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Brand target of bitterness at BBC 1 Nov 2008 | 10:08 pm
By Charlotte Groves Saturday, 1 November 2008 The full scale of the management breakdown at Radio 2 began to emerge yesterday, as a traumatic week for the BBC ended with internal recriminations about...
BT to axe thousands after shock profits warning 1 Nov 2008 | 09:59 pm
By Amanda Andrews Last Updated: 7:36PM GMT 31 Oct 2008 BT is expected to cut thousands of jobs worldwide in its Global Services division following a disappointing performance in the second quarter, f...
Barclays' shareholders angry at generous terms of £7bn Middle Eastern fund raising 1 Nov 2008 | 09:57 pm
By Katherine Griffiths, Financial Services Editor Last Updated: 10:21AM GMT 01 Nov 2008 Barclays has angered shareholders by offering new Middle Eastern investors a more generous than expected packag...
Exclusive: SAS chief quits over 'negligence that killed his troops' 1 Nov 2008 | 09:52 pm
By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent Last Updated: 7:42AM GMT 01 Nov 2008 The commander of Britain's SAS troops in Afghanistan has resigned in disgust, accusing the Government of "gross negligenc...
Five men arrested over plot to 'blow up government buildings' 22 Oct 2008 | 07:07 pm
By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Last Updated: 12:19AM BST 22 Oct 2008 Five men have been arrested by counter-terrorism police in connection with an alleged plot to blow up government buildi...
Britain faces threat from radicalised Muslims for 30 years, says security minister 22 Oct 2008 | 07:03 pm
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Last Updated: 7:19AM BST 22 Oct 2008 Britain will face a threat from radicalised young Muslims for another 30 years, the Security Minister Lord West has said....
UK is in recession, says Bank of England Governor Mervyn King 22 Oct 2008 | 06:59 pm
By Edmund Conway and Angela Monaghan Last Updated: 7:41AM BST 22 Oct 2008 Britain is now in recession after the banking system came closer to collapse than at any time since the beginning of the Firs...
George Osborne fighting for his political life 22 Oct 2008 | 06:57 pm
By Andrew Porter, Robert Winnett and Andrew Pierce Last Updated: 7:24AM BST 22 Oct 2008 George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, was fighting for his political future after he admitted discussing a sub...
OECD report attacks British failure to tackle corporate bribery and corruption 17 Oct 2008 | 11:59 pm
By Russell Hotten Last Updated: 12:01PM BST 17 Oct 2008 Britain's failure to tackle corporate bribery and corruption allegations was severely criticised in a report started after the Government block...
Financial crisis: David Cameron blames Gordon Brown for Britain's 'broken economy' 17 Oct 2008 | 11:57 pm
By Jon Swaine Last Updated: 12:45PM BST 17 Oct 2008 David Cameron has broken an uneasy truce over the financial crisis blaming Gordon Brown for breaking Britain's economy with policies that now "lie ...
