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| Mar.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica 'breach'
Facebook founder has admitted that the social network 'made mistakes' that led to millions of users having their data exploited by a political consultancy
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| Oct.15 |
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More women accuse Hollywood producer of rape |
| Feb.20 |
London |
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HSBC shares down as full year profit falls 62% |
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Spain |
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Gibraltar seizes Russian's superyacht |
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| Jun.26 |
Japan |
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Pound falls further in Asian trading on Monday |
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Beijing |
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China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy
| Jun.24 |
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Moody's cut UK's credit outlook to 'negative'
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| Oct.20 |
England |
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Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK |
| Aug.21 |
London |
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FTSE 100 posts biggest weekly loss this year |
| Jul.9 |
London |
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Tube and train strikes: Commuters face disruption |
| Jun.8 |
London |
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HSBC to cut 20,000 jobs globally |
| Feb.8 |
London |
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HSBC 'helped clients dodge tax' |
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| Dec.12 |
London |
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UK flights hit by computer failure
| Oct.6 |
London |
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Michael Bloomberg is knighted |
| Sep.12 |
Scotland |
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Business row marks weekend campaign |
| Sep.10 |
Scotland |
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RBS 'contingency for London move' |
| Jul.25 |
London |
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UK economy back at pre-crisis level |
| Jul.3 |
China |
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GSK China mass bribery 'credible' |
| Mar.3 |
New Delhi |
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India Rolls-Royce deals 'on hold' |
| Feb.16 |
London |
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Gravity wins best British film Bafta |
| Feb.7 |
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Child leukaemia 'not linked to power lines' |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Bacon painting fetches record price |
| Sep.2 |
London |
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Vodafone sells stake to Verizon |
| May.8 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire |
| Feb.9 |
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Horsemeat scandal spreads
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case
| Nov.28 |
Washington |
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BP banned from new US contracts |
| Aug.31 |
London |
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Russian oligarchs end $4.75bn UK court battle |
| Jul.16 |
London |
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Heathrow braces as Olympics land |
| Jul.3 |
London |
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Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...
| Jul.1 |
London |
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Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix |
| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
| Feb.19 |
Iran |
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Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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| Dec.26 |
Brazil |
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Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' |
| Nov.29 |
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Up to two million set for UK strike |
| Jul.15 |
London |
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Murdoch apologizes as deputies resign
Two key executives in the media empire resigned, and their former boss began a series of apologies in the phone-hacking scandal
| Jul.13 |
London |
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News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has announced that it is dropping its planned bid to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB
| Jul.9 |
London |
|
NoW goes to presses for last time
The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: 'Thank you & goodbye'
| Jul.7 |
London |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing 
The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue. This Sunday's issue will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch says. The announcement f... | |
| Jun.30 |
London |
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British labor strikes could cause chaos
| May.24 |
Scotland |
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Ash flight delays hit thousands
| Apr.20 |
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BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
| Jan.14 |
London |
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BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
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| Dec.20 |
London |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
| Jul.27 |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
| Jul.26 |
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BP set to announce record loss |
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London |
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BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
| Jul.25 |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says |
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
| Jun.18 |
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BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief
| |
Washington |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
| May.29 |
Louisiana |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
| May.26 |
Louisiana |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
| May.23 |
Louisiana |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside |
| May.17 |
London |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
| May.16 |
London |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
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Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
| May.3 |
Ireland |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
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Louisiana |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
| Apr.19 |
Iceland |
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New cloud could extend travel threat |
| Apr.18 |
England |
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Test flights: European skies may be safe
| Mar.29 |
Falklands |
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Falklands blow for UK oil company |
| Mar.20 |
London |
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BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike
| Mar.19 |
London |
|
BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days
| Mar.12 |
London |
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BA cabin crew to strike this month |
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| Dec.17 |
London |
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British Airways cabin crew strike illegal
| Dec.16 |
London |
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British Airways trying to block strike |
| Dec.9 |
France |
|
Sarkozy, Brown urge market reform |
| Nov.20 |
London |
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Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
| Nov.12 |
London |
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British Airways, Iberia close to merger |
| Sep.5 |
London |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action
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London |
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Brown: No room for economic complacency
| Sep.4 |
London |
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Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
| Jun.8 |
Nigeria |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims
| Apr.2 |
London |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis. The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. Th... | |
| Apr.1 |
London |
|
G20 leaders get down to business |
| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth
Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
| Mar.13 |
London |
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G20 ministers meet amid divisions
| Jan.31 |
London |
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PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
| Jan.23 |
London |
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UK in recession as economy slides
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| Dec.15 |
London |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
| Nov.24 |
London |
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Darling cuts VAT in pre-Budget |
| Nov.6 |
London |
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UK interest rates slashed to 3% |
| Oct.13 |
European Union |
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European markets surge after crisis talks |
| Oct.8 |
London |
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World's central banks slash interest rates
| Oct.7 |
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UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
| Sep.17 |
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Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal
| Sep.16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
| Jul.23 |
London |
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UK move to fight online music piracy |
| Apr.18 |
London |
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Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
| Mar.27 |
London |
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Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
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| Dec.12 |
London |
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UK welcomes world cash injection |
| Nov.20 |
London |
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Bank data of 25 millions missing |
| Aug.15 |
London |
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World markets continue to slide |
| Aug.10 |
London |
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Central banks pour money into system |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
| Jul.26 |
London |
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Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
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| Aug.11 |
London |
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Thousands stranded by air strike |
| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
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New Harry Potter book hits shops The sixth book has been published around the world, ending the wait for eager fans
| Jun.11 |
London |
|
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
| Jun.10 |
England |
|
Hopes raised of Africa debt deal |
| Apr.10 |
England |
|
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
| Feb.5 |
England |
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G7 backs Africa debt relief plan |
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| Jun.2 |
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Computer failure grounds flights |
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| Oct.24 |
London |
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Last Concorde flights touch down |
| Apr.9 |
London |
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Concorde services to end October |
| Feb.17 |
London |
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Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
|
| Nov.7 |
Paris |
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Concorde back in business
before year 2000
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| Oct. 27, 1871 |
South Africa |
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Britain annexes Kimberly diamond fields
Map of Kimberley South Africa Griqualand West, together with some adjacent territory to which the Transvaal had laid claim, was proclaimed British territory | |
| Nov. 25, 1835 |
Scotland |
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Andrew Carnegie born
Map of Dunfermline Fife United Kingdom A Scottish American industrialist and philanthropist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry
| Sep. 15, 1830 |
Northern England |
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Manchester to Liverpool Railway opened
Map of Liverpool United Kingdom L&MR between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester was the first railway to rely exclusively on steam power | |
| Jun. 5, 1776 |
Scotland |
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Adam Smith born
Map of Kirkcaldy United Kingdom A Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and key Scottish Enlightenment figure | |
|
|
2017 |
| Feb.20 |
London |
HSBC shares down as full year profit falls 62% |
2016 |
| Jun.26 |
Japan |
Pound falls further in Asian trading on Monday |
| Jun.24 |
|
Moody's cut UK's credit outlook to 'negative'
2015 |
| Feb.8 |
London |
HSBC 'helped clients dodge tax' |
2014 |
| Sep.10 |
Scotland |
RBS 'contingency for London move' |
2012 |
| Dec.10 |
London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case
2009 |
| Sep.5 |
London |
G20 pledges tougher bank action
| Sep.4 |
London |
Bonus row opens up G20 divisions |
| Mar.13 |
London |
G20 ministers meet amid divisions
2008 |
| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
| Nov.24 |
London |
Darling cuts VAT in pre-Budget |
| Nov.6 |
London |
UK interest rates slashed to 3% |
| Oct.8 |
London |
World's central banks slash interest rates
| Oct.7 |
|
UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
| Apr.18 |
London |
Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
2007 |
| Dec.12 |
London |
UK welcomes world cash injection |
| Nov.20 |
London |
Bank data of 25 millions missing |
| Aug.10 |
London |
Central banks pour money into system |
2005 |
| Jun.11 |
London |
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal Finance ministers have agreed to cancel up to $55 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations
| Jun.10 |
England |
Hopes raised of Africa debt deal |
| Feb.5 |
England |
G7 backs Africa debt relief plan |
|
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2013 |
| Feb.9 |
|
Horsemeat scandal spreads
|
|
2013 |
| Sep.2 |
London |
Vodafone sells stake to Verizon |
2009 |
| Nov.12 |
London |
British Airways, Iberia close to merger |
2008 |
| Sep.17 |
|
Barclays agrees $1.75B Lehman deal
|
|
2014 |
| Jul.3 |
China |
GSK China mass bribery 'credible' |
|
|
2014 |
| Mar.3 |
New Delhi |
India Rolls-Royce deals 'on hold' |
|
|
2009 |
| Nov.20 |
London |
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteria |
2006 |
| Jul.26 |
London |
Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' |
|
|
2015 |
| Aug.21 |
London |
FTSE 100 posts biggest weekly loss this year |
2008 |
| Oct.13 |
European Union |
European markets surge after crisis talks |
| Sep.16 |
New York |
World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
2007 |
| Aug.15 |
London |
World markets continue to slide |
|
|
2015 |
| Jul.9 |
London |
Tube and train strikes: Commuters face disruption |
2011 |
| Nov.29 |
|
Up to two million set for UK strike |
| Jun.30 |
London |
British labor strikes could cause chaos
2010 |
| Mar.19 |
London |
BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next 3 days
2009 |
| Dec.17 |
London |
British Airways cabin crew strike illegal
2005 |
| Aug.11 |
London |
Thousands stranded by air strike |
|
|
2011 |
| Jul.13 |
London |
News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has announced that it is dropping its planned bid to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB
| Jul.9 |
London |
NoW goes to presses for last time
The last edition of the News of the World is being published, its front page declaring: 'Thank you & goodbye'
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing 
The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue. This Sunday's issue will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch says. The announcement f... | |
2005 |
| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
New Harry Potter book hits shops The sixth book has been published around the world, ending the wait for eager fans
|
|
2015 |
| Jun.8 |
London |
HSBC to cut 20,000 jobs globally |
|
|
2005 |
| Apr.10 |
England |
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
|
|
2014 |
| Dec.12 |
London |
UK flights hit by computer failure
|
|
2016 |
| Jun.26 |
Beijing |
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy
2009 |
| Jan.31 |
London |
PM says 'no clear map' for crisis |
| Jan.23 |
London |
UK in recession as economy slides
2006 |
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
|
2012 |
| Aug.31 |
London |
Russian oligarchs end $4.75bn UK court battle |
| Mar.2 |
Louisiana |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal
2011 |
| Apr.20 |
|
BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
2010 |
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
|
|
2012 |
| Jul.16 |
London |
Heathrow braces as Olympics land |
2011 |
| May.24 |
Scotland |
Ash flight delays hit thousands
2010 |
| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow
| May.17 |
London |
UK ash cloud restrictions easing |
| May.16 |
London |
Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick
| May.16 |
Northern England |
Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
| May.3 |
Ireland |
Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK |
| Apr.19 |
Iceland |
New cloud could extend travel threat |
| Apr.18 |
England |
Test flights: European skies may be safe
| Mar.20 |
London |
BA cancels nearly half of flights amid strike
| Mar.12 |
London |
BA cabin crew to strike this month |
2009 |
| Dec.16 |
London |
British Airways trying to block strike |
2008 |
| Mar.27 |
London |
Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens
2004 |
| Jun.2 |
|
Computer failure grounds flights |
2003 |
| Oct.24 |
London |
Last Concorde flights touch down |
| Apr.9 |
London |
Concorde services to end October |
2001 |
| Nov.7 |
Paris |
Concorde back in business
|
|
2003 |
| Feb.17 |
London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
1830 |
| Sep. 15, 1830 |
Northern England |
Manchester to Liverpool Railway opened
Map of Liverpool United Kingdom L&MR between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester was the first railway to rely exclusively on steam power | |
|
|
2012 |
| Feb.19 |
Iran |
Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
|
|
2018 |
| Mar.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica 'breach'
Facebook founder has admitted that the social network 'made mistakes' that led to millions of users having their data exploited by a political consultancy
2017 |
| Feb.20 |
Spain |
Gibraltar seizes Russian's superyacht |
2014 |
| Oct.6 |
London |
Michael Bloomberg is knighted |
| Sep.12 |
Scotland |
Business row marks weekend campaign |
2013 |
| May.8 |
Northern England |
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire |
2012 |
| Jul.3 |
London |
Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...
| Jul.1 |
London |
Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix |
2011 |
| Jul.15 |
London |
Murdoch apologizes as deputies resign
Two key executives in the media empire resigned, and their former boss began a series of apologies in the phone-hacking scandal
2010 |
| Jul.27 |
|
BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
| Jul.26 |
London |
BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
| Jul.25 |
|
BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
1835 |
| Nov. 25, 1835 |
Scotland |
Andrew Carnegie born
Map of Dunfermline Fife United Kingdom A Scottish American industrialist and philanthropist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry
|
|
2014 |
| Jul.25 |
London |
UK economy back at pre-crisis level |
2011 |
| Dec.26 |
Brazil |
Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' |
2009 |
| Dec.9 |
France |
Sarkozy, Brown urge market reform |
| Sep.5 |
London |
Brown: No room for economic complacency
| Apr.2 |
London |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis. The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. Th... | |
| Apr.1 |
London |
G20 leaders get down to business |
| Mar.14 |
London |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth
Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
|
|
2017 |
| Oct.15 |
|
More women accuse Hollywood producer of rape |
2014 |
| Feb.16 |
London |
Gravity wins best British film Bafta |
2013 |
| Nov.12 |
New York |
Bacon painting fetches record price |
2008 |
| Jul.23 |
London |
UK move to fight online music piracy |
|
|
2015 |
| Oct.20 |
England |
Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK |
2014 |
| Feb.7 |
|
Child leukaemia 'not linked to power lines' |
|
|
2012 |
| Nov.28 |
Washington |
BP banned from new US contracts |
2011 |
| Jan.14 |
London |
BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
2010 |
| Jul.26 |
|
BP set to announce record loss |
| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| Jun.18 |
|
BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress set to grill BP chief
| Jun.16 |
Washington |
BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
| May.29 |
Louisiana |
'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
| May.26 |
Louisiana |
BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
| May.23 |
Louisiana |
US warns it may 'push BP aside |
| May.3 |
Louisiana |
BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
| Mar.29 |
Falklands |
Falklands blow for UK oil company |
2009 |
| Jun.8 |
Nigeria |
Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims