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Atlas Air signs leasing deal with British Airways
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:22:39 GMT
AP - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. said its UK subsidiary has signed a five-year leasing agreement with British Airways to operate three Boeing 747-8 freighters on behalf of British Airways World Cargo starting next year.
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BA losses hit £122m on strike action, ash cloud
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:05 GMT
 AFP - British Airways said on Friday its net losses widened to 122 million pounds in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights but insisted it was set to break even.
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US senator hopes to quiz UK witnesses on Lockerbie
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:23:07 GMT
AP - A U.S. senator wants to send investigators to Britain to question key witnesses on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Faulty points caused Potters Bar rail crash
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:19:50 GMT
 AFP - A points failure caused the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash that killed seven people, an inquest jury said on Friday.
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Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir could return to Britain
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:16:09 GMT
AFP - The Old Bailey on Friday agreed conditions under which a businessman who fled to northern Cyprus 17 years ago after being charged with theft following the collapse of his company could return to face trial.
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Duncan Smith unveils welfare reforms
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:12 GMT
 AFP - The coalition government on Friday pledged to overhaul an "antiquated" benefit system that acts as a disincentive for the long-term unemployed to rejoin the workforce.
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UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:34:36 GMT
Reuters - Britain's deputy prime minister at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Friday he had doubts about intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, describing some of it as "tittle tattle."
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Women jailed for "feral" assault on friend
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:41:23 GMT
 AFP - Two women were jailed for kidnapping and brutally torturing a friend who had had sex with one of their former boyfriends.
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UK's Iraq inquiry may recall witnesses
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:19:41 GMT
 AP - Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel.
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British Airways posts Q1 loss of $190 mln
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:49:47 GMT
AP - British Airways PLC on Friday said its losses widened 15 percent to 122 million pounds ($190 million) in the three months ending June 30 as operations were disrupted by cabin crew strikes and a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland.
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David Miliband favourite to win Labour contest
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:31 GMT
 AFP - Former foreign secretary David Miliband is favourite to become next leader of the Labour party, according to a poll out Friday, which gave him a clear lead over his closest rival -- his brother.
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Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:20:47 GMT
 AFP - TV presenter Ben Shephard said on Friday he was looking forward to a lie-in after bidding an emotional farewell to the GMTV breakfast show.
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Politicians lose expenses appeal
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:14:24 GMT
 AFP - Three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer accused of dishonestly claiming parliamentary expenses on Friday lost their appeal over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege.
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Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan accident
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:49:28 GMT
 AFP - Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two British women, police said.
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Summer UK palace exhibition shows Queen's year
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:56 GMT
Reuters - An exhibition running until October aims to provide visitors to Buckingham Palace with a rare insight into the Queen's many and varied day jobs.
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No immunity in UK lawmaker expense scandal cases
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:01 GMT
AP - Britain's Court of Appeal says four legislators aren't immune from prosecution following the lawmakers' expense claim scandal.
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Edinburgh Tattoo marks diamond jubilee
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:21:03 GMT
 Reuters - Edinburgh's annual Royal Military Tattoo marks its diamond jubilee in August with the massed pipes and drums of 12 bands from around the world setting the scene for the world's largest annual military show on the esplanade of the castle towering over the city.
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HK firm offers $9bn for EDF's British power network
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:57:38 GMT
 AFP - A consortium led by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has made a 9.0-billion-dollar "irrevocable" offer to take over the British power distribution network of French electricity giant EDF, the French company said Friday.
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Anglo American says profits down 31%
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:42:42 GMT
 AFP - Global miner Anglo American on Friday said its net profits slumped 31 percent to £1.32 billion in the first half, a result skewed by the fact it had made a major disposal the previous year.
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British death penalty book author defiant in Singapore
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:16:26 GMT
 AFP - A British author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore's use of the death penalty was defiant following his first court hearing Friday.
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