LONDON—British Airways PLC’s cabin crew began a three-day strike on Saturday after union talks with management collapsed Friday. More BA’s Walsh Seen as Formidable Negotiator The Source: BA’s Press Blackout May End in Tears Iain Martin: More Strikes, Last Thing Brown Needs Willie Walsh’s [...]
LONDON—British Airways PLC’s cabin crew will begin a three-day strike on Saturday after talks with management collapsed Friday, the Unite union said. BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh and Unite joint leader Tony Woodley earlier Friday met at the offices of the Trade Union Congress, the U.K.’s national trade union association, to try to [...]
LONDON—Prudential PLC Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam said he won’t be joining the board of French bank Société Générale SA, after drawing fire for taking another high-profile job while working on a massive planned insurance takeover. View Full Image Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Prudential Prudential is in the midst [...]
Alexis Stenfors, a former Merrill Lynch trader, has been banned by the British financial regulator for deliberately mis-marking positions. Photo: SKY NEWS His actions forced the investment bank to make a $456m (£304m) writedown, the Financial Services Authority said. Related Articles [...]
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LONDON—U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, acknowledging he is the underdog heading into a spring general election, will outline an election campaign focused heavily on economic recovery. Mr. Brown’s Labour Party has consistently trailed the opposition Conservative Party in the run-up to the election, which hasn’t yet been called but must be held by [...]
AP - Fashionistas erected a wall of condolences for Alexander McQueen on Friday, marking the death of the innovative British designer at the start of London’s Fashion Week.[Read more...]
FC Porto 2 - 1 Arsenal The match had begun so well for Campbell after heading in a stunning equaliser By Mark Ashenden Sol Campbell scored for Arsenal but two gifted [...]
LONDON—The U.K. government on Monday gave tentative approval for the construction of a £600 million ($942 million) natural-gas storage facility aimed at correcting years of government and market failure to build enough back-up capacity to keep pace with demand and to fill unexpected supply disruptions. The planned underground facility would be the biggest built [...]
The DEC appeal has so far raised £60m for Haiti’s earthquake victims The government has purchased all of the UK’s available corrugated iron sheets to provide shelters for victims of the Haiti earthquake.Gordon Brown announced the move, which should help some 2,000 families, [...]
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