– Ash over parts of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany – Some disruption but no mass shutdowns of airspace – So far no repeat of 2010 flight chaos Two German airports halted flights
France's finance minister is set to declare on Wednesday she wants to be the next head of the IMF even though big emerging economies have decried Europe's "obsolete" grip on the top
The euro and oil slipped on Wednesday as a rally the previous day fizzled on fears about Europe's spreading debt crisis and the potential for a further reduction of positions in risky
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sought but failed to get consensus from opposition leaders on Tuesday on a new set of austerity measures aimed at averting default. On Monday, Greece unveiled a
New airspace closure rules decided after last year's Icelandic volcanic eruption have caused divisions in Europe on how to decide whether airlines can fly near the ash cloud. A bureaucratic turf war
Irish budget airline Ryanair on Tuesday flew a plane through Scottish airspace regulators say has "high ash concentration" in a bid to show there was no danger from a volcanic eruption in
Data on primary school students show the impact of current demographic trends, with the total number of students at primary level dropping for the eighth year in a row to 54,522 in
The price index of construction materials rose by 3.91% over the same period of the previous year in January-April. The biggest percentage increases have been seen in building iron, up 25.8%; bitumen
Income from VAT fell by 4.3% over the same period of the previous year in the first quarter according to the detailed data on the quarterly accounts of general government. Total revenue
– Year profit up 13 percent to 714 million sterling vs forecast 710 million – To test new store formats from October – Good start to new financial year, but cautious on outlook
