Gold miner Centamin rebuffs £1.5bn approach from Canadian rival
London-listed miner Centamin has turned down a 1.9 billion dollar (£1.5 billion) takeover offer from its Canadian rival Endeavour Mining, after a tidal wave of big-name consolidation in the gold sector.

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Typhoon leaves at least four dead in Philippines
Typhoon Kammuri has barrelled across the Philippines with fierce winds and rain, leaving at least four people dead, forcing hundreds of thousands to abandon high-risk villages and closing Manilainternational airport.

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Hugh Grant accuses Lib Dems of lying days after joining them on campaign trail
Hugh Grant has accused the Liberal Democrats of lying, just a few days after joining the party on the General Election campaign trail.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson was given tips on looking smart while visiting veterans living near Salisbury.

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Palmerston, the Foreign Office cat, has returned to work after six months recovering from stress.

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