UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown hinted at tax cuts in a speech given at the Lord Mayors banquet at the Guildhall in London yesterday evening. ... more

Ipswich Town player David Norris has been fined by the club for making a crossed hands "handcuff" gesture to celebrate a goal.

The gesture upset the family of two boys who died in a car crash caused by ex-Plymouth goalkeeper McCormick, who was jailed for drink-driving.

An Ipswich Town spokesman said the player deeply regretted that his actions were wrongly interpreted.

Aaron Peak, 10, and Ben Peak, eight, died when McCormick drove into the car in which they were travelling on the M6 in Staffordshire in June 2007. ... more

Half-year profits at British Airways have fallen from £616m to £52m. The airline blames "incredibly difficult trading conditions" for the plunge.

BA said pre-tax profit totalled £52m ($81.6m) between April and September, down  91.6%, from tth a year earlier.

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Christine Grahame a Nationalist MSP has called for the remains of Mary Queen of Scots to be returned to Scotland.

The Catholic monarch's body has lain at rest in Westminster Abbey in London since she was executed on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I of England in 1587.

The South of Scotland MSP  is making a motion to the Scottish Parliament later this week demanding the body is returned to Scotland.

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The United Kingdom's relationship with Iceland has grown frosty in the last twenty four hours.
Iceland's banks are in serious trouble.
The Icelandic government has already had to take control of three of its leading banks.

A delegation of Treasury officials is currently in Iceland trying to get assurances that UK depositors will not lose money as a result of its banking crisis.

The meetings follow sharp exchanges between Gordon Brown and his Icelandic counterpart Geir Haarde (above) on the crisis.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown strongly condemned Iceland's failure to guarantee British savers' deposits.

Mr Brown said Iceland's actions were "effectively illegal" and "completely unacceptable".

 

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