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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The UK News.com http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a6470658fef1b31c/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:16 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:16 -0400 30 London, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Former London mayor Ken Livingstone will act as an adviser to the Venezuelan government in refurbishing the country's capital, Caracas. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400108/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:01:06 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400108/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : English actor Daniel Craig seems to have come a long way from being smooth talking James Bond to foul mouthed interviewee. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400116/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:01:18 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400116/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : American pop/R and B singer Nicole Scherzinger has written a song for her lover, British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400115/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:01:14 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400115/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Mothers work twice as long as an employee in an office, a new research has shown http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400099/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:49 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400099/cs/1/ London, Aug.28 : European leaders like British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have condemned Russia for jeopardizing European security by recognizing Georgia's two breakaway regions -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400086/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:10 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400086/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : The Muppet Show is poised to return to TV for its first series in 27 years. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400077/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:40 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400077/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : A Palestinian couple locked their disabled kids in two urine-stained rooms for forty years because they were afraid the children would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child, police has revealed. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400074/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:30 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400074/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : One in seven children in Britain -- almost 1.8million -- now live in totally work-free households, the majority with a single parent, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400052/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:45 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400052/cs/1/ London, Aug.28 : Britain's Cabinet Ministers have given Prime Minister Gordon Brown time till November to improve Labour's prospects. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400043/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:17 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400043/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : An increasing number of bullied schoolgirls in Britain are asking for boob jobs to make themselves less prone to bullying. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400008/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:01:46 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400008/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Chocoholics now have a justified reason to savour their favourite sweet, for a new study has found that eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day for just two weeks could reduce the risk of heart disease. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399985/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:47 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399985/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : English singer songwriter George Michael, 45, is all set to make his acting debut in a new US telly show. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399981/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:34 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399981/cs/1/ Washington, Aug 28 : After the leakage of the email from US State Department Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Affairs Richard Boucher to US ambassador in London Zalmay Khalilzad questioning him over his telephonic talks with Pakistan presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari, the long-running turf war between the State Department's South Asia bureaucracy and those with links to the White House and the US Vice-President's Office has come out in the open. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399979/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:30 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399979/cs/1/ London, August 28 : The mummified remains of a woman, who died 500 years before the Incas, about 600-800 AD, have emerged from the rubble of an ancient tomb beneath the bustling streets of Lima, the capital of Peru. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399966/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:14 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399966/cs/1/ London, Aug.28 : A man who posed as a James Bond movie maker and acted as a front for running Britain's biggest underworld armoury, supplied a machine gun linked to the murder of Police Constable Sharon Beshenivsky. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399964/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:10 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399964/cs/1/ London, August 28 : Marine biologists have determined that the lack of animals on the ocean floor is a result of trillions of deep-sea viruses that control the world's deepest food chain. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399955/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:43 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399955/cs/1/ London, Aug.28 : A Brit Muslim has been found guilty of child cruelty for forcing two boys to beat themselves with a bladed whip during a religious ceremony. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399950/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:33 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399950/cs/1/ London, August 28 : A new study has determined that after mountain glaciers melt, primitive bacteria start to invade the soil immediately, enriching it with nutrients, cementing the ground, and preventing landslides. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399949/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:30 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399949/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Supermodel Kate Moss has blamed the fashion industry for making her too thin. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399939/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:18 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399939/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Pop paedophile Gary Glitter, 64, was forced to flee his seaside hideaway after his whereabouts were made public. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399912/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:11 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399912/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Aussie actor George Lazenby has denied the allegations made by his first wife Christina Master that he assaulted her, and was an abusive alcoholic. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399910/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:06 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399910/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : A 27-year-old piece of wedding cake from the marriage of the Prince of Wales Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales has fetched 1,000 pounds at an auction. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399877/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:23 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399877/cs/1/ London, August 28 : An Oregon Health and Science University Stanford University neurobiologist in Portland, who is profoundly hard of hearing, has come up with a gene therapy may one day help cure hearing loss. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399867/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:55 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399867/cs/1/ London, Aug 28 : Dumping your broad-framed specs because pals dub you as a 'geek'? Stop right there, for here's something that will certainly cheer you up -glasses make men look sexy. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399858/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:32 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399858/cs/1/ London, August 28 : Paleontologists have found extensive remains of a 120 million-year-old dinosaur near the remote village of Morella in eastern Spain, which they say could belong to a hitherto undiscovered species. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399837/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:00:02 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399837/cs/1/ London, August 28 : Monopoly fans in London joined forces with players in 22 cities across the world on Wednesday to attempt a world record for the most people playing the game at any one time. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400023/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:02:22 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/400023/cs/1/ London, August 28 : NASA has confirmed that a computer virus made its way into space, through a laptop carried to the International Space Station (ISS) in July this year. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399952/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:37 -0400 The UK News.com http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/399952/cs/1/ August 28, 2008 - 3:10 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Coffee prices dipped Thursday as the dollar advanced against the euro and the British pound. December coffee fell 0.30 cent to settle at $1.4780 a pound... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17289975/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:47:53 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17289975/ NEW DELHI: With Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh proving to be active partners in probing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) related cases, India has recently traced Pakistan's London connection in p... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17291044/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:44:50 -0400 Times of India http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17291044/ Thousands of London bus workers are set to go on strike on Friday in a dispute over pay. The 24-hour walkout will start at 3am is expected to bring travel chaos to the capital. It involves 2,500 s... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17291050/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:03:32 -0400 Ananova http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17291050/ Because of the global credit crisis, New York and London may lose their status as the world’s major banking centers. However, it is not clear which of the world’s stock market centers would replac... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17289834/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:57:49 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17289834/ Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: DAX 6,420.54 (+99.51) MDAX8,574.95 (+ 111.66)... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17285240/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:51:16 -0400 Earth Times http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17285240/ The FTSE 100 Index reached its highest point for nearly two months today as better-than-expected US growth figures cheered traders.The London market added 73.1 points to 5601.2 after the surprise news... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17285016/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:48:43 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17285016/ Aug. 28, 2008 Our hospitals aren't included in the $39.5-million provincial windfall Emergency rooms in London and region are clogged, but not badly enough to get extra money from the province to ease... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17286283/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:27:38 -0400 C News http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17286283/ HFC Bank has announced that it is to close its business in the Republic of Ireland with the loss of 41 jobs. The bank, a subsidiary of global banking group HSBC, offered personal loans and insurance ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17283957/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:50:14 -0400 RTE http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17283957/ (Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 41.15 45.80 Sterling Pound 75.90 83.70 Euro 60.70 67.35 Australian Dollar 36.10 39.60 Bahrain Dinar 108.25 122.75 Canadian Dollar 38.90 43.55 Danish K... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17279891/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:55 -0400 New Kerala http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17279891/ Stronger banking stocks helped shelter the London market from concerns about the impact of tropical storm Gustav today.Financials recovered from a weak start after figures from France’s Credit Agric... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17279892/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:34:55 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17279892/ LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales fell at their sharpest annual pace in at least a quarter of a century in August as the housing market contraction and wet weather hit retailers hard, a survey indicated... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17283964/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:31 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17283964/ The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold a teleconference Sept. 2 to discuss replacing retiring Chancellor Charles Manning.Manning, who has served as chancellor of the board since April 2000, announce... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17275920/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:54:14 -0400 The Tennessean http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17275920/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again been named the most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice only managed No.7 while a relatively unknown b... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17275812/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:12:08 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17275812/ Savills has seen pre-tax profits tumble by a hefty 41% as the global credit crunch and downturn in the City has dampened demand for its high-value properties.The London-listed consultancy, which speci... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276123/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:02:58 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276123/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global banks may have to write down up to $10 billion (5.4 billion pounds) of auction-rate securities after buying them back from retail customers. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17278976/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:04 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17278976/ LONDON (Reuters) - Pay deals eased slightly in the three months to July, but there are signs that wage settlements in some sectors could be starting to reflect surging living costs, a survey showed on... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17278975/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:01 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17278975/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in oil companies and miners dragged on London on Thursday, with Kazakhmys falling after the firm revealed a 23% drop in first-half profit on the back of lower copper pro... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276806/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:42:12 -0400 Market Watch http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276806/ London: Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has confirmed he is to work as a consultant for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an adviser on urban planning. Mr Livingstone said he was "proud and... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276427/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:36:57 -0400 Gulf News http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17276427/ Sports Photos: Check out new pics of everything going on today in the world of sports! Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Jason Bay finished 2-for-4 with four RBI and Dustin Pedroia added a grand slam as Bo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269945/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:39:57 -0400 NewsTalk Radio 810 http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269945/ Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari should enjoy his first taste of a London derby on Sunday, with the Premier League leaders hosting unsettled Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269934/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:25:57 -0400 FIFA http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269934/ GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana’s tourism potential was again highlighted overseas, this time in London at “A Guyanese Summer Evening” where clips from the three-part BBC series on... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269805/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:22:39 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17269805/ City of London Corporation in a dispute over the alleged overpayment of rates. The firm has issued a writ filed with the High Court demanding £3m from the Corporation as well as damages and i... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17265723/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:01:17 -0400 AccountancyAge http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17265723/ Profession still unsure as Olympics heads for London The accountancy world is undecided as to whether the 2012 London Olympics will provide a boost for UK business http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17266517/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:01:09 -0400 AccountancyAge http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17266517/ Dozens of squatters evicted yesterday from a housing estate in south London by bailiffs using battering rams last night decamped to blocks of flats which have been used for soldiers returning from Ira... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17265943/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:55 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17265943/ ThedaCare Physicians-New London plan to begin construction of a $10.5 million expansion of the medical center Sept. 15, the organizations said Monday. The expansion, which will open to the public in ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17255587/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:53:58 -0400 Business Journal http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17255587/ OAKLAND _ It wasn't a takeover robbery, but a cashier was robbed at gunpoint this morning at the Jack London Square parking lot in the 200 block of the Embarcadero, across the tracks from the Oakland ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17257220/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:31:26 -0400 Oakland Tribune http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17257220/ Gordon Ramsay: criticised for spreading himself too thinly. Photograph: Getty Images The crevasse-like furrows in Gordon Ramsay's craggy brow may appear to be etched a little more deeply today and h... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251258/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:38 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251258/ The Blond and the silly season were made for each other, I suppose, and their mating during this August has satisfied all implicated parties. As the scheduled Death of Gord tragedy ran out of plot (fo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251261/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:25 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251261/ A s the fame-seeking phony who calls himself Clark Rockefeller appeared on TV to plead his case, the adorable daughter he snatched was out of hiding and with her mother in London yesterday. Meanwhile... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251278/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:35:32 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251278/ It echoes the scene when London Mayor Boris Johnson received the flag from his Beijing counterpart Guo Jinlong during the handover segment of the closing ceremony Sunday. Johnson gave Guo one of the c... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251262/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:17:23 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17251262/ Taylor Wimpey shares declined 6% today after the UK’s biggest housebuilder failed to end uncertainty about its financial position.As well as announcing £1.5 billion of valuation write downs, Taylor... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17245553/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:51:50 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17245553/ Milligan: Can I start with a little background on investing. Financial markets find it very easy to price in economic or corporate issues, which happen on a recurring basis, but they generally find it... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249151/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:37:23 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249151/ By most measures, the growth and profitability of banking and financial services in the United States has been astounding in recent years. Through most of the post World War 2 period profits by financ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249152/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:37:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249152/ LONDON (Reuters) - Consumers want a clearer separation between financial advice that helps them understand products and advice that helps them buy products, according to research by Aegon. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249150/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:37:20 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17249150/ . The London Stock Exchange was closed Monday for a local holiday. U.S. stock futures also edged lower ahead of the release of existing-home sales figures for July. In http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17246295/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:23 -0400 Morning Star http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17246295/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rising development costs might force console makers Microsoft and Sony to publish more video games themselves, as independent studios avoid exclusive deals for blockbusters. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244764/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:09:47 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244764/ ZURICH (Reuters) - Adecco's chances of succeeding in its bid for staffing group Michael Page look slim, but there are other companies that would be a good fit for the world's largest staffing firm. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244765/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:09:50 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244765/ Brazil's Capital Markets Investors Association, a group representing 40 fund managers with some 270 billion reais in assets, said it also filed a petition with Brazil's securities regulator to review ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244766/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:09:46 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244766/ LONDON (Reuters) - Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244769/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:09:44 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244769/ Research ) has asked three private equity firms to remain in the bidding for its asset management arm even though the investment bank has yet decide on whether to sell the unit, the Financial Times re... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244767/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:09:40 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17244767/ LONDON (MarketWatch) - London shares weakened a touch on Wednesday but a strong performance from the commodity sector limited losses for the top index. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17242470/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:08:43 -0400 Market Watch http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17242470/ Several UK mortgage lenders have trimmed their mortgage rates in the past two months in response to a decline in the cost of interest rate swaps, used by banks to price fixed-rate mortgages. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17240989/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:26:19 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17240989/ BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Ore Hill Partners, which specialises in credit strategies, has barred clients from redeeming their money from its flagship offering, imposing a freeze just as investors c... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17240991/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:26:17 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17240991/ Impressed by Beijing Olympics, London, host of the 2012 Games, will woo Chinese firms for investment in the British capital's massive expansion plans. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17237918/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:24:00 -0400 Business Standard http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17237918/ London firms urged to brace for fresh congestion-busting measures Mayor Boris may have backed away from congestion charging, but the threat of EU air quality fines could force a rethink http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17232378/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:09:17 -0400 Infomatics http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17232378/ Minister for sportOf course there should be a Great Britain Football Team in 2012. Every weekend millions of people either play or watch our national pastime. It is part of our DNA. Travel to any corn... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228479/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:39:12 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228479/ The High Court in London will hear from September 18 an injunction brought by Digicel against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regarding the Stanford Super Series. The injunction is the latest ste... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228459/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:36:13 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228459/ The number of teenagers murdered in London has risen dramatically during the past two years and will reach an eight-year high in 2008, according to figures obtained by The Independent. After the ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228454/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:27:59 -0400 Independent UK http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17228454/ Holden Thorp, chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has cut all formal ties with a former business venture. Thorp is no longer a venture partner at Durham’s Hatteras Ve... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214224/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:53:45 -0400 Business Journal http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214224/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON -- Police say they arrested hundreds of people at the Notting Hill Carnival, one of Britain's biggest street festivals. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that 330 pe... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214576/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:47:41 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214576/ New Delhi, August 26: India's first ever Olympic medallist in boxing, Vijender Singh's punch might just get heavier with the Beijing bronze winner saying that he is game for going a division up for Lo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17216128/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:57 -0400 Express India http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17216128/ LONDON (Citywire) - Barely a sixth of final salary pension schemes remain open to new members according to research from Aon Consulting, following a sharp drop from 28 percent last year to a record lo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17220152/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:36:55 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17220152/ LONDON (Citywire) - The average household is more than 2,500 pounds worse off this year than in 2007 - the first such fall for a decade, new research claims today. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17220153/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:36:53 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17220153/ The London market was on the back foot today as falling commodity prices put pressure on blue-chip stocks.Lower oil and metal prices meant a poor session for heavyweight mining and petrochemical stock... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214005/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:55:05 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214005/ Tali Arbel August 26, 2008 - 12:20 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar hit a six-month high against the euro and surged to a 25-month high against the pound on Tuesday as two U.S. economic reports wer... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17213825/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:55:35 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17213825/ The Canadian Press August 26, 2008 - 12:21 a.m. LONDON - The Financial Times Index of 100 industrials lost 34.90 points to close at 5,470.70 on Tuesday. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17216171/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:55:36 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17216171/ A volatile session for the FTSE 100 Index saw blue chips claw back the worst of their losses today as a bright start on Wall Street cheered investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2% on Monday... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214004/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:55:07 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214004/ Deutsche Bank announced today that it has concluded its first swap agreement on the Saudi stock market (Tadawul), a milestone in the bank's operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214211/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:58:09 -0400 AME Info http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17214211/ By COLBY SLEDGE Staff Writer Candidates for the University of Tennessee-Knoxville chancellorship say that, unlike their predecessor, they'll have no problem with UT administration if they're chosen fo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17210149/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:53:01 -0400 WBIR http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17210149/ LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling's breath-taking slide to two-year lows against the dollar is one of the most significant in the past 20 years and may look like a crisis, but history indicates that it won'... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212996/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:53 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212996/ LONDON (Reuters) - Profitability and optimism in the dominant services sector deteriorated sharply in the three months to August, a survey showed on Tuesday, in a further sign that a recession could b... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212997/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:54 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212997/ HONG KONG (Reuters) - Corporate Asia's rapid pace of stock buybacks is a sign executives want to capitalise on the region's economic promise, but any pause in repurchases could further weigh on batter... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212999/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:57 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212999/ LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals for house purchases remained near a record low in July and the British Bankers' Association said there was no sign yet of a property market recovery. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212995/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:52 -0400 Reuters http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17212995/ LONDON, British officials have condemned a video shown in London and Beijing to promote the 2012 Olympics after it was found to contain the image of a serial killer. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17206830/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:39:57 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17206830/ Posted on: Monday, 25 August 2008, 18:00 CDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against the City of Fort Pierce, Fla., alleging that the ci... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201010/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:22:11 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201010/ Phelps became the most decorated medallist in Olympic history with 14 gold medals from Beijing and Athens, including a record eight gold in China, the most by an athlete at any single Games. But rathe... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201278/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:22:06 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201278/ Experience with globalization, service to students, collaboration with faculty and familiarity with how science programs are administered were key factors as the University of Tennessee named finalist... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201096/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:05:29 -0400 Knox News http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201096/ The photo taken on Aug. 24, 2008 shows a red double-decker bus during the eight-minute performance prepared by London, host city of the next summer Olympic Games in 2012, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic G... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201976/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:24:41 -0400 People's Daily http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17201976/ The economy is facing a period at "least as challenging" as the 1970s, when Britain sank into a deep recession, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, warned yesterday.He also held ... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17196499/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:10:35 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17196499/ High levels of air pollution in London have forced the government to seek an urgent meeting with the mayor, Boris Johnson, to avoid the risk of unlimited fines from Europe.The air quality minister, Jo... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17197373/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:10:35 -0400 The Guardian http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17197373/ Bangalore, August 25 : Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) is pleased to announce that it has agreed terms for a recommended cash offer for a leading UK-based SAP consulting company, Axon Grou... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17193094/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:28:32 -0400 New Kerala http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17193094/ BANGALORE: Kingfisher Airlines will launch daily direct flights from Bangalore to London on new Airbus A330-320 aircraft. The flights will leave Bangalore at 8.40 a.m. and reach London’s Heathro... http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17193097/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:23:47 -0400 The Hindu http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17193097/ A security guard looks at his watch in front of British artist Marcus Harvey's controversial painting of child murderer Myra Hindley in September 1997. http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17188594/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:19:05 -0400 CBC News http://story.theuknews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6470658fef1b31c/id/17188594/