Business and tourism have somewhat triumphed over politics, as the two rival Chinas have initiated direct airline flights after 60 years of tensions.

Councils should be set free from depending on Whitehall funding by raising three-quarters of their money locally, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said today in a speech to the Local Government Association Conference in Bournemouth.

The gala launch of this year's Hythe festival is taking place this evening (Friday 4 July) at The Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe starting at 7.30pm. The festival runs from 4-13 July with a wide range of events for all tastes, from

A smoke alarm proved its weight in gold for a Folkestone family when a fire broke out at their home in Darby Road on Monday 30th June. A mother and her five children escaped unharmed thanks to a working smoke

It's good to be passionate about your work, but not too passionate. Take the case of Stanley Protokowicz, a Maryland divorce lawyer. He represented one Thomas Sanders (his best friend), who, shortly after divorce proceedings began, learned that his wife

You can ensure that you have everything you need at tax time with a checklist. The process won't be nearly as stressful because the process will be simplified. (...)

But the legislation failed in France; so here it is, coming straight back via the European Parliament. The odd bit, though, seeing as it's a French idea chiefly backed by the EPP (=European Conservative group), is that it's being pushed