Quoted against the dollar in this way, the euro is worth more than one, and therefore might be seen to denote superiority. Furthermore, because the euro was expected rapidly to establish reserve currency status, and strengthen against the dollar, this method of quotation would more easily illustrate...

BOYS SHOULD read adventure stories such as Treasure Island and Kidnapped rather than romantic literature by Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, the Government said yesterday. Officers will seek to trace new witnesses – particularly those who only use the market at weekends.. “There is the...

Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson – who plays the much put-upon sidekick Baldrick – Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie will join a crowded cast of stars to tell a flawed version of the nation’s history. The pounds 3m film, provisionally titled Blackadder Back And Forth, will see the regular cast...