LONDON (Reuters) - A three-day strike by many of British Airways' cabin crews will go ahead after union talks with management collapsed, leaving the ruling Labour government with a major headache weeks before a general election. The strike begins on Saturday and is likely to disrupt travel plans for thousands. It risks embarrassing Prime Minister Gordon Brown because the Unite union ...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he was hopeful of progress this week in a row between British Airways and a trade union which has led to seven days of strikes being called. The comments came as BA said it should be able to operate more than the previously-announced 60 percent of flights during an initial three-day stoppage starting ...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he was hopeful of progress this week in a row between British Airways and a trade union which has led to seven days of strikes being called. The comments came as BA said it should be able to operate more than the previously-announced 60 percent of flights during an initial three-day stoppage starting this ...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted Wednesday misinforming the Iraq war inquiry over defence spending when he gave testimony earlier to it this month. In remarks seized upon by opposition Conservatives -- who hope to oust Brown in elections expected in May -- Brown conceded that the defence budget had not risen every year in real terms, as he told the Chilcot inquiry ...