The Conservatives pledged Saturday to impose a US-style tax on banks to claw back money spent bailing them out, just weeks before a general election they are tipped to win. "We had the biggest bank bail-out in the world. We can't just carry on as if nothing happened," said Conservative leader David Cameron, whose party is leading opinion ...

British Airways (BA) cabin crew on Saturday began a three-day strike which will force the cancellation of hundreds of flights, but the airline said many of its passengers were able to travel. The Unite union insisted the vast majority of its 12,000 cabin crew members were supporting the strike on its first day. But BA said more than half ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways said it would fly more than 60 percent of passengers with flights booked for this weekend despite a three-day cabin crew strike that risks hurting the Labor government weeks before an election. The walkout over pay and jobs will disrupt travel for thousands after talks between the Unite union and management collapsed. A BA flight to ...

Britain's national debt is the key theme in the country's looming national election — but it's now news organizations, not just the country's government, racking up huge bills to meet the cost of covering the campaign. At a time when the world's ...