United in Euro disappointment in Siena
Jon Snow has been to Sienna to find out what politicians, academics and journalists from around Europe think of the euro crisis – and each other.
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Jon Snow has been to Sienna to find out what politicians, academics and journalists from around Europe think of the euro crisis – and each other.
Marriage in English law is still a fundamentally heterosexual activity: “The union of one man, with one woman, voluntarily entered into for life.” The Church of England happens to think it should stay that way.
Germany’s leading court rejects calls to block the establishment of a permanent fund to support indebted countries.
Major strides are taken to tackle eurozone debt, with plans for a banking union and German approval of a permanent bailout fund to rescue ailing countries.
On Saturday the temperature reached a sizzling 32.4C at Cavendish in Suffolk, making it the hottest day of 2012 so far.
An extensive heat wave is expected across Europe from this weekend onwards. Daytime temperatures in many areas south of Scandinavia will reach 30-35C, with parts of the Mediterranean approaching 40C.
With the success of Scottish and Yorkshire athletes reflected in Team GB’s final Olympics medal tally, former PM Gordon Brown says the UK could become a “beacon” for how countries can co-exist.
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Lutalo Muhammad comes into the 80kg taekwondo event at London 2012 with a lot to prove after he was controversially selected for Team GB over world number one Aaron Cook.
The European Central Bank admits the eurozone economy is in worse shape than previously acknowledged and cuts its growth forecast.
The UK’s economy is not expected to grow at all in 2012 and it will take an “Olympic” effort and hard work to battle the eurozone crisis, domestic deficit-cutting and tight credit conditions.