Yahoo! News: World - Britain

PM gets poll boost from crisis management (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:42 AM CST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowed the poll gap on the Conservatives to just three points, a survey showed, the latest sign of a boost from his handling of the financial crisis.

Woolworths considers selling retail business (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST AP - Woolworths Group PLC's shares fell 13 percent Wednesday after the company confirmed it is considering selling its retail business.

UK credit agency Experian 1H profit rises 15 pct (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:31 AM CST AP - British credit agency Experian PLC said Wednesday its net profit rose 15 percent in the first half on strong growth in Latin America and a successful cost savings program.

Barclays' investors buy entire stock offering (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:09 AM CST AP - Barclays PLC said Wednesday that institutional investors had bought all the 500 million pounds ($750 million) of preferred stock offered to them on Tuesday.

Lawmakers pass landmark climate change bill (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 05:18 PM CST AFP - Lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a bill committing to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 -- the first country to have such a legally binding framework on climate change.

NIreland breaks power-sharing deadlock (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 04:55 PM CST AFP - Northern Ireland's leaders announced a "historic" deal Tuesday to resume power-sharing in the British province, ending a four-month deadlock which had threatened to derail the whole peace process.

British government wants crackdown on sex trade (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:09 PM CST AP - The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes — a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian times.

British far-right party's membership list leaked online (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST AFP - The far-right British National Party(BNP) complained to the police on Tuesday after its membership list was stolen and posted on the Internet, in breach of a court injunction barring its publication.

Brown discusses global economy with Hong Kong chief (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 01:33 PM CST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang on Tuesday to discuss the global economic slowdown, the premier's office said.

Darling warns against bank bailout renegotiation (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 12:13 PM CST AP - British Treasury chief Alistair Darling warned on Tuesday that any attempts to renegotiate the government's 37 billion pound ($55 billion) bailout of several banks hit by the financial crisis could prove even more costly for shareholders than the current deal.

FTSE 100 rebounds from early lows (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 12:07 PM CST AFP - The leading share index bounced back on Tuesday as it mirrored strong gains on Wall Street to help it recover from early lows.

BSkyB to raise $600 million in bond issue (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 11:55 AM CST AP - Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC said Tuesday it plans to raise $600 million in a bond issue to refinance existing debt and acquire new businesses.

Carphone Warehouse 1H profits up, but outlook weak (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2008 11:54 AM CST AP - Carphone Warehouse Group PLC's reported Tuesday a jump in first-half net profit on a one-time gain on asset sales. But shares fell over 9 percent as the company gave a gloomy forecast and said it might split its profitable landline telephone and broadband business from its retail operations.

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