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Airlines boycott Egypt as UK and US point finger at ISIL bomb on downed airliner

It is all far too early to be sure what happened to the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt; vital black box data has yet to be made public, yet

United Kingdom

Cameron and Al-Sisi talk tourism in Downing Street discussions

The Sinai plane crash appears to have dominated controversial talks between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah

United Kingdom

British film archive prepares "long lost" Disney rabbit for Christmas

Film archivists at London have rediscovered a long-lost Walt Disney animation from 1928. “Sleigh Bells” features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character

Business Series

UK holiday company shares hit by Egypt travel restrictions

Holiday company shares have been hit by Britain’s move to suspend flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh – a decision criticised

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United Kingdom

Egypt's al-Sisi faces street protests on London visit

Egypt’s ruler and key British regional ally President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visits Britain today, and protesters have been out in force in London to

United Kingdom

UK Police and students clash during protest over university costs

Scuffles broke out between police and protesters in central London on Wednesday as students held a rally calling for the end to university tuition

Culture news

Adele smashes records with comeback single 'Hello'

British singer-songwriter Adele has smashed records with her comeback single ‘Hello’. Debuting at no. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and top of the

Economy

New destinations seek to get in on the act at World Travel Market

The tourism industry’s leading global event includes some 250 new exhibitors this year. At the 2015 World Travel Market in London, upcoming tourist

Economy

Poor clothes sales hit Marks & Spencer's profits

Marks and Spencer has reported disappointing sales in clothing and homeware. Several factors have been cited for a 1.2 percent decline in general

Economy

Osborne takes UK's EU reform demands to Berlin

Taking his message to Germany on Tuesday, Britain’s finance minister has outlined reforms sought by the UK ahead of its referendum on ongoing

Economy

Activision Blizzard to buy 'Candy Crush Saga' owner King

The group behind the popular Candy Crush Saga mobile games is to be bought by video game maker Activision Blizzard in the industry’s biggest deal of

Culture news

At 70, Rod Stewart still going strong with new album

Seventy and still going strong – Rod Stewart has launched his eagerly awaited album ‘Another Country’. The singer, who came to prominence in the late

Economy

Standard Chartered bank to cut workforce by 17 percent

The London-listed bank Standard Chartered is to shed 15,000 jobs by 2018 – the result of turbulence in Asian markets where it does most of its

Business Series

HSBC quarterly profits exceed expectations

Europe’s biggest bank HSBC has seen profits jump by a third in the third quarter, to $6.1 billion (5.5 billion euros). The results, which exceeded

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Kylie Minogue lights up London for Christmas

Kylie Minogue flicked the switch on London’s famous Oxford Street Christmas lights on Sunday night (November 1) in front of a crowd of thousands

Sport

Rugby World Cup: Australian fans call for earlier kick-off time

The 2015 Rugby World Cup final pits the two best teams on the planet in Australia and New Zealand. But being in England at Twickenham the kick off

Sport

All Blacks looking to re-write rugby history books

Defending champions New Zealand have the World Cup record books in their sights. They are looking to become the first back-to-back champions as well

Sport

Rugby World Cup: Australia on the mend ahead of historic final

Australia have been readying themselves for the historic World Cup final against New Zealand this week. At their training base near Twickenham, the

Sport

Japan seeing knock-on effect from 2015 World Cup heroics

Although the 2015 Rugby World Cup has yet to be decided, for some the focus has already turned to the next edition. Following Japan’s stunning last

Cinema

Bond is back in Spectre

Bond is back in Spectre. Danial Craig plays 007 James Bond for the fourth and final time in Spectre and for film fans the excitement is intense. The