The charity, which provides help for wounded servicemen and women, was inundated with traffic on Thursday morning after it emerged the victim was wearing one of its t-shirts. More »Woolwich attack: Help for Heroes website crashes in wake of brutal soldier murder
By Richa Naidu (Reuters) - Struggling British airline Flybe Group Plc will quit its main London hub at Gatwick airport and has pushed back the delivery of 16 new aircraft to help it return to profitability. Europe's largest regional airline also said it had axed 590 jobs, or 22 percent of its UK workforce, despite saying in January it would cut only 300 jobs when it unveiled a cost-cutting plan designed to end a two-year run of losses at the pretax level. ... More »Flybe quits Gatwick as part of turnaround plan
David Cameron quashed rumours of a possible revival of the snoopers' charter today, after he told reporters there would be no "knee-jerk" response to the suspected terror attack in Woolwich. More »Cameron steadies the ship: 'No knee jerk response' to Woolwich terror
By Mark Elkington MADRID (Reuters) - The adorning of Barcelona's famous statue of Christopher Columbus with a giant replica of the team's new shirt design has helped wind up their derby rivals Espanyol for Sunday's clash at Cornella-El Prat. The champions, with 94 points, are looking to match Real Madrid's record La Liga mark of 100 achieved last season, and have to win their remaining two games away this weekend and at home to Malaga on June 1. ... More »Espanyol seek help from pigeons for city derby
By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes a quick start to their Monaco Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in first practice on Thursday. The German, a local resident who has been at home on the twisty streets ever since he was a boy growing up in the principality, lapped with a best time of one minute 16.195 seconds. While Rosberg will be chasing his third successive pole position in Saturday's qualifying, hat-trick chasing Spaniard Fernando Alonso was second fastest for Ferrari a mere 0.087 seconds slower. ... More »Rosberg on top for Mercedes in first Monaco practice
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran's expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful, the European Union said on Thursday. A U.N. nuclear agency report released on Wednesday showed Iran was expanding nuclear activities, in clear violation of resolutions of both the U.N. Security Council and of the board of the world body's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the EU said. ... More »U.N. report stokes concern over Iran's nuclear programme - EU
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lufthansa , United Airlines , Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for their transatlantic tie-up after agreeing to give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York. The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by European Commission regulators four years ago, over concerns that these may result in higher prices for premium passengers. ... More »Lufthansa, United win EU approval for revenue-sharing pact
A 28-stone tiger has gone under the knife in Florida to remove a 4lb hairball. More »Bad Hairball Day! Tiger Needs Stomach Surgery
By Sonia Oxley (Reuters) - Two days after Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fight it out for Europe's most prestigious club prize at Wembley, Watford and Crystal Palace will take to the same pitch chasing an even more financially lucrative reward. Monday's English Championship (second tier) playoff final will determine which team will be promoted to the Premier League, a feat analysts estimate to be worth 120 million pounds. ... More »Watford and Palace chase Premier League jackpot
Carl Froch has increased the animosity ahead of his fight with Mikkel Kessler by stating he wants to "kill" him. More »Froch Threatens To 'Kill' In Rematch With Kessler
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the attackers who hacked a soldier to death in London was British-born and of Nigerian descent, a source with knowledge of the investigation said. The other man may also be British with a Nigerian background, the source told Reuters. British media identified one of the men as Michael Adebolajo, citing police sources. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge) More »London attacker was British-born of Nigerian descent - source
An air stewardess has been charged following the seizure of around six kilos of cocaine at Heathrow Airport. More »Stewardess charged after drugs find
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four members of a family in the Czech Republic's second-largest city Brno, police said on Thursday. Police spokeswoman Petra Vedrova said the suspect may be armed and dangerous. Police had taken measures to stop him from leaving the country and were in contact with neighbouring states. "(The suspect) goes by the name Kevin Dahlgren on social networks, lives in California and speaks only English," the police website said. The victims were a family but Vedrova declined to give any further details. ... More »Czech police search for American suspected of killing family
GPs' leaders are engaging in a bitter exchange of insults with health secretary Jeremy Hunt today, as relations between the government and health professionals reaches a new low. More »Furious GPs lock stethoscopes with critical Hunt
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain paid higher rates on medium-term debt for the first time since early February, at an auction on Thursday, a sign that a global liquidity flows into countries on the periphery of the euro zone could be drying up. Spain sold 4 billion euros ($5.15 billion) at a triple-bond sale, meeting its issuance target, and yields rose on bonds maturing in three, five and 13 years. ... More »Spain's borrowing costs rise for first time in 4 months
Bosch chose the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as the venue to launch its first robot lawnmower, the Indego. And it adorned Bosch spokeswoman and "urban gardner" Jess Hilton in a dress made of natural grasses and gypsophila to give the announcement a touch of class. More »Bosch unveils Indego, its first robot lawnmower, at Chelsea Flower Show
A cross-dressing spy arrested in Madrid, an attempt to cover up leaked news about the abdication of King Edward V111 and Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin bonding over a ‘sucking pig and innumerable bottles’. More »The spy who crossdressed, Churchill's boozy meeting with Stalin, and King Edward VIII's phone bugged - secrets revealed
An 80-year-old Japanese man who underwent heart surgery in January reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain. More »Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record
David Threlfall is set to play comedian Tommy Cooper in a new ITV drama. More »Threlfall to play Tommy Cooper
By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday. Rafsanjani's comments appeared to add to the political conflict between those loyal to the leadership and opposition groups who have been marginalised since post-election unrest in 2009. ... More »Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant
Net immigration registered a sharp fall in the 12 months to September 2012, figures released today show, with much of the drop due to falling student numbers. More »Immigration falls - but drop could prove deceptive
English Defence League supporters took to the streets of Woolwich and threw missiles at police after the suspected terrorist killing earlier in the day. More »Woolwich: EDL Protests As Mosques Targeted
Amazon has finally expanded its online Android Appstore to countries outside the US. Previously, UK customers could purchase apps only through their Kindle Fire tablets or Android mobile devices, now they can buy them on Amazon.co. ... More »Amazon Android Appstore now accessible through browsers in UK
Miller Lite Dodge driver Brad Keselowski celebrates victory in the NASCAR series in Miami last November. Britain-based brewer SABMiller suffered a drop in annual net profit after exceptional gains the ... More »SABMiller profits fall but emerging markets grow
Lenovo introduces the new Thinkpad Helix during the International Consumer Electronics Show in the US city of Las Vegas on January 6, 2013. Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Thursday announced a jump ... More »China's Lenovo sees 34 percent net profit jump