Following the abdication of Queen Beatrix, Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands Willem became the country’s first king since 1890 when his 75-year-old mother signed the abdication deed on Tuesday after 33 years on the throne. Huge groups of orange-clad partygoers are in Amsterdam...
Britain’s economy shrank more than expected at the end of last year. Gross domestic product was down by 0.3 percent as North Sea oil production slumped and factory output fell. The news is a blow for finance minister George Osborne who just a day earlier had defended the government’s austerity programme following criticism from the International Monetary Fund. Osborne...
