Online Christmas sales jump by a third in Europe: payment firm
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online Christmas sales in Europe rose steeply from the year before, with even sharper increases for purchases via tablets and smartphones, according to online payment service...
View ArticleThe Heineken Cup's health is essential to the future of rugby union | Dean Ryan
The French have just signed a huge television deal for the Top 14 that will boost their purchasing power but if the Cup becomes a two-nation tournament it will lose its value What may be the last group...
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Gloucester Rugby boss Nigel Davies hopes Cup trip isn't the final countdown...
This is Gloucestershire -- NIGEL Davies is hoping Sunday's Heineken Cup clash against Perpignan is not Gloucester's last in Europe. The Cherry and Whites can qualify for the quarter-finals of the...
View ArticleSarkozy ally Rachida Dati backs David Cameron over EU referendum plan
French former justice minister says PM right to challenge 'naive musings' about creating a European superstate An ally of the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has praised David Cameron for...
View ArticleMilitary options: sense about defence | Editorial
Question posed by Robert Gates – whether the UK now has the ability to act alongside the US in the Middle East or Asia – is not the only or even the main one that needs to be answered The former US...
View ArticleMan Utd scouting team posted across Europe
Manchester United boss David Moyes' scouting team have been dispatched across Europe this week.read more Reported by Tribal Football 23 hours ago.
View ArticleWhere are all the leftwing Eurosceptics? | Mark Wallace
Much of the EU's activity is non-socialist, undemocratic and even sometimes horrific, yet the British left continues to embrace it So far this week, the political news has been dominated by one issue:...
View ArticlePepe Mel wants West Brom to challenge for Europe
Ambitious Pepe Mel today set his sights on emulating his success in Spain by helping Albion challenge for a place in Europe. Reported by Express and Star 14 hours ago.
View ArticleRisky high-yield debt makes Europe return
One of the “frothy signs”, identified by RBS analysts, is the issuance of nearly $7bn of payment-in-kind (PIK) bonds in Europe last year, the highest level since the financial crisis. Reported by...
View ArticleTen things I learned in Detroit
From the new C-class to the rise and rise of Tesla, here were some of the themes from the Detroit motor show *1. Everyone loves the new Mercedes-Benz C-class* I’ve not heard a bad word said from even...
View ArticlePlugging the IT Skills Gap Part Three: Visa Europe
Visa Europe builds its IT talent from the ground up, with in-house degree-level training Reported by computing.co.uk 13 hours ago.
View ArticleAnalysis: Chevy's exit from Europe weakens GM's deal with Manchester United
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's recent decision to pull its well-known Chevrolet brand out of Europe suddenly makes its expensive sponsorship deal with Manchester United, the world's most...
View ArticleCut carbon emissions by 40% in 16 years, Ed Davey tells EU
Energy secretary calls on heads of state to back plan but says renewables target will not be binding Ed Davey, the energy secretary, has called on EU heads of state to endorse a target to cut...
View ArticleObama NSA reforms receive mixed response in Europe and Brazil
EU commissioner says speech is a step in right direction, but German ex-minister says changes fail to tackle root problem Europeans were largely underwhelmed by Barack Obama's speech on limited reform...
View ArticleCecilia plunges shooting into a 'maelstrom'
This is Somerset -- tristan.cork@b-nm.co.uk The European Union is gunning for the West Country's shooting community because they have an "overwhelming need" to be "seen to be doing something". That was...
View ArticleStoke City facts: Mark Hughes ... travelling as far as almost any Potter has...
This is Staffordshire -- STOKE City have only twice ever had to travel further over six consecutive domestic away matches than they are clocking up at the moment. The Potters' run from Boxing Day at...
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Martin Hesp: Vital to act upon the mountains' dire warnings
This is Devon -- Here is a truism I believe in ever more strongly each time I walk out the front door: travel, in all its multifarious forms, is the most mind-broadening and informative thing most of...
View ArticleHow boots of first world war troops brought a foreign invader to Scotland
Alien fungus found at former Craiglockhart hospital where Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in 1917 Scientists have discovered an unexpected leftover of the first world war on a Scottish...
View ArticleSaracens 64-6 Connacht | Heineken Cup Pool 3 match report
Saracens 64-6 Connacht Saracens secured the last quarter-final berth after enjoying a cruise against opponents who won in Toulouse last month. Alex Goode has the considerable task of dislodging Mike...
View ArticleThe EU is ripe for change, says Open Europe
Thanks to independent think tank Open Europe, free trade and pro-markets politicians like George Osborne can now criticise Brussels with a real chance of being listened to Reported by...
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