Postcard from... Madrid
As any tourist discovers the first time they set foot in a normal Spanish bar and try (at a decibel rate above that of the multiple televisions with their volumes seemingly set to maximum, other...
View ArticleUkraine and Crimea: what is Putin thinking?
Recent events are both a knee-jerk reaction by Putin and a culmination of his years of grievances with the international order When Vladimir Putin summoned the entirety of Russia's political elite to...
View ArticleObama seeks to boost Europe’s resolve
Overriding focus of meetings will be how to fashion and hold together tough line against Putin whose lightning incursion into Ukraine has startled the west Reported by FT.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticleCrimea crisis: Nato commander calls for allies to mobilise in eastern Europe...
Nato's top military commander has warned that Russia is building an "incredible force" on its border with Ukraine, and said the time has come for Western allies to move its own troops to the east....
View ArticleEurope’s periphery in fundraising rush
Across the currency bloc, debt agencies have raised 29 per cent of their estimated 2014 funding goals, according to calculations by Barclays Reported by FT.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticleElection monitors leave Afghanistan after Kabul hotel attack
Two foreign observer and missions pull staff out of Afghanistan less than two weeks before presidential election Two foreign election observer and support missions have pulled staff out of Afghanistan...
View ArticleThe Tourist recap: Depp and Jolie in a pointless nearly-caper
With a big budget, great writers and two beautiful stars, this could have been a classic. Instead it's boring mumblefest with a rubbish twist – and it's on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight *[Warning: contains...
View ArticleSouth-east of England more vulnerable to heatwave deaths, research reveals
Affluent south-east appears least resilient to warming, according to analysis of temperature records and mortality figures Communities in the south-east of England are especially vulnerable to deaths...
View ArticleGE Europe chief wants UK to stay in EU
Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco says the US group wants the UK to remain an active participant in the eurozone and Scotland to stay within the UK Reported by FT.com 1 hour ago.
View ArticleLeicester 45-15 Exeter
Leicester 45-15 Exeter Leicester have been involved in the last nine successive Premiership finals and their chances of extending that record sequence into double figures suddenly feel less remote. If...
View ArticleRussia ready to annex Moldova region, Nato commander claims
Philip Breedlove says large force on eastern border of Ukraine could easily move into Trans-Dniester if the decision was made Nato's most senior military commander said on Sunday that Russia had...
View ArticleTop Nato general in Russian troops alert
General Philip Breedlove, commander of US and NATO forces in Europe, said Russian forces to east of Ukraine were ‘very, very sizeable and very, very ready’ Reported by FT.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleCzech Communist hardliner jailed for abuse of power dies in Prague
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Communist hardliner Miroslav Stepan, one of the few top Communist leaders convicted for abuse of power after the Soviet-backed regimes in Eastern Europe collapsed in 1989, died...
View ArticleAlleged Balkan drugs boss denies cocaine charges in Belgrade court
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Alleged Balkan drugs boss Darko Saric, who surrendered to Serbian police last week after almost five years on the run, denied on Monday any involvement in trafficking cocaine from...
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Sunseeker powerboats loaded onto ship destined for Europe's millionaire marinas
The motorboats, including one £11m showstopper, were loaded onto a ship in Poole, Dorset, bound for the most fashionable resorts in the Mediterranean. Reported by MailOnline 4 hours ago.
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OBD Aftermarket Telematics Subscribers to Exceed 117 Million Globally by...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OnBoard Diagnostics (OBD)-dongle telematics devices are gaining momentum in North America and Europe in segments such as UBI, fleet management, and consumer telematics....
View ArticleEven 'old-fashioned' Mickey Duff saw use of big sell as boxing feeds off hype...
As we lament a late promoter, there has been no shortage of press conference incidents as sport's connections battle for fans Everyone has a Mickey Duff story. My favourite arrived while he was giving...
View ArticleUkrainian bishop urges Europe to step up sanctions against Russia
Bishop Gudziak said the EU should show it is 'serious about what it stands for' Reported by Catholic Herald 5 hours ago.
View ArticleNigel Farage is no heir to Thatcher – but he's the best the Tory heartlands...
Why would someone like Jonathan Aitken draw a straight line between Farage and Thatcher? Frustration with David Cameron Only in this strange political climate would someone seriously suggest that the...
View ArticleToormore to kickstart Classic bid in Craven
EUROPE'S champion two-year-old of 2013, Toormore, looks set to make his reappearance at Newmarket on April 17 over the course and distance of the Qipco 2,000 Guineas, for which he is a general 8-1...
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