Spain’s stricken Bankia expects to sell off its vast portfolio of industrial holdings, that includes a stake in the parent company of British Airways and Iberia. Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri, who […]
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed oil tycoon, has called on Britain to prevent Russian ofrficials suspected of human rights abuses or corruption from attending the Olympics. In a letter passed […]
As the financial crisis in Spain deepens, British expats are finding that life is becoming increasingly hard. It was sundowner time at the Cantina tapas bar in the picturesque village […]
David Cameron has suffered a fresh political blow as the Conservative Party chairman admits that she failed to declare thousands of pounds in rental income. Baroness Warsi became the first […]
Mr Hollande told French troops that the “mission of fighting terrorism and chasing out the Taliban is close to being accomplished” and heralded a new era of civil […]
Libya’s exiled former intelligence chief knows the identity of PC Yvonne Fletcher’s killer and was probably involved in her murder, the country’s transitional prime minister said. Abdurrahim El-Keib said he […]
An entire French village, which caught global public attention after failing to find a buyer for the price of a one-bedroomed Paris flat, was on Monday finally auctioned off to […]
David Cameron on Monday expressed Nato’s “frustration” at Pakistan’s refusal to allow alliance forces to use a vital supply route out of Afghanistan. The alliance on Monday urged Pakistan to […]
An Asian couple murdered their teenage daughter Shafilea Ahmed because they believed her westernised behaviour was bringing shame upon their family, a court heard. Shafilea, 17, had resisted plans for […]
New president Francois Hollande will slash his salary and his ministers’ salaries, amid promises not to ratify the European treaty on fiscal discipline unless it is amended to include commitments […]
The Olympic torch will be handed over in Athens today before being flown to Britain. The flame will be formally handed over to the London delegation this afternoon in […]
European antipiracy troops carried out their first air attack on mainland Somalia, strafing a beach from a low-flying helicopter and destroying pirates’ boats, fuel supplies and an arms cache. The […]
The long queues endured by passengers at British airports are as much caused by wind as they are by border control procedures, the Immigration Minister said today. Damian Green told […]
Former News International chief executive, her husband and four others charged in phone-hacking inquiry. Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, has been charged over allegations that she […]
German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says if the Greeks don’t like the rules they can leave, this is unfair and it won’t work. There is a ritual in European politics […]
Angela Merkel and François Hollande to have first face-to-face talks in Berlin after eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels. Europe is braced for a crucial 48 hours of high-stakes summitry […]
A survivor of the Srebrenica massacre who was given chocolate by Ratko Mladic will be watching the general’s war crimes trial next week. What Izudin Alic remembers about that fateful […]
Two British servicemen have been shot dead by Afghan policemen they were training in Helmand, in the latest killing by local security forces of Nato allies. The soldier from 1st […]
Popular PlayStation 3 game, Flower, will be played by a group of congregants while they pray at Exeter Cathedral this Sunday. Technology enthusiast, Andy Robertson, who pens a blog called […]
A British undercover agent infiltrated al-Qaeda, volunteered to be a suicide bomber and smuggled out the latest version of the deadly underpants bomb, it can be disclosed. The man, who […]