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• How airlines have betrayed us
That's what James Simon thought when Virgin Atlantic canceled his flight a few months ago and rebooked him on British Airways. He had been downgraded from business class to economy, and was promised a $250 voucher or 25,000 miles for the trouble. But ...
• World markets plunge on fears of growing crisis
British treasury chief Alistair Darling also said he was ready to take "pretty big steps that we wouldn't take in ordinary times" to help the country weather the credit crunch. Denmark and Sweden on Monday also moved to bolster protection of bank ...
• U.K. official says Taliban talks may be necessary
LONDON - Decisive military victory in Afghanistan is impossible and the Taliban may well be part of a long-term solution for the country, the senior British commander in Afghanistan was quoted as saying Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Brig ...
• Britain ups guarantee on savers’ bank deposits
Banks and other savings institutions had reported that nervous British savers were flocking to Irish banks to take advantage of that offer, which the British Bankers' Association said was unfair competition. Hector Sants, the chief executive officer ...
• How to Lose Friends’ plays it too safe
Based on the memoir by Toby Young, “How to Lose Friends” is about a British journalist named Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) hired from across the pond to come to New York and write celebrity profiles for Sharps magazine — a clear stand-in for Vanity ...