Report that oil producers may move away from dollar sends US currency close to year lowsLONDON — The dollar fell Tuesday towards year lows against the euro and the yen after a report that Arab states and other countries were contemplating an end to the U.S. currency’s role in the pricing oil. Britain’s Conservatives plan unpopular policies to cut country’s mounting debtMANCHESTER, England — Britain’s main opposition Conservatives pledged Tuesday to make Britons work longer before retirement, cut child benefits and freeze government salaries — a program they acknowledged would likely be unpopular as they bid to win office. UK manufacturing down on the month in August, but car registrations, house prices riseLONDON — Manufacturing output in the United Kingdom fell during August, official statistics showed Tuesday, overshadowing more upbeat data on house prices and car sales and suggesting economic recovery will be slow. New find near Stonehenge believed to show religious significance of entire siteLONDON — Researchers say a new find near the famous Stonehenge monument shows the religious significance of the site. World markets buoyed by recovery hopes as Australia’s bank raises interest rates
Britain plans cutback on salary increases for 750,000 senior government workersLONDON — The British government plans to freeze the salaries of top bureaucrats and offer only minimal increases to other senior workers in an effort to control the country’s spiraling deficit, a treasury official said Monday. RI man faces Caribbean murder charges in wife’s scuba death; already responsible in civil casePROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scuba shop owner David Swain and his wife of six years, Shelley Tyre, traveled to Tortola in 1999 for what was to be a romantic Caribbean getaway. Britain’s Tony Blair seen as possible choice for new European Union presidential postLONDON — President Tony Blair? Don’t laugh, it could happen. Upscale British supermarket pulls ad from Fox News over Glenn Beck programLONDON — Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel’s Glenn Beck program. UK’s Supreme Court hears 1st case on government’s power to freeze assets of terror suspectsLONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court heard its first case Monday — an appeal by five terrorism suspects who say the British government has overstepped its power by freezing their assets without a conviction. Whale skulls and engine dust: Turner Prize show opens in London galleryLONDON — Artworks by four artists shortlisted for Britain’s controversial Turner Prize have gone on display at central London’s Tate Britain gallery. Man jailed for 18 years for role in one of Britain’s biggest cash robberiesLONDON — A British man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a robbery nearly three years ago of 53 million pounds (about $85 million). New book: British spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growingLONDON — Britain’s domestic spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growing but remains severe, with terrorists eager to acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to the first authorized history of the agency. European stocks lifted by upbeat services sector data as Wall Street awaits key US PMI surveyLONDON — European markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected solid start to the week on Wall Street and after upbeat survey data from the services sector helped offset the gloom from last week’s worse than expected U.S. jobs data. British Prime Minister Brown confronts deadlock in Northern Ireland power-sharingBELFAST, Northern Ireland — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking. Fearing arrest, Israeli Cabinet minister cancels visit to BritainJERUSALEM — An Israeli Cabinet minister has called off a visit to Britain because of concerns he could be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes, a spokesman said Monday, becoming the latest Israeli official affected by a Palestinian legal campaign in the U.K. Britain’s new Supreme Court swings into action as recently minted justices consider first caseLONDON — Britain’s most powerful judges take up their first case this week with new robes, new titles, a new courtroom and — some argue — more power. Report: Brit army chief says he’s ready to boost UK troops in Afghanistan if McChrystal asksLONDON — The U.K. is ready to send more soldiers to Afghanistan, if asked to by the commander of the U.S. and NATO forces there, the British army’s new chief has been quoted as saying. Official: Standard Chartered will not buy Royal Bank of Scotland’s Asian assetsLONDON — An attempt by Standard Chartered to buy Asian assets of the Royal Bank of Scotland has failed due to disagreements over how much it should pay for the deal, an official briefed on the negotiations said Saturday. Archaeologists find ‘Bluehenge’ _ a prehistoric site near Britain’s StonehengeLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Europe’s left flounders as conservatives co-opt the socialist agendaVIENNA — Pity Europe’s Socialists. It’s getting lonely on the left. Gordon Brown agrees to first televised election debate between Britain’s 3 political partiesLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to take part in Britain’s first televised election debate among party leaders. Authorized book on Britain’s domestic spy service shows that MI5 kept file on Harold WilsonLONDON — A new book shows that Britain’s domestic spy agency kept a secret file on former Prime Minister Harold Wilson — a leader who had Eastern European contacts and who had long believed MI5 was bugging him. Archaeologists find new prehistoric site near Stonehenge in EnglandLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Archaeologists find new prehistoric site near StonehengeLONDON — Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. After shooting outside Washington, victim questions why Russia angle discounted by policeADELPHI, Md. — That night, he was returning home from the International Spy Museum, of all places. He had been meeting with, of all people, an old friend who once was a top officer in the KGB. British broadcasters write to politicians proposing US-style TV debates before electionLONDON — A coalition of broadcasters called Friday for pre-election debates between Britain’s top three politicians, putting pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face his challengers in an unprecedented U.S.-style television showdown. World markets slide as investors worry about US economy and brace for key jobs report
American soldier in Afghanistan killed in grenade attack; bomb kills British airmanKABUL — A suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two American soldiers, and military officials announced the deaths of two other international troopers — one American and one Briton — the day before. Study: Half of drug addicts quit after 6 months of treatment, but long-term care neededLONDON — About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England’s treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says. |
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