UK wants stronger, deeper ties with India: Hague Zeenews London: Noting that India is making its mark on the global economy with electrifying skill, innovation and dynamism, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that now is the time to make a "stronger, wider and deeper" relationship with India. | "We want a relationship between India and Brita...
UK could become 'smuggling hub' for herbal high khat BBC News The UK could become a hub for smuggling the herbal stimulant khat, European police and politicians have warned. | The Netherlands is the latest country to outlaw the sale of the plant, which is now banned in sixteen EU member states and Norway. | Khat is freely sold in the UK and observers say the U...
UK Food Producers Promised Export Help Orange News | British food producers are being promised more help to export their goods to lucrative overseas markets such as India and China. | A wide range of measures including a one-stop shop with easy access for support and advice has been promised by agric...
America puts Britain in shade The Independent | The world's biggest economy expanded at an annual pace of 2.8 per cent between October and December, short of hopes of 3 per cent, but still a marked acceleration from the third quarter's 1.8 per cent. Car makers, which suffered badly after the Leh...
Cancer charity loses out as bank ends credit card deal BBC News Halifax and Bank of Scotland charity credit cards will be withdrawn from the end of February. | Lloyds Banking Group which manages the card schemes says they are no longer a cost-effective way of donating to charity. | In 2009 the cards raised around...
The Wales Economy Slips, but London Cushions the Fall The New York Times | BLAENAU FFESTINIOG, Wales — This could have been Britain’s Greece. | For decades, Wales, like Greece, has been plagued by persistent deficits and uncompetitive industries. Yet unlike Greece, which teeters on the edge of bankruptcy and f...
Rams can't play in London, CVC says Business Journal Amir Kurtovic Reporter - St. Louis Business Journal Email | Twitter | Facebook | In the press release announcing the St. Louis Rams would be playing three regular-season games in London over the next three seasons, the NFL called it an "unprecedented...
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European Stocks Slide Wall Street Journal By MICHELE MAATOUK | LONDON—European stocks opened lower Tuesday, as Greek debt negotiations are at stalemate. | London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3% at the open, Frankfurt's DAX dipp...
Davos 2012: Has capitalism got a future? BBC News Has capitalism got a future? Is it fit for the 21st Century? And if it has and is, how must capitalism change? | The organisers of this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) have put s...
Cocoa consolidates, uncertain demand outlook weighs The Guardian LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Cocoa futures steadied on Monday following losses on weaker-than-expected grindings growth in key regions, while raw sugar and coffee were near unchanged...
Three from UK jailed for Swiss bank loan forgery The Guardian LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A former partner at upmarket London lawfirm Mishcon de Reya was jailed for five years and six months on Friday for trying to trick Swiss bank EFG into granting a 22 million euro ($29 million) loan, the UK Serious Fraud Offi...
Come to Outsource Experts Ltd for Hassle Free Photo Editing Services GroundReport | In a very short time Outsource Experts Ltd has been able to move its photo editing services to a larger customer base. To explain how this has happened, the CEO answers, “Our facility tries to procure new programs regularly so customers...
Race relations in Britain: How far have we really come? Al Jazeera | - There are some days that will stain our collective conscience for generations to come. | April 22, 1993, was one of these. This was the day that black teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death by a group of young white men in an act of racis...
European Stocks Slide Wall Street Journal By MICHELE MAATOUK | LONDON—European stocks opened lower Tuesday, as Greek debt negotiations are at stalemate. | London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3% at the open, Frankfurt's DAX dipped 1% and Paris's CAC-40 was 0.5% lower. | "The naysayers and doubters remain large in number with many suggesting the strong start we have seen for equities in 2012 is n...
