behindmarkets
Aegis-Dentsu deal a winner for bothBritish advertising agency Aegis saw its share price rocketed as it was bought by the Japanese… 12/07/12 19:27 CET
cinema
Chariots of Fire marks start of London OlympicsIt stirred patriotic emotions when it was first made and now in Olympic year ‘Chariots of Fire’ has… 12/07/12 17:33 CET
corporate
Carmakers’ dilemma: too many plants, too few buyersPeugeot’s 8,000 job cuts and closure of a plant near Paris comes as cash strapped Europeans buy… 12/07/12 17:39 CET
Italian fashion house Valentino sold to Qatari royal familyQatar’s royal family has bought the iconic Italian fashion house Valentino. The sellers are the… 12/07/12 14:08 CET
Carrefour relatively upbeat despite weak salesCarrefour has said that while trading remained weak in Europe’s austerity-blighted countries, it… 12/07/12 14:08 CET
Airbus announces more orders at FarnboroughAirbus said on Thursday that it had won purchase commitments to buy planes worth almost 14 billion… 12/07/12 14:08 CET
economy
Greek jobless hits record with worse predictedChallenging Spain for the worst jobless total in Europe Greek unemployment has hit a record 22.5… 12/07/12 17:40 CET
europa
Romania’s PM in Brussels to defend bid to oust presidentRomania’s Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, has held talks with EU leaders in Brussels to explain his… 12/07/12 20:09 CET
Eco-crime in EU booming, report saysMafia groups are making billions from environmental crime, new research has found. Dumping toxic… 12/07/12 19:00 CET
italk
Animal rights – or wrongs?Alex Taylor: “What rights do animals have exactly? Who defends those rights and what happens to… 12/07/12 16:22 CET
le mag
Chinese interact with 3D artVisitors have flocked to the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to see a three-dimensional art… 12/07/12 17:33 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
The Rolling Stones – 50 YearsSex, drugs, rock and roll! Today The Rolling Stones are pensioners but 50 years ago to the day… 12/07/12 12:40 CET
science
Selecting the right sound from a lot of noiseEver wonder how we are able to focus on what one person is saying in a crowded room full of… 12/07/12 15:16 CET
Sport
Rolland wins as Wiggins extends leadFrance’s Pierre Rolland produced a superb display to clinch the 11th stage of the Tour de France, a… 12/07/12 21:28 CET
Extra troops called up for OlympicsWith only two weeks to go before the London Games get underway, the military has been asked to… 12/07/12 19:10 CET
u talk
Consular protection for EU citizensThis week’s question on U-talk comes from Andris, from Riga in Latvia: “I plan to go on holiday to… 12/07/12 10:00 CET
world news
Opel CEO steps asideThe CEO of General Motors’ European business has stepped down. Karl Friedrich Stracke, who was head… 12/07/12 23:23 CET
No discount gas for Ukraine after Russia talks failRussia and Ukraine’s leaders have failed to strike a deal that would see Kiev paying a lower price… 12/07/12 22:33 CET
Peugeot Citroen workers fear for their futuresPSA Peugeot Citroen’s decision to shut its Aulnay plant has left workers fearing for their future… 12/07/12 20:04 CET
Russia blocks UN draft resolution on SyriaIn keeping with its support for President Bashar al-Assad, Russia has refused to back a tougher … 12/07/12 19:33 CET
Wikileaks claims Iceland court victory over donationsWikileaks is claiming a court victory in Iceland against a partner of Visa and Mastercard over… 12/07/12 19:10 CET
Belgium far-right official quits over Anonymous paedophile claimsA local councillor near Brussels has resigned from the Belgian far-right Vlaams Belang party after… 12/07/12 19:10 CET
Greece: pensioner protests and record unemploymentOutside the Health Ministry in Athens, people gathered to protest against pension cuts that are… 12/07/12 18:41 CET
Spain: Austerity pain but no gain?Will it work? That is the question Spanish newspapers are asking about the prime minister’s tough… 12/07/12 18:40 CET
The Stones still licking the competitionMick Jagger has proved wrong. The Stones have been Rolling for 50 years. He said early on they’d… 12/07/12 18:21 CET
UN moves tanks into Goma to fend off rebel threatThe UN on Thursday sent tanks into the eastern Congolese town of Goma to fend off a possible attack… 12/07/12 17:54 CET
Nigeria: More than 100 die after fuel tanker explodesA fuel tanker fire in Nigeria has killed more than 100 people. The vehicle overturned in Ahoada… 12/07/12 17:45 CET
Search for missing climbers after deadly Alpine avalancheThe most deadly avalanche in the Alps since 2008 has killed nine climbers and injured several… 12/07/12 17:36 CET
Not out yet but China accepts pre-orders for iPhone 5The iPhone 5 has already gone on sale in China - the only problem is Apple hasn’t actually released… 12/07/12 17:20 CET
Clean-up and aid in Russia flood regionVolunteers are coming from across Russia to help with the clean-up in Krasnodar, the region hardest… 12/07/12 15:14 CET
Growing old disgracefully: Rolling Stones mark 50 yearsHalf a century to the day since their first gig, the Stones are still rolling. There is a new… 12/07/12 14:33 CET
French car giant Peugeot Citroen sheds 8,000 jobsFrance’s biggest carmaker Peugeot Citroen has stunned the country by announcing 8,000 job cuts and… 12/07/12 12:34 CET
Berlusconi will run for PM again, say his alliesAllies of Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi are pushing for him to make another… 12/07/12 12:33 CET
Nine dead in French avalanche as more bodies foundThree more bodies have been found in the French Alps, bringing to nine the number of people… 12/07/12 10:03 CET
French car giant Peugeot Citroen to cut 8,000 jobsFrench carmaker Peugeot Citroen has announced 8,000 job cuts and the closure of an assembly plant… 12/07/12 09:43 CET
Olympic legend takes torch to StonehengeOne of the world’s greatest athletes at one of the world’s best-loved monuments meant an… 12/07/12 09:03 CET
Top level Syria diplomat defectsA senior Syrian diplomat has announced his defection to the revolution against President Assad’s… 12/07/12 06:03 CET
Spanish workers accuse PM of breaking election promisesNew government austerity measures designed to slash 65 billion euros from Spain’s deficit have… 12/07/12 05:33 CET
Obamacare set to become key issue in presidential pollPresident Obama’s healthcare reforms look set to be a major issue in November’s presidential… 12/07/12 02:13 CET
Iran, Iraq back Syria peace plan, Annan saysUN and Arab League envoy on Syria Kofi Annan said on Wednesday that both Iran and Iraq back his… 12/07/12 01:03 CET
Web protests over Russia’s new internet lawRussian-based websites have reacted with alarm to the State Duma’s approval of a new information… 12/07/12 00:43 CET
