<?php
$str = "LONDON \x97 Britain\x92s unemployment rate held steady in the three months through January, reinforcing the Bank of England\x92s case for keeping interest rates at a record low.";
echo htmlentities($str, ENT_XML1, 'cp1252');
LONDON � Britain�s unemployment rate held steady in the three months through January, reinforcing the Bank of England�s case for keeping interest rates at a record low.
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