United Kingdom

...year. Britain's deficit will remain higher than any other major country, including even Iceland and Ireland, unless the Government takes far more drastic action to repair it, said the OECD's acting chief economist Jorgen Elmeskov. "Halving...

In this article: Britain, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Tax, George Osborne, Standard & Poor's, G7, and Gordon Brown

...it might be even worse. But it is not over yet. When Ireland and Britain joined the EU in 1973, their joint currency would have been worth EUR3.50 to the pound, had the euro existed then. By the time it was founded, in 1999, Ireland was...

In this article: Inflation, Britain, Ireland, Cost of living, Goods and services, Currency crisis, EU, and Ronald Reagan

...chains, including Pret A Manger, offer free Wi-Fi. Starbucks provides the service in the US and the UK and Ireland for loyalty card holders, and in some other countries, too. And, for those who don't want to spring for a coffee,...

In this article: Google, US, E mail, Barnes & Noble, BlackBerry, Starbucks, and Dubai

...for the book chain. Borders was originally owned by the US book giant of the same name, but the UK and Ireland arm was sold to buyout group Risk Capital Partners - headed by Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson - in 2007. Management, led by...

In this article: Borders, BDO Stoy Hayward, Luke Johnson, Waterstone's, Daily Telegraph, and HMV

Crown and Shamrock by Mary Kenny: review Anthony Howard looks into the relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom, reviewing Mary Kenny's new book, Crown and Shamrock The last state visit by a British monarch to Dublin took place...

In this article: Mary Kenny, Shamrock, Ireland, Dublin, John Bull's Other Island, Queen Victoria, George VI, and George V

...Awards and the Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize chaired respectively by Spike Lee, Michel Gondry and Isabella Rossellini. Babelgum is an independent and privately held company with offices in the United States, UK, Ireland, France and Italy.

In this article: Babelgum, RingTales, Dilbert, Shine Limited, Over the Hedge, Bloom County, Funny or Die, Berkeley Breathed, and Iphone

Twilight film breaks UK record Robert Pattinson's latest screen outing New Moon has broken the all-time midnight opening record in the UK and Ireland. The sequel to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, which also stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor...

In this article: Twilight, New Moon, The Twilight Saga, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, UK, Edward Cullen, Bella Swan, and Stephenie Meyer

Floods devastate Britain's Lake District, parts of Ireland Floods devastate Britaina s Lake District, parts of Ireland Engineers survey the scene after a bridge over the River Derwent collapsed suddenly after heavy rainfall and flooding in...

In this article: Ireland, Cockermouth, All rights reserved, Associated Press, Britain, Cumbria, River Derwent, and Workington

...rate of divorce since records began The UK beats Portugal, Ireland and Austria in the European teenage pregnancy league with under 20s accounting for 7.09 per cent of all births in the UK In 2008 the UK had recorded the highest...

In this article: UK, Cocaine, Cancer, Europe, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Obesity, EU, Gordon Brown, Morrissey, and The Smiths