Britain should pull out of jet deal if US holds onto secrecy
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Britain should cancel a deal with the United States to purchase Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets if America does not share sensitive technology by the end of the year, a report by the parliamentary defence committee will say, the Financial Times reported.
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British police said Thursday they thwarted a terrorist plot, possibly just days away, to blow up U.S.-bound jetliners over the Atlantic and kill thousands. Chilling accounts leaked by investigators described a plan on the scale of 9/11 that would use liquid explosives concealed as sports drink bottles and common electronic devices to bring down as many as 10 planes in a nearly simultaneous strike.
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The UK may have to renegotiate job cuts planned by planemaker Airbus, a committee of MPs warns.
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Why EU-US talks on renewing a deal on the transfer of air passenger data collapsed.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s official spokesman denied news reports that a Libyan man jailed for blowing up a US-bound passenger jet over Scotland would finish his sentence in Libya.
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Britain's claim that it foiled a plot to blow up airliners provoked a heated debate over whether airport authorities should use personal details including religion and travel history to pinpoint terror suspects.
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LONDON  - The British government said Monday it would be failing an important ally if it refused to redeploy British troops closer to Baghdad and free up American soldiers for anti-insurgent operations.
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Britain, America's most important ally in Iraq, will withdraw close to half its troops by the end of the year if local troops are able to secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair was ...Comment
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Stunned by the revelation that a British scientist was passing American nuclear secrets to the Soviets immediately after World War II, diplomats feared the scandal could result in Britain's exclusion from U.S. atomic weapons programs, documents released Friday revealed.
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The British defence ministry has called for European politicians to cease their meddling in aerospace group EADS, just a day after its aircraft unit Airbus launched a major restructuring plan, The Times reported.
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Report: The two leaders to disucss new bid that would capitalise on opportunities created by disengagement plan. British Prime Minister Tony Blair will fly to Washington this week to launch a new Middle East
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A British minister suggested a shift in  foreign policy away from the United States, telling an audience  in Washington that a country&#39;s strength depended on making  global alliances rather than military might.
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Britainâs consumer affairs watchdog urged competition authorities to explore a breakup of the British airports group BAA, which runs Heathrow Airport in London, saying its dominance had led to poor service and high charges. The ruling could lead to the forced sale of some of BAAâs three London airports, which also include Gatwick and Stansted, and which handle 90 percent of air passenger traffic in southeast England. The Office of Fair Trading said it planned to refer airport ownership to the Competition Commission.
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LONDON, Aug 17 (IPS) - Many Muslims in Britain are beginning to doubt    the alleged plot to blow up aircraft flying to the United States  from   Britain.
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The aviation industry says it can no longer afford the spiralling costs of security at UK airports.
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Surveillance which the United States demands Britain carry out on prisoners from Guantanamo Bay as a condition of freeing them would divert vital resources from more urgent threats, a British official has testified.
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A New York-bound British Airways plane was forced to change course over the Atlantic and head back to London after US authorities said they would not allow one of its passengers to land, the airline said.