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2010-09-01 23:06

BP sells Malaysian assets to Petronas (AFP)

The logo of energy giant Petronas at one of the firm's service stations in central Kuala Lumpur. British oil giant BP has agreed to sell some of its Malaysian assets to local state energy firm Petronas for 363 million dollars (285 million euros), the group announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - British oil giant BP has agreed to sell some of its Malaysian assets to local state energy firm Petronas for 363 million dollars (285 million euros), the group announced on Wednesday.


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2010-09-01 23:06

RSPCA says 'bring back UK dog licence' (AFP)

This rottweiler dog attacked a child in the Rhone region of France in 2008. Animal welfare group the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be reintroduced, saying an annual licence fee of as little as 21.50 pounds could help reduce the number of strays and help tackle irresponsible dog breeding.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - Animal welfare group the RSPCA has called for dog licences to be reintroduced, saying an annual licence fee of as little as Â

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2010-09-01 23:06

Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths (AFP)

Former British prime minister Tony Blair, pictured in July, said he was AFP - Tony Blair said he was "desperately sorry" over the deaths in Iraq, but "can't regret the decision to go to war", in his memoirs released Wednesday.


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2010-09-01 17:06

Blair to head for the US as memoirs are published (AFP)

Former prime minister Tony Blair, seen here in Israel on August 24, publishes his long-awaited memoirs on Wednesday but will leave for the United States as the book hits the shops.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair, who took Britain into war in Iraq and Afghanistan, publishes his long-awaited memoirs on Wednesday but will leave for the United States as the book hits the shops.


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2010-09-01 17:06

'Difficult' Brown was 'maddening': Blair (AFP)

Former prime minister Tony Blair said his successor Gordon Brown, pictured in May 2010, was AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair said his successor Gordon Brown was "maddening", "difficult" and wore him down with "relentless personal pressure", in his memoirs released Wednesday.


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2010-09-01 17:06

Summary Box: HSBC sells US auto finance units (AP)

AP - IT'S OVER: British bank HSBC Holdings PLC has sold its last U.S. auto finance businesses to Spain's Santander for about $3.56 billion in cash, completing its exit from a market that cost it billions during the financial meltdown.

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2010-09-01 11:05

Oxford English Dictionary may never be printed again (AFP)

An image from the Oxford English Dictionary website marking the reference book's 80th anniversay in 2008. The next edition of the dictionary, the word reference bible of the English language, may never appear in print and instead be accessible only online, its publisher says.(AFP)AFP - The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the word reference bible of the English language, may never appear in print and instead be accessible only online, its publisher said Tuesday.


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2010-09-01 11:05

British FM Hague pressures Serbia over Kosovo (AP)

Serbian President, Boris Tadic, right, and the British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, meet in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Hague is in Serbia to warn the Balkan country against challenging Kosovo's independence at an upcoming U.N. General Assembly meeting.(AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)AP - Britain's foreign secretary urged Serbia on Tuesday not to challenge Kosovo's independence at the U.N. General Assembly, and the Balkan country's president said it is open to a compromise on the resolution.


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2010-09-01 11:05

Church denies pope payments will dampen visit (AFP)

The Catholic leader of England and Wales, Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, seen here in July 2010, denied Tuesday that asking the faithful to pay a contribution to see the pope when he visits Britain next month would AFP - The Catholic leader of England and Wales denied Tuesday that asking the faithful to pay a contribution to see the pope when he visits Britain next month would "dampen enthusiasm" for the trip.


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2010-09-01 05:04

Government to scrap outmoded byelaws (AFP)

A man eats outside a Manchester fish and chip shop in Manchester in March. Fish frying will become legal in Gloucester and people will be allowed to beat carpets in Blackpool under government plans to let local councils scrap outdated byelaws.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fish frying will become legal in Gloucester and people will be allowed to beat carpets in Blackpool under government plans announced Tuesday to let local councils scrap outdated byelaws.


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2010-09-01 05:04

Britain cool on mooted carrier sharing scheme (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain said on Tuesday it would discuss closer military cooperation with France in talks this week, but played down a report that the two countries would share aircraft carriers to save costs.

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2010-09-01 05:04

Parched English fields reveal ancient sites (Reuters)

One of the rounded corners of the Roman Camp and an entrance can be seen as a narrow green line in the field on the right hand side of the photograph. This ditch can then be traced as a faint line in to the adjoining yellow field to the left and forming another corner. (Photo Courtesy of English Heritage)Reuters - The exceptionally dry early summer months in Britain have revealed the ghostly outlines of several hundred previously unknown ancient sites buried in fields across the English countryside.


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