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Easyjet shares down on security fears profit effects

Budget airline easyJet says travel demand was dampened by security fears late in 2015 but a recovery in bookings has put it on track to meet annual profit forecasts.

United Kingdom

Polar explorer Henry Worsley dies trying to reach his dream

Tributes have poured in for the British explorer Henry Worsley who has died after falling ill just 50 km short of attempting to become the first

World News

'Brexit' could cause difficulties for Northern Ireland

On a visit to London on Monday the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny told his British counterpart David Cameron, that if Britain leaves the EU it could

World News

ISIL horror video threatens France but Hollande extends State of Emergency

This weekend ISIL released a slickly-edited and stuffed with special effects video; 17 minutes long, it also contains doyens of beheadings

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Culture news

Sting and Peter Gabriel launch headline North American tour

Sting and Peter Gabriel are joining bands and songs for a joint headline tour across North America and Canada later this year and the duo promise the

Syria

ISIL'posts UK video threat'

The Islamist extremist group ISIL has posted a video on the internet making an apparent threat to attack Britain. The unverified footage contains

World News

Calais 'jungle' migrant camp is 'bad for business' say locals

Calais residents and local business people have called on the authorities to “ clean up” the refugee camp on their doorstep. Hundreds marched through

France

Jeremy Corbyn labels conditions at France's refugee camps 'a disgrace'

Leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the conditions at refugee camps in northern France “a disgrace.” His first trip abroad as

United Kingdom

UK: Google pays back tax millions but critics lash out

Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a decade’s worth of back taxes in Britain, amid claims that it and other multinationals have been avoiding

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU rattled by refugee crisis

In this edition of Europe Weekly, senior officials warn the EU is running out of time to find a solution to the continent’s refugee crisis; Denmark

United Kingdom

'Subtle British humour': Russia's icy reaction to the Litvinenko report

Russia has reacted to Sir Robert Owen’s report on Alexander Litvinenko’s death with an iciness comparable to a winter’s morning in Moscow. The

United Kingdom

Litvinenko's widow wants all Russian spies kicked out of London

The widow of murdered former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko wants all Russian agents expelled from the UK, following a report blaming the Russian

United Kingdom

Putin probably approved Litvinenko murder - inquiry

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. That’s the conclusion of

Russia

Moscow: Litvinenko report could 'poison' relations with Britain

Russia is rejecting the findings of the UK’s inquiry into the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, cautioning that it could “poison”

United Kingdom

Litvinenko widow wants Russian spies expelled from UK

Alexander Litvinenko’s widow has called for Russian agents to be expelled from Britain and for sanctions against Moscow. Marino Litvinenko also wants

Economy

Electric taxi maker wins court ruling over London "copy" cabs

A judge has ruled that London black cabs are not distinctive enough to be trademarked and dismissed a trademark case brought by the London Taxi Company.

World News

Russia's Putin probably approved operation to murder Alexander Litvinenko

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a British inquiry has

United Kingdom

Asylum seekers in Middlesborough say they are being housed in "marked" homes

Suspicions are running high in the northern English city of Middlesborough, which has welcomed the highest number of refugees and asylum seekers

Europe News

Tory MEPs split on Cameron's EU reform bid

British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to secure a deal on EU reform next month. Amongst his demands: tighter rules on EU migrants claiming

Economy

UK jobless rate down, wage growth slows

Even as the unemployment rate fell, wage growth in Britain in the three months to November was the slowest since February, reducing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.