Politics
British police arrest 5 at Murdoch's Sun newspaper
LONDON - British police threw Rupert Murdoch's scandal-hit News Corporation into fresh turmoil Saturday by arresting five senior staff at the top-selling daily The Sun in a probe into journalists paying police for tip-offs.
UK to drop Merlin lending targets as SME loans lag
LONDON - 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
LONDON - 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
OTTAWA - For Brits grappling with the idea of Scottish independence, it may be worth looking across the Atlantic.
Cameron hits back at Argentina over Falklands
STOCKHOLM/BUENOS AIRES - Prime Minister David Cameron hit back at Argentina on Thursday over its plans to protest to the United Nations against British "militarization" of the Falklands, saying islanders would have London's backing for as long as they wished to remain British.
Cameron hits back at Argentina over Falklands
STOCKHOLM - Prime Minister David Cameron hit back at Argentina on Thursday over its plans to protest to the United Nations against British "militarisation" of the Falklands, saying islanders would have London's backing for as long as they wished to remain British.
News Corp reaches more phone hacking settlements
LONDON - A further 15 politicians, sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday over a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global media empire.
You're hired! Maligned banks bring in apprentices
LONDON - High street banks in Britain, under fire for cutting thousands of jobs, are ramping up their apprentice schemes, opening up more than 1,700 starter jobs as the government tries to rally support for its own plan to tackle youth unemployment.
Argentina condemns British "militarization" of Falklands
BUENOS AIRES/LONDON - Argentina's president accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would complain to the United Nations, as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war.
News Corp reaches more phone hacking settlements
LONDON - A further 15 politicians, sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday over a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global media empire.
Press Round-up – February 10
RBS pensioners latest victims of cost cutting Pensioners of Royal Bank of Scotland have become the latest victims of the state-backed lender's push to cut costs after being informed the annual lunch programme for former staff had been cancelled. (Telegraph)
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