LONDON A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research by British and Swiss scientists. In a specially designed trial involving 76 healthy volunteers who were given either the drug or a placebo dummy pill, those who were on doxycycline had a 60 […]
By Guy Faulconbridge | LONDON LONDON Just days after Prime Minister Theresa May formally served the European Union with divorce papers, a powerful affliction appeared to strike some in Britain: Brexit fever. Amid a row with Spain and the EU over the status of Gibraltar, a former leader of May’s Conservative party, Michael Howard, even said she would be prepared to go to war to defend the […]
Spain’s foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said his government is “surprised” at the tone of commentary in the UK over Gibraltar, after a weekend in which former Tory leader Michael Howard suggested Britain could go to war to defend the territory. “I think that someone in the UK is losing their temper and there’s no reason for that,” said Mr Dastis, as he sought to play down […]
Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel carrying 11 crew members, the ship’s owner said Monday, the third such hijacking in less than a month as piracy resurges in the country. The “Al Kausar” cargo ship was carrying items such as wheat and sugar from Dubai via Yemen to Somalia’s Bossaso port when it came under attack, owner Isaak Them told AFP. “The vessel was hijacked on […]
LONDON British luxury brand Burberry (BRBY.L) said on Monday it would transfer its beauty business to U.S. group Coty (COTY.N) in a deal that will bring in around $225 million plus ongoing royalty payments and grow the division. Known for its British-made trenchcoats, Burberry’s fragrances include My Burberry and Mr Burberry and it has expanded into cosmetics in recent years to help introduce its brand to younger […]
LONDON Gibraltar’s leader scolded EU Council President Donald Tusk on Monday for giving Spain a right of veto over the future relationship between the British enclave and the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc. The future of Gibraltar, a rocky British outpost on Spain’s southern tip, has become the first major dispute of the exit negotiations since Prime Minister Theresa May filed the formal divorce papers […]
Monday 09:35 BST What you need to know ● Equities starting second quarter on the front foot● S&P 500 futures just 1.5 per cent off record and Euro Stoxx up 0.4 per cent ● Investors keeping a watch on national manufacturing surveys● Dollar little changed against peers and South African rand continues to slide● Brent and WTI crude hold above $50 a barrel, while gold soft——————- Hot […]
LONDON British police said on Monday they had arrested nine people after a “brutal” attack on a teenage asylum seeker involving a group up to 20 assailants in south London. Detectives, who are treating the incident as a hate crime, said the 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy was left with serious head injuries after the attack shortly before midnight on Friday as he waited at a bus stop […]
The global cyberwarfare scare washed ashore the British isles this weekend after UK nuclear power stations and airports were told to tighten defenses against terrorist attacks in the face of increased threats to electronic security systems, after intelligence agencies concluded terrorists could plant explosives in laptops and mobile phones that won’t be caught by normal security screenings. The Telegraph reports that British security services issued a series […]
DUBAI // Four builders were rescued from a burning building that sent clouds of smoke into the air over Downtown Dubai on Sunday. Fire crews climbed the under-construction Fountain Views tower to reach a labourer stranded on the 16th floor, while three others were rescued from the sixth floor. Smoke quickly filled up the interior of the building and billowed from the lower floors, creating a pall […]
I still remember where I was when the Panama Papers were released to an astonished world. I’d been at a friend’s birthday in Oxford, and I was driving back to London on the Sunday evening. As the T20 cricket World Cup Final reached its conclusion, I pulled into a motorway service station just outside London, ready to celebrate England’s win. Sadly, we managed to snatch defeat from […]
Authored by Giulio Meotti via The Gatestone Institute, British multiculturalists are feeding Islamic fundamentalism. Muslims do not need to become the majority in the UK; they just need gradually to Islamize the most important cities. The change is already taking place. British personalities keep opening the door to introducing Islamic sharia law. One of the leading British judges, Sir James Munby, said that Christianity no longer influences […]
Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media said Sunday. An anti-war activist last week attempted a citizen’s arrest of General Ahmed Assiri, spokesman for the Saudi-led Gulf coalition fighting rebels in Yemen, before another threw an egg that hit Assiri in the back. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed […]
BEIRUT An Iranian-American detained in Iran since last summer has been released on bail of approximately $60,000, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported Sunday. Robin Reza Shahini was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards while visiting family in the northeastern city of Gorgan last July and subsequently sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on charges of threatening national security, according to HRANA. Shahini went on a hunger […]
newslide Canadian PM offers Matthew Perry rematch Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau got into the April Fools’ Day spirit over the weekend with a lighthearted tweet aimed at former Friends star — and classmate — Matthew Perry. Justin Trudeau and the actor, who played Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, both attended Rockcliffe Park Public School in Ottawa. In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk […]
AMATRICE, Italy Britain’s Prince Charles paid a visit on Sunday to one of the towns in central Italy devastated by a major earthquake last August, a day after locals protested against the government because of aid delays. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake killed nearly 300 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. More than 45,000 aftershocks have rattled the region, including an even stronger 6.6 magnitude quake […]
LONDON Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has taken out adverts in British Sunday newspapers stressing a zero-tolerance policy on tax evasion, as the Swiss bank tries to limit any damage to its reputation from raids on three of its offices. Zurich-based Credit Suisse was pulled into an international tax evasion and money laundering investigation on Thursday when coordinated searches were carried out on its London, Paris and Amsterdam offices. […]
When visiting the Dubai home of British artist Sacha Jafri – whose work can be found in the collections of Barack Obama, Bill Gates and George Clooney, among many others – it is hard to tell where his personal space ends and the public-viewing gallery begins. His living room, which opens into exhibition rooms, is like a child’s playhouse. There are heart-shaped rugs on the floor, colourful […]
Paris: The Panama Papers have given ammunition to the fight against tax evasion, but much still needs to happen before the world’s tax dodgers run out of places to hide money, experts say. The papers, published a year ago, linked some of the world’s most powerful leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and former British prime minister David Cameron, as well as sports stars and billionaires to […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 2, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi #YearofGiving Donate pre-loved […]
DUBAI // Easy recovery of VAT for tourists is required to ensure they continue to come and spend. A tourist refund scheme is provided for in the GCC agreement and is being considered by the UAE, said David Stevens of accountancy firm E Y. He said such a scheme would encourage tourist spending. Marie-Claire Accordino, founder of the The Accounts Dept, which provides bookkeeping services for small and […]
LONDON All 12 people arrested in connection with the March 22 attack that left five people dead close to the British parliament have now been released without charge, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday. British-born Khalid Masood sped across Westminster Bridge in a car, killing three pedestrians and injuring dozens more, before running through the gates of parliament and stabbing a policeman to death. He was then […]
PARIS Britain’s contribution to European security is “unconditional”, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told a French newspaper, denying the government had made a veiled threat to reduce cooperation if there was no post-Brexit trade deal. Prime Minister Theresa May said in a letter to the European Union on Wednesday that “our cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism would be weakened” if Britain left the bloc without […]
Panama has a new tourist attraction: the building hosting the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal. That is why, workers there say, the sign announcing the firm has been taken down from where it used to be outside the dark-tinted edifice in Panama City’s modern banking district. Too many tourists were stopping to take selfies in front of […]
