Tory council to charge children £2.50 for using playground
Labour politicians say Wandsworth council's 'mean-spirited' plan will turn playground into a no-go area for the poorFor the children of Wandsworth, the age of innocence ends this autumn when their...
View ArticleWilliam Hill shareholders rebel against executive pay policy
More than a third of investors fail to back betting company's decision to award 56% increase in remuneration to CEOBetting group William Hill has suffered one of the biggest shareholder revolts of the...
View ArticleSouthern Cross faces collapse over rent bills
Britain's biggest nursing homes operator in desperate plea to stave off collapseSouthern Cross, Britain's biggest nursing homes operator, is asking landlords to agree to cut rent by 30% for four months...
View ArticleNato air strikes hit Gaddafi compound in Tripoli again
Attacks comes a few hours after Libyan leader makes his first public appearance since death of sonMuammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli has been hit by Nato rockets again, a few hours after the veteran...
View ArticleThe youth will win in Yemen | Wasim Alqershi
We will complete our revolution and oust President Saleh, with or without international supportYemen is a fertile land with beaches that stretch for more than 1,700km. It is also a country in which...
View ArticlePupils who fail maths and English GCSEs face two years of extra study
Education secretary announces plan after report criticising number of pupils leaving school without basic grasp of English or mathsThousands of pupils who fail to achieve a good GCSE in English and...
View ArticleSyrian president Bashar al-Assad expected to be sanctioned by EU
EU to rule after Syria deploys tanks to quash any upsurge in protests following Friday prayers, particularly around DeraaThe EU is expected to agree on personal sanctions against the Syrian president...
View ArticlePhone hacking: How the Met 'misled courts, parliament and public'
Metropolitan police accused of misleading the high court over the phone-hacking scandalThe Royal Courts of Justice have heard hundreds of criminals claim that the police are bent. On Thursday, it was a...
View ArticleDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg's body language shows solidarity
Appearing at Stratford meeting, the two leaders stood side by side, motionless, listening intently, engaged in 'body echoRepeatedly, as leaders of a coalition, Cameron and Clegg need to demonstrate...
View ArticleGeorge Michael has taken enough hits
George Michael's sense that he's let young gays down is misplaced: no apology is neededSo George Michael feels he's let gay kids down, and that his behaviour – including sexual encounters in public...
View ArticleTexas school cameras to track pupils' lunches
Pilot scheme will monitor students' eating habits in attempt to tackle childhood obesityThe next time children in some elementary schools in Texas try to sneak extra chips onto their trays in the...
View ArticleBT investors hope for payout after pension cut
BT's pension scheme liabilities reduced by £4.3bn after it used a lower measure of inflation to set its annual rises for retired workersInvestors could benefit from a £100bn windfall over the next 15...
View ArticleFacebook's smear campaign against Google
Row intensifies after PR firm admits trying to place negatively spun comment pieces about Google in newspapersIt has already been sued by rowing-obsessed millionaire twins, accused of breaking numerous...
View ArticleGordon Brown due to give speech to hedge fund managers in Las Vegas
Gordon Brown to discuss international affairs and his bookFormer prime minister Gordon Brown was is due on stage in Las Vegas tonight to discuss international affairs and his latest book in front of an...
View ArticleTwo arrested over plan to attack New York mosque
Men bought three pistols, ammunition and inert grenade after seven-month sting operation, police and Manhattan prosecutors sayPolice in New York have arrested two North African-born men in a sting...
View ArticleBattle for Arctic oil intensifies as US sends Clinton to polar summit
WikiLeak cables show fears that Arctic resources rivalry could lead to military conflict between Nato and RussiaThe US government has signalled a new determination to assert its role in Arctic oil and...
View ArticleSir Richard Lambert will not take place on Bank committee
Former director general of CBI decides not to take up position on body tasked with preventing future credit bubblesSir Richard Lambert, the former director general of the CBI, has decided not to take...
View ArticleDavid Cameron's smooth image is not all caricature - he has a right to be...
Over the past year Cameron has emerged as a leader of real ability with a talent for luck. Libya aside, it can't get much betterIf I were David Cameron I would stop now. It cannot get much better. The...
View ArticleTwo arrested over 'plot to attack New York synagogue'
Men bought three pistols, ammunition and inert grenade after seven-month sting operation, police and Manhattan prosecutors sayPolice in New York have arrested two North African-born men in a sting...
View ArticleJobcentre posts cut by 2,400 as coalition plans to axe a fifth of staff
Labour's Liam Byrne condemns sackings at benefits centres 'to pay for' new Cameron and Clegg youth planNick Clegg and David Cameron's efforts to reunite after a fortnight of infighting suffered a...
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