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Outlook could be Nice and sunny after my title tilt

15.09.11
Lizzie Armitstead: I'm in the shape to win the rainbow jersey (the prize for the champion) and that's what I'm aiming for... more

After 15 months of talks, Belgium set for coalition

15.09.11
Belgium's squabbling political parties may finally be able to form a new government 15 months after a parliamentary election... more

Breast cancer checks 'have little impact'

29.07.11
Breast cancer screening has had little impact on falling death rates from the disease, according to new research ... more

I'm feeling sick to the stomach with all these crashes

14.07.11
Lizzie Armitstead: I was hoping to be at home celebrating a few wins at the Giro Donne, but I only lasted two days after crashing in frustrating circumstances... more

Bid to curb EU budget rises

29.06.11
A battle to stop EU bureaucrats increasing spending by three times faster than inflation has been launched by David Cameron and George Osborne ... more

Cameron's anger at new £280m EU 'beer-belly' HQ

24.06.11
David Cameron despatched a tough Treasury hawk to challenge European spending as he reacted angrily to EU boasting about a lavish £280 million headquarters... more

Supermarkets: We won't sell cloned food vow stores after 'betrayal' in EU talks

30.03.11
Supermarkets vowed not to sell meat or milk from cloned animals - even if allowed to - because customers do not want such products ... more

Eurostar pulls in passengers a year after 'fluffy snow' debacle

14.01.11
A year after its services were paralysed by “fluffy snow”, Eurostar says a surge in business travellers helped its sales rise 12% to £760 million last year... more

Bailout vultures circling Belgium as PM tries to lift fears

13.01.11
Belgium’s prime minister again tries to throw off concerns that his country will be the next EU state to be plunged into bailout territory ... more

EU now controls our most important industry

02.12.10
City Comment: The regulatory weather is no longer made in the UK, and the financial services, media and politicians need to understand this... more

10 held in terror swoops across Europe

23.11.10
Ten terror suspects are arrested in armed swoops in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands... more

Poirot star David Suchet is voted an honorary Belgian

09.11.10
Love affair for Agatha Christie's dapper detective Hercule Poirot and his 'little grey cells' has gone a stage further — the actor who plays him has been named an Honorary Famous Belgian... more

Eurostar trains to Brussels halted by strike

18.10.10
Just one Eurostar train will run from London to Brussels today after strikes crippled the Belgian capital... more

Belgian Catholic abuse increases pressure on Pope

13.09.10
Catholic Church in Belgium promises action after the revelation that hundreds of children were abused by clergy over the past 50 years... more

There’s a bad whiff about this fuss over fragrance

16.07.10
Imagine if Walnut Whips were banned because of nut allergies - but something similar is happening in the perfume world... more

Dominatrix is held over death of British motor racing chief

25.06.10
Belgian police question notorious dominatrix 'Mistress Lucrezia' in connection with death of British motor racing boss during a sado-masochistic sex session... more

Talks halted on tough hedge fund rules

24.06.10
Discussions over draconian new rules for hedge funds and private equity firms have collapsed in Brussels... more

David Cameron faces fight with EU over Budget

09.06.10
David Cameron is in collision course with European colleagues before his first EU summit next week over Brussels influence on the Budget... more

Police hold man suspected of shooting dead judge in courthouse

04.06.10
Belgium police say they have detained a suspect in the courthouse killing of a Brussels judge and her court clerk... more

Belgium's Islamic veil ban faces challenge

30.04.10
Belgium’s law to ban Islamic veils in public has one hurdle to pass before becoming law... more

Road rage is all part of the hunger for success

28.04.10
The London Olympics cycling hopeful continues our weekly diary in the countdown to the Games... more

Passengers flock back to Eurostar despite troubles

12.04.10
Despite thousands of Eurostar passengers claiming they would stay away from the high-speed continental trains service after its catastrophic Christmas of train breakdowns, the company is toasting a 5% rise in sales to £178 million between January and March... more

Belgium to lead burka ban

31.03.10
Belgium could become the first European country to impose a ban on wearing a burka... more

Eurostar chaos as 27 killed in head-on commuter train crash

15.02.10
At least 27 people were feared dead after two packed commuter trains collided head-on at speed in Belgium... more

Leading edge technology that came unstuck inside a tunnel

21.12.09
Eurostars are the most technically complex trains run in Britain. At £24 million each, 18 coaches and a quarter of a mile long, they contain a mass of electronics... more

Traffickers smuggled four people at a time in car boot

10.06.09
Two Britons took part in one of this country's biggest people-smuggling operations, sneaking Chinese immigrants across the Channel in car boots... more

Fixing this crisis is too big for one government

07.10.08
The best bet for saving our ailing banks is for governments to buy into them. But it will also require action at a truly international level... more

When this is over, what kind of world will be left?

30.09.08
Following the failure yesterday of the US rescue plan, Wall Street plunged, dragging everyone else with it. When the dust settles, we may find life has changed for good... more


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