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World News >> U.K.

British Airways strike enters final day (AFP)

British Airways cabin crew enter the final stage of a three-day strike Monday, in a dispute over planned changes to pay and conditions that has caused travel misery for thousands of passengers.(AFP/Max Nash)AFP - British Airways cabin crew enter the final stage of a three-day strike Monday, in a dispute over planned changes to pay and conditions that has caused travel misery for thousands of passengers.



03/21/2010 - 09:20 PM

 

Recovery weak as stimulus ends: employers' group (AFP)

File photo shows people window shopping in Covent Garden in London. The economic recovery will remain fragile until the middle of next year due to the withdrawal of stimulus measures, the Confederation of British Industry warned Monday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The economic recovery will remain fragile until the middle of next year due to the withdrawal of stimulus measures, the Confederation of British Industry warned Monday.



03/21/2010 - 09:17 PM

 

Labour Party hit by lobbying claims as vote looms (AFP)

Some senior Labour MPs were secretly filmed apparently offering to use their connections with government in return for money -- although they all subsequently denied wrongdoing. They included former cabinet minister Stephen Byers (pictured), who boasted he was a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party was at the centre of lobbying allegations just weeks before an election, after some of its lawmakers were caught in an undercover sting.



03/21/2010 - 08:14 PM

 

Weisz, Rylance win acting prizes at Olivier awards (AP)

British actor Jude Law arrives for the Laurence Olivier Awards 2010, at an hotel in central London, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Rachel Weisz added a stage accolade to Hollywood stardom Sunday, winning the best-actress prize at London's Laurence Olivier theater awards for her role in "A Streetcar Named Desire."



03/21/2010 - 06:59 PM

 

UK to launch $3 billion green investment bank (Reuters)

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks during an interview on BBC television, in London, March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jeff Overs/BBC/HandoutReuters - The Labour government will unveil a 2 billion pound ($3 billion) "green" investment bank in Wednesday's budget to help Britain's transformation to a low carbon economy, a government source said on Sunday.



03/21/2010 - 05:49 PM

 

Affairs abroad at risk from weak pound: lawmakers (AFP)

The country's standing in the world has been jeopardised by a decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office's budget from exchange rate fluctuations, lawmakers warned on Sunday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The country's standing in the world has been jeopardised by a decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office's budget from exchange rate fluctuations, lawmakers warned on Sunday.



03/21/2010 - 03:54 PM

 

British Airways cabin crews strike for 2nd day (AP)

A British Airways airplane descents to land over other BA planes parked at London's Heathrow airport, Sunday March 21, 2010. British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday, upsetting travel plans for scores of customers, but the airline said its contingency plans were working well and more planes were taking off than expected. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - British Airways cabin crews walked off the job for a second day Sunday but the airline insisted the strike was having less impact than expected and said it was able to restore flights that had previously been canceled.



03/21/2010 - 11:09 AM

 

Another British Columbia avalanche kills 2 (AP)
AP - A third deadly avalanche in British Columbia within a week has killed two French skiers as they were coming down a mountain after being dropped off by helicopter, police said Sunday.
03/21/2010 - 09:45 AM

 

UK parties battle over economy as election nears (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling promised on Sunday no giveaways in this week's budget, seeking to present his ruling Labour Party as a safe pair of hands on the economy as an election nears.
03/21/2010 - 08:28 AM

 

New polls point to hung parliament (AFP)

Conservative Party leader David Cameron. The Tories are still on course to win a general election due within weeks but are unlikely to achieve a parliamentary majority, two new polls showed Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Conservatives are still on course to win a general election due within weeks but are unlikely to achieve a parliamentary majority, two new polls showed Sunday.



03/21/2010 - 04:23 AM

 

Pakistan kidnappers 'threatened to chop up UK boy' (AFP)

Five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed (L) seen with his father Raja Naqqash Saeed during their reunion at the British High Commission in Islamabad. The father said Sunday the kidnappers had threatened to chop off parts of the boy's body if he did not pay a ransom.(AFP/File)AFP - The father of a five-year-old British boy held hostage for 12 days in Pakistan said Sunday the kidnappers had threatened to chop off parts of the boy's body if he did not pay a ransom.



03/21/2010 - 12:34 AM

 

Gov't preparing tough pre-election budget (AFP)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Minister Alistair Darling (C) leaves the Treasury, in London. The government will deliver a critical pre-election budget this week to help fix the dire public finances but some experts fear political posturing with an election around the corner(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The government will deliver a critical pre-election budget this week to help fix the dire public finances but some experts fear political posturing with an election around the corner.



03/21/2010 - 12:32 AM

 

Fish and chips celebrates 150 years as a British classic (AFP)

File photo of fish and chips as made by a British couple in France. The traditional British dish, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, still boasts pride of place in British culture.(AFP/Thomas Bregardis)AFP - Whether wrapped in newspaper and eaten with greasy fingers or served on white china with silver cutlery, fish and chips has come a long way since it began 150 years ago.



03/21/2010 - 12:11 AM

 

Police arrest 74 in clashes at far-right protest (AFP)

Policemen stand guard during a demonstration of supporters from the English Defence League (EDL) in 2009. Police in northwest England said Saturday they had arrested 74 people following violent clashes between right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators.(AFP/File/Martin Elliott)AFP - Police in northwest England said Saturday they had arrested 74 people following violent clashes between right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators.



03/20/2010 - 04:10 PM

 

Prince Charles starts visit to Czech Republic (AFP)

Prince Charles (L) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose for photographers during a visit in the garden of the Prague Castle.(AFP/POOL/Michal Krumphanzl)AFP - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Saturday started a four-day visit to the Czech Republic, which will wrap up their tour of three central European post-communist countries.



03/20/2010 - 03:13 PM

 

Tories vow to introduce banking tax (AFP)

The Conservatives pledged Saturday to impose a US-style tax on banks to claw back money spent bailing them out, just weeks before a general election they are tipped to win. AFP - The Conservatives pledged Saturday to impose a US-style tax on banks to claw back money spent bailing them out, just weeks before a general election they are tipped to win.



03/20/2010 - 02:16 PM

 

Boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery (AFP)

A researcher is seen preparing stem cells for culture at a medical study center. British and Italian doctors have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old boy using stem cells developed within his own body.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)AFP - British and Italian doctors have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old boy using stem cells developed within his own body, they said.



03/20/2010 - 03:42 AM

 

British Airways battles cabin crew strike (Reuters)
Reuters - British Airways said it would fly more than 60 percent of passengers with flights booked for this weekend despite a three-day cabin crew strike that risks hurting the Labor government weeks before an election.
03/19/2010 - 07:35 PM

 

Catholic leader rejects celibacy-abuse link (AFP)

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols arrives at Westminster Cathedral in central London in 2009. There is no statistical connection between child abuse and celibacy, England's top Catholic cleric said Friday, ahead of the publication of a papal letter to the Irish faithful over an abuse scandal.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - There is no statistical connection between child abuse and celibacy, England's top Catholic cleric said Friday, ahead of the publication of a papal letter to the Irish faithful over an abuse scandal.



03/19/2010 - 06:36 PM

 

Is that fare? Steep fee to ride with UK's Brown (AP)
AP - Britain's national debt is the key theme in the country's looming national election — but it's now news organizations, not just the country's government, racking up huge bills to meet the cost of covering the campaign.
03/19/2010 - 05:49 PM

 

 

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