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London First says UK needs Heathrow expansion

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should consider all options for increasing capacity at London Heathrow airport, including a third runway and allowing planes to land and take-off simultaneously on its two runways, according to business group London First. A report published on Wednesday by the capital's connectivity commission -- formed by London First -- said all viable options for meeting the UK's ...

powerPerfector Bucks UK Manufacturing Trend

LONDON, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --When manufacturing transfers between the UK and Japan, it is usually a story of British job losses and Far East gains.But, buoyed by the weakness of the Pound, one ...

UK gas prices shoot to 6-year high due to cold

LONDON, Feb 6 — UK spot gas prices rose to their highest levels since early 2006 today morning as extreme cold continued to sweep across Britain and most parts of Europe. Bitterly cold weather throughout Europe has left large parts of the continent struggling to cover gas and power demand, while forecasters warn that low temperatures would ...

UK makes diplomatic protests over Syria violence

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is recalling its ambassador to Syria for consultations as a diplomatic protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on protesters, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday. The Syrian ambassador in London was also summoned to the Foreign Office to hear a British protest over the violence in Syria, Hague told parliament. The moves come after Russia ...

London 2012 Olympics: security staff can work at Games without UK checking procedures

EU citizens will be able to work as security guards at London 2012 - even if they have only worked in the industry for two years.

UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail

A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be released on bail.

Reuters UK journalists plan 48-hour strike this week

LONDON (Reuters) - Reuters journalists in Britain plan to stage a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday this week, their first in more than 25 years, after rejecting parent company Thomson Reuters' offer of 3 percent allocated in the budget for pay increases. London-based members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) are protesting against the offer of a minimum 1.75 percent rise for all ...

UK film, London theatre takings rise in 2011

LONDON (Reuters) - Theatre-goers in London and film fans across Britain shrugged off economic worries in 2011 and spent more on movies and plays than in 2010, official figures published on Tuesday showed. The British Film Institute reported that UK cinema admissions last year rose 1.4 percent to 171.6 million, and box office earnings increased by five percent to 1.04 billion pounds ($1.6 billion ...

How Traders Boost Forex Trading Vocabulary with Vantage FX UK

LONDON, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Vantage FX UK is helping traders to tell their adjustable pegs from their leading indicators with a comprehensive Forex trading glossary hosted on its website, http://www.vantagefx.co.uk/ ...

UK law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigors to merge

LONDON (Reuters) - Mid-tier British-based law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigors have agreed to merge following a partner vote, the companies said in a statement on Monday. The combined firm, which will use the Pinsent Masons name, will employ more than 2,500 people and have offices across Britain as well as in Asia Pacific, Dubai and Qatar. It also plans to open offices in France and Germany ...