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UK's trade deficit widens to hit recovery hopes

09.02.10
Hopes of a strong, export-led recovery in the UK are dashed after the trade deficit unexpectedly swelled to its widest level in almost a year... more

Oldest swingers in town: £40,000 playground for pensioners in Hyde Park

09.02.10
London is to get its first 'pensioners' playground' in the heart of Hyde Park after approval was given for an outdoor gym for the over-sixties... more

British cinema's rock'n'roll year celebrated in Evening Standard Film Awards

09.02.10
Three anarchic rockers, a misfit teen and a foul-mouthed politico were celebrated at the Evening Standard Film Awards. ... more

YouGov lets firms into secrets of Twitter and Facebook

08.02.10
Online marketing firm YouGov says corporate clients are increasingly turning to pollsters to explain the world of Facebook and Twitter... more

Leo Tolstoy - movie star

05.02.10
The great Russian author is the inspiration for two new films in his centenary year - including Oscar-nominated The Last Station - yet his links with the cinema stretch much further back, says David Sexton... more

New car sales soar in rush to beat end

04.02.10
Sales of new cars increased by almost a third in January as drivers scrambled to take advantage of the Government’s scrappage scheme... more

Violent deaths among children fall 40%

04.02.10
The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% in the past 30 years, according to a report seen by the BBC... more

Lindsey is the Vonn to watch

04.02.10
American downhill racer Lindsey Vonn is tipped to take the world by storm with a clean sweep of gold medals at the Vancouver Games... more

The train at St Pancras will be departing for ... Germany via Channel Tunnel

03.02.10
Fast trains direct from London to Germany could be running through the tunnel before the 2012 Olympics... more

Catching the future terrorists young

03.02.10
There is something inherently troubling about the notion that children should be identified as potential future terrorists... more

Skin wars: how to get a crease-free complexion

03.02.10
Desperate for a crease-free complexion as the years roll by? Two Euro experts have the answers, says Bella Blissett ... more

Promethean's whiteboard leader Jean-Yves Charlier with a lesson on how to succeed

03.02.10
Interview: Jean-Yves Charlier gets his sums right over a revolution in the classroom, leaving Chris Blackhurst wondering why he didn't think of interactive boards... more

How tobacco threats fail

09.12.09
Cigarette pack warnings reminding smokers of fatal consequences may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope with the inevitability of death... more

Pete Doherty apologises for singing 'Nazi' anthem

01.12.09
Singer Pete Doherty has apologised for offending festival-goers in Germany when he performed a Nazi-era rendition of their national anthem.... more

German manufacturing rise another boost for eurozone

09.11.09
The economic recovery in Europe gathered pace today after a rise in Germany’s industrial output ... more

Sex, lies and the Stasi

09.11.09
On this day in 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached, ending the reign of East Germany’s feared security service. Here Anne McElvoy, who spent much of the Eighties in the city, recalls her encounters with the spooks... more

I'd never play for England, says hot Aaron Hunt

03.11.09
Werder Bremen forward Aaron Hunt admits he is "flattered" by rumoured interest in him by Fabio Capello but has ruled out playing for England... more

Wind power blow as Germans stay nuclear

14.10.09
Renewable energy industries in Germany are set for a double blow as the new government plans to increase the life of nuclear power stations while reducing subsidies for wind and solar farms ... more

Germany to build 40 offshore wind turbines

14.09.09
Germany announced plans to build 40 more offshore wind farms in a move that would create 30,000 jobs... more

FTSE hits new year high

13.08.09
The FTSE 100 index of leading shares hit its highest level so far this year on hopes that the global recession could be ending more quickly than expected ... more

Europe's battered economy continues headlong decline

15.05.09
The crisis in the German and French economies has deepened in the last three months ... more

Volkswagen workers stage hunger strike

01.04.09
One man is in hospital and several more are said to be ill as a result of a hunger strike at the gates of a Volkswagen plant in Germany... more

Joachim Low wary of Wales

31.03.09
Football: Germany coach Joachim Low has likened Wales to "a wounded fighter who wants to retaliate" ahead of the World Cup qualifier at the Millennium Stadium ... more

‘Scrapping bonus’ is a boost for car sales

27.02.09
Engineering: The German government’s “scrapping bonus” where people are offered 2500 euros (£2231.9) to junk cars nine years old or more if they buy a new vehicle, seems to be working... more

Drunk soldier steals one armoured car, crashes it and steals another

20.02.09
A British squaddie is under arrest in Germany for allegedly joyriding in two armoured vehicles and running a Military Police patrol off the road... more

Dark time for Europe as recession deepens

13.02.09
Economics: Europe is bracing itself for a deep and prolonged recession after figures showed the German and French economies in sharp decline... more

Shockwaves as Germany goes into recession

13.11.08
The global economy takes a new battering as Germany becomes the first major nation to officially enter recession... more

German banks 'facing closure'

09.10.08
Credit crunch: Germany's banks will be dragged into consolidation and forced to cut costs in the wake of the global financial crisis, analysts say... more

Faulds sets sights on big targets

08.08.08
Richard faulds is hoping for another "dustbin lid" day when he shoots for a second Olympic gold next week... more

Global shortage of wheelie bins means homes must share

06.08.08
Londoners are being asked to share their wheelie bins with neighbours because of a worldwide shortage... more

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