Labour's performance in the English local elections shows a marked improvement on the general election result, as the party comes top in terms of seats and councils won.
As efforts continue to stop the flow from the BP oil spill, areas used for recreation and fishing are being closed to public access. It's a blow to recreational and commercial fishing businesses.
Iron Man 2 review: Like the original megablockbuster, Iron Man 2 draws heavily on Robert Downey Jr.’s quirky performance as the superhero to keep the energy focused.
The lettuce recall has many questioning the safety of US produce, but voluntary adherence to food safety standards has led to progress since the E. coli outbreak in 2007.
Brushing off a strong U.S. job report, traders focused on lingering questions about European debt and Thursday’s plunge. Market regulators said that they had not yet determined the cause of the decline.
David Cameron, the Conservative leader, reached out to the Liberal Democrats as Prime Minister Gordon Brown signaled that he would not immediately step down.
AP - A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, an important step in a delicate and unprecedented attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.
AP - Lawmakers are trying to learn the causes of the drastic stock market sell-off to ensure that high-tech trading is monitored and average investors are protected in the wilds of Wall Street.
People in Britain woke this morning to an uncertain future. One of the most closely fought elections in decades has yielded no clear winner, and with no party strong enough to form a majority government doubt looms over who will be the next prime minister. The final votes have yet to be counted but it is clear the Conservative party has won the most seats in parliament, with the Labour party in a close second, and the Liberal Democrats in third. The division of seats means that Britain has a hung parliament for the first time since 1974.Political pundits are speculating over the various scenarios that could ensue, debating over which parties will form a coalition and when. For the time being Gordon Brown remains Prime Minister, and according to the constitution as the incumbent he is given the first opportunity to form a government.
British PM Gordon Brown and his Conservative opponent David Cameron both said Friday they were considering allying with the Liberal Democrats to gain a governing majority after Thursday's election.
After an election that left no party with a clear majority, the final decision over who becomes Britain's next prime minister could lie in the hands of one woman who doesn't even have a vote: The queen.
A oil-containment dome has reached the Gulf of Mexico seafloor, and workers are using remote-controlled craft to start placing it over a gushing wellhead, officials said.
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