Pressure had been building on a number of fronts, but the issue which finally destroyed her was the yet-to-be-born euro. In the last weekend of October 1990, she travelled to a European summit in Rome, where Jacques Delors’ dream of European Monetary Union was high on the agenda. But while Mrs. Thatcher was fighting her [...]
The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden continues to dominate columns in the Turkish press, with many debating the way his body was treated by the US, actual developments that led to the metaphoric death of bin Laden before his actual death and a possible change in the US foreign policy discourse. In her [...]
British coalition goverment budget plan has just been released by Chancellor George Osborne, which lasted just under an hour. By now I am sure you are all aware that the main focus has been the 1p drop in fuel prices, this took effect as from 6pm on the 23th March 2011. Mr Osborne’s comments included [...]
TNO – Japan gets offered help from 70 countries from all over the World and needs to rebuild town cities again and nuclear power stations still at risk and many people has been removed from area. After the cataclysmic earthquake spawned the massive tsunami, with tens of thousands feared dead, the Japanese people face another [...]
The pound has risen this afternoon (February 15th) following further speculation the interest rate could rise. According to Reuters, sterling moved up 0.5 per cent against the dollar at $1.6120 following information that revealed UK inflation remains high. Forex traders might be interested to note the news provider pointed out the Bank of England’s (BoE) inflation [...]
Turkish Foreign Ministry said Friday that Turkey supports Tunisian people’s demand for a more democratic society. Turkey has been monitoring developments in Tunisia and hopes the transition period in the country would end by democratic and pluralist means respecting human rights, the ministry said in a statement. Turkey feels deep sorrow over incidents that took [...]
BP has today confirmed that the new cap placed on the problem well in the Gulf of Mexico is proving successful and there is no additional pressure building up. This comes just weeks before BP hopes to complete the drilling of relief wells which will disengage the problem well and allow the company to drill [...]
If you are a big golf fan you know this is where it all started. At least this is where we think it did. When the name of your golf club has both the words Ancient and Royal on it, you sure know this is as fine as it gets when it comes to the [...]
UK election will end soon because BBC Online stated that 649 seats already selected and last one to be finalised soon out of 650 all together. A hung Parliament is created if no party wins an outright majority. In this election that would require one party to win 326 seats out of 650 with the [...]
Police are trying to piece together the events that led to a British chef being beaten up and left for dead in a ski resort in the Italian Dolomites. Officers spoke to John Harris, 45, from Cornwall, yesterday after he was found unconscious in a resort car park in freezing temperatures wearing just a singlet, [...]
Nine in ten members of the UK public would be willing to use the full electronic body scanners to ensure a safe passage, research has claimed. According to the latest Unisys Security Index published today, UK public concern is up across the board, in terms of financial, national, Internet and personal safety. The Index tracks [...]
Royal Liverpool Golf Club announced that HE Ricoh Women’s British Open will be held at Hoylake, the first time that the Club has hosted this prestigious Championship.Doing this is to avoid a clash with the London Olympics, the championship moves from its traditional late-July date to September 13-16. Shona Malcolm, the Ladies’ Golf Union’s chief [...]
As golfers lined up putts in respectful silence below, a small airplane circled over last week’s PGA Tour event in San Diego – dragging a banner reading, “We miss you Tiger! Deja vu Showgirls.” The next day, a competing strip club countered with a plane toting this message: “We miss you too Tiger! Dreamgirls.” This [...]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy of his opposition to Turkey’s bid to join the European Union (EU) in his interview with Euronews channel on Sunday. Pointing to the French president’s stance regarding Turkey’s EU bid, Erdogan said, “no matter what they do, or what kind of obstacles they put [...]
Hundreds of travelling Britons are being caught out by strict foreign laws against trafficking drugs, the Government warned yesterday. More than 1,000 are in jails overseas, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. Spain has the most, 207, followed by the US with 141 and Thailand and France, which both hold 79. Minister Chris Bryant said [...]
