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
A battle to stop EU bureaucrats increasing spending by three times faster than inflation has been launched by David Cameron and George Osborne ... more
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
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
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
Belgian police question notorious dominatrix 'Mistress Lucrezia' in connection with death of British motor racing boss during a sado-masochistic sex session... more
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
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
Two Britons took part in one of this country's biggest people-smuggling operations, sneaking Chinese immigrants across the Channel in car boots... more
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
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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