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Search starts here for England new hope Outgoing England manager Fabio Capello left his London home having issued a statement in which he thanked the governing body and the players for their… 09/02/2012
Southern Europe hanging up on Vodafone Vodafone’s revenue for the final three months of 2011 came in lower than expected. It blamed increasingly difficult conditions in southern European countries… 09/02/2012
Capello quits as England boss England football manager, Fabio Capello has resigned. The Football Association released a statement saying he had quit following a meeting on Wednesday with… 08/02/2012
Argentina complains to the UN over UK warship Britain’s deployment of a warship to the Falkland Islands has angered Argentina which says it now intends to complain to the United Nations. Buenos Aires… 08/02/2012
Celebration of writer Dickens’ birth 200 years ago Commemorations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of renowned British author Charles Dickens were lead by his royal namesake. Prince Charles laid a wreath… 07/02/2012
Enter the world of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ is one of English author Charles Dickens’ most famous stories. Sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s emotional transformation after the… 06/02/2012
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 year reign – nocomment Sixty years ago today, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on the death of her father King George VI. She is the second longest-serving British… 06/02/2012
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth marks Diamond Jubilee Sixty years ago today, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne on the death of her father King George VI. On the eve of this, her Diamond Jubilee… 06/02/2012
William flies into Falkland service Britain’s Prince William has begun a deployment to the Falklands with the Royal Air Force, angering Argentina which lays claim to the islands. He is there… 05/02/2012
Europe slows down as big freeze takes hold The first snowfall in over 20 years in Italy’s capital has left the city eerily quiet. Iconic tourist attractions the Colosseum and Roman Forum have been… 05/02/2012
Terry stripped of England captaincy John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy for a second time in his career on Friday. The decision to relieve the England defender of his duties as… 04/02/2012
UK minister quits over speeding offence charges British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has resigned after learning he will face criminal charges for allegedly lying to police. His ex-wife Vicky Pryce is… 03/02/2012
Criminal charge forces UK minister to resign The British Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has resigned after prosecutors decided he will be charged with a criminal offence. It is alleged… 03/02/2012
Argentina protests as William arrives in Falklands Argentine demonstrators have attacked a branch of the British bank HSBC in Buenos Aires to protest against Prince William’s arrival in the Falkland… 03/02/2012
Litvinenko’s father denounces son as traitor He was the ex-Russian spy whose poisoning by radioactive polonium in London sparked accusations of a Kremlin-sponsored murder. But six years after Alexander… 02/02/2012
UK appoints first Somalia ambassador for 21 years Britain has appointed its first ambassador to Somalia for 21 years. William Hague announced the move during the first visit to the war-stricken nation by a… 02/02/2012
Assange appeals extradition at the Supreme Court WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is appealing his extradition to Sweden to face sex crime charges at Britain’s Supreme Court. Assange was detained in the … 01/02/2012
Britain sends warship to Falkland Islands Britain is sending a warship to the Falkland Islands as the 30th anniversary of its conflict with Argentina over their ownership approaches. The deployment… 01/02/2012
RBS ex-boss loses his knighthood Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin had been stripped of his Knighthood. Goodwin was responsible for steering the bank close to collapse, and… 01/02/2012
Julian Assange makes fresh extradition appeal WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will ask Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to quash a decision to extradite him to Sweden. Swedish prosecutors want… 31/01/2012
Leaders chew the fat at EU summitHungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks with his British counterpart David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels, January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Yves… 31/01/2012
Opposite actions when it comes to payouts at UK bank RBS Chairman of the UK’s Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Philip Hampton has turned down a payment worth more than 1.6 million euros, apparently describing it as… 29/01/2012
Disability protest disrupts London shopping A protest over welfare reforms affecting disability benefits in Britain disrupted the traffic in one of London’s busiest shopping streets. The government… 29/01/2012
‘The Tempest’ inspires Olympic opening The Oscar winning director Danny Boyle has announced the title of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games as “Isles of Wonder,” inspired by… 28/01/2012
Anger over bonus for head of nationalised RBS in UK There has been widespread fury in the UK over a bonus of more than £950,000 paid to the boss of the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland. Stephen Hester’s… 28/01/2012
Olympic environmental commissioner quits as Dow stays As London prepares for the six-month countdown to the Olympic games the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster in India remains a constant headache for the organisers… 26/01/2012
Cameron dubs Franco-German tax plan ‘madness’ Britain’s David Cameron has taken a swipe at Franco-German plans for a financial transaction tax in Europe, questioning the sanity of such a move. Already… 26/01/2012
EasyJet sales jump bucks industry trend EasyJet, Europe’s second largest budget airline, says its quarterly revenue jumped thanks to things like more business travellers flying with it. Revenues… 26/01/2012
Kirchner slams Cameron comments as ‘nonsense’ Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner has wasted no time bouncing back from surgery on a suspected tumour in her throat to resume the diplomatic offensive… 26/01/2012
Falklands-Malvinas – perhaps a different approach It is true that the disputed islands named both Falkland and Malvinas are closer to Argentina than to Britain. But geographical arguments are slippery in… 25/01/2012
Falklands feud still raw in Buenos Aires Hundreds of activists have descended on the British Embassy in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires to call on Britain to relinquish its sovereignty of the… 25/01/2012
Redknapp in tax evasion trial Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp appeared in a London court on Monday accused of avoiding tax payments. It was claimed Redknapp was paid on two… 24/01/2012
German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extracts A British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler’s memoir “Mein Kampf” in Germany, along with a critical commentary. But the… 21/01/2012
Hostage’s body returned to UK embassy in Iraq The body of British security guard Alan McMenemy has been handed over to the UK’s embassy in Baghdad, almost five years after his abduction in Iraq. The… 21/01/2012
UK and Argentina in new war of words over Falklands Tensions are again mounting between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands, in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the brief war the two countries… 21/01/2012
Britain’s regulator turns off Iran’s Press TV Britain’s independent media regulator has pulled the plug on Iran’s state-funded Press TV, claiming its editorial policies are controlled by Tehran. The… 20/01/2012
News Corp admits liability in hacking scandal After months of denials and attempting to put its finger in the bursting dyke of revelations about its corrupt journalistic methods, Rupert Murdoch’s News… 19/01/2012
UK-EU: should I stay or should I go? The age old debate of Britain’s place at the heart of Europe is heating up once again. Last month Eurosceptics praised Prime Minister David Cameron for… 19/01/2012
Falkland Islands oil excites explorers Against a background of tension between Britain and Argentina over claims to the Falkland Islands, oil companies say there could be more than eight billion… 19/01/2012
UK jobless at new 17 year high The number of Britons out of work rose to its highest level in more than 17 years in November as the jobless rate reached 8.4 percent of the workforce – that… 18/01/2012
Britain considers yacht gift for Queen Jubilee Britain’s Queen Elizabeth might be getting a new yacht for her Diamond Jubilee – but Prime Minister David Cameron says it would be built with private not… 17/01/2012
UK talks trade with Asian marketsBritain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne talks with China’s Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the Xinjiang Room located in the Great Hall of the People… 17/01/2012
‘Iron Lady’ boycott in English ex-mining townsMeryl Streep may be tipped for an Oscar, but the Iron Lady is not universally popular. Memories of Margaret Thatcher’s era have been revived in the UK with… 13/01/2012
Grim day for UK bank workers Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,500 jobs in its investment banking section and sell or close divisions dealing with shares and mergers and… 12/01/2012
Full speed ahead for UK high speed rail network The British government has given the go ahead for a high-speed rail network initially linking London and Birmingham and later cities further north. The… 10/01/2012
Protests continue against Olympic sponsor As organisers celebrated the 200 day countdown to the start of this summer’s London Olympics, protesters were calling for Dow Chemical to be dropped as an… 10/01/2012
2011 bumper year for Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce, the British-based luxury carmaker, which is owned by Germany’s BMW, has announced production rose by 31 percent last year and it sold 3,538… 09/01/2012
Back in the Day: the world’s first underground railwayJanuary 10, 1863 The world’s first underground railway opens in London. Initially around six kilometres of track were used to link Paddington Station to… 09/01/2012
More racial abuse claims at Liverpool English Premier League club Liverpool and Merseyside Police are investigating alleged racial abuse from fans towards Oldham Athletic defender Tom… 07/01/2012
High winds and heavy rain lash UK – nocomment More than 100,000 homes lost their electricity supply in Britain on Tuesday as storm winds of up to 90 miles-per-hour (56 km/h) uprooted trees which knocked… 04/01/2012
Brazil overtakes UK in economic league table Brazil has topped the United Kingdom in the World Economic League Table. The British based Centre for Economics and Business Research – the CEBR – said Rio is… 27/12/2011
Festive spending hits highs and lows in Europe Christmas cheer was in short supply for Italian retailers. As analysts say austerity measures prompted households there to cut spending. The shoe and… 27/12/2011
A wage for living It is Christmas time again. Despite the crisis, British people are spending nearly 84 billion euros on seasonal shopping, up 1 per cent from last year. But… 22/12/2011
British Airways to buy BMI British Airways is buying BMI from Lufthansa for just over 200-million euros, shutting out rival bidder Virgin Atlantic. The deal still needs to be approved… 22/12/2011
Suarez backed by international captain The headlines on Luis Suarez have gripped England, sparking reaction beyond the family of football fans. There has been outrage in some quarters that he… 21/12/2011
England’s John Terry to face criminal racial abuse charges England football captain John Terry is to face criminal charges over allegations that he racially abused the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand… 21/12/2011
Eight-match ban for Suarez’ racial slur Liverpool Football Club’s star striker Luis Suarez has been banned for eight matches after being found guilty by the English Football Association of racially… 20/12/2011
EU misses IMF loan target as UK says no Britain’s refusal to contribute to the IMF for a eurozone bailout fund has left the EU short of its 200 billion euro target. The UK boycott leaves the… 20/12/2011
European energy from fish and tea bags? In Europe at least 20 percent of our food ends up as waste. While new zero-food waste policies are on their way, researchers are imagining ways to turn… 19/12/2011
Britain under fire over veto and EU-Russia summit In this week’s Europe Weekly, we take a look at criticism levelled at Britain over its refusal to a sign a new EU fiscal accord. We also look at Russian… 16/12/2011
UK dole queues lengthen as recession looms The number of people out of work in Britain hit the highest level in more than 17 years in October. In addition, the jobless figures look set to rise… 14/12/2011
Monti: ‘not the birth of a 2-speed Europe’ On his first EU summit, the new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti was one of the protagonists of the long marathon to save the euro and strengthen fiscal… 10/12/2011
Britain and the rest of the EU poles apart While not a total divorce the decision by Britain to go its own separate way clearly marks a fundamental split in the EU. If David Cameron was hoping for… 09/12/2011
Rooney Euro ban reduced UEFA has reduced Wayne Rooney’s ban at next year’s European championships from three to two games following an appeal hearing in Nyon Switzerland… 08/12/2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows The new Sherlock Holmes movie is an action-packed thriller – which is no surprise as it is directed by Guy Ritchie, best known for excessively violent… 08/12/2011
HSBC fined for mis-selling to elderly Britain’s financial regulator has fined HSBC a record 12.2 million euros for mis-selling investment plans to elderly customers. The products were intended… 05/12/2011
Heineken buys a round The brewing giant Heineken has become one of the UK’s leading pub owners after buying more than 900 tenanted pubs from the Royal Bank of Scotland. … 02/12/2011
The face of anger over UK cutsA protester stands outside St Thomas’ Hospital in central London, November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville 30/11/2011
Demonstration against James MurdochJames Murdoch will probably survive a row with investors to be re-elected as chairman of BSkyB with the support of News Corp but that link to his father’s… 29/11/2011
Tributes paid to Gary Speed The football world has been paying tribute to Wales national team manager Gary Speed after he was found dead at his home in Chester on Sunday. The 42… 28/11/2011
China considers UK infrastructure investment China has said it is interested in pumping money into Britain’s railways as part of major plans to invest in the crumbling infrastructure of developed… 28/11/2011
Sun, sea and uncertainty at Thomas Cook The troubled holiday giant Thomas Cook is reported to be ready to cut 1,000 jobs and shake up its boardroom after securing yet another emergency cash… 28/11/2011
Gary Speed found dead Wales football manager Gary Speed has died at the age of 42. According to reports, the former Newcastle winger was found hanged at his home in Chester on… 27/11/2011
United Kingdom- Attempted robbery – nocomment A CCTV video released by Metropolitan police shows a British shopkeeper fending off an attack by a knife-wielding robber who held the blade to his assistant’s… 26/11/2011
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Turkish president – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip welcomed Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife to Buckingham Palace at the start of a three-day state visit. 23/11/2011
Champions League: United and Benfica eye knockout stage Manchester United will be looking to end Benfica’s unbeaten start to the season when both sides lock horns at Old Trafford on Tuesday. England… 22/11/2011
Dizzy virtual gym in LondonBritish artist Joe Hill’s creation, at Canary Wharf in London, measures more than 1,120 square metres, breaking records for the longest and largest surface… 18/11/2011
British government sells Northern Rock to Virgin The British government has agreed to sell Northern Rock, the failed mortgage lender it nationalised in 2008. It’s being bought by Virgin Money, the banking… 17/11/2011
Martin Johnson resigns England rugby team manager Martin Johnson has stepped down after three and a half years in the job following the country’s failure to progress beyond the… 17/11/2011
UK jobless rate hits 15-year high Unemployment in Britain hit its highest in 15 years. The number of young people out of work topped the politically sensitive one million mark for the first… 16/11/2011
Murray meets Djokovic in season end tournament Novak Djokovic will end his scorching season in which he won three Grand Slams up against Andy Murray in the group stages of the ATP Masters in London which… 15/11/2011
Wallace & Gromit creators say industry in ‘crisis’ Creators of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, the Oscar-winning studio Aardman has said Britain’s television animation industry is in “crisis”. As a… 14/11/2011
UK Remembrance Day ceremony – nocomment Queen Elizabeth and other members of the Royal Family, politicians and other national figures gather at the Cenotaph in Whitehall for the Remembrance Sunday… 13/11/2011
New landlord at Abbey Road It has brought the world everyone from The Beatles to Queen, Kate Perry and Coldplay. Now EMI is to have yet another new owner – or actually two. Universal… 12/11/2011
Lest we forget: remembering the fallenA visitor holds a bunch of poppies during Armistice Day commemorations at the Franco-British National Memorial in Thiepval, northern France. The memorial was… 11/11/2011
Have a break, leave the maskAdam Murray, a member of the protest camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral, sits in a coffee shop close to the camp, in central London (November 9, 2011)… 10/11/2011
Benefits of hosting big sporting events The sluggish world economy means a harsh climate for tourism. This week’s edition of Focus asks whether major sporting events can help resuscitate the… 10/11/2011
UK: students march over fees – nocomment Some 4,000 police officers were deployed in central London as thousands of students and their supporters march through the city in protest at increased… 10/11/2011
New wave Brit cinema hits London British movies are back with a vengence and making their presence known at the London Film Festival. Thanks to a handful of UK Directors, ‘New British… 07/11/2011
No need for a doggy bag for these mucky pups! – nocomment With record numbers of pubs closing in the UK, the owner of the Mucky Pup pub has turned his north London establishment into a “pop-up” doggy diner and… 05/11/2011
“Pink fluffy kittens would give me more nightmares”Charlie Adlard has been drawing The Walking Dead since issue #7, when he replaced Tony Moore, who created the series in 2003 with writer Robert Kirkman. The… 02/11/2011
Bonus interview: Placido Domingo and Antonio Pappano Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Placido Domingo (in Spanish) and Antonio Pappano (in English). 02/11/2011
Celebrations embrace Placido Domingo at Covent Garden Othello is a tragic hero on the stage and in opera and is the protagonist of Verdi’s masterpiece. At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden he is brought to… 02/11/2011
Pakistani cricketers found guilty of betting plot Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif could face jail sentences after being found guilty of spot-fixing during a match… 01/11/2011
Q3 growth doesn’t dispel UK recession fears Britain appears to be teetering on the brink of recession, despite stronger-than-expected GDP growth in the third quarter. It was up 0.5 percent from the… 01/11/2011
Barclays’ profit up, bad loans down Good news from Barclays which saw its third quarter profit rise by five percent. There were gains in retail banking and from its credit card division while… 31/10/2011
Coldplay start world tour in Madrid Coldplay are going global to promote their latest album “Mylo Xyloto” with a world tour. They chose Madrid to kick things off with a spectacular premiere of… 28/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth visits aboriginal school – nocomment UK Queen Elizabeth, on 10-day visit to Australia, visited an Aboriginal school in Perth on Thursday. 27/10/2011
Euro debt crisis: the impact of the eurosceptics The euro zone debt crisis appears to be emboldening many eurosceptics, most notably in Britain, to push for a redefinition of relations with the EU. While… 25/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth II visits Australia – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Australia to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which will be held in Perth… 24/10/2011
