Britain’s High Court will on Tuesday hold a pre-trial hearing ahead of a court case due to be held next year brought by around 15,000 members of Nigeria’s Bodo community against oil giant Shell. The residents are seeking compensation from the British…
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Britain’s biggest employers’ organisation, the CBI lobby group, sought Friday to disassociate itself from the campaign against Scottish independence after a backlash among its members north of the border. The CBI has warned against Scotland breaking…
The FBI was Thursday hastily seeking to identify victims of a serial paedophile who drugged and molested dozens of children over four decades teaching in Britain and at other schools around the world. William James Vahey, 64, committed suicide in March…
For Oscar-nominated British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, starring in a film about Nigeria’s civil war was “incredibly personal”, as the conflict both affected close relatives and determined the country where he was born. His own grandfather had lived through…
William Shakespeare’s plays are to be performed in mid-air as Britain celebrates the 450th anniversary of his birth this week, while a tour of “Hamlet” aims to reach every country on Earth. Shakespeare, the English language’s greatest playwright, was…
Britain’s baby Prince George stepped out in public for the first time in Australia with his parents for a wildlife encounter at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. George, eight months old and third in line to the throne after his father Prince William, stole the…
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate got to grips with Australia’s beach and bush lifestyles on Friday, watching a life-saving display and a sheep-shearing demonstration as part of their tour Down Under with baby son George. The young royals have…
Footballers with English Premier League club Manchester City are the most highly-paid athletes in global sport, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study, carried out by Britain’s Sporting Intelligence website, found that the average annual…
Cardiff City have sacked one staff member and are set to discipline another over claims their team to play Crystal Palace was leaked to the London club, Britain’s Press Association reported Friday. Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earlier dismissed…
Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain for the first time since the republic became independent with a banquet, controversially attended by former IRA commander Martin Guinness. The Windsor Castle dinner, attended by Prime Minister…
Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain on Tuesday for the first time since the republic became independent, in a historic state visit consolidating ties between the once hostile neighbours. The four-day trip by President Michael D.…
Andy Murray relaunched Britain’s bid for a long-awaited place in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup after sweeping aside Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in their postponed rubber to level the tie in Naples on Saturday. World number eight Murray had…
Two vessels were searching underwater for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, as air and sea missions failed to find any sign of the plane and the clock ticked on the signal from its black box. Up to 10 military planes, three civilian…
Arcade Fire, Kasabian, Pixies, Jack White and Dolly Parton are some of the major acts playing Britain’s Glastonbury festival this year, according to the first official line-up poster published Friday. Elbow, The Black Keys, Robert Plant, Blondie, Massive…
Italian number one Fabio Fognini overcame a sluggish start to beat James Ward 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and give the hosts a 1-0 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final on Friday. British eyes will now be on number one Andy Murray, who…
Seven players from English lower-league clubs have been arrested over alleged spot-fixing, with six others re-arrested, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday. The 13 men, aged between 18 and 30, were being interviewed at police…
Britain’s former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins will race the Tour of Flanders on Sunday for the first time since 2005, his Sky team have confirmed. The 33-year-old who became the first British rider to win the fabled Tour de France in 2012…
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…
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…
Britain’s energy regulator will refer the “big six” suppliers for investigation by the competition watchdog under plans announced Thursday which could see the major industry players broken up. Ofgem said the move would reassure consumers amid mounting…