• Indian summer: the twilight of British influence in India

    Indian summer: the twilight of British influence in India

    Even in 1750, 167 years after Elizabeth's begging letter, India had 24.5 per cent of the world's manufacturing output – with China leading the field with 32.8 per cent while the United Kingdom was barely visible with 1.9…
  • Costs of animal disease outbreaks rising steeply

    The 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom cost between 25 billion and 30 billion dollars (between 19 billion and 23 billion euros), while the 2002-2003 outbreak of SARS cost China, Canada, Hong Kong,…
  • Martha Stewart plans global media expansion

    Martha Stewart plans global media expansion

    US Home and lifestyle personality Martha Stewart's namesake magazine, Martha Stewart Living will make a debut in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, from September 2010. A previous issue of the US magazine contained…
  • Gorillaz plan "Escape to Plastic Beach" world tour

    Gorillaz plan "Escape to Plastic Beach" world tour

    November11 - Dublin, Ireland - The O2 Dublin12 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester Evening News Arena14 - London, United Kingdom - The O2 London15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall16 - London, United Kingdom…
  • Uncovered: Britain's secret rendition programme

    Uncovered: Britain's secret rendition programme

    The Home Office document, dated 4 November 2004, says: "It has been decided that the Secretary of State's discretion should be exercised in your favour and you have been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom…
  • Weekly travel agenda: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

    Weekly travel agenda: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

    Farnborough International Air ShowJuly 19-25 (Public Displays July 24-25)Farnborough Airfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom The Farnborough Air Show is a biennial exhibition of all things aviation, with this weekend seeing some…
  • AV referendum question is issued

    The public will be asked: "Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the alternative vote' system instead of the current 'first past the post' system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?
  • Consumers change their mind about bottled water

    Consumers change their mind about bottled water

    A March 19 report by industry consultant Zenith International found that bottled water sales in the United Kingdom grew by 1.4 percent throughout 2009. A July 20 statement by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)…
  • Luxury hotel to open in London stately home

    Luxury hotel to open in London stately home

    In 1997, the Duchess of Northumberland instigated a massive redevelopment of the grounds around Alnwick castle, which helped The Alnwick Garden to become the third most popular paid-entry garden in the United Kingdom.
  • Rupert Cornwell: PM must not be blinded by the might of America

    The long-vaunted "special relationship" between the United Kingdom and the United States has seldom been more tetchy and irritable. United States. The two countries were bound to have their differences.

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