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Trade on agenda for first UK visit by Colombian president

Trade is on the agenda for the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK.

Cinema

Brian Cox stars as an ailing actor given new hope in 'The Carer'

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Brian Cox was the star on the red carpet at the Budapest premiere of his latest film ‘The Carer’.

Economy

Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay until June 2019

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is to stay in that job until the end of June 2019 to help smooth Britain's departure from the European Union.

France

Children still stranded after Calais camp bulldozed

Up to 200 children spent the night at a makeshift school on the edge of the Calais ‘jungle’ after spending the previous night sleeping rough.

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Cult

Mamma Mia it's virtual Abba

A virtual reality time machine, which captures the essence of Abba.

Economy

Little sign of Brexit vote downturn for UK economy

UK economic growth slowed only slightly in the three months after the Brexit vote, reducing the likelihood the Bank of England will cut rates further.

France

Calais 'Jungle' camp clearance finished, prefect says

French authorities have finished clearing the shanty town known as the “Jungle” outside Calais, saying were confident of dispersing the last of its inhabitants around…

United Kingdom

Deja vu as Theresa May fends off 'shambolic' Brexit plan accusations

The British Prime Minister has again clashed in parliament in the face of opposition charges that the government has no plan for Brexit.

Business Series

Vodafone fined over customer failings

Britain's telecoms regulator has fined Vodafone a record amount for what it called "serious and sustained" failings in its dealings with customers.

France

Fires rage in Calais migrant camp as clearance continues

More shelters and tents have been set alight overnight and on Wednesday as a minority of migrants remain on site, despite an ongoing clearance operation.

United Kingdom

'The Sellout' by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker prize

An American has won the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize for the first time.

United Kingdom

Hugh Laurie makes it on to Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Hugh Laurie has become the latest actor to be honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

United Kingdom

Food and insults fly across the Brexit table

Attitudes are hardening ahead of eventual negotiations to take the UK out of the EU, while the pre-talks void is being filled with mud-slinging - and satire.

France

Migrants begin to arrive at sites around France

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 1,918 people had been processed and sent to 80 centres around France by Monday evening.

Economy

Protests over Britain's planned expansion to London's Heathrow airport

The British government is to expand Europe's busiest airport - Heathrow - spending the equivalent of up to 20 billion euros to build a third runway.

France

Demolition due to begin as migrants continue leaving Calais 'Jungle'

More residents of the squalid camp on the northern French coast have been registering for accommodation elsewhere in the country.

France

Calm prevails as the Jungle is cleared

Bystanders describe the mood as one of resignation, following sporadic outbreaks of unrest overnight.

China

British banker on trail for brutal Hong Kong murder

Rurik Jutting is on trial in Hong Kong for the murder of two Indonesian women. The 31-year old plead not guilty.

Business Series

Microsoft to raise prices over Brexit vote linked pound slump

Microsoft is to sharply increase the prices for some of its enterprise software and cloud storage in Britain after the value of the pound plunged.

France

Calais mostly calm as hundreds of migrants leave 'Jungle' voluntarily

The first buses have left the camp on France's northern coast, taking migrants to other centres in France as the authorities prepare to begin demolition work.