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UK's Darling to make B&B statement-minister

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Finance minister Alistair Darling will make a full statement on the future of troubled British mortgage lender Bradford&Bingley before the market opens on Monday, a minister said on Sunday....

Discussions on Bradford & Bingley continue

Discussions on Bradford & Bingley continue The government said on Saturday that discussions about the future of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley were still going on. Responding to a BBC report that the government had...

Arrests after fire at publisher of Mohammad book

Arrests after fire at publisher of Mohammad book Police said they had arrested three men on suspicion of terrorism on Saturday after a fire at the office of a London firm that is about to publish a controversial novel...

High St sales fall less than expected

LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales fell for a sixth consecutive month in September but less sharply than analysts had expected, a survey indicated on Wednesday. The Confederation of British Industry's distributive trades...

Aid agencies say Middle East peace Quartet failing

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Aid agencies accused the Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators on Thursday of failing in its mission and urged it to show it was up to the task. The agencies issued a critical report just...

EU court adviser backs UK in retirement challenge

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A European Union court adviser backed British rules on Tuesday allowing employers to dismiss workers without redundancy payments once they reach mandatory retirement age. The case is being closely...

Brown in new blow as Tories take huge lead

By Adrian Croft LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a new blow on Thursday with a poll showing the opposition Conservatives 28 points ahead of Brown's Labour Party and on track to seize...

Lloyds to buy HBOS in $50 billion deal (Reuters)

British bank Lloyds TSB has agreed to buy rival HBOS Plc to create a 28 billion pound mortgage company, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, making it the latest troubled bank to be forced into the arms...

Brown's woes mount as minister quits

By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - A junior minister resigned from Gordon Brown's government on Tuesday, in the highest-profile revolt since a group of Labour Party dissenters began calling for a new leader. Earlier on...

Labour Party thwarts revolt against Brown

By Adrian Croft, LONDON (Reuters) 16/09/2008 Labour Party thwarts revolt against Brown The Labour Party rejected calls on Tuesday for a leadership election that could have threatened Prime Minister Gordon Brown's grip on...