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All articles from Ali Sheikholeslami, London Correspondent

  • Scotland and the UK: Better Together?

    The debate on Scottish independence has intensified over the summer with polls showing a drop in support for a breakaway from the UK. A referendum is expected in the autumn of 2014. The campaign… 31/08/12 13:28 CET

  • A Scottish separatist takes stock

    The debate on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom has intensified over the summer. A referendum is expected in autumn 2014. The campaign for independence is being led by Alex Salmond… 31/08/12 16:04 CET

  • Libyan Health Minister criticises 'new corruption'

    Fatima Hamroush, Libya's interim Health Minister spoke to euronews reporter Ali Sheikholeslami. *euronews:* "Minister, you criticised the amount of corruption when you took your seat in November… 29/08/12 15:40 CET

  • Protesters support Assange

    As protesters gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, there was intense speculation that the British government might suspend the Embassy's diplomatic status in order to enter the building and… 16/08/12 20:14 CET

  • London gets used to life after the Olympics

    The banners are still up and the centre of London remains festooned with national flags, but the Olympics are well and truly over and Britain is suffering withdrawal symptoms. Few had expected the… 13/08/12 20:04 CET

  • Up, up and away in Bristol's beautiful balloons

    There is a blast of hot air taking over the biggest city in the south west of England. The 34th Bristol Balloon Fiesta is underway and from modest beginnings in 1979, it has become Europe's largest… 11/08/12 15:23 CET

  • The Olympics is ready for Rio, but is the city?

    The world's eyes may be on London at the moment but in four years time they will turn to Rio de Janeiro; host of the next summer Olympics. Justifiably popular with tourists, Brazil's second city is… 08/08/12 19:26 CET

  • The Olympic gold rush

    Team GB has so far scooped more than 20 Olympic gold medals in London, leaving British fans with much to celebrate. In the early days of the Games, the top prize was much lighter and made of solid… 08/08/12 19:44 CET

  • London Olympics: Good for sport, bad for tourism

    British athletes may be picking up gold at the London Olympics, but takings are down at the capital's main tourist attractions. The sporting event is said to be putting off regular visitors. There… 03/08/12 00:23 CET

  • London Olympics: Souvenir sales booming

    The Olympics may be discouraging regular tourists from coming to London, but for shops selling official Games merchandise, business is booming. Thousands of extra customers are said to be flooding… 03/08/12 19:15 CET

  • Carl Lewis exclusive: 'America look good this year'

    As sporting giants go, there are not many bigger than nine-time Olympic and 10-time World Champion Carl Lewis. As the games started, euronews caught up with the man who has been called the "Olympian… 02/08/12 15:54 CET

  • London buzzes ahead of the Olympic ceremony

    The heat is on in London as hundreds of thousands of people come together in the city on the eve of the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games 2012. Even the police are getting into the spirit… 26/07/12 18:32 CET

  • London: Government ministers told to use public transport during Olympics

    Londoners have been urged to rethink their travel plans during the Olympic Games, now ministers and government officials are being told to do the same. Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered… 21/07/12 00:13 CET

  • London's black cabs protest at Olympic lane ban

    Controversy continues to dog the London Olympics. First it was security concerns now the capital's strained transport network is in the spotlight. Drivers of London's famous black taxi cabs are up… 17/07/12 20:45 CET

  • Stonehenge gets fired up for London 2012

    'Fire Garden' is created by French outdoor fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse. They have transformed Stonehenge, one of Britain's best loved landmarks. The spectacle is just one of the… 16/07/12 14:52 CET

  • Iranians turn vegetarian - by force

    It is one thing to choose not to eat meat, but quite another to be forced into vegetarianism. This trend seems to be the latest effect of international sanctions against Iran’s nuclear programme that… 02/07/12 18:46 CET

  • England and the curse of the penalty monster

    And yet another European championship escaped English footballers courtesy of a penalty shoot out. The team started strong against its Italian opponents, but it was the blues who dominated the game… 25/06/12 16:13 CET

  • Iran nuclear standoff – talks for the sake of talks

    After many rounds of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme the EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton could only say “talks for talks’ sake” is not the point of such gatherings. This was a… 20/06/12 12:04 CET

  • 'Queen hardly put a foot wrong in 60 years' - Cameron

    Queen Elizabeth II, there is no taking it away from her, has got staying power. It is as if she had taken the United Kingdom's national anthem (the part that says 'long to reign over us') entirely… 04/06/12 19:25 CET

  • Galactic merger will end the universe as we know it

    If you believe in the Mayan prediction that 2012 is the end of the world, stop reading and jog on. If you’re more science-minded, you’ll see we may have slightly more time before the Apocalypse… 01/06/12 12:38 CET

  • British doctors explain strike reasons

    The pension debate in Britain has extended to doctors, and their decision to go on a day of strike action has sparked criticism from the government. Non-urgent care will be suspended on June 21… 31/05/12 13:55 CET

  • Hunt, cheerleader for Murdoch or impartial?

    The Leveson inquiry into press standards in Britain heard evidence given all day by Jeremy Hunt , the minister who oversaw the bid by the Murdoch Empire to take full ownership of the broadcaster… 31/05/12 19:22 CET

  • Blair, Murdoch, who next?

    Former Prime Minister Tony Blair answered questions at the Leveson Inquiry for hours on May 28, mostly on his relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a relationship that many say was too cosy… 29/05/12 15:48 CET

  • Spain on the brink of becoming Greece?

    The Spanish government has been struggling with its budget deficit for quite some time, but it now faces the biggest bailout of a bank ever. A request from Bankia, one of the country’s biggest… 29/05/12 16:22 CET

  • 'Vatileaks' of modern-day Judas shakes Catholic Church

    Pope Benedict XVI’s personal butler, Paolo Gabriele, has been living a rollercoaster since Wednesday – sliding downward with an incredible speed. The 46-year-old, who is described as shy and… 28/05/12 11:55 CET

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