Recession warning as George Osborne turns to China
Chancellor arrives in Hong Kong to promote trade as experts warn that the euro crisis has already pushed Britain back into recessionGeorge Osborne arrives in Hong Kong on Sunday for a three-day tour of...
View ArticleGolden Globe celebrities enjoy meal of real gold as poverty tightens grip on US
Hollywood braced for Ricky Gervais satires, but hunger activists say gold flakes for dessert are beyond a jokeHollywood is not known for its displays of modesty, and the world certainly does not look...
View ArticleWhy do we still get booth babes at CES? | Kate Bevan
Old-fashioned objectification of women rules the roost in tech. It cheapens the industry and demeans women – and menSex sells: you don't have to look very far to see implicit promises of sex in a lot...
View ArticleThree killed as Italian cruise ship runs aground – video
At least three people have been killed and thousands evacuated from a cruise liner after it ran aground off the Italian coast
View Article'Yoga can damage your body' article throws exponents off-balance
A $5bn industry is outraged over a New York Times article saying that the keep fit regime is bad for your body One of the most common sights in New York is slim, young professional women scurrying...
View ArticleDolce & Gabbana at Milan fashion week - in pictures
The Italian fashion house unveils its autumn/winter 2012 collection on the first day of Milan fashion week
View ArticleThree killed as Italian cruise ship runs aground
Two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman confirmed dead as rescue teams search for 70 people still unaccounted forRescue teams are combing the waters around a cruise liner that ran aground off the...
View ArticleIran accuses US and Britain of role in killing of nuclear scientist
Tehran sends diplomatic letter to US saying it has evidence of CIA involvement in killing of Mostafa Ahmadi-RoshanIran has accused the US and Britain of being behind the assassination of an Iranian...
View ArticlePower blackout could have caused Italian cruise disaster
Experts say the Concordia's navigational devices may have failed after passengers tell of possible engine room explosionLike all forms of modern mass transport, cruise liners are utterly dependent on...
View ArticleBomb kills dozens of Shia pilgrims in south Iraq
Blast near town of Zubair is latest sign of power struggle between rival Muslim sectsA bomb tore through a procession of Shia pilgrims heading toward a largely Sunni town in southern Iraq on Saturday,...
View ArticlePIP implants scandal: women march on Harley Street to demand replacements
Protesters were among the 40,000 UK women to have received implants from the now-closed French companyAround 60 women marched to Harley Street on Saturday calling for private clinics to replace PIP...
View ArticleTaiwan breathes sign of relief as Ma Ying-jeou wins
Relief in China and US as the voters give another term to president who negotiated closer ties with Beijing's regimeThe rain that swept the city streets, blurring lights and muffling the blare of...
View ArticleChinese relief as Taiwan re-elects president
Ma Ying-jeou, who has forged closer links with Beijing, triumphs decisively over first female presidential candidateTaiwan's incumbent president, Ma Ying-jeou, who has overseen an unprecedented thaw in...
View ArticleCatholic monks faced child abuse investigation, school admits
Downside School apologises to parents over revelations resulting from police examination of school recordsSeven Roman Catholic monks with links to a top public school have faced police investigation...
View ArticleStop and search 'racial profiling' by police on the increase, claims study
Analysis shows that black people are now 30 times more likely to be stopped by the police than white peopleBlack people are 30 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police...
View ArticleCaptain arrested amid growing anger after Italian cruise ship runs aground
Francesco Schettino investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship after three die and 69 go missingThe Italian captain of a ship that sank off the coast of Tuscany was placed under arrest after one...
View ArticleHow a heroic hunt for penguin eggs became 'the worst journey in the world'
Scott centennial at Natural History Museum recalls horrific trip across polar wastes to prove link between birds and reptilesHenry Bowers, Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Bill Wilson took 35 days to collect...
View ArticleDon't blame the ratings agencies for the eurozone turmoil | Ha-Joon Chang
Europe and the eurozone are strangling themselves with a toxic mixture of austerity and a structurally flawed financial systemEven the most rational Europeans must now feel that Friday the 13th is an...
View ArticlePakistan Taliban leader believed dead – intelligence officials
Pakistani officials say they intercepted radio chatter detailing death of Hakimullah Mehsud in US drone strikeThe leader of the Pakistani Taliban is believed to have been killed by a US drone strike,...
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