Commons Speaker earns more than Prime Minister after accepting pay hike
UK’s Commons Speaker, who chairs Parliamentary debates, now earns more than the Prime Minister, after the former, John Bercow, accepted an extra 0.62% pay...
Oil prices drop, forecast to continue dropping in 2016
Oil prices weakened on Monday after a brief rally last week.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures was trading at $37.75 a barrel at 06:11 AM...
UK parents waste £230 million a year on unwanted presents for their kids
Parents in the UK spend millions of pounds every year on Christmas presents for their children. But just how much of it is wasted?
One...
Fox hunting ban backed by most Britons
A foxhunting ban is backed by the vast majority of Britons, according to the latest Ipsos Mori Boxing Day Hunting Poll. The pollsters interviewed...
Japanese industrial output likely dropped 0.6% in November
Japanese factory output likely dropped by around 0.6 percent in November compared to the previous month, according to a recent Reuters poll.
The poll of...
Major UK banks launching truly “fee-free” basic bank accounts
Nine major banks and building societies in the UK will be offering new “no frills” fee-free basic bank accounts which won’t charge for missed...
Man armed with machete attacks woman in Kent shopping centre
A man armed with a two-foot long machete attacked and injured a woman at a the Intu shopping centre in Bromley, Kent during the busy...
Shoplifter dies in Suffolk on Christmas Eve not long after arrest
A 29-year-old alleged shoplifter died in Suffolk on Christmas Eve not long after his arrest. The man was arrested for shoplifting at Tesco Extra, Fordham...
UK forecast to become world’s fourth largest economy
The UK is set to overtake Germany and Japan to become world's fourth largest economy in the 2030s, according to a new report by...
US jobless claims dropped by 5,000 last week
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week.
The Labor Department revealed on Thursday that for the week ended December 19 the...