Matches at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium dictated Warren Gatland's selection for the Lions tour to Australia
I was leaving Singapore which had been "home" for the previous 10 months and had asked the teller at the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank on Collyer Quay for the balance of my account in the form of a sterling draft. A little surprised, I was told that a manager would see me shortly and I was duly ushered into a rather plush interview room wondering what could possibly be amiss. My account was worth £360 in sterling which, using the retail price index, equates to £2,400 in 2013, so hardly a fortu...
Leon Smith continues to produce miracles as Britain's Davis Cup captain
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Guardian, Le Monde and Washington Post access data dump on financial machinations of mega-rich.
On 22 March 2013, two days after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his 2013 Budget Address to the House of Commons, Fitch Ratings agency placed the UK's "AAA" Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The agency stated that it was more than likely that by the end of April 2013, by which time the agency will have made a full review of the UK's sovereign ratings, it is more than likely that the UK will be downgraded.
China new President Xi Jinping is to visit Tanzania, Congo and South Africa on his first official trip overseas.
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Australia face India in the second Test at Hyderabad. What do the Aussies need to learn from England to win in India?
Democratic party, People of Freedom and Five Star Movement try to find way out of deadlock.
With Oxford University's Student Union set to vote today on whether to boycott Israel, Nadin Rayya examines the potential impact.
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Little-known former French colony in Horn of Africa hungry for change in wake of Arab Spring.
BoJo's visit to Hampshire could fuel fresh rumours of a leadership challenge, says Dominic Gover.
Joseph Ratzinger decided to step down after reading a report on the Vatileaks scandal, Italian media claim.
Involving Tuareg MNLA group in nation-building effort is vital for Mali, consul Mark Saade tells IBTimes UK.
Economic interests as much as post-colonial 'friendship' have pushed President Francois Hollande into military intervention.
Umberto Bacchi reveals that the Iranian leader is having to dodge shoes in Cairo and brickbats in Tehran.
In the second of our two-part series, IBTimes UK looks at the best and the worst of the winter transfer window.
In the first of a two-part series, IBTimes UK looks at the best and the worst of the winter transfer window.
More policies like The Funding for Lending Scheme could provide a genuine boost to Britain, says Shane Croucher.
Balotelli's move to San Siro could bring success in the ballot box and the penalty box, says Umberto Bacchi.
It's been decades since the Labour Party supported exit from the European Union but after David Cameron's speech last week might a Labour win in 2015 actually be the best hope of Britain leaving the EU?
IBTimes UK blogger columnist Lucy P looks at the reasons why it never rains, but it always pours in the UK these days.
