Benefits reform is a 'very British' issue: Senior Brussels bureaucrat...
Cecilia Malmstrom (pictured) indicated the UK was isolated in Europe for wanting restrictions on access to welfare for new arrivals. Reported by MailOnline 2 hours ago.
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Costa Coffee owner *Whitbread* has agreed a £36m takeover of Coffeeheaven, which operates 90 coffee shops across central and eastern Europe. *Wells Fargo* has become the last remaining US bank to...
View ArticleDonald Macintyre's Sketch: Domestic matters forgotten in consensus over Ukraine
Restricting the West End shopping opportunities of wealthy Muscovites hardly sounds like the way to prise Crimea away from Vladimir Putin’s forces. But when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Ed Miliband...
View ArticleThe clash in Crimea is the fruit of western expansion | Seumas Milne
The external struggle to dominate Ukraine has put fascists in power and brought the country to the brink of conflict Diplomatic pronouncements are renowned for hypocrisy and double standards. But...
View ArticleWays forward to solve the crisis in Ukraine | @guardianletters
Of the diplomatic approaches Ian Traynor (Report, 3 March) notes in his assessment of Ukraine crisis scenarios, the "contact groups" surely offers the only way forward. Blustering about political and...
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In a persuasive article arguing the case for a forceful western response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, even at the cost of some harm to British economic interests (Ban Russia from the City, 5...
View ArticleThe US should stop squirming and put sanctions on Russia | Michael D Kennedy...
Putin isn't a baby with a temper tantrum. He's living in a distant reality, and we should respond forcefully before it's too late • LIVE BLOG: Latest on Ukraine crisis and Nato talks Secretary of State...
View ArticleWarren Gatland: Twickenham no longer a bridge too far for Wales
The head coach will have devised a plan to counteract England in the Six Nations and says the winners will have a psychological advantage for next year's World Cup meeting at the stadium The buildup to...
View ArticleItaly’s Eni Challenges European Oil-Linked Gas Prices
In a deal that could eventually lead to lower gas prices for Europe, Italian oil and gas giant Eni has renegotiated the terms of a long-term gas supply agreement with Norway’s Statoil and suspended a...
View ArticleThe most fearsome beast to roam Europe? New species of 33ft-long dinosaur may...
The enormous creature, named Torvosaurus gurney, was discovered in Lisbon, Portugal. It had teeth 4in (10cm) long. Reported by MailOnline 6 hours ago.
View ArticleScientists find dinosaur that was scourge of Jurassic Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Europe 150 million years ago, this dude was the biggest, baddest bully in town. Reported by Reuters 6 hours ago.
View ArticleInflation is too low in Europe
It's not clear what the European Central Bank can do about the problem, though Mario Draghi is faced with a dilemma. All the signals from the eurozone show a gentle recovery is gaining momentum. Tills...
View ArticleEurostar to threaten budget airlines' dominance on London to Amsterdam...
Eurostar will launch an Amsterdam service in 2016 and bosses believes they can grab a slice of Europe’s busiest airline route. Reported by MailOnline 6 hours ago.
View ArticleGazprom Threatens to Disrupt Gas Supplies to Europe
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union leaders threaten that harsh economic sanctions could be imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, Russian state-controlled natural gas...
View ArticleHugh Muir's diary: Never forget who's helping Nigel Farage fight Brussels
Ukip's allies are mad, bad and dangerous to know • It was inevitable Nigel Farage would seek to undercut Nick Clegg's assertion that the Euro Ukipians are bone idle and rarely do their jobs, by...
View ArticleFive-tonne dinosaur species discovered
Torvosaurus gurneyi was up to 10m long and had 10cm blade-shaped teeth, say scientists who found fossils in Portugal Fossilised remains of what scientists believe is the largest land dinosaur ever to...
View ArticleNew dinosaur species discovered
Fossilised remains of what scientists believe is the largest land dinosaur ever to have roamed Europe have been found in Portugal. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 4 hours ago.
View ArticleLiverpool given Champions League green light and will dodge UEFA break-even rule
Liverpool and other clubs such as Monaco who are not playing in Europe this season will not have to pass UEFA's break-even rule in order to take part in the next Champions League campaign, it has been...
View ArticleClegg and Farage to battle it out over Europe
LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Ukip frontman Nigel Farage are to battle it out in a live TV debate about membership of the European Union. Keen politicos will want to block out the diary for 2...
View ArticleAre British women REALLY the leisure queens of Europe? League table says they...
According to the OECD, women in the UK spent 339 minutes or five hours 39 minutes on leisure each day, second only to Norway in the global rankings. Reported by MailOnline 2 hours ago.
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