Heathrow runway closed and three injured after plane on fire

At least three people have been injured after a plane had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport when smoke was seen coming from the back of the plane. Firefighters were called to the airport at 8.39am...

Secret of success? Forget exams, it’s about getting the Breaks

In amongst videos of cats annoying their owners and trailers for the latest Ryan Gosling movie, a five-minute précis on the state of education does not stand out as an obvious YouTube hit – even if it is recited...

Helen Mirren comes true the dream of a terminally ill child

Helen Mirren has become, once again, and for a very worthy cause in the Queen Elizabeth II of England to realize the dream of a child suffering from terminal cancer. Oliver Burton, is a 10 year old boy with Down...

Terror at Woolwich barracks: Attackers behead British soldier

Britain was facing up to its first fatal terrorist attack since the 7/7 bombings tonight after two men, Michael Adebolajo, 28,  and a second attacker who has not been identified, killed a...

Plenty of Fish dating site founder calls time on sleazy men

The founder of one of Britain’s  biggest free dating websites has now decided to take radical action to root out fake and sleazy profiles - after revealing that many of the “women” who use the hook-ups...

Xbox One Introduced

Microsoft officially announced XBOX ONE, its new generation of video-gaming console. To see more details on Xbox One news and screens, go to FIFA 14 community website at www.fifplay.com/xboxone

M&S full-year profits nosedive

Marks & Spencer has reported a heavy fall in profits over the year to 30 March, despite rising sales across the group as a whole. Statutory pre-tax profits fell to 14% from £658m last year to £564.3m,...

Employment coaching is one of the few UK growth industries

An unemployed bricklayer sits with his Work Programme employment coach in Hull, watching as he types out a sample covering letter. "I am a highly motivated, versatile individual with over 30 years in the...

Newport fails to curb retail exodus as big names pack up shop

The big council experiment of pushing shoppers away from the high street into out of town centers with free parking or buying on-line is devastating the traditional shopping place. Double yellow lines and...

SCOTLAND YARD identify new suspects in hunt for Madeleine

Officers have compiled a dossier on at least six “people of interest” who may hold the key to solving the six-year ­mystery of  Madeleine McCann's  disappearance. Their names have been passed to...

David Beckham to retire from football

Former England captain David Beckham is to retire at the end of the season. The 38-year-old signed a five-month deal at Paris St-Germain in January and donated all of his salary to charity. Beckham joined...

Chelsea win Europa League after beating Benfica 2-1

Rafa Benitez's side sensationally claimed the trophy thanks to a goal from Branislav Ivanovic with seconds remaining in a tightly contested match.The Serbian defender netted after he climbed high at the far post...

Town in England votes against flying the English St George's flag

The extraordinary ban has been imposed in Labour-dominated Radstock, Somerset, after voting against flying the flag of St George because of its links to the Crusades - claiming it might be 'offensive' to...

Oxford child paedophiles ring Seven men found guilty

From Land's End to John o' Groats not a day goes by without new allegations or court cases involving paedophiles that reside in the UK..... A gang of seven men who subjected vulnerable schoolgirls to years of...

Obama: try to fix broken relationship with Europe before quitting

http://economicrisis.com/obama-try-to-fix-broken-relationship-with-europe-before-quitting/7729 Obama: try to fix broken relationship with Europe before quitting Britain should try to change its relationship with the European Union before withdrawing entirely, President...

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