The cost of replacing Trident is really £167bn, new figures suggest
The overall cost of replacing Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system would be £167bn, double previous credible estimates, according to new calculations based on official figures. The Reuters news...
View Article‘Trident costs far more than expected’
A new report shows the overall costs for Britain to replace and maintain its controversial nuclear deterrent program – known as the Trident – stand at around £167 billion ($256 billion) – a figure the...
View ArticleUK Nuclear Deterrent to Cost 167 Billon Pounds, Far More Than Expected
The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach 167 billion pounds ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations...
View ArticleUK nuclear deterrent to cost 167 billion pounds, far more than expected
LONDON (Reuters) - The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach 167 billion pounds ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and...
View ArticleOnline Cruise Cost Calculator Helps Budget Planning for Vacation Voyages The...
DENVER, Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- An innovative new online financial calculator has just been launched, and it is specifically designed to help consumers plan budgets for cruise line excursions....
View ArticleCritics slam Tories’ plans to replace nuclear-armed submarines
As the Britons struggle with tough austerity measures, the Tory government insists on going ahead with plans to maintain and replace the country’s nuclear submarines. The total replacement and...
View ArticleThis is why the US is spending $80 billion on a new long-range stealth bomber
A key component of US military power is to get a major upgrade. Pentagon officials said Tuesday that Northrop Grumman will build up to 100 new long-range stealth bombers for the Air Force,...
View ArticleNewport News Shipbuilding expected to benefit from Navy's new submarine program
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Tribune News Service) — The Navy plans to seek design proposals next month for its top priority, a new fleet of ballistic missile submarines that is expected to create more work at...
View ArticleRafsanjani: Iran Considered Nuclear Deterrent In 1980s
Iran considered pursuing a nuclear deterrent when it began its nuclear program in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq War, a former president has been quoted as saying. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani suggested in...
View ArticleLong Range Strike Bomber: Northrop Grumman wins contract for new stealth...
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman has won the coveted Air Force contract to build the next-generation stealth bomber, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Northrop Grumman beat out a competing Long Range Strike...
View ArticleJLR drafts 4.5 bn pounds cost-cutting plan: report
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has drafted a new 4.5-billion pounds cost-cutting plan to offset rising emissions cost and the slowdown in China, one of the biggest automotive markets in the world....
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman wins next-generation stealth bomber contract
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman has won the coveted Air Force contract to build the next-generation stealth bomber, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Northrop Grumman beat out a competing Long Range Strike...
View ArticleApple Sold Fewer iPhones Than Expected Last Quarter, Still Made Billions
n">Apple Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as sales of iPhones surged 36 percent, driven by the launch of the 6S and 6S Plus models last month. The world's largest...
View ArticlePressing the red button with BA cost me more than £1,000
I cancelled a flight online but the refund I eventually received was only for taxes...
View ArticleBritish renters paying 2.7% more than last year
ONS data shows that rents rose for tenants in all British regions, with Londoners facing price hikes of 4.1%...
View ArticlePM Modi in UK, India signs civil nuclear agreement with Britain
LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India and Britain have signed a civil nuclear agreement, which shows the mutual trust between the two countries. Britain on its part said it...
View Article6 significant agreements part of 9-billion pound Indo-UK deals
LONDON: Six significant agreements were part of 9-billion pound deals signed between India and the UK today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the country. Here are they: 1. Vodafone...
View ArticleUK economy slows more than expected in Q3
British economic growth slowed more than expected in the three months to September after the biggest fall in construction in three years, raising the chances that a period of rapid economic growth is...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover plans to cut costs by 4.5 bln pounds - Sunday Times
REUTERS - British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a secret project to cut costs of 4.5 billion pounds ($6.8 billion) and build 1 million cars per year by the end of the...
View ArticleBritain's first 'million pound towns'
One has a golf course that charges £125,000 to become a member, and the other has a post office said to stock bottles of Bollinger and Dom Perignon. The towns of Virginia Water and Cobham, in Surrey,...
View ArticleAir Force picks Northrop Grumman to build next big bomber
WASHINGTON (AP) The Air Force said Tuesday it chose Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of the B-2 stealth bomber, to build its next-generation bomber, a highly classified, $80 billion project designed to...
View ArticleBritain, India sign over 9 billion pounds in deals despite protests
By Kylie MacLellan and Lisa Barrington LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and India welcomed more than 9 billion pounds ($13.7 billion) in commercial deals during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
View ArticleAppalling nuclear danger still looms
''When people say they're never going to use the [nuclear] deterrent,'' General Sir Nicholas Houghton said, ''I say you use the deterrent every second of every minute of every day. The purpose of the...
View ArticleUK, Indian companies to sign deals worth 9 billion pounds - Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) - British and Indian companies are due to sign collaborations worth more than 9 billion pounds ($13.7 billion) during Prime Minister...
View ArticleUK house prices rise more strongly than expected in October
LONDON: British house prices rose at a much faster monthly pace than expected in October, according to a survey from mortgage lender Halifax on Thursday that suggested prices will keep climbing. House...
View ArticleUK Labour leader accuses military chief of political bias
British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the country's armed forces chief on Sunday of taking sides in the hot button political issue of overhauling Britain's nuclear weapons programme....
View ArticleU.K. Offshore Tax Enforcement `Woefully Inadequate,' Panel Says
The number of U.K. prosecutions for offshore tax evasion is “woefully inadequate” and the tax agency, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, is failing to provide lawmakers with the information they need...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover plans to cut costs by 4.5 billion pounds
British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a secret project to cut costs of 4.5 billion pounds ($6.8 billion) and build 1 million cars per year by the end of the decade, the Sunday...
View ArticleMigrants seen boosting and hurting economies - it depends where
Two institutional forecasters came up with different projections on Thursday for what the economic impact of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees will be on Europe's economy. A boost to...
View ArticleCorbyn stance on scrapping nuclear missiles makes sense
General Sir John Hackett once put me right about the meaning of nuclear deterrence. As far as the military was concerned, the concept of “mutually assured destruction” didn’t come into it. It wasn’t...
View ArticleIndia, UK announce 9 billion pounds worth of deals
LONDON: India and the UK today announced deals worth 9-billion pound as they signed a civil nuclear pact and decided to collaborate in the field of defence and cyber security besides launching a...
View ArticleChina Widens Nuclear Exports With $7.7 Billion Romania Plant
State-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp. made an agreement to build two reactors in Romania, continuing China’s push to export nuclear technology abroad. The memorandum of understanding, signed on...
View ArticleUSDA Recalls More Than 167,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Due To E. Coli Risk
A Nebraska-based meat supplier has recalled over 167,000 pounds of ground beef due to potential E. coli contamination , the USDA said Nov. 2. The meat in the latest outbreak was processed and shipped...
View ArticleMore than 167,000 pounds of ground beef recalled for possible E. coli...
More than 167,000 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled for possible E. coli contamination, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release. The products, produced by All...
View ArticleMichael Fallon backs forces chief's remarks on Corbyn nuclear stance
Defence secretary says General Sir Nicholas Houghton’s comments were a ‘very important answer’ to a straight question...
View ArticleBritain, India sign six deals, including Vodafone 1.3 billion pound investment
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has signed six deals with India, including a 1.3 billion pound investment by Vodafone (VOD.L), British...
View Article'Nuclear deterrent used every day,' says UK defence chief
"Nuclear deterrent used every day," says UK chief of defence staff Sir Nicholas Houghton. He claims Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's refusal to press the nuclear button if he was PM would "undermine"...
View ArticleCorbyn nuclear stance 'could undermine UK's deterrent'
The chief of the defence staff has expressed concern about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's assertion that he would never...
View ArticleJLR drafts 4.5 billion pounds cost-cutting plan: Report
LONDON: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has drafted a new 4.5-billion pounds cost-cutting plan to offset rising emissions cost and the slowdown in China, one of the biggest automotive markets in...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne fights MoD for control of Trident project
Treasury understood to believe MoD has poor track record on big projects, with chancellor keen to oversee building of four Successor submarines...
View ArticleTrident Debate In Scottish Parliament (GMB - Britain's General Union)
(Source: GMB - Britain's General Union) Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Scottish Government Debate In Holyrood Parliament On 3rd Nov Shows Scottish Government Has Failed Miserably On Trident Says GMB...
View ArticleRBS Plans to Cut $3 Billion in Costs at Investment Bank by 2019
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, said it plans to cut costs by about 2 billion pounds ($3 billion) at its investment bank over the next three years as part of...
View ArticleTrident: Scottish Labour expected to vote against renewing Britain's nuclear...
The future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent could be thrown into doubt on 1 November when the Scottish Labour Party conference is...
View ArticleUK Labour downplays Scottish wing’s vote for scraping Trident
The Scottish Labour party has voted against renewing Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system in a move which has been downplayed by the UK Labour party. On Monday, Shadow Secretary of State for...
View ArticleBritain’s global role at stake as security review takes shape
The coming weeks should be crucial in deciding Britain’s future role in the world and how it intends to project power - both hard and soft - in years ahead. The new Strategic Defence and Security...
View ArticleBritain denies report nuclear deterrent to cost 167 billion pounds
NACKA, Sweden (Reuters) - Britain's defense secretary on Tuesday denied that the overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent would reach 167 billion pounds ($252 billion),...
View ArticleAverage London home costs £500,000, while in north-east England it's £100,000
North-south house price divide intensifies as Land Registry figures show 0.3% fall in north-east last month...
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