Liberty extends Europe reach with Ziggo takeover
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. cable group Liberty Global has agreed to buy Ziggo in a cash and share deal valuing the Dutch operator at 10 billion euros ($13.7 billion) to expand its reach across Europe....
View ArticleWhy is the US a decade behind Europe on 'chip and pin' cards? | Heather Long
Perhaps the Target data breach involving 100m credit and debit cards will finally wake up the US on its outdated technology If you live in the US, you probably heard about the 100m credit and debit...
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Top transport boss visits Bristol Airport
This is Bristol -- Bristol Airport sees plenty of high profile travellers passing through but the arrival of the former Estonian Prime Minister caused a bit of a stir. Siim Kallas' current job was the...
View ArticleNorthern Cyprus votes to legalise gay sex
Campaigners hail 'historic day for gay people' after MPs approve repeal of Europe's last remaining ban on homosexual acts Northern Cyprus, the last jurisdiction in Europe where gay sex between...
View ArticleKen Clarke attacks myth of 'heroic British ministers' fighting EU red tape
Political veteran says excessive bureaucracy tends to be fault of British ministers, not European Union Ken Clarke has attacked the myth that "heroic British ministers" are resisting European Union...
View ArticleWhy are blue eyes so fascinating? | Oscar Rickett
Blue eyes are associated with both beauty and coldness. Now it turns out that early dark-haired European hunter-gatherers had them too • *News:* Blue-eyed caveman revealed using DNA from tooth I have...
View ArticleMarket Study Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Europe (Analyst version)
DUBLIN, Ireland, January 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j7ht3d/market_study) has announced the addition of the "Market Study Municipal...
View ArticleNever again? The loss of trust in the European project holds great dangers |...
We must heed the lessons of 1914. Those who rail against the EU should appreciate that it has brought us peace On 28 June 1914, telegraphs were spreading news of the assassination in Sarajevo of the...
View ArticleFirst world war is reminder of EU's importance, says German minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns of dangers of loss of trust in European Union and says nationalist rhetoric must be resisted The loss of trust in the European Union presents a "great danger" as opponents...
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Are people in Derby really happier than Nottingham folk?
This is Nottingham -- Nottingham residents have questioned a survey that suggests they are down in the dumps. Nottingham was ranked a mere 28th out of 40 cities in a happiness survey – despite...
View ArticleBritain's Great War; Food & Drink – TV review
Jeremy Paxman offers a view of the first world war that has its insights but avoids important questions that need answering The battle to carve up the 100th anniversary of the first world war began...
View ArticleCarpetright issues profit warning over expected Dutch losses
Quarterly like-for-like sales increased 1.9% in the UK but fell 6.3% in the rest of Europe, including the Netherlands Carpetright has warned that profits this year will fail to meet City forecasts...
View ArticleThe Second Edition of Food ingredients Istanbul is Back with a Bang - a Show...
AMSTERDAM and ISTANBUL, January 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On 24-26 April 2014, Fi Istanbul will become once more the only food ingredients exhibition that joins together Europe, Asia, the Middle East...
View ArticleHe fought with Zlatan and likes Roy Keane – is Mido the man for Zamalek? |...
There were raised eyebrows in Europe when the 30-year-old was made coach of the Egyptian side Zamalek but the former Tottenham maverick has a sharp football brain Mido is not a man many thought would...
View ArticleNigel Farage is reaching for respectability – watch out!
Last month the Ukip leader wanted to welcome Syrian refugees, now he's ridiculing the party's rank-and-file: the general election manoeuvring has begun As he loftily distances himself from those he...
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Martin Waters' Holocaust installation created at Wilberforce College in east...
This is Hull and East Riding -- A MOVING tribute to the six million Jewish people killed in the Holocaust has been created at a city college. The installation was created by Hull artist Martin Waters...
View ArticleIf Cameron wants to win in 2015 he must prove we are 'all in this together' |...
The PM has to deliver on his mantra, rather than being seen as a defender of privilege, if he is to lead the next parliament *Memo to the prime minister: * I doubt that you have ever stopped thinking...
View ArticleHow to survive a polar vortex, according to the Germans | Brittani Sonnenberg
The polar vortex took Americans by storm. But the Germans have a few helpful tips on how to survive a second coming As an American expatriate living in Berlin, I initially assumed all the "polar...
View ArticleWhy did the BBC cast a black Porthos in The Musketeers?
Certain viewers are non-plussed by the casting of a musketeer of colour, but surely blind casting is preferable to an historical whitewash Studs in leather? Check. Swordplay? Check. Buckled swash?...
View ArticleEurope's cable sector braces for more deals
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Europe's booming cable sector is set for another round of deal-making as the private-equity owners of cable companies in Spain, Sweden and Norway head for the exit and giants like......
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