On Europe

20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex

On Europe

Coordinated bombings tore through London’s transport network 20 years ago, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds. In the years since, British security services say they’ve become far better equipped to detect and prevent such attacks. But the nature of the threat is more complex than ever.

Surf’s up on Munich’s Eisbach river — the world capital of river surfing

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Mario Draghi at Davos

It’s Europe, they do summits differently here

Britain: riots and rights of parents to smack their kids

Politics

When the going gets tough the arms dealers get going

France lands mass order for fighter jets from India

Britain, Argentina: more Falkland’s anniversary saber rattling

Conflict

As anniversary of war approaches, Britain sends another warship to patrol waters around the Falkland Islands

British bankers: another slap in the face

Politics

Former head of troubled RBS, is stripped of his knighthood.

Work: those were the days in Britain

A new study compares the world of work in Britain at the start of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign 60 years ago and today.

British austerity cuts: rhetoric and reality

Politics

An independent report notes that most of the government’s cuts have yet to come into effect.