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The article reports on the revelation of the British government papers which includes records of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet towards U. S. Prime Minister Ronald Reagan. It says that the documents offered new insights into fractious relationship with France. It tells that the toughest document was the diplomatic cable from Britain's ambassador in Washington at the time Sir Nicholas Henderson railing with President François Mitterand over French-made Exocet missiles.

Reports on a libel suit between London brokerage firm, Collins Stewart Tullett, and the British newspaper, "The Financial Times." Publishing conglomerate Pearson who is being sued for publicizing accusations by a former brokerage employee; Accusations which involved corrupt practices; Differences between British and United States libel law; Newspaper which is currently facing financial difficulty.

Official Defense Ministry documents leaked to a British newspaper have revealed a climate of stark animosity among senior British officers toward American military commanders after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, when Britain, as the second-largest troop provider, was cast as the United States' principal ally among about 30 nations constituting the occupation force. Confidential interviews with British officers returning from Iraq in the first year after the invasion were emblazoned across the front page of The Daily Telegraph on Monday. Partial transcripts of the interviews that appeared in the paper suggested that strains between the two allies, though known to some degree at the time, were more severe than previously acknowledged. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]