The chauffeured cars and cabinet pow-wows may already seem like ancient history to the Liberal Democrats turfed out of Parliament at the election. Now the party’s former MPs are fuelling a cottage industry in memoirs aimed at political obsessives whose idea of a light read is picking over every spit and cough of the Coalition.
TURNBERRY, Scotland, July 31 (Reuters) - Norway's Suzann Pettersen surged two strokes clear of the field while world number 17 Michelle Wie of the U.S. pulled out with a sore ankle in the Women's British Open second round on Friday.
July 30 (Reuters) - Indoor cycling fitness chain SoulCycle Inc filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of common stock, underscoring the rising popularity of boutique chains that cater to specific workout methods such as spinning, yoga and barre.
South Mississippi will soon have a forensic pathologist again and, this time, one who can lead an unused regional morgue built four years ago.
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The BMA and NHS have been negotiating the new consultant and junior doctor contracts for two years.
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico on Friday made a payment on debt owed by its Government Development Bank, but the U.S. territory may still be short of the funds needed to pay all of its imminent obligations.
BENGHAZI, Libya, July 31 (Reuters) - Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - The social security numbers and credit card details of up to 6,000 University of Connecticut students, faculty and others may have been stolen by cyberhackers from China, the university said on Friday.
COLUMBIA — An Aiken County Sheriff’s Office commander was trying to interpret and apply the state’s new criminal domestic violence law when he sent a memo that instructed deputies not to file domestic violence charges unless the victim was willing to press charges, an agency spokesman said Friday.
July 31 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc has closed a new round of funding that values the online taxi-hailing company at nearly $51 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Video surveillance footage released Friday shows a rail car that was accidentally set in motion by a 13-year-old boy ramming an antique locomotive into a train station, sending passengers waiting for a train scrambling for...
A former teacher charged Friday with having sex with a 13-year-old student left a note in her sixth-grade classroom that said, in part, "I need help — a lot of…
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Disqualifying the state Attorney General’s office from prosecuting the Berkeley County school communications director accused of forgery and other charges could be a "game-changer," a judge said Friday.
Earnings from two big oil companies disappointed Wall Street. Results were hurt by falling oil prices. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Earnings from two big oil companies disappointed Wall Street. Results were hurt by falling oil prices. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Drawing a sharp distinction with Republican rivals in the pivotal election state of Florida, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called on the GOP-run Congress to end the trade embargo the U.S. has imposed on Cuba since 1962
Rupert Murdoch’s support was critical to the rise of David Cameron. But it is simplistic to see George Osborne as just the next-in-line: the Chancellor has been in the Murdoch crosshairs for just as long as the Prime Minister.
July 31 (Reuters) - Swede David Lingmerth birdied three of his last five holes to take the clubhouse lead in the second round while tournament host Tiger Woods also charged into contention at the Quicken Loans National in Virginia on Friday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Approval ratings for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto have fallen to a new low, a newspaper poll showed on Friday amid a weak economy and after the escape of the country's most notorious criminal from a maximum-security prison.
The politics of the Greek financial crisis inspire Berlin restaurant owner to create a "Hellenic - European Drama" menu, that reflects the main protagonists in this Greek drama. Sharon Reich reports.
The politics of the Greek financial crisis inspire Berlin restaurant owner to create a "Hellenic - European Drama" menu, that reflects the main protagonists in this Greek drama. Sharon Reich reports.
The politics of the Greek financial crisis inspire Berlin restaurant owner to create a "Hellenic - European Drama" menu, that reflects the main protagonists in this Greek drama. Sharon Reich reports.
The politics of the Greek financial crisis inspire Berlin restaurant owner to create a "Hellenic - European Drama" menu, that reflects the main protagonists in this Greek drama. Sharon Reich reports.
A U.S. State Department spokesman says all extradition requests take into account the ability of a country to provide a fair trial. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A U.S. State Department spokesman says all extradition requests take into account the ability of a country to provide a fair trial. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
