Abba’s greatest hits album, Gold, is the UK’s biggest selling CD, according to the Official Charts Company. It has sold four million copies since 1992, while Adele’s 21 is at number two with 3.5m….
Thousands of young people have taken to the streets of Madrid in recent days. In a country with record levels of unemployment, and a government programme of deep austerity, Tom Burridge looks at…
Mercedes now have the ‘best driver’ in Formula 1 after signing Lewis Hamilton, says triple world champion Niki Lauda. Mercedes have won just one race in the last three years but Lauda – who…
The bosses of BAE Systems and EADS have issued a joint appeal for support for their proposed $45bn (£28bn) merger. The statement by Ian King and Tom Enders, published in UK, French and German…
Proposed changes to flying rules for airline pilots in Europe will increase the risk of plane crashes, says the British pilots’ union Balpa. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published plans to “harmonise”…
Greece is predicting its economy will shrink by much more than previously estimated this year. Its economy will contract by 6.5% this year, worse than a previous estimate of 4.8% in March suggested to…
Hungary’s government has announced a ban on slot machines in pubs and cafes in an effort to clamp down on gambling. New laws put forward by the prime minister’s office bans slot machines outside…
Double Olympic gold medal winner Nikola Karabatic is one of five handball players arrested in France over match-fixing allegations. Karabatic, 28, is considered one of the greatest players of the game and won gold medals…
Unemployment in the eurozone hit a fresh high of 18.2 million in August, the EU statistics agency has said. The number out of work rose by 34,000, but after the July data…
Opposition supporters are celebrating the early exit polls but it is unclear whether the Georgian Dream coalition will win a majority