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A sign protesting against the HS2 high-speed London-Birmingham rail project, which has been condemned as a '33 billion pound gamble' Demand for the HS2 high-speed rail project has "likely been overestimated" and the A 33 billion project does not offer good value for money, according to a report by a think-tank.

The little-seen, little-discussed Obama girls, now 14 and 11 respectively, are along for the ride with first lady Michelle Obama while the president is in Northern Ireland today and Tuesday meeting with other leaders of the G-8 industrial nations.

Here we go into the wild blue yonder again with Colum McCann. In his 2009 novel, Let the Great World Spin , McCann swooped readers up into the air with the French aerialist Philippe Petit, who staged an illegal high-wire stunt walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron took some time out of their busy summit schedules to visit with local school children Monday afternoon.

The head of a family-run kosher butcher in north Manchester has vowed to rebuild the business after his shop was gutted by fire on Friday night.

Air Force One touched down at Aldergrove International Airport, 20 miles north of the city, where the president emerged from the plane with his wife Michelle and two daughters, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11. He was flown to Belfast City Airport by helicopter and then travelled to the Waterfront Hall conference centre where he spoke to an invited ... (more)

The menswear shows have returned to London, and as they grow in scale, so too do the profiles of the capital's new batch of male models, says Naomi Attwood Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he supports the G8's efforts to combat international tax evasion, but is cautioning his government must first consult with the provinces on some of the key proposals such as publishing the true owners of offshore accounts.

Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency - mounted an intensive spying operation on foreign politicians attending two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009, it has been reported.

French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll said on Sunday that the country's image had taken a hit following an attack on six Chinese oenology students in the wine-producing Bordeaux region.

Last week I was visiting Microsoft customers and partners in Stockholm, Sweden. Today's blog post starts with a story that reminds me of the challenges and opportunities for healthcare systems around the world, and the potential for information technology to transform the way healthcare is delivered.

The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay -- replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be joined on their first official visit to Northern Ireland by their daughters Malia and Sasha, the White House has confirmed.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Sir Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Eugenie stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour ... (more)

TO the cheers and whoops of thousands of spectators, the world's newest airliner, the Airbus A350 XWB, lifted off on its maiden test flight from Toulouse airport in France.

By Gozo can be reached by flying to Malta and taking a short ferry ride across to the Island.

File - A picture taken on May 17, 2013 shows tourists enjoying their vacation in the southern Cypriot city of Limassol.

The violin and viola that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played himself are in the United States for the first time ever.