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Britain will not contribute to a euro zone bailout fund, Chancellor George Osborne said on Thursday following a deal to address the euro zone crisis.

PBS will take a warts-and-all look at the life of recently deceased computer pioneer Steve Jobs with the premiere of Steve Jobs -- One Last Thing on November 2, the network announced Wednesday.

An IBM report reveals the triangular relationship between consumers, businesses and social media networks.

Curiosity and diligence are as important as intelligence for a student's success, according to research released Wednesday.

The Bank of England got it about right when it opted to inject another 75 billion pounds into the financial system, a move that will help fend off the risk of deflation, a top policy maker said on Wednesday.

A key committee of the Bank of England is feeling its way in terms of striking a balance between making sure banks are strongly capitalised while also encouraging them to lend to businesses, a key policymaker said on Wednesday.

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party said on Wednesday it would put forward one of its officials for the prime minister's job, after it scored a resounding victory in the first election after the Arab Spring uprisings.

The FTSE 100 hit a 2-1/2-month closing high on Wednesday, with defensive stocks doing well as investors awaited the outcome of a European Union summit to resolve the two-year-old sovereign debt crisis.

European Union leaders met on Wednesday to discuss a comprehensive plan for tackling the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.

New British banking venture NBNK has submitted a bid proposal for Northern Rock, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, putting NBNK in competition with Virgin Money for the nationalised British bank.

There has been a preliminary agreement to recapitalize European banks.

The iPhone 4S has been a hit among Apple fans with its new fast flash features but many have been looking for a jailbreak that will allow them to customize their phone to the fore. The lastest iPhone jailbreak and unlocking software is out, according to bestunlock.com.

GlaxoSmithKline's sales returned to growth in the third quarter as Britain's biggest drugmaker put patent expiries and a collapse in revenue from troubled diabetes pill Avandia behind it.

British factory orders fell at their fastest pace in a year in October and firms expect to cut output, a survey by a leading business lobby group showed on Wednesday, reinforcing fears the economy may tip back into recession.

A giant 8-foot, 100-pound fiberglass Lego man that washed up on Siesta Key, Florida beach Tuesday morning has left crowds wondering how it got there and who did it?

Britain's top share index was steady Wednesday, with investors keeping largely to the sidelines as the prospects for a comprehensive deal to tackle the euro zone debt crisis at a summit looked slim.

The Islamist leader whose party is now Tunisia's most powerful political force met stock market executives on Wednesday to send the message that the government ushered in by the Arab Spring revolt will be business friendly.

The Bank of England's means to boost the fragile British economy are limited as the euro zone crisis is weighing on growth, the Bank's chief economist Spencer Dale said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday.

Britain is planning to mark its return to Olympic soccer after a 40-year absence with a gala double-header featuring both the women's and men's teams playing international friendlies at the same venue on the same day next July.

SSE, one of Britain's six big energy suppliers, said it has decided to withdraw plans to build a 72.5 megawatt wind farm in North Ayrshire, citing construction and planning challenges.

With both Formula One championships already wrapped up by Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team, India takes the starring role on its long-awaited grand prix debut this weekend.