London Scottish to take 22m hit

LONDON Scottish Banks shares plunged 18 per cent to a 12-year low yesterday as the consumer finance group said it would take a 22 million hit to cover losses at its unsecured consumer credit business….

Lightshows Light Up London And Edinburgh For 2008

people partied the night away at the world-famous Hogmanay celebrations. And in London, around 400,000 of revellers lined the River Thames around the London Eye to watch a huge fireworks show light up…

China Netcom to open in London

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Top police hunt for missing boy

Joshua is described by police as a ‘friendly, happy young man’Police investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old boy on Christmas Eve are visiting places where he was last seen a week ago to try …

UK acts to save Russian art exhibition

Source ::: REUTERS london • Britain said yesterday it hoped a landmark exhibition of Russian art would go ahead in London after the government provided “immunity from seizure” so the works would…

Boris - ‘Give London back to Londoners’

Mayor of London candidate Boris Johnson says he wants to ‘give London back to Londoners’ after a spate of youth crime. The Conservative hopeful also accused current mayor Ken Livingstone of ‘wastefuln…

Giants pleased with outcome despite losing to New England

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Despite having three starters injured in a game with no playoff implications, Tom Coughlin thinks the New York Giants gained momentum going all out in an attempt to deny the…

Arrest after Greening death

A man has been arrested following the death of radio presenter Kevin Greening, Scotland Yard has said. He is in his fifties and has been questioned on suspicion of possessing and intending to suppl…

Revellers across UK welcome 2008

More than 350,000 people have gathered in London for New Year celebrations.

Passengers face New Year delays

Thousands of New Year travellers face further delays after engineering work is extended for another day.