UK

Starbucks volunteers to pay more taxes

Dec 7, 2012

The company is one of a number of big U.S. businesses accused of not paying a fair share of tax on their British operations.

Posted In: UK, starbucks, corporate tax, austerity

UK press may face tougher regulation after hacking scandal

Stephen Beard

Nov 29, 2012

UK officials are expected to recommend a new, tougher media regulatory body following a series of phone-hacking, bribery, and data theft abuses by the country's newspapers.

Posted In: UK, hacking, news media, media

In face of debt crisis, EU asks for budget increase

Stephen Beard

Nov 19, 2012

While most EU governments have been forced to freeze or cut their spending drastically, the European Commission is asking for a six percent budget increase.

Posted In: UK, European Commission

UPDATE: Ford to transfer UK plant to Turkey

Stephen Beard

Oct 25, 2012

Ford has announced the closure of its last vehicle manufacturing plant in the UK. The company is reportedly shutting down a van factory and shifting production to Turkey.

Posted In: Ford, auto market, UK, Europe debt crisis

Could the U.S. follow the U.K. into another recession?

Interview with

Diane Swonk

Apr 26, 2012

The Federal Reserve has upgraded its forecast for the U.S. economy in 2012 but also downgraded its outlooks for 2013 and 2014. There are worries the U.S. could fall back into recession just like the U.K. did.

Posted In: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, UK

Meat theft on the rise in U.K.

Sarah Stolarz

Apr 24, 2012

In the U.K., meat theft is on the rise and it's not just hungry individuals -- we're talking fully-fledged organized crime gangs. And it doesn't stop at supermarket meat either.

Posted In: UK, Food, meat, theft