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BBC accuses Iran of intimidating its staff
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AP - The head of the BBC on Friday accused Iran of intimidating staff members of its Persian service through slander, snooping and the arrest of their relatives.
02/03/2012 - 12:50 PM
UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge
(AP)
 AP - British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.
02/03/2012 - 09:43 AM
Obama to host state dinner for British PM
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host the British prime minister and his wife for an official visit and state dinner in March.
02/03/2012 - 09:19 AM
Broadband gives BT a Q3 profit boost
(AP)
AP - A strong performance by the broadband business helped British telecommunications company BT PLC report a 41 percent increase in net profit in the three months ending Dec. 31.
02/03/2012 - 03:33 AM
UK's Clegg fears military conflict with Iran
(AP)
AP - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he has concerns there could be a military conflict with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
02/02/2012 - 06:11 PM
Summary Box: AstraZeneca to cut 7,300 jobs
(AP)
AP - JOB CUTS: Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said it will cut another 7,300 jobs as it warned Thursday of a tough year ahead, due to government spending cuts on health care and stiff competition.
02/02/2012 - 05:00 PM
Precedent warning as Assange extradition case ends
(Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's Supreme Court risks jeopardizing extraditions to many neighboring countries if it stops WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being sent to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes, a lawyer for Swedish prosecutors argued Thursday.
02/02/2012 - 04:12 PM
Prince William begins RAF stint in disputed Falklands
(Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's Prince William has arrived in the Falkland Islands for a posting as a military search-and-rescue pilot, the defense ministry said, with tension resurging between London and Argentina over sovereignty of the British-ruled territory.
02/02/2012 - 02:02 PM
2 German men plead guilty to terror charges in UK
(AP)
AP - Two German men have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in a London court.
02/02/2012 - 12:03 PM
Summary Box: Xstrata confirms Glencore approach
(AP)
AP - DEAL OR NO DEAL? Mining company Xstrata PLC confirmed that it is in merger TALKS with commodities trader Glencore International PLC. a deal that would create an industry behemoth with around $175 billion in revenue. Xstrata said Glencore proposed an all-share merger of equals. Glencore cautioned that there was no certainty of an offer being made.
02/02/2012 - 11:31 AM
Lawmaker: Police probe London Times email hacking
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AP - Police are investigating alleged email interception by Rupert Murdoch's Times of London, a British lawmaker said Thursday — dragging Britain's oldest national newspaper into the broadening scandal over press wrongdoing.
02/02/2012 - 09:39 AM
AstraZeneca to cut 7,300 jobs as outlook darkens
(AP)
AP - Drug maker AstraZeneca PLC said it will cut another 7,300 jobs as it warned Thursday of a tough year ahead, due to government spending cuts on healthcare and stiff competition, even as it reported a 24 percent increase in 2011 profits.
02/02/2012 - 09:37 AM
Xstrata confirms Glencore merger approach
(AP)
AP - Mining company Xstrata PLC confirmed Thursday that it is in merger discussions with commodities trader Glencore International PLC, a deal that would create an industry behemoth with around $175 billion worth of revenues.
02/02/2012 - 07:28 AM
UK appoints ambassador to Somalia
(AP)
AP - Britain is appointing a new ambassador to Somalia, resuming its diplomatic presence after more than 20 years of upheaval.
02/02/2012 - 05:14 AM
Summary Box: Ex-UK finance chief slams Goodwin row
(AP)
AP - TARNISHED: The man who led the British government's bailout of Royal Bank of Scotland, former Treasury chief Alistair Darling, said Wednesday that the decision to strip the bank's former chief executive of his knighthood was distasteful.
02/01/2012 - 03:59 PM
4 UK men admit London Stock Exchange bomb plot
(AP)
 AP - Four British men fueled by the words of a U.S.-born Muslim cleric pleaded guilty Wednesday to involvement in an al-Qaida inspired plot to spread terror and cause economic damage by bombing the London Stock Exchange at Christmastime.
02/01/2012 - 12:53 PM
Prince Harry's duty: Beach volleyball in Rio
(AP)
 AP - Prince Harry will combine sports, military exercises and meetings with school children and locals on his first-ever trip as an official representative of Queen Elizabeth II, palace officials said Wednesday.
02/01/2012 - 09:33 AM
UK Islamists admit London Stock Exchange bomb plot
(Reuters)
Reuters - Four radical Islamists admitted in court Wednesday plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange as part of a campaign of al Qaeda-inspired attacks across the British capital in the run-up to Christmas 2010.
02/01/2012 - 08:33 AM
UK panel rejects BAA's Stansted appeal
(AP)
AP - Airport operator BAA has lost its appeal against an order to sell Stansted airport, British competition authorities said Wednesday.
02/01/2012 - 08:09 AM
Argentina calls William Falklands 'conquistador'
(AP)
 AP - Argentina said it doesn't seek another war over the Falkland Islands, and accused Britain of militarizing their sovereignty dispute by announcing Tuesday that it is sending an advanced warship to the islands along with Prince William "in the uniform of a conquistador."
01/31/2012 - 08:29 PM
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