Britain's MI5 spy chief to step down next month Mar 25th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The head of Britain's domestic intelligence service, MI5, will step down next month after five years in the job, the interior minister said on Monday. Jonathan Evans, who joined MI5 in 1980 after graduating from Bristol Univer... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, chief, step, down, next, month, Top Keywords

Radiation experts search dead Putin enemy's house in Britain Mar 24th, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) By Olivia Harris ASCOT, England (Reuters) - Specialist police with nuclear and chemical training searched the British home of former Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on Sunday, a day after the fervent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin died ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : radiation, experts, search, dead, putin, enemy's, house, britain, Top Keywords

Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky has died in Britain - reports Mar 23rd, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Boris Berezovsky, a Russian tycoon and former Kremlin insider who became one of President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, died in London on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing relatives and a lawyer. The Interf... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kremlin, boris, berezovsky, died, britain, reports, house, britain, Top Keywords

Britain's gas price soars to record on pipeline closure Mar 22nd, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's wholesale gas prices surged to a record high on Friday, after one of its three gas import pipelines shut down unexpectedly. The operator of the UK-Belgium Interconnector pipeline said a technical problem had forced t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, price, soars, record, pipeline, closure, house, britain, Top Keywords

Britain faces gas supply crisis as storage runs dry Mar 21st, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) By Henning Gloystein LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is grappling with a potential gas supply crisis as a late blast of winter depletes stored reserves, coal power plants close and pending maintenance in Norway threatens to further squeeze supply. The cou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, faces, supply, crisis, storage, runs, house, britain, Top Keywords

Britain's oldest wine merchant puts new Chinese wine on sale Mar 20th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's oldest wine merchant is giving its official stamp of approval to Chinese wine by stocking four wines produced in China from European grapes, a production shift which could help China muscle into ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, oldest, wine, merchant, puts, chinese, sale, britain, Top Keywords

Iranian bank challenges sanctions in Britain's Supreme Court Mar 19th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian bank appealed to Britain's Supreme Court on Tuesday against sanctions imposed on it by the British government in 2009 over alleged links to Iran's nuclear programme. Bank Mellat, Iran's ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iranian, bank, challenges, sanctions, britain's, supreme, court, britain, Top Keywords

Britain grants EDF planning permission for Hinkley Point reactor Mar 19th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's energy secretary approved EDF's plans to build a nuclear plant in the south-west of the country, the first new nuclear station to be built in Britain since 1995. "The planning decision to give consent to Hi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, grants, planning, permission, hinkley, point, reactor, britain, Top Keywords

Britain to offer childcare tax break to parents Mar 19th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will unveil a new tax break on Tuesday to help working parents with their childcare costs from 2015, the government said, seeking to placate families squeezed by austerity, a stagnant... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, offer, childcare, break, parents, point, reactor, britain, Top Keywords

Britain partners with industry to fund $3 billion aerospace centre Mar 18th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Monday it will join industrial partners to create a 2 billion pound aerospace centre, part of efforts to bolster manufacturers as it struggles to revive a flagging economy. Aerospace is one of Britain's ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, partners, industry, fund, billion, aerospace, centre, britain, Top Keywords