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January 15, 2020
Ten Entertainment scores strike as alley investment drives sales surge

Investment in new bowling alley technology and refurbishments has helped tenpin group Ten Entertainment notch up its eighth year in a row of sales growth.

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January 15, 2020
Ten Entertainment scores strike as alley investment drives sales surge

Investment in new bowling alley technology and refurbishments has helped tenpin group Ten Entertainment notch up its eighth year in a row of sales growth.

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January 15, 2020
Too early to say ceasefire in Libya has collapsed – Turkish defense minister

Turkey said on Wednesday it was too early to say whether the ceasefire in Libya has collapsed after Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern Libyan forces, failed to sign a...

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January 15, 2020
UN official blames politicians for ‘dangerous chaos’ in Lebanon after banks targeted in night of violent protests

Lebanese politicians are watching on as the economy collapses and protests turn angry, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to agree a...

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January 15, 2020
UN official blames politicians for ‘dangerous chaos’ in Lebanon after banks targeted in night of violent protests

Lebanese politicians are watching on as the economy collapses and protests turn angry, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to agree a...

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January 15, 2020
UN official blames politicians for ‘dangerous chaos’ in Lebanon after banks targeted in night of violent protests

Lebanese politicians are watching on as the economy collapses and protests turn angry, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to agree a...

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January 15, 2020
Man arrested after 36 migrants found in lorry in Macedonia

Police in North Macedonia found 36 migrants who are believed to have entered the country illegally from Greece packed in a lorry during a routine check.

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January 15, 2020
Man arrested after 36 migrants found in lorry in Macedonia

Police in North Macedonia found 36 migrants who are believed to have entered the country illegally from Greece packed in a lorry during a routine check.

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January 15, 2020
Man arrested after 36 migrants found in lorry in Macedonia

Police in North Macedonia found 36 migrants who are believed to have entered the country illegally from Greece packed in a lorry during a routine check.

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January 15, 2020
Man arrested after 36 migrants found in lorry in Macedonia

Police in North Macedonia found 36 migrants who are believed to have entered the country illegally from Greece packed in a lorry during a routine check.

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January 15, 2020
US-Iran war would bring ‘untold chaos,’ Jordan’s king tells European lawmakers

A war between the US and Iran would wreak "untold chaos" on the world, Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Wednesday, in a speech to European lawmakers on the tensions...

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January 15, 2020
Man gets locked inside gym called 24 Hour Fitness

A man has gone viral after getting locked inside a gym called 24 Hour Fitness when all the staff went home.

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January 15, 2020
Man gets locked inside gym called 24 Hour Fitness

A man has gone viral after getting locked inside a gym called 24 Hour Fitness when all the staff went home.

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January 15, 2020
Man gets locked inside gym called 24 Hour Fitness

A man has gone viral after getting locked inside a gym called 24 Hour Fitness when all the staff went home.

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January 15, 2020
Pope appoints first woman to senior diplomatic role at the Vatican

Pope Francis has asked an Italian lawyer to be the first woman to hold a management position in the Vatican's most important office, the Secretariat of State.

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January 15, 2020
TSB pens new IT deal two years after major outage

TSB has penned a new deal to overhaul its computer systems after a major outage which locked two million people out of their accounts and battered the bank's reputation.

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January 15, 2020
Very.co.uk shrugs off tough retail market to post strong festive sales

Online retailer Very.co.uk has bucked woes among high street rivals with a hike in Christmas sales but wider group trading was hampered by its sister brand Littlewoods.

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January 15, 2020
Very.co.uk shrugs off tough retail market to post strong festive sales

Online retailer Very.co.uk has bucked woes among high street rivals with a hike in Christmas sales but wider group trading was hampered by its sister brand Littlewoods.

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January 15, 2020
Spotify tunes into pets with personalised playlists for furry friends

Spotify has pawfect news that will be music to your pet's ears.

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January 15, 2020
Spotify tunes into pets with personalised playlists for furry friends

Spotify has pawfect news that will be music to your pet's ears.

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January 15, 2020
Spotify tunes into pets with personalised playlists for furry friends

Spotify has pawfect news that will be music to your pet's ears.

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January 15, 2020
39% drop of visitor numbers to Hong Kong since protests erupted

Visitor numbers to Hong Kong fell by nearly 40% in the second half of last year amid clashes between police and anti-government protesters.

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January 15, 2020
Greece sets up new ministry to speed up migration policy

The Greek government said on Wednesday that migration policy will be implemented faster from now on by a new ministry as the country struggles with a resurgence of migrant and...

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January 15, 2020
Vladimir Putin hints at changes to Russia’s constitution

President Vladimir Putin has proposed to tweak the Russian constitution to increase the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move that could herald his intention to shift into a...

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January 15, 2020
Third embryo created in efforts to save northern white rhino from extinction

Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive.

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January 15, 2020
Third embryo created in efforts to save northern white rhino from extinction

Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive.

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January 15, 2020
Third embryo created in efforts to save northern white rhino from extinction

Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive.

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January 15, 2020
Turkey & Russia discussing ‘secure zone’ in Idlib, Syria – Ankara

Turkey and Russia are discussing the establishment of a ‘secure zone' within Syria's northwestern Idlib region where Syrians displaced by fighting can shelter during the winter, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi...

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January 15, 2020
More bodies found after avalanches in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Search teams aided by Pakistani troops have pulled out 21 more bodies from homes destroyed by this week's avalanches in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

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January 15, 2020
Bovis Homes expects record profits despite Brexit and election hits to prices

House-builder Vistry – formerly known as Bovis Homes – said 2019 profits are expected to be at record levels, despite bosses warning that Brexit and the general election have hit...

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January 15, 2020
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren spar over disputed remark about chances of a woman candidate defeating Trump

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders disagreed in a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday over whether he once told her a woman could not win the White House in 2020, underlining...

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January 15, 2020
Greggs partners with Just Eat for nationwide delivery rollout

Greggs has chosen to partner with Just Eat as it expands its food delivery service nationwide following a successful trial.

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January 15, 2020
Greggs partners with Just Eat for nationwide delivery rollout

Greggs has chosen to partner with Just Eat as it expands its food delivery service nationwide following a successful trial.

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January 15, 2020
House completions fall as Persimmon puts quality over quantity

Housebuilder Persimmon saw the number of homes it completed fall by 4% in the last year, as the company attempts to improve the quality of its building work following a...

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January 15, 2020
Inter-Korean cooperation ‘doesn’t have to wait’ for US-N. Korea talks to progress – Seoul

Inter-Korean cooperation doesn't necessarily have to wait for Washington's denuclearization talks with Pyongyang to progress, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on Tuesday. She made the statement after meeting...

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January 15, 2020
People were lied to for days over jetliner crash, top Iranian diplomat admits

Iran's top diplomat acknowledged Wednesday that Iranians “were lied to” for days, after the Islamic Republic accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner.

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January 15, 2020
Top Iran diplomat: People were lied to over jetliner crash

Iran's top diplomat has acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days after the Islamic Republic accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing 176 people.

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January 15, 2020
Quiz festive sales dive amid ‘challenging’ retail conditions

Retailer Quiz has reported plummeting sales over the seven-week Christmas period as it struggled to cope with “challenging” high street conditions.

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January 15, 2020
Revolution Bars toasts seventh year of Christmas success

Revolution Bars raised a glass to the seventh year in a row of record Christmas trading, as bosses revealed each of its 74 bars banked £65,000 a week on average.

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January 15, 2020
Moscow talks on Libya contribute to upcoming Berlin conference – Russian FM

The talks in Moscow on settlement in Libya held on January 13 were initially viewed as part of a peaceful settlement process that would continue at a conference in Berlin,...

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