U.K.

Smith Calls For Sexual Consent Age To Be Raised In U.k. BILL WYMAN's ex-wife MANDY SMITH has urged the U.K. government to raise the age of sexual consent to 18 - because she wasn't ready for an adult relationship with the ROLLING STONES rocker when she was a teenager.

Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

Smith Calls For Sexual Consent Age To Be Raised In U.k. BILL WYMAN's ex-wife MANDY SMITH has urged the U.K. government to raise the age of sexual consent to 18 - because she wasn't ready for an adult relationship with the ROLLING STONES rocker when she was a teenager.

Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010

The statement came in response to Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's comment on Tuesday that she will present a formal complaint to the United Nations over what she called the U.K.'s "militarization" of the situation in the disputed islands.

U.K. Fires Back on Falklands Sovereignty Nicholas Winning 2012

"They object to the name U.K. in the title 'U.K. City of Culture,'" he said.

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The record fine came after an investigation identified $227,000 in suspicious payments to counterparties in Egypt and Russia, which the FSA said were referred to the U.K.'s Serious Organized Crime Agency for further investigation.

Willis Arm Fined in U.K. Bribery Probe Margot Patrick 2011

"The U.K. [governing] coalition has demonstrated that it can agree on tough spending plans in order to cut the budget deficit faster and reduce borrowing, which will underpin investors 'confidence in the government's policy credibility, averting a near-term U.K. rating downgrade and a possible crisis," said

Dollar, Yen Gain on Weak Housing Data 2010

Long-term U.K. bond funds ranked second over the period with a 6.6% average return.

Investec Bragging Rights: Only Stock-Fund Winner 2009

Investors responded by gobbling up gilts in anticipation of the purchases, which pushed down long-term U.K. interest rates.

Fed, Bank of England Vary in Approaches to Bolster Markets 2009

Using 10.8 percent as the interest rate (in 1988-89 that was the yield on long-term U.K. government bonds), the opportunity cost of using (rather than selling and investing) its assets amounted to £ 283 million:

Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994

Using 10.8 percent as the interest rate (in 1988-89 that was the yield on long-term U.K. government bonds), the opportunity cost of using (rather than selling and investing) its assets amounted to £ 283 million:

Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994