Slovakia was set to end the impasse over Europe's €440 billion (£384 billion) bailout fund as politicians began talks on a second vote on expanding the powers of the rescue pot... more
European shares fall in early trade, snapping a four-day rally, in cautious trading ahead of Slovakia's key vote in Slovakia on the eurozone rescue fund... more
Sharapova paid tribute to Li Na after losing the final of AEGON Classic in Birmingham but felt she could have done more to push the Chinese world No10.... more
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is optimistic of being fully fit for the start of Slovakia's World Cup campaign which starts in just over a month... more
Laura Robson is set to begin the defence of her Wimbledon girls' title and insists a debut defeat in the senior women's singles has not dented her confidence... more
Football: West Ham midfielder Radoslav Kovac was among six players banned from the Czech Republic team for disciplinary reasons while their coach Petr Rada was sacked because of poor results... more
Football: England face playing in front of more than 10,000 empty seats at Wembley on Saturday as fans shun the national team despite ticket prices being slashed... more
Drawing on Slovakia's history of the emigrant experience, Farm In The Cave's superb Fringe play, Sclavi, is not so much a narrative as a tonal cacophony of a people's grief.... 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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