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RBS writes down $1.9 billion, may post annual loss (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 04:20 AM CST AP - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC could suffer an annual loss after it announced Tuesday that it had been forced to write down 1.2 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) of bad assets in the third quarter.

Marks & Spencer 1H profit falls 43 percent (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - Britain's largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer, on Tuesday posted a 43 percent fall in net profit for the first half of the year as the company cut prices to keep consumers coming through the doors despite the looming recession.

Marks & Spencer profits dive in first half (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 02:38 AM CST AFP - Clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday that net profits sank by 43 percent in the first half of the group's financial year owing to tough trading conditions.

Trump gets green light for Scottish golf complex (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:58 PM CST AFP - The Scottish government Monday approved plans by US tycoon Donald Trump to build a huge luxury golf resort on the country's east coast in the face of opposition from local residents and environmentalists.

British council's list of unwanted Latinisms (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST AP - Here is Bournemouth Council's list of Latin words and phrases to avoid, and suggested alternatives:

UK councils: no Latin lovers (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:13 PM CST AP - It's a bona fide scandal.

Trump wins approval for Scottish resort (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 01:23 PM CST AP - The Donald has trumped his Scottish opponents. Real estate tycoon Donald Trump won approval from the Scottish government Monday to build what he says will be "the world's greatest golf course" on a stretch of Scottish coast, over the objection of local officials and environmentalists.

Lloyds and HBOS profits decline, takeover on track (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 11:29 AM CST AP - Lloyds is going ahead with its government-backed takeover of rival HBOS, the two British banks confirmed Monday, as both published third-quarter earnings statements revealing steep declines in profit for the year to date.

British PM says next US president key to world economy (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 10:59 AM CST AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday that US leadership is "central" to restoring stability to the battered world economy, stressing the challenge facing Barack Obama or John McCain.

London to get bomb-proof recycling bins (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 10:41 AM CST AFP - Central London's financial district will begin installing bomb-proof recycling bins from next year, the company responsible for the product said Monday.

Bond breaks 1st-weekend British box office record (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 08:26 AM CST Reuters - The new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" enjoyed a record opening weekend in Britain, earning 15.4 million pounds ($25 million) at the box office, Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Monday.

Heathrow terminal opening was 'national embarrassment': MPs (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 08:06 AM CST AFP - The shambolic opening of London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 was a "national embarrassment", MPs said in a report published Monday.

Materazzi accepts damages from newspaper (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 07:45 AM CST AFP - Italy defender Marco Materazzi accepted damages from a newspaper on Monday over claims he used racist abuse to goad France's Zinedine Zidane into headbutting him during the 2006 World Cup final.

Half England's schools break admissions code: report (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:22 AM CST AFP - Almost half England's school authorities are breaking the rules on school admissions, a government-commissioned report is expected to say on Monday.

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