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While Obama has spent the last days receiving and giving praises during his three-day state visit to the United kingdom, he will tomorrow fly to Deauville in France, accompanied by British Prime Minister David Cameron, where both leaders will attend the G8 summit.

After bilateral talks and a much talked about barbecue, both held at Ten Downing Street, Barack Obama continued his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom with a joint press conference where he and British Prime Minister David Cameron answered questions posed by the press.

In 2009 Obama went on his first official visit to Europe with a planned In 2009 ObamaIa five-nation tour in which he was said to be determined to tackle almost every global problem. He came out of the G20 as victorious as he managed to broker a deal a deal at the G20 summit in London, which he has hailed as a "turning point" in the economic crisis. The negotiations were however tough as French PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to walk out from what he said were "false compromises"...

Ahead of the US president's visit in Europe a lot has been said about the implications of the trip on the U.S-E.U relationships. What seems to be a little bit confusing is however whether it is the president who hopes to reassure his counterparts on the strength and importance of their relationship or whether his counter-parts expect him to do so.

The second estimate of first quarter GDP for the United Kingdom is due to be released tomorrow, although little or no change is expected in the 0.5 per cent growth given at the first estimate.

Created as part of a French initiative to address the first oil crisis in 1975, the G8 is an informal group of advanced economies, which meets once a year at a Summit of Heads of State and Government.

Shares in Marks & Spencer were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the supermarket chain reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 2 April.

The Sunday Herald and the Sun have by their actions shown (if it were not already apparent) the madness of super injunctions taken out by the rich and powerful.

Barack Obama’s widely anticipated speech will see him try to rehabilitate the image of the US in the Middle East by repositioning the country as a solid supporter of newly-emerging Arab democracies. His speech comes amid criticism that the US has been too slow to support the uprisings, and has adopted contradictory approaches in its dealings with different countries.

Mothercare has said that it will be closing over a quarter of its stores in the United Kingdom, just as it announced massive growth in its international markets.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom gave a speech on her visit to Ireland yesterday. Here is the full text.

Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP and once again First Minister of Scotland, has said that he wishes his nation (by which he does not mean the United Kingdom) to have greater influence in the European Union.

Dissident Irish republican terrorists have issued a bomb threat for central London, police said, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's ground breaking but sensitive visit to Ireland.

The Office for National Statistics is expected to release United Kingdom inflation data for April that will show a rise in the rate of inflation.

Since Scottish independence from the United Kingdom became a real political possibility following the election of a majority Scottish Nationalist Party government to the Scottish Parliament, critics ranging from MPs to generals have shot down SNP plans for an independent Scotland to "share" Britain's armed forces.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after HSBC published the results of a strategic review.

The election of the Scottish National Party in last Thursday’s elections to the Scottish Parliament shocked Great Britain and could even lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom. Yet the SNP is just the latest of many separatist movements to show signs of success, here we look at some of them and their leaders.

Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the budget airline nearly doubling its losses in the half year ended 31 March.

Scottish independence has come to the forefront of politics thanks to the election of a majority Scottish National Party government to the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.

Shares in Centrica were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy company issued an update in which it predicted 2011 earnings growth at a "more modest" rate than previously expected.

The likelihood of a breakup of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland looked ominously closer today after the separatist Scottish National Party won an overall majority in elections for the devolved Scottish government.

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant reported a strong rise in income attributable to shareholders in the first quarter of the year.

The Office for National Statistics is set to release GDP data for the United Kingdom tomorrow and it is expected that the figures will show a return to economic growth.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of results from Barclays, expected tomorrow.

Read here the full text of Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech to the House of Commons.

Shares in Ted Baker were down on the FTSE All Share in afternoon trading after the clothing retailer reported a rise in sales in the period running from 14 November 2010 to 8 January 2011.

Shares in Marks & Spencer were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the retailer reporting a rise in sales in the third quarter ended 1 January 2011.

The federal fiscal policy debate is being overwhelmed by a growing sense that America must slash its deficit now, before it is too late. Actually, the United States is in no danger of a Treasury debt crisis and can carry far more debt than people believe without dire consequences.

Shares in Mothercare were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group said it had returned to profit in the half year ended 9 October.

Shares in Mothercare were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading ahead of the retailer's interim result, due out tomorrow.