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In an interview with International Business Times, Tory Peer and former shadow treasury secretary Lord Flight described the current EU model as corrupt. He offered three possible scenarios for a New Order.

It is time Karl Marx's classic opening statement of the Communist Manifesto is reworded into something on the lines of: "A spectre is haunting Europe ­- the spectre of a double dip. All the powers of Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre."

Norway defender John Arne Riise is looking forward to facing his former Liverpool teammate Craig Bellamy in Cardiff tomorrow, despite their chequered history.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Real Madrid have reaped the benefits of Cristiano Ronaldo’s education at Old Trafford.

A professional surfer from Hawaii has successfully ridden the largest wave of all time.

In an unexpected, dramatic move, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has appointed economist Mario Monti as senator-for-life, bringing him into parliament and positioning him as a possible prime minister.

The Eurozone is greeted by worsening news each day as Germany and France try to save the currency and the concept. The latest to join the league of bail-out seekers is Italy as the country’s 10-year bond yields reached more than 7 percent on Wednesday.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said on Wednesday afternoon that Italy will soon approve a financial stability law and a new government will be formed, in a dramatic attempt to calm bond markets.

Italian broadcaster Mediaset SpA (MS.MI) owned by embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi plunged 3 per cent after Tuesday's parliamentary vote in Rome.

Italian 10-year government bond interest rate breached 7 per cent on Wednesday morning, the highest since the euro was founded in 1999, according to Reuters.

Nissan Motor Corp Ltd, Japan’s second largest automotive company by volume, is planning to start 400 free charging stations across Europe by February 2012. As part of its plans to set up a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network across prominent locations in Europe, the company is giving away the charging stations free of cost to the operators.

A break-up of the single currency would be economically better for the UK within five years, according to a leading research group.

Eurozone finance ministers will meet in Brussels Monday, as they seek to persuade Greece to accept the terms of the next installment of its bailout package, proceed with reforms, and refrain from antagonizing donor nations.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. (RBS) Friday reported a decline in its third quarter profits. The much watched banking stock in the FTSE posted an operating profit of 267 million pounds which is 63 percent down for the same quarter last year.

Barclays can withstand the failure of European banks, says its chief executive Bob Diamond.

European and world leaders at the G20 will discuss the prospect of an EU without Greece having come to terms for the first time that a Greek default is a real possibility.

Apple has confirmed it will be launching its already record breaking iPhone 4S in a number of new territories 11 November, less than a week before its Mango and Ice Cream Sandwich flavoured competitors, the Lumia 800 and Galaxy Nexus hit British stores.

London has been named the top city in the world to visit next year in the seventh annual ‘Lonely Planet Best in Travel guide.

Slain tyrant Col. Moammar Gadhafi's lifestyle, female virgin bodyguards, a crush on Condoleezza Rice and "Bunga Bunga" parties

Christopher Moran, a senior figure in the City of London and Conservative supporter has said: “Britain must support the Euro” to improve the ailing economic climate.

England rose one place to seventh in this month's FIFA rankings, after they secured automatic qualification for next summer's European Championships.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of an Italian debt sale.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 12 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

All the latest news, goals and match highlights from the final round of Euro 2012 qualifiers. Denmark grabbed a place at Euro 2012 with a comfortable 2-1 win over an insipid Portugal in Copenhagen. Portugal began the night on top of Group H and in need of just a point to secure automatic qualification.

A couple from Cambridgeshire have been revealed as the winners of the £101m Euromillions - the third biggest lottery jackpot in UK history.

However, referee Wolfgang Stark's match report could provide a lifeline for Rooney.**9**nbsp; The German referee credited the England striker for leaving the field without protesting the decision.

Portugal will not settle for a draw when they play Denmark in Copenhagen Tuesday, according to Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Wayne Rooney will not start another game for England before next summer's Euro 2012 Championships following the striker's red card in Montenegro Friday.

Eurozone Crisis in Pictures

The BBC have apologised to the EU after Daily Telegraph columnist, Peter Oborne repeatedly called an EU representative an idiot.