Reuters: UK

Bankers arrested in tax probe

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:15:54 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Several British bankers have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged tax-related criminal offences, the country's customs and revenue service said on Sunday, including some from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Silence is golden as The Artist scoops 7 BAFTAs

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:35:28 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Black-and-white turned to gold as silent movie "The Artist" won seven BAFTA awards including best film at a ceremony in London Sunday, raising expectations of a strong showing at the Academy Awards.

Fugitive wanted over 1993 British heist arrested in U.S.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:22 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri police have arrested a man wanted in the United Kingdom in connection to a 1993 armoured vehicle theft and are holding him on a weapons charge, authorities said.

Sun arrests pile pressure on Murdoch media empire

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:32:58 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper.

UK to drop Merlin lending targets as SME loans lag

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:16 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - The government will not extend a deal requiring banks to meet fixed lending targets to businesses, a Treasury source said, scrapping a scheme designed to revive ailing credit markets, which have been a barrier to economic recovery.

Rothschild loses "puppet master" libel case

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:30:24 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Financier Nathaniel Rothschild lost a libel case on Friday against a newspaper that depicted him as a "puppet master" who used his friendship with a European trade chief to impress a Russian oligarch and help close a business deal.

Insight-Quebec's lessons for Scotland in how to pop the question

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:20:08 +0000

OTTAWA (Reuters) - For Brits grappling with the idea of Scottish independence, it may be worth looking across the Atlantic.

Sky-high London apartments have matching price tag

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:49:09 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - High-rise London homes cost an average 36 percent more than low-rise dwellings as the city's residential towers shake off a grim reputation earned in the 1960s, spurred by overseas demand, data from global property consultancy CBRE showed.

Further cargo of British wheat destined for U.S.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:55:55 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - UK feed wheat is continuing to flow to the United States with a further cargo of around 50,000 tonnes due to be loaded in the next week to 10 days from a port on the east coast of England, market sources said on Friday.

UK retailer Comet to axe 450 jobs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:08:22 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's No. 2 electricals retailer Comet said about 450 jobs will be axed as part of a plan to reduce its repairs service unveiled just a week after Kesa Electricals completed the sale of the business to private investment firm OpCapita.