A legal bid to prevent Tube drivers from walking out for at least 24 hours on Monday, Boxing Day, as the result of a pay... read more

SNP calls for controls over APD

Posted on: October 19th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
The Nationalists have called on the British government to hand Scotland control of all flight taxes, after Air Passenger Duty was cut for Northern Ireland. As... read more

Brit dies after brawl in southern France

Posted on: September 21st, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
A British man has died in Cannes after an argument with three locals escalated into a fight in the famous French Riviera resort. Named as Mr... read more

Gautrain opens Johannesburg to Pretoria route

Posted on: August 3rd, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
Africa’s fastest train opened its newest route to South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, from one of its other big cities, Johannesburg, in an attempt to speed... read more

Brits abroad are rubbish at languages

Posted on: April 20th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
A new study has revealed what we all knew all along – Brits abroad never know any of the lingo. According to the research by... read more

Worst over in deadly Thai floods

Posted on: April 6th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
After two weeks of unseasonably heavy rain and flooding, conditions are looking better in the south of Thailand. According to officials, however, at least 53... read more

Brits take 120 holidays in lifetime

Posted on: February 22nd, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
Britons spend more than £168,000 in their lifetimes on around 120 holidays, according to a new survey. On average, people start their “holiday lives” at... read more

Danish power plant to become a ski slope

Posted on: January 25th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
People visiting Denmark will no longer have to choose between winter sports and a city break after an announcement that a new power plant near... read more

Airbus sales surpass Boeing numbers

Posted on: January 18th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
A slew of late rush orders for Airbus led it to take over Boeing in sales for 2010. The European aircraft-maker said it received a total... read more

Cruise ship runs into pirates in India Ocean

Posted on: January 13th, 2011 Posted by Damian Hagerty
The Spirit of Adventure became more adventurous than its operators planned after hundreds of its passengers huddled into the cruise ship’s main lounge as pirates... read more