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, [...]
Some Taliban militants are reportedly tired of fighting Plans to engage the Taliban in talks are gathering pace, with Afghanistan inviting members to a peace council and reports of a secret UN meeting.At a key Afghanistan summit in London, President Hamid Karzai vowed [...]
Contributors Minogue and Williams previously duetted on the single Kids Everybody Hurts, the all-star single recorded to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake, will be released on 7 February, it has been confirmed.Parts of the song were recorded in London on [...]
Brian Cowen and Gordon Brown have travelled to Hillsborough Castle Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are continuing to broker talks between the DUP and Sinn Fein to avert the collapse of Stormont’s power-sharing government. The British and Irish premiers travelled to Belfast on [...]
LONDON (AFP) - A seven-year-old boy told Sunday how he raised more than 50,000 pounds in a day for survivors of the Haiti earthquake by doing a sponsored bike ride.[Read more...]
LONDON (AFP) - Police evacuated part of an airport on Saturday and declared a “chemical incident” after a man tried to carry some non-identified white powder onto a plane.[Read more...]
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