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...AM EST Adds timing of Sants' arrival in second paragraph.) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Hector Sants, the chief executive officer of Britain's financial regulator, will leave the agency following a national election that will determine the...

In this article: Hector Sants, U.K., Credit Suisse First Boston, London, Credit crunch, Financial Services Authority, Bank of Credit and Commerce International, and Labour

...released last night show that, as of January 22, there were more than 7,000 applications from students in the Republic for places in the UK, compared with more than 4,600 at the same time last year. The figures were released by UCAS, the...

In this article: UK, Northern Ireland, Germany, Ireland, China, England, and Lithuania

...that Blair offered Bush support for an invasion as early as April 2002 - a year before legislators approved Britain's involvement. Britain's former ambassador to the U.S., Christopher Meyer, told the inquiry that Bush and Blair used a...

In this article: George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Britain, Lawrence Freedman, Iraq, Gordon Brown, and United States

...said, as he warned that the country is in danger of slipping into the "second division" of global powers. Dr Fox said that while Britain should remain close to its key allies, the United States and France, Labour's suggestion in the Green...

In this article: Britain, Gordon Brown, Liam Fox, Royal United Services Institute, France, and United States

Britain must hold its resolve in Afghanistan, the Defence Secretary insisted today, as the UK death toll equalled that of the Falklands War. The milestone was reached as two soldiers from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal...

In this article: UK, Afghanistan, Milestone, Abdul Rahim Wardak, Democracy, British troops, The Royal Regiment, Royal Scots Borderers, and Falklands War

...military power. Photo: EDDIE MULHOLLAND Dr Fox rejected one of the central planks of the Government's green paper last week, that the UK will in future need to co-operate more closely with allies such as France to provide the full...

In this article: Britain, Royal United Services Institute, London, and France

...the face of mounting concern about abuse of student visa rules by migrant jobseekers and potential terrorists, Britain said Sunday that it was planning an immediate tightening of its border controls that could reduce the flow of people...

In this article: Britain, Alan Johnson, Islamic, United States, London, Detroit, University College London, and Labour Party

February 07, 2010, 07:07 PM EST Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. opposition Conservative party's lead over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party narrowed to nine points in a poll, suggesting a general election outcome in which no party...

In this article: Gordon Brown, Labour Party, Conservative Party, U.K., The Observer, The Mail on Sunday, Cystic fibrosis, and David Cameron

...the rules and working illegally. The changes - which are effective immediately - won't stop genuine students from traveling to Britain to study but will close an avenue that has been exploited, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said Sunday.

In this article: Alan Johnson, Britain, European Union, London, and BBC

...English language requirements, reduced work hours and restrictions on bringing dependents. Johnson also warned: By 2011, the UK would have the most sophisticated system in the world to check people not only coming into the country, but to...

In this article: India, London, Conservative Party, and Al-qaida