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Minister Shane McEntee dies aged 56

Junior minister Shane McEntee has died.

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ArcelorMittal takes $4.3 billion writedown on weak Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, is to write down the value of its European business by $4.3 billion, underscoring gloom about prospects for the region's...

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Malala Urges School Name U-Turn After Attack

Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the Taliban, has urged a college to reverse its decision to rename it after her.

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Italy PM Monti expected to resign on Friday

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will hand in his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano after parliament approves the 2013 budget later on Friday, political and government...

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Police fear turf war as biker gangs arrive in Europe

A wave of biker gangs from the US, Canada and Australia arriving in Europe has raised fears of deadly turf battle like the Nordic biker wars of the 1990s, European police agency Europol warned on Friday.

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Clashes on eve of Egypt referendum

Running clashes between rival protesters erupted Friday in Egypt's second city Alexandria, on the eve of the final round of a referendum on a new constitution backed by the ruling Islamists.

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EU welcomes Putin with Syria back in focus

Russian President Vladimir Putin went into talks with European Union leaders Friday, tackling a lengthy agenda of contentious issues from trade and human rights to Syria.

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X Factor Hopeful Who Glassed Man Avoids Jail

An X Factor hopeful who was axed from the show after she glassed her boyfriendhas avoided jail.

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BAE Systems Strikes £2.5bn Deal With Oman

A deal worth £2.5bn has been completed between British defence manufacturer BAE Systems and Oman.

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BAE wins 2.5 billion pounds Omani contract

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BAE Systems Plc signed a bigger than expected contract worth around 2.5 billion pounds ($4.1 billion) to supply aircraft to Oman, its first major deal since the collapse of...

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Poll: Tories haemorrhaging support as Ukip benefits

The Tories have lost one sixth of their support over the last two months, according to a shocking new poll which will further boost Ukip's reputation.

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Baroness Greengross: Challenge of dementia is growing

Dementia is a life changing disease, which one in three of us will die with, writes Baroness Greengross, chair of the APPG on Dementia.

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Challenge of dementia is growing

Dementia is a life changing disease, which one in three of us will die with, writes Baroness Greengross, chair of the APPG on Dementia.

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Yeo: Wrong decisions being made on energy policy

A senior Conservative MP is mounting an attempt to get an emissions target included in the upcoming energy bill, against the wishes of the government.

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Voters want richest to face hefty speeding fines

Two-thirds of voters think the coalition's drive to make the rich pay more should be extended to fines for speeding offences.

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MP: Ban claimants from buying booze

Benefits claimants should be banned from spending their state handouts on cigarettes and booze, a Tory MP has controversially claimed.

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Leading Muslims demand mosque gay marriage ban

The government's move to outlaw Church of England (CofE) gay marriages is discriminatory, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has claimed.

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MPs to rubber-stamp bank reform

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will get the go-ahead to force banks to shield their routine retail operations from riskier investment banking activities when MPs announce the conclusions of an inquiry into...

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Afghan withdrawal 'may accelerate'

David Cameron has hinted that Britain's withdrawal from Afghanistan could be speeded up amid speculation that the force size could be nearly halved next year.

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Police face inquiry over minister's "pleb" row

LONDON (Reuters) - A British former minister who quit after failing to shake off claims that he called police "plebs" called for an inquiry on Tuesday after a television programme said he may have been...

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