Relatives wept Tuesday as the names of the 96 Liverpool football supporters who died in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium crush were read out in court. Lord Justice John Goldring, the coroner presiding, said Britain’s worst sporting disaster was “seared…
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Britons should eat seven portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a day, according to new research into healthy eating, published on Tuesday. The state-run National Health Service currently recommends each person eats five 80-gramme (three-ounce) helpings…
An independent Scotland would drive on the right, replace the queen’s head on coins and bring in UN peacekeepers with purple berets — if Britain’s newspapers were to believed on April Fool’s Day. The Scottish independence referendum on September 18…
The chief executive of London’s Heathrow will stand down from the job later this year, the airport announced Tuesday. No immediate reason was given for the departure of Colin Matthews from the post, which he has held since April 2008. Matthews said…
Two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria are “totally innocent” and should be released immediately, according to their employer. Maritime security company Port2Port West Africa said the charges against…
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday announced a five-year investment programme for sub-Saharan Africa to fuel the company’s growth and to serve an area with “pressing health needs”. GSK will invest up to £130 million ($216 million…
British consumers increased retail spending by 1.7 percent in February from the level in January when they fell more than first thought because of bad weather, official data showed on Thursday. Retail sales, an important indicator of household confidence…
London equities fell at the start of trading on Thursday following losses on Wall Street as traders remain on edge over the Crimea crisis. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 percent to 6,576.05 points in early deals compared with Wednesday’s…
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country’s most anti-EU party in the first of two face-to-face debates ahead of forthcoming European Parliament elections. Clegg, leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, argued…
Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Billy Davies, the English second-tier club announced Monday. The Scot’s second spell in charge of the Midlands side came following a poor run of results and a reported breakdown in his relationship with the club…