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UK country news

The Board of Directors of Barclays announced a Share Issue to raise approximately GBP 4.5 billion on June 25 through the issue of 1,576 million... full story

British Airways takes to the Open Skies fast

Weaker sales growth for pub chain disappoint

Blair’s return to Westminster

Christofias visits Britain to improve relations

Sarin announces soaring profits, and bows out

More of Germany’s phones are taken over by Vodafone

A surprise for British Airways, a profit spike

Barclays takes another hit, this one for GBP 1 bln

Summertime and the livin’ is EasyJet – they hope

Political

UK to open the EU door?

President Victor Yushchenko met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown, on May 15. Questions about bilateral relations between Ukraine and Great... full story

Pakistan peace talks to fight terror get a UK hand

Brown says education is an urgent moral issue

In Pope We Trust

Calls to reform global organisations

New national security strategy

UK, Iraq to work together in releasing hostages

Details of immigration management system outlined

Brown lays out tough policy over Iran

Brown’s programme set out by Queen

more political news...

Business

Spring sales put bounce back into Debenhams

British department stores group Debenhams said same-store sales had risen this spring, reassuring investors that tough trading conditions will not damage its ability to pay... full story

BG Group makes Origin shareholders direct offer

London calling and aiding arbitration in commerce

The smoke’s still settling after Imperial merger

Yummy results for Cadbury, modest second quarter growth

Aviva, Zurich Financial to cut jobs in the UK

Not so precious, Signet reports a profits decline

Ted Baker is upbeat after sales boosted

British lender sparks share tumble despite US help

CVC buys stake in German chemicals and electricity group

Economic

British house prices fall in sign of weakening economy

House prices in Britain have fallen by one percent over the past 12 months in what was the first year-on-year fall since 1996, new figures... full story

East European migrants give up on UK, head for home

Enterprise Estonia extends invitation to the British

Bank executives to meet

Energy prices pump up British inflation fast

UK borrowers fear mortgage payments

Reckitt Benckiser profits jump 15%

Eurostar boosts passenger use and sales figures

Brits still on a shopping spree; inflation steady

Govt and unions may face a new row

more business news...

more economic news...

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Blatant Benevolence
By Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University

IS THIS REALLY RIGHT?
By Clare Payne manages the Integrity Office of an Australian Investment Bank

Migrants should not be seen as criminals
By Paulo Casaca is as Member of the European Parliament from Portugal

Towards a European Public Sphere
By Georgios Papastatmkos is a Member of the European Parliament from Greece

Saving Resources to Save Growth
By Jeffrey Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Europe’s Calamity
By Joschka Fischer, Germany’s Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998 to 2005

From Lisbon to Dublin and back again
By MEP Costas Botopoulos is a Member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament for Greece

Kashagan development postponed until 2013
interview with Timur Kulibaev, KazEnergy Association head

Scarcity in an Age of Plenty
By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University

European vision of Serbia
interview with Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Bozidar Djelic

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