UK news archive

25.06.2004 With 1,000 “VIP guests” expected at Farnborough International 2004 in July, the Campaign Against Arms Trade is hoping the public will join it in calling on Lloyds TSB to withdraw sponsorship from what activists say is “an arms fair they call an air show”.

25.06.2004 Friends of the Earth, the European Environmental Bureau and Greenpeace have criticised the European Union for failing to set measurable targets for protecting the environment and human - particularly child - health. A recent report in the Lancet has revealed that one in three child deaths in Europe is due to environmental factors.

18.06.2004 Some of Britain's best projects to encourage enterprise among disadvantaged communities are featured in a new publication entitled “Leading Lights” from the Department of Trade and Industry’s Small Business Service. The report highlights achievements of the 96 innovative projects supported by the Phoenix Development Fund since 2001.

15.06.2004 Four British soldiers face court martial for allegedly beating and sexually abusing Iraqi prisoners.

04.06.2004 The Royal Bank of Scotland is among a group of four UK banks failing to implement their own environmental and social guidelines on project finance, according to a new report published by Friends of the Earth and the Bank Track Network on 4 June.