We need to be utterly single-minded about meeting the great challenges that face our country - getting on top of our debts and getting our economy to grow... more
Fears are growing that European leaders will fail to quell the markets when they patch together a crucial plan to rescue the euro this weekend.... more
Talk of a done deal between France and Germany to expand the firepower of the eurozone's €440 billion (£386 billion) bailout fund was scotched in the countdown to Sunday's critical summit of European leaders... more
David Cameron may think he is under pressure from Eurosceptics in the Tory party this week but compared with John Major in his final years as Prime Minister, he is having it easy... more
A multi-million pound EU handout to help the Twinings tea company's move from North Shields to Poland has been blocked by the European Commission... more
Britain will continue to press for international action against the Syrian regime amid a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, a Foreign Office minister said... more
Harold Macmillan, the former Conservative prime minister, when asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, replied: "Events, my dear boy, events." Events now threaten to overwhelm attempts to contain and solve the European sovereign debt crisis... more
The Greek Parliament is to take one of its toughest decisions - impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
The Greek Parliament has to make one of its toughest ever decisions to impose more austerity measures on its rebellious citizens or bankrupt the nation... more
Londoners will breathe a sigh of relief that next week's threatened Tube strikes are off. But behind the compromise reached by London Underground and the RMT lie some important lessons... 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
It is often said that property is like no other business: most of the time to be successful demands special skills, but not always. In some circumstances, success is nothing to do with the actions of management... more
A reduction in EU red tape for Britain's small businesses could save firms as much as £300 million a year, UK business minister Ed Davey has said... more
The Foreign Secretary's latest comments on the situation in Libya reflect the steady hardening of Britain's position on the unfolding civil war there... 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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