London retail sales soar in August in rebound from slump in same month
Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - Retail sales in London soared in August, up a hefty 22.3 pct from a year ago when sales were depressed by the bombings in the capital. The London Retail Consortium pointed out that sales slumped by 11.5 pct in August last year -- the
Gambling company Sportingbet shares plunge after resuming trading in
WBZ-AM - LONDON (AP) Shares in online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, whose chairman is facing charges in the U.S., plummeted 41 percent Monday after they resumed trading. Sportingbet was trading at 141.88 pence ($2.65) on the London Stock Exchange on
Reporting on British Trials a Challenge
Associated Press - LONDON (AP) -- The complete story of how suspected terrorists planned to blow up U.S.-bound airplanes may take a year or so to tell because of reporting restrictions that keep journalists from publishing details before a trial. Britain's tough
A Legal Counterattack
MSNBC - NEW HEAT ON FIERY LONDON PREACHER The capture this week in Iraq of ’80s-era Palestinian terrorist Mohammed Abu Abas is a major symbolic victory in the war on terrorism. The Bush administration has made good on a longstanding U.S. government promise