Vicki Barker

Olympic Flame Flies To United Kingdom

Vicki Barker — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:16:00 +0000

The flame for the London Olympics, which was ignited by the rays of the sun in the 2,800-year-old Temple of Hera in Greece, arrives in the UK Saturday. It was carried from Olympia in a lantern that flew aboard a gold-painted plane. Vicki Barker has more on the flame's relay race to London.

British Economy Heads Back Into Recession

Vicki Barker — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:45:00 +0000

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Britain is a nation in shock, following yesterday's announcement that its economy has slipped back into recession.

Can't Join The Club: London Marathon 'Ever-Presents'

Vicki Barker — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:33:00 +0000

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Today marks the 32nd annual London Marathon. Summer Olympic hopeful, Wilson Kipsang, won the men's race, while fellow Kenyan Mary Keitany won the women's for a second consecutive year. Others, well, Vicki Barker met the event's most seasoned veterans: the so-called Ever-Presents, who've run in all 31 previous marathons.

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.