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Down but not out in latterday London

The Road Homeby Rose Tremain Chatto & Windus 16.99, pp365 On his interminable bus journey across Europe, bound for London, Lev practises his English: 'Excuse me for troubling you.' 'Do you have anything you could give me?' 'I am legal.' Lev's home country has just entered the EU and now he, like so many others,

Samsung reveals truth of heiress's suicide | World news

At first glance she seemed to have everything. An heir to the Samsung Electronics conglomerate, Lee Yoon-hyung seemed happy and outgoing. But this month the 26-year-old was found hanging in her Manhattan apartment, and now questions are being asked about why Samsung initially claimed she had died in a car crash.

The all-new British citizenship test take the quiz | Immigration and asylum

The new citizenship test for aspiring Britons, intended to place more emphasis on British history and achievements than previous versions comes into force this week. Take the sample questions below and see whether you score the 75% necessary to pass

Top 10 books about space travel

The Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti chooses her favourite extraterrestrial reading, taking in fiction by Italo Calvino and Stanisaw Lem alongside reportage and history One of the funny little things I noticed after having lived in space for a while is that, contrary to everyday experience on Earth, it took some effort to keep my arms

We cant trust them: workers decry alleged union busting at Amazon air hub | Amazon

Employees at facility in Kentucky allege Amazon is retaliating against them as they push for union representation Workers at Amazons largest air hub in the world allege Amazon is retaliating against them as they try to organize their first union.