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...
View ArticleMalala 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.
View ArticleItaly 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...
View ArticlePolice 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.
View ArticleClashes 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.
View ArticleEU 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.
View ArticleX Factor Hopeful Who Glassed Man Avoids Jail
An X Factor hopeful who was axed from the show after she glassed her boyfriendhas avoided jail.
View ArticleBAE Systems Strikes £2.5bn Deal With Oman
A deal worth £2.5bn has been completed between British defence manufacturer BAE Systems and Oman.
View ArticleBAE 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...
View ArticlePoll: 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.
View ArticleBaroness 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.
View ArticleChallenge 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.
View ArticleYeo: 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.
View ArticleVoters 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.
View ArticleMP: 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.
View ArticleLeading 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.
View ArticleMPs 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...
View ArticleAfghan 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.
View ArticlePolice 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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