Britain's yellow and not so pleasant land: Freezing ...
Daily Mail
England's green and pleasant land is looking a little faded around the edges right now. And the countryside of Wales and Scotland isn't faring much better. After the coldest winter in three decades, huge areas of Britain's pastures, meadows...
Gaza war crimes charges: Britain to stem arrest warrants for Israel's leaders
The Christian Science Monitor
Pro-Palestinian activists, who say Israel committed Gaza war crimes, had been seeking arrest warrants from Britain's lower courts for senior political and military leaders planning visits to the country.
Brussels berates Britain for disappointing Budget plan
Daily Telegraph
Brussels will urge the Treasury to put together more ambitious debt reduction plans. Photo: REUTERS Early drafts of the EC's assessment of the UK's public finances show that Brussels will urge the Treasury to put together more ambitious deb...
Andy Murray, Britain fall to Spain in Hopman Cup clincher
ESPN
Spain won its third Hopman Cup title and Tommy Robredo and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez combined to beat Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson 7-6 (6), 7-5 in mixed doubles on Saturday.
Robson gives Britain 1-0 lead at Hopman Cup final
CBS Sports
Laura Robson has won her first singles match at the Hopman Cup, beating previously undefeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-6 (6) to give Britain a 1-0 lead over Spain in the tournament final.
Britain's big chill wreaks havoc on Premier League
Sydney Morning Herald
BRITAIN'S deep freeze has caused the cancellation of more than half of the weekend Premier League program due to concerns about safety surrounding stadiums.
Labour under pressure as Europe tells Britain: Cut ...
The Guardian
Shadow chancellor George Osborne says the Conservative party will cut Britain's deficit faster than Labour. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Labour's strategy for controlling Britain's spending was tonight under fresh challenge whe...
EU to recommend more fiscal cuts for Britain-draft
Reuters
BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission will tell Britain to do more to cut its ballooning budget deficit in the medium term, saying the country's fiscal programme lacks ambition, a draft from the EU executive showed on Monda...
UBS: Offshore Probes In Britain, Canada, Australia
CBS News
(AP) GENEVA (AP) - UBS AG of Switzerland said Monday that authorities in Britain, Canada and Australia are investigating the bank's offshore business in the wake of revelations that it helped U.S. customers evade their taxes for years. The ...
Britain still doesn't get Lebanon
The Guardian
One would think that the British government – considering its history in the Middle East of colonising and partitioning the land and overthrowing governments and its support of undemocratic and dictatorial regimes – would be wary of sending...
Britain Awards Contracts for Wind Farm Initiative
International Herald Tribune
The project, worth $160 billion, will be one of the biggest wind farm initiatives in the world and signals an ambitious bid to revamp Britain’s energy strategy.
Britain confronts forced marriages
UPI
LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Women and some children as young as 9 are being protected from forced marriages in Britain under a law enacted in 2007, a government report indicated.
Britain's deep freeze hits Premier League games
AP via Yahoo! News
Britain's cold weather disrupted the weekend Premier League schedule and forced five matches to be called off Friday by clubs concerned about icy roads and railway delays to stadiums.
