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Jack Straw, Britain's Justice Secretary, waves as he arrives at a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson attends a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women, Harriet Harman, attends a cabinet meeting November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln Harman, one of Britain's most senior government ministers, is due to be prosecuted for motoring offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson attends a cabinet meeting, November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln.

Workmen board up broken windows after a night of heavy rain and flooding in the town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northen England, on November 20, 2009. Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of Britain, police said. Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern England, northwest Wales and western Scotland throughout Thursday, rescue officials said.

A resident walks down a road damaged by flood water in the town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northen England, on November 20, 2009. Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of Britain, police said. Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern England, northwest Wales and western Scotland throughout Thursday, rescue officials said.

Rescue workers conduct their operations in the flooded town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northen England, on November 20, 2009. Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of Britain, police said. Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern England, northwest Wales and western Scotland throughout Thursday, rescue officials said.

Britain's Andy Murray during a round table session with journalists in Westminster, London Friday Nov. 20 2009. The ATP World Tour Finals start at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009.

Switzerland's Roger Fedrerer, left, Spain's Rafael Nadal, centre, and Britain's Andy Murray, right, listen during a media briefing in Westminster, London Friday Nov. 20 2009. The ATP World Tour Finals start at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009.

Peter Limacher of UEFA, center, chief investigator Andreas Bachmann, right, and police chief Friedhelm Althans, left, during a news conference about a sports betting fraud, at the police headquarters in Bochum, Germany, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe are affected. Police say more than 15 raids have been conducted in Switzerland, Germany and Britain and that documents, cash and valuables have been seized. Authorities in Germany and elsewhere are working together with UEFA in the probe targeting an international gang suspected of manipulating games to make money on betting.

Chief investigator Andreas Bachmann informs the media during a news conference about sports betting fraud, at the police headquarters in Bochum, Germany, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe are affected. Police say more than 15 raids have been conducted in Switzerland, Germany and Britain and that documents, cash and valuables have been seized. Authorities in Germany and elsewhere are working together with UEFA in the probe targeting an international gang suspected of manipulating games to make money on betting.

Representatives of police, public prosecutors and UEFA during a news conference about sports betting fraud, at the police headquarters in Bochum, Germany, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe are affected. Police say more than 15 raids have been conducted in Switzerland, Germany and Britain and that documents, cash and valuables have been seized. Authorities in Germany and elsewhere are working together with UEFA in the probe targeting an international gang suspected of manipulating games to make money on betting.