Retailers coping, braced for austerity pain  - 9/10/2010 03:13

LONDON (Reuters) - A slew of updates from Britain's biggest retailers next week are expected to show most are coping well in the face of tough trading conditions, but are fearful of the gathering storm of public sector austerity and tax rises. >>>

Armed police at 'grenade siege' - 9/10/2010 03:57

A police siege involving armed officers and bomb disposal experts continues in Glasgow after grenade-type devices are thrown from a flat. >>>

Armed police at 'grenade siege' - 9/10/2010 03:52

Armed officers and bomb disposal experts are at a major police operation in Glasgow after grenade-type devices were reportedly thrown from a flat. >>>

Oil spill forces BP to delay results - 9/10/2010 09:46

Oil group postpones third-quarter results by a week due to added complexities in its accounts due to costs associated with the Gulf oil spill. >>>

Oil spill forces BP to delay results - 9/10/2010 09:36

BP said it would delay the release of its third-quarter results by a week because of added complexities in its accounts due to costs associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. >>>

Concern over police jobs threat - 9/10/2010 07:04

Police forces in Wales are warning of tough times ahead amid fears over job cuts in front-line roles. >>>

Why do Malta and Latvia have more say on the City than the UK? - 9/10/2010 10:40

If anybody was in any doubt about the UK's loss of sovereignty over its financial services industry, they should turn immediately to Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's interview with Michel Barnier, Europe's commissioner for the single market. >>>

MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan - 9/10/2010 02:18

The Commons has voted in favour of the military mission in Afghanistan, the first time it has been given the chance to vote on the war since British forces entered the country nine years ago. >>>

U.S. judge declares ban on gays in military unconstitutional - 9/10/2010 05:03

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday. >>>

Where is the smart money being invested? - 9/10/2010 06:04

Two years ago this week, Lehman Brothers posted a $3.9bn loss - just days later, on September 15, the giant American investment bank filed for bankruptcy. We look at what lessons savers have learned. >>>