Vicki Barker

British Economy Heads Back Into Recession

Vicki Barker — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:25:00 +0000

Britain is a nation in shock, following Wednesday's announcement that its economy has slipped back into recession. It's the second time since the 2008 financial crisis, and it's raising new questions about the government's unpopular austerity measures.

Cambridge, Oxford And The Race For Water Supremacy

Vicki Barker — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The annual Oxford-Cambridge University boat race took place in London yesterday. And reporter Vicki Barker was one of those throwing a party along the race route. For boat race party-throwers and the oarsmen themselves, the day unfolds with military precision - or at least it's supposed to. Vicki Barker has more.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: The man duck saw that something needed to be done...

VICKI BARKER, BYLINE: Kitchen, 11 A.M.: boat race minus three hours and fifteen minutes. Preparations begin.

U.K. Considering Long-Term Bonds

Vicki Barker — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Now, one way governments raise money is by issuing bonds: you or your pension fund lend them the money, and they then pay a set amount of interest for a set amount of time, say 10 or 20 years. Well, Britain's finance minister, George Osborne, is reportedly ready to announce that the UK plans to issue a bond that only your great-grandchildren will be able to cash in. It matures in a hundred years.

Vicki Barker has this report from London.

VICKI BARKER, BYLINE: George Osborne keeps saying it: austerity is king. Debt reduction is his number one priority.

Anglicans To Get New Spiritual Head

Vicki Barker — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, comes at a time of tension within the Anglican Church over issues related to homosexuality as well as women bishops. Vicki Barker has reaction to the news.

Neighs Have It: Horse Tale Ensnares British Leader

Vicki Barker — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:06:00 +0000

In Britain, there's a long waiting list of British animal lovers hoping to take in aging police horses.