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First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.
European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom.
The British government is holding a fire sale of public assets including the undersea Channel rail link to raise 16 billion pounds ($25 billion) as Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Monday that the country is "only halfway there" in overcoming the recession.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation convenes its Distracted Driving Summit to discuss ways to deal with what many say is a deadly, technological modern-day threat and a growing social health issue.
Scotland's separatist government said Thursday that it would push for a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom next year — a proposal unlikely to go far because the nationalists are outnumbered in Scotland's parliament.
KBR Inc. formed a new business group to serve customers in North America, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Australia.
A former California priest extradited from the U.S. appeared in a British court Saturday, charged with sexually abusing young boys.
Nepal's prime minister on Monday thanked "Absolutely Fabulous" actress Joanna Lumley for her outspoken campaign to give thousands of Gurkha war veterans and their families the right to settle in Britain.
Gross mortgage lending in the United Kingdom rose by 17 percent in June compared to the previous month but still lagged at about half of year-ago levels, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Monday.
PGA Tour television coverage in the United Kingdom will continue under an agreement with Eurosport to broadcast the remaining tournaments on the 2009 schedule.
Unemployment in the United Kingdom rose to 7.2 percent in the three months ending in April, official figures showed Wednesday, as the recession pushed the number of people out of work to a 12-year high.
A Canadian pension fund is sweetening its bid for Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group, a communications network company with operations in Australia and the United Kingdom. The Australian company's independent directors are supporting the deal.
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that a former Catholic priest suspected of abusing altar boys in the United Kingdom can be extradited to face trial there.
The Federal Reserve has expanded credit lines with the central banks of Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and European Union that will provide foreign currency to U.S. banks — if needed.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be leaving this morning on a trip that will take them to the United Kingdom and eventually to four other countries.
A judge sentenced a Canadian man to 10 1/2 years in prison Thursday for plotting with a group of British Muslims to bomb buildings and natural gas lines in the United Kingdom.
British officials barred a far-right Dutch lawmaker from entering the country when he flew in Thursday, citing his anti-Islamic views in an order that has touched off a wide-ranging debate in the United Kingdom about the limits of free speech.
Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. said Thursday it will cut 1,175 jobs, close a plant in the United Kingdom and slash capital spending to reduce costs as demand for its products falls amid the recession.
Optimism in Britain's manufacturing sector has slid to a near 30-year low despite the falling pound, while the car industry continues to suffer amid plummeting demand, business leaders said Thursday.
Toyota's domestic production in 2009 will likely drop by 25 percent from the previous year, hit by sinking demand amid a deepening global recession, a report said Monday.
A Canadian accused of plotting with a group of British Muslims to bomb buildings and natural gas lines in the United Kingdom was convicted Wednesday of financing and facilitating terrorism.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the world economic downturn is likely to cause a recession in the United Kingdom.
Britain's government is showing off an ID card it says will soon be compulsory for non-European nationals working in the United Kingdom.
Authorities in the United Kingdom are investigating potential antitrust violations involving an unnamed Procter & Gamble Co. subsidiary, the consumer products company said Thursday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Two Retired Policemen With Same Name Ended Up Side by Side in Hospital"The only two men in Britain called Geraint Woolford ended up in neighbouring beds in the same hospital."
Guest asked whether her hijab meant she was a terrorist, court toldA Muslim convert was asked by the owners of a hotel she was staying in if she was a terrorist because she was wearing a hijab, a court heard today.
Video: Pakistani students fight to clear their names | UK news | guardian.co.uk Pakistani students freed without charge after anti-terrorist raids last year tell Declan Walsh their lives have been ruined
Nine Arrested After Man 'Bottled To Death'Police have arrested nine people after a 50-year-old man was 'bottled to death' in Birmingham. A gang of men and women were said to have attacked the man en masse, kicking him and hitting him with bottles. (By Emma Rowley)
Web giants unite to oppose UK copyright proposalGoogle and several other Internet giants are lobbying the U.K. government to drop a proposal that would allow the secretary of state to introduce new changes to copyright law.
Sick child 'disowned by the state'A judge today criticised two councils who refused to pay for the support of a sick child put into foster care.
Schoolgirl who drowned was forced to cross swollen stream, inquest hearsA 14-year-old girl drowned as she trained for a tough moorland hiking challenge after a teacher insisted her group carry on despite terrible weather conditions, an inquest heard today.
Transform FOI vs Home Office suppression of researchThe Home Office has refused to release a confidential assessment of its anti-drugs strategy requested by Transform, a pressure group.
School bans visitors who have not had criminal checks in 'extreme crack down'Parents have been banned from setting foot in their children's classrooms without first having a Criminal Records Bureau check. Stern new signs at a college in Cambridge warn that mothers and fathers cannot enter the premises if they have not been fully vetted.
Giving old eyes a new lease of lifeAs the body ages so do the eyes and people start needing glasses for reading and driving. But now a new technique has come on the market which promises not only to restore our sight but also to make it better than before and get us seeing in high definition.
Neil Gaiman Calls on Lord Carter to Think Again About Net DisconnectionsNeil Gaiman, best selling author and writer of the recent Tim Burton film Coraline, has added his voice to the opposition of new anti-piracy legislation proposed by the British government, in the form of a letter to the original author, Lord Carter of Barnes.
Thirty years in Australia, then deported to dieANDREW DEREK MOORE arrived in Australia from Scotland aged 11. Almost 30 years and a string of convictions later, Australia decided he had failed its character test and cancelled his visa.
Amazon says no plans to open physical storesAmazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the world's largest online retailer, has no plans to open stores anywhere in the world, it said on Sunday, in response to a report it was planning to open high street shops in Britain.
Violence erupts at Nottingham anti-Islam demoEleven men have been arrested during violent skirmishes at a demonstration by the English Defence League. A 29-year-old WPC was taken to hospital after she suffered an arm injury while policing a cordon at the protest in Nottingham city centre.
Plug pulled on UFO hotlineBritain's military has closed a phone hotline which took reports of UFOs.
Schoolboy Ryan McLaughlin wins vitamin D campaignPregnant women are to be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D supplements thanks to a campaign by a 14-year-old Glasgow schoolboy.
Family 'ran fake £1 coin factory'Thousands of pounds' worth of fake £1 coins were uncovered at a counterfeiting factory during a raid on a farm in Kent, a court has heard.
Colleague defends 'ClimateGate' professorA colleague of the UK professor at the centre of the climate e-mails row says "sceptics" have embarked on a "tabloid-style character assassination".
Islamic turbulence hits BritainA couple of days ago, a returning regiment of British troops from Iraq was greeted with abuse at their homecoming parade.
BBC News - Lebanon's hidden problem of domestic abuseHe beat them every day, but some days were worse than others. On those days he would first attack the children -he would tie up and beat their son and daughter. If she tried to stop him, he would put a knife to their throats and threaten to kill them.
IP Police, Arrest this man, He talks in torrentsThe Pirate Finder General would have exceptionally broad powers to find and punish pirates with little supervision in an almost Judge Dredd-esque "I am the law!" kind of way.
Sad day for science: sightings at record levels, but the Ministry of Defence closes its UFO hotlineOn December 1 the Ministry of Defence terminated its UFO project. After over 50 years of investigating the phenomenon, the plug was pulled in a most unceremonious way. The news was slipped out so as not to attract attention.
DAWN.COM | World | Al Qaida will try to provoke India-Pakistan war: GatesWASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned on Thursday that Al Qaida would try to provoke a war between India and Pakistan with the aim to destabilising Pakistan and gaining access to its nuclear arsenal.
UK shuts UFO department after 50 years of finding nothingThe MoD said it had received thousands of reports of UFOs over more than 50 years, but none revealed any evidence of a potential threat to the UK or substantial proof of the existence of extra-terrestrials.
Warning: Do not take this picturePolice have been accused of misusing powers granted under anti-terror legislation after a series of incidents, ranging from the innocuous to the bizarre, in which photographers were questioned by officers for taking innocent pictures of tourist destinations, landmarks and even a …
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