AFP - The government will unveil a pre-election budget in two weeks' time, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, fuelling expectations of legislative ballots in May.
2010-03-11 06:59
PM warns of risks for economy, confirms budget date (AFP)
2010-03-11 06:59
Manufacturing output drops in January (AFP)
AFP - Manufacturing output sank by 0.9 percent in January from December, official data showed on Wednesday, denting hopes of a speedy economic recovery.
2010-03-11 06:59
Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant' (AFP)
AFP - Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by fertility experts Wednesday.
2010-03-11 00:59
Nationalized UK bank Northern Rock back in profit (AP)
AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell.
2010-03-11 00:59
UK proposes tougher steps on disclosing bankers' pay (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain will on Wednesday propose to force banks to reveal how many of their staff earn top wages, in steps that go further than previous proposals, financial services minister Paul Myners said.
2010-03-11 00:59
U.S. and UK patent offices plan work sharing deal (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. and British patent offices are working on a plan to have patent examiners in the two countries share research as a way to reduce a several-years backlog of applications, the two agencies said on Wednesday.
2010-03-10 18:54
U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chief (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain's domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.
2010-03-10 18:54
UK's Miliband urges push for Afghan peace deal (Reuters)
Reuters - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan's neighbors must support such an agreement.
2010-03-10 18:54
Former MI5 boss accuses US of hiding torture (AFP)
AFP - A former head of MI5 has accused the US of concealing its abuse of terror suspects, stepping up a fightback by the security service over accusations that it colluded in torture.
2010-03-10 12:48
UK soldier "lobs Taliban grenade back at enemy" (AP)
AP - A soldier in the British army in Afghanistan has described how he saved the lives of two comrades by picking up a live Taliban grenade and throwing it back toward the enemy.
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