Tag Archives: Downing Street

UK police chief quits over anti-terror blunder

Posted on April 9, 2009 by admin

Johnson told BBC radio he had accepted Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bob Quick’s resignation with “great reluctance and sadness,” after the blunder triggered premature anti-terror arrests on Wednesday. British police were forced to bring forward a major anti-terror operation after … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged Britain, Brown, Chris Grayling, Commissioner Bob Quick, counter terrorism unit, Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Porter, Downing Street, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, greater manchester police, Jacqui Smith, Johnson, Jonathan Evans, Lancashire, lancashire constabulary, Liverpool, London, MANCHESTER, Merseyside, Pakistan, Paul Stephenson, police, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Scotland, UK, west England | Leave a comment

Britain launches 500-bn pound bailout package

Posted on October 8, 2008 by admin

(IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday announced an unprecedented 500-billion pound bailout package as central banks around the developed world cut interest rates in a coordinated move aimed at rescuing the global economy from a crippling credit crunch. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Business | Tagged Britain, Brown, Downing Street, Europe, Gordon Bown, government, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, US | Leave a comment

Italy is the home of wife swapping

Posted on August 5, 2008 by admin

Married couples flocking to the Tuscan countryside or the Eternal City this summer might want to think twice before accepting that generous dinner party invitation from the welcoming Italian couple. They might get more than they bargained for. If a … Continue reading →

Posted in Odd stuff | Tagged Anders Fogh, Catania, danish prime minister, danish prime minister anders fogh rasmussen, Downing Street, Eternal City, Europe, Italy, Lara, Max Mosley, Milan, Mr Berlusconi, prime minister anders fogh rasmussen, quot, ROME, Silvio Berlusconi, Venice, Veronica | Leave a comment

Bush received with protests in UK

Posted on June 16, 2008 by admin

US President George W Bush arrived in England on Sunday, meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as part of the latest stop in his week-long European trip.The presidential couple attended dinner in London with Brown and his wife Sarah at … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged 10 downing street, Basra, Britain, Brown, Bush, central London, Downing Street, England, european union summit, France, George W. Bush, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, London, london police stations, Middle East, national security adviser, Northern Ireland, Parliament Square, president, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Sarah, southern Iraq, UK, United States, US | Leave a comment

Bush received with protests in UK

Posted on June 16, 2008 by admin

Britain in diplomatic row with US over airlines’ taxes

Posted on June 7, 2008 by admin

Britain is embroiled in a major diplomatic row with the US over controversial plans for new taxes on transatlantic fights, a newspaper reported Saturday.An official letter sent by the US Embassy to the British government, which has been leaked to … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged alistair darling, America, Britain, Darling, Downing Street, environmental measure, George W. Bush, letter, Minister Alistair Darling, six page letter, US | Leave a comment

Dalai Lama to meet Brown on UK tour

Posted on May 22, 2008 by admin

London: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama is isiting Britain as part of a 5-nation tour. While the isit is being hailed as ‘non-political’, its pro ing to be anything but that. His holiness the Dalai Lama is on 11-day … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged Britain, Brown, China, Dalai, Downing Street, Gordon Brown, lambeth palace, London, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tibet, tibetan spiritual leader, UK | Leave a comment

Brown to skip Beijing Olympic opening, Bush may too

Posted on April 10, 2008 by admin

London: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, his office has said. The confirmation from Brown’s Downing Street office on Wednesday means he is the second major world leader after German Chancellor Angela … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged Beijing, Brown, Chancellor Angela Merkel, China, Downing Street, french president nicolas sarkozy, George W. Bush, german chancellor angela merkel, London, Minister Bernard Kouchner, Minister Tessa Jowell, olympic committee president jacques rogge, opening, President George W, President Jacques Rogge, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tibet, U.S., US | Leave a comment

Archbishop calls for Sharia for Britain, sparks row

Posted on February 8, 2008 by admin

New Delhi: There is an uproar in Britain after the Church of England’s most senior figure backed the introduction of Sharia in that country. Advocating limited application of Islamic sharia law in Britain, the Archbishop of Canterbury said it ‘seems … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged archbishop rowan williams, Britain, Christian, Christian Voice, Downing Street, islamic sharia law, Jacqui Smith, law, New Delhi, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Stephen Green | Leave a comment

Anti-Mush protests unite Imran Khan, Jemima

Posted on January 28, 2008 by admin

London: Jemima Khan will, for the first time, join her former husband Imran Khan at a demonstration against their common foe Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. The British socialite, who has been vociferously criticising Musharraf since he arrested Khan after imposition … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged 10, 10 downing street, Brown, Downing Street, Gordon Brown, human rights campaigners, imran khan jemima, Jemima, Jemima Khan, Jemima London, London, Musharraf, Pakistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, UK | Leave a comment

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