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Richard Branson has reportedly begged Virgin Atlantic pilots to call off the strike action that is set to cause mass chaos and disruption for British travellers this summer. In a written letter, Branson has called on the pilots to call off the industrial action and to reconsider the pay structure that the airline has offered them

June 27 2011 – All the latest transfer gossip from Arsenal

Believe it, or not, unidentified flying objects have appeared among the clouds over a BBC building in West London, a video has shown.

British travellers set for summer of chaos despite British Airways deal

UK Government plans published yesterday revealed that Wales faces the prospect of new nuclear power stations in the north and near the south coast.

Shares in Berkeley were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the housebuilder reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 30 April.

Ai Wei Wei is back at home after more than two months in detention. The Chinese activist and artist has been released on bail, after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion, according to state news agencies.

On 21 June 2011, the first sea-ice thickness map of the Arctic was presented by the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Paris Air and Space Show. From an altitude of just over 700 km and reaching unprecedented latitudes of 88º ESA's CryoSat mission has spent the last seven months delivering precise measurements to determine changes in the thickness of Earth's ice, which is necessary to fully understand how climate change is affecting the fragile Polar Regions.

Transocean ltd, the owners of the deep water horizon drilling rig that was destroyed by the explosion before the initial Gulf of Mexico oil spill has claimed that the full responsibility for the disaster should be placed on BP's shoulders.

Operation Anti-Security has been a busy time for LulzSec, hacking two Brazilian Government websites and the U.K.'s Serious Organised Crimes Agency, begging the question what is its partner in crime Anonymous up to?

Olympic allocation announced amid warning of online scammers

A painting by Pablo Picasso has been sold for £13.5 million at Christie's auction house in London.

Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a four per cent pay increase. The strike, which has mass support amongst pilots, had a turnout of 94 per cent with 97 per cent voting in favour to strike.

After the cancellation of her whole European tour, speculation is rife that Amy Winehouse may never perform again.

Liverpool transfer rumours: Dalglish moves for Clichy and Croatian starlet

André Villas-Boas has resigned as FC Porto coach and will be installed as the next Chelsea manager once his €15m (£13.3m) release clause is paid by the Stamford Bridge club, the Portuguese club announced this morning.

Tottenham transfer rumours: Cahill, Osvaldo and Vucinic head Redknapp wish list

Roundup of all the Championship transfer news

Shares in Whitbread were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in sales in the 13 weeks ended 2 June.

Joey Barton set for Arsenal talks and all the other transfer gossip from Arsenal

FC Porto manager André Villas-Boas is on the verge of becoming the new Chelsea manager, according to reports in Portugal.

Chelsea have been linked with a £40m bid for Barcelona striker David Villa.

Eurozone finance ministers on Monday have failed to agree a critical €12bn worth of aid payments to Greece, instead vowing to wait until the country has proven itself capable of passing the austerity measures that have cause widespread protests and violence on the streets of Athens

RMT must call off strike action to retain its credibility

An additional 2.3 million tickets to the 2012 Olympics will be available from next Friday, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) said today.

The Argentine president attacked Mr Cameron for what she called an expression of "mediocrity and stupidity". Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, who is running for a second term in power in elections this September, was responding to Mr Cameron's firm stance on the Falklands in prime minister's questions this week.

Saudi women are set to defy a ban on driving, one month after Manal al-Sharif was jailed for taking the wheel and posting footage of her rebellious act online.

The pick of today's European football transfer rumours for 17 June 2011. Any transfer gossip surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Several dozen Sri Lankans deported by the UK have arrived back in Colombo on an overnight charter flight.

A man is on trial in London for using internet social networking sites to shame a man who he claims had a long running affair with his wife