Northern Ireland among 'possible UK spaceport locations' BBC News Northern Ireland could be considered among possible locations for the UK's first spaceport, according to a new report into the UK space industry. | The report, from the Institute of Directors (IoD), examined the growth and potential of the £8b ...
UK Surveillance Could Yield Window Into Lives The New York Times | LONDON (AP) — British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails." Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. | Twitter List: Reporters and Editors | But experts say that ...
'Team UK' effort saves Ellesmere Port car plant The Guardian | Feared closure averted as GM announces that next Astra car model will be built at Merseyside and Polish plants General Motors' Vauxhall factory at Ellesmere Port, where 94% of staff voted in favour of new pay and conditions. Photograph: Christopher...
Who will bury Britain's nuclear waste in their backyard? The Daily Telegraph A quiet and scenic corner of Kent is asking residents to let it be the country's first Nuclear Research and Disposal Facility. | Under threat: Fairfield Church on Romney Marsh in Kent captured shortly before sunset Photo: ALAMY tag --> | By Loui...
Simon English: Vladimir Putin's approach is good news for BP – and Britain The Independent | He calls his feuding oligarchs to a knock-your-heads-together meeting, and tells them this: "You can keep all that stuff you've stolen, provided you follow two rules: Don't steal any more. And don't interfere in politics." | Even if this ...
Simon English: Putin's approach is good news for BP – and Britain The Independent | He calls his feuding oligarchs to a knock-your-heads-together meeting, and tells them this: "You can keep all that stuff you've stolen, provided you follow two rules: Don't steal any more. And don't interfere in politics." | Even if this ...
Strike? What Strike? Public sector union bid to cripple UK is a damp squib The Daily Mail | Militant union leaders once again failed in their campaign to bring disruption to Britain after yesterday’s strikes were dismissed as a damp squib. | They were expecting around 400,000 public sector workers to join the latest wave of strikes ...
Confidence in UK Upstream Oil and Gas 'at a High' Rig Zone | Oil & Gas UK's first quarter 2012 business confidence index published Thursday reveals that the confidence of the upstream oil and gas industry across Britain has risen to 64 points on a 100 point scale. This is the highest since the survey was lau...
British U-turn on US jets damages credibility of UK defence chiefs The Guardian | Government contradicts claims made in its strategic defence review | Costs soar in wake of problems in US and poor judgment in UK The F35 Joint Strike Fighters' price has risen from £37m each four years ago to £62m now. Photograph: LM Otero/AP | ...
European Stocks Rise Wall Street Journal By MICHELE MAATOUK | LONDON—European stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday after German gross domestic product figures came in significantly better than expected. | London's FTSE 100 Index opened 0.4% higher at 5486.34, Germany's DAX rose 0.75% to 6499.16 and Paris's CAC-40 Index was 0.95% higher at 3087.1. | Amid all the euro-zone doom and g...
Weaker euro zone nations need more support from core: UK Daily Press | LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone can protect its currency if its stronger countries provide more support for the weaker to help them deal with their problems, British finance minister George Osborne said in a newspaper on Sunday. | The future of Europe's 17-country single currency bloc is under threat from a political stalemate in Greece, which c...
