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…