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| May. 9 |
Northern England |
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Man United moves swiftly, hires Everton's Moyes
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| May. 8 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire 
Map of Manchester England Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season after 26 years in charge
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| Apr.21 |
London |
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Russian Alisher Usmanov tops British rich list
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| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
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Wind farm opposed by Trump approved
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| Feb.22 |
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UK loses top AAA credit rating
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| Feb.21 |
London |
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London Shard firm oversees Saudi tower
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| Feb.9 |
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Horsemeat scandal spreads A frozen food producer caught up in a scandal over horsemeat found in beef products i said it will sue the Romanian producer
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| Jan.24 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine and Shell sign gas deal |
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case
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| Nov.28 |
Washington |
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BP banned from new US contracts
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| Nov.26 |
London |
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Canadian to be new UK Bank governor |
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Gulf spill: BP to get record criminal fine |
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| Nov.9 |
London |
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Ex-oil executive named archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Aug.31 |
London |
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Russian oligarchs end $4.75bn UK court battle
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| Aug.15 |
London |
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Banking giant pays $340M to settle laundering charges |
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| Aug.14 |
London |
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BBC boss to head New York Times |
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| Jul.30 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd launches shares |
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| Jul.21 |
London |
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Murdoch resigns as News International director |
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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Heathrow braces as Olympics land |
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U.S. Senate |
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HSBC 'allowed money laundering' |
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| Jul.3 |
London |
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Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...
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| Jul.1 |
London |
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Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix
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| Jun.28 |
London |
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Barclays boss: I will not resign |
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| May.1 |
London |
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UK lawmakers: Murdoch not fit to run business |
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| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
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| Feb.19 |
Iran |
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Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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| Dec.26 |
Brazil |
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Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' |
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| Nov.29 |
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Up to two million set for UK strike |
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| Jul.15 |
London |
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Murdoch apologizes as deputies resign 
Two key executives in the media empire resigned, and their former boss began a series of apologies in the phone-hacking scandal
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| Jul.13 |
London |
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News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has announced that it is dropping its planned bid to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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NoW goes to presses for last time The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: 'Thank you & goodbye'
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
| This Sunday's issue will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch says. The announcement follows accusations that the paper eavesdropped on the phone messages of murder and terror victims, politicians and celebrities
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| Jun.30 |
London |
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British labor strikes could cause chaos
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| May.24 |
Scotland |
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Ash flight delays hit thousands
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| Apr.20 |
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BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
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| Jan.14 |
London |
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BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
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| Dec.20 |
London |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
|
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
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| Jul.27 |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
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| Jul.26 |
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BP set to announce record loss |
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London |
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BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
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| Jul.25 |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking| BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion. The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could la... | |
|
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
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| Jun.18 |
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BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
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| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
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| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
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| |
Washington |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
|
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
|
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
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| May.29 |
Louisiana |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
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| May.26 |
Louisiana |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
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| May.23 |
Louisiana |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside |
|
| May.17 |
London |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
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| May.16 |
London |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
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Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
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| May.3 |
Ireland |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
|
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Louisiana |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
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Iceland |
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New cloud could extend travel threat |
|
| Apr.18 |
England |
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Test flights: European skies may be safe
|
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| Mar.29 |
London |
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Falklands blow for UK oil company |
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| Mar.20 |
London |
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BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike
|
| Mar.19 |
London |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action| British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days | |
|
| Mar.12 |
London |
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BA cabin crew to strike this month |
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| Dec.17 |
London |
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British Airways cabin crew strike illegal
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| Dec.16 |
London |
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British Airways trying to block strike |
|
| Dec.9 |
France |
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Sarkozy, Brown urge market reform |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
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Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
|
| Nov.12 |
London |
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British Airways, Iberia close to merger |
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| Sep.5 |
London |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action
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| |
London |
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Brown: No room for economic complacency
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| Sep.4 |
London |
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Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
|
| Jun.8 |
Nigeria |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims
|
| Apr.2 |
London |
|
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
| The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. There will be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation
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| Apr.1 |
London |
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G20 leaders get down to business |
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
|
| Mar.13 |
London |
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions
|
| Jan.31 |
London |
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PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
|
| Jan.23 |
London |
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UK in recession as economy slides
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| |
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| Dec.15 |
London |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
|
| Nov.24 |
London |
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Darling cuts VAT in pre-Budget |
|
| Nov.6 |
London |
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UK interest rates slashed to 3% |
|
| Oct.13 |
European Union |
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European markets surge after crisis talks |
|
| Oct.8 |
London |
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World's central banks slash interest rates
|
| Oct.7 |
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UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
|
| Sep.17 |
|
|
Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal
|
| Sep.16 |
New York |
|
World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
|
| Jul.23 |
London |
|
UK move to fight online music piracy |
|
| Apr.18 |
London |
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Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
|
| Mar.27 |
London |
|
Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
|
| |
|
|
| Dec.12 |
London |
|
UK welcomes world cash injection |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
|
Bank data of 25 millions missing |
|
| |
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| Aug.15 |
London |
|
World markets continue to slide |
|
| Aug.10 |
London |
|
Central banks pour money into system |
|
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
|
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
| Jul.26 |
London |
|
Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
|
|
| Aug.11 |
London |
|
Thousands stranded by air strike |
|
| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
|
New Harry Potter book hits shops The sixth book has been published around the world, ending the wait for eager fans
|
| Jun.11 |
London |
|
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal| Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations | |
|
| Jun.10 |
England |
|
Hopes raised of Africa debt deal |
|
| Apr.10 |
England |
|
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
|
| Feb.5 |
England |
|
G7 backs Africa debt relief plan |
|
|
| Jun.2 |
|
|
Computer failure grounds flights |
|
| |
|
|
| Oct.24 |
London |
|
Last Concorde flights touch down |
|
| Apr.9 |
London |
|
Concorde services to end October |
|
| Feb.17 |
London |
|
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Nov.7 |
Paris |
|
Concorde back in business
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.22 |
|
UK loses top AAA credit rating
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.10 |
London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case
|
| Nov.26 |
London |
Canadian to be new UK Bank governor |
|
| Aug.15 |
London |
Banking giant pays $340M to settle laundering charges |
|
| Jul.16 |
U.S. Senate |
HSBC 'allowed money laundering' |
| 2009 |
|
| Sep.5 |
London |
G20 pledges tougher bank action
|
| Sep.4 |
London |
Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
|
| Mar.13 |
London |
G20 ministers meet amid divisions
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
|
| Nov.24 |
London |
Darling cuts VAT in pre-Budget |
|
| Nov.6 |
London |
UK interest rates slashed to 3% |
|
| Oct.8 |
London |
World's central banks slash interest rates
|
| Oct.7 |
|
UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
|
| Apr.18 |
London |
Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.12 |
London |
UK welcomes world cash injection |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
Bank data of 25 millions missing |
|
| Aug.10 |
London |
Central banks pour money into system |
| 2005 |
|
| Jun.11 |
London |
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal| Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations | |
|
| Jun.10 |
England |
Hopes raised of Africa debt deal |
|
| Feb.5 |
England |
G7 backs Africa debt relief plan |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.9 |
|
Horsemeat scandal spreads A frozen food producer caught up in a scandal over horsemeat found in beef products i said it will sue the Romanian producer
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.12 |
London |
British Airways, Iberia close to merger |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.17 |
|
Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.26 |
London |
Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Oct.13 |
European Union |
European markets surge after crisis talks |
|
| Sep.16 |
New York |
World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.15 |
London |
World markets continue to slide |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.29 |
|
Up to two million set for UK strike |
|
| Jun.30 |
London |
British labor strikes could cause chaos
| 2010 |
|
| Mar.19 |
London |
BA cabin crew begin strike action| British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days | |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.17 |
London |
British Airways cabin crew strike illegal
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.11 |
London |
Thousands stranded by air strike |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.14 |
London |
BBC boss to head New York Times |
|
| May.1 |
London |
UK lawmakers: Murdoch not fit to run business |
| 2011 |
|
| Jul.13 |
London |
News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has announced that it is dropping its planned bid to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
NoW goes to presses for last time The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: 'Thank you & goodbye'
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
| This Sunday's issue will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch says. The announcement follows accusations that the paper eavesdropped on the phone messages of murder and terror victims, politicians and celebrities
|
| |
| 2005 |
|
| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
New Harry Potter book hits shops The sixth book has been published around the world, ending the wait for eager fans
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.10 |
England |
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.31 |
London |
PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
|
| Jan.23 |
London |
UK in recession as economy slides
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.30 |
Northern England |
Man Utd launches shares |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.15 |
Washington |
Gulf spill: BP to get record criminal fine |
|
| Aug.31 |
London |
Russian oligarchs end $4.75bn UK court battle
|
| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
| 2011 |
|
| Apr.20 |
|
BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.16 |
London |
Heathrow braces as Olympics land |
| 2011 |
|
| May.24 |
Scotland |
Ash flight delays hit thousands
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
|
| May.17 |
London |
UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
|
| May.16 |
London |
Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
|
| May.16 |
Northern England |
Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
|
| May.3 |
Ireland |
Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
|
| Apr.19 |
Iceland |
New cloud could extend travel threat |
|
| Apr.18 |
England |
Test flights: European skies may be safe
|
| Mar.20 |
London |
BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike
|
| Mar.12 |
London |
BA cabin crew to strike this month |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.16 |
London |
British Airways trying to block strike |
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.27 |
London |
Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.2 |
|
Computer failure grounds flights |
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.24 |
London |
Last Concorde flights touch down |
|
| Apr.9 |
London |
Concorde services to end October |
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.7 |
Paris |
Concorde back in business
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.17 |
London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Iran |
Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 9 |
Northern England |
Man United moves swiftly, hires Everton's Moyes
|
| May. 8 |
Northern England |
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire Map of Manchester England Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season after 26 years in charge
|
| Apr.21 |
London |
Russian Alisher Usmanov tops British rich list
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.9 |
London |
Ex-oil executive named archbishop of Canterbury |
|
| Jul.21 |
London |
Murdoch resigns as News International director |
|
| Jul.3 |
London |
Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...
|
| Jul.1 |
London |
Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix
|
| Jun.28 |
London |
Barclays boss: I will not resign |
| 2011 |
|
| Jul.15 |
London |
Murdoch apologizes as deputies resign Two key executives in the media empire resigned, and their former boss began a series of apologies in the phone-hacking scandal
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.27 |
|
BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
|
| Jul.26 |
London |
BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
|
| Jul.25 |
|
BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
|
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.21 |
London |
London Shard firm oversees Saudi tower
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Brazil |
Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.9 |
France |
Sarkozy, Brown urge market reform |
|
| Sep.5 |
London |
Brown: No room for economic complacency
|
| Apr.2 |
London |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
| The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. There will be sanctions against secretive tax havens and tougher global financial regulation
|
| |
|
| Apr.1 |
London |
G20 leaders get down to business |
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Kiev |
Ukraine and Shell sign gas deal |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.23 |
London |
UK move to fight online music piracy |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
Wind farm opposed by Trump approved
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.28 |
Washington |
BP banned from new US contracts
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.14 |
London |
BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.26 |
|
BP set to announce record loss |
|
| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking| BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion. The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could la... | |
|
| Jun.18 |
|
BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
|
| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
|
| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
|
| Jun.16 |
Washington |
BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
|
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
|
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
|
| May.29 |
Louisiana |
'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
|
| May.26 |
Louisiana |
BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
|
| May.23 |
Louisiana |
US warns it may 'push BP aside |
|
| May.3 |
Louisiana |
BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
|
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
|
| Mar.29 |
London |
Falklands blow for UK oil company |
| 2009 |
|
| Jun.8 |
Nigeria |
Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims
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