By Nicholas Leonard Monday November 02 2009 The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, has been plunged into a tense confrontation with some of the country's leading scientists over government policy on illegal drug-taking. They...
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Mr Becu's tirade ( Letters , 21 November) shows an impressive lack of self-awareness. Perhaps if he had any knowledge of neighbouring countries, he would know the level of support for Blair in Britain. I arrived in Belgium some...
• Levy on City trading aimed at restoring trust in banks • Survey shows more than 50% of voters back plan Gordon Brown will take his radical proposal to tax City trading to Britain's business leaders today, as a survey shows...
The hidden tragedy of the London Metropolitan University affair is the lack of care taken to keep a check on its students, many of whom were from disadvantaged areas having their first taste of university life.
British forces in Helmand province will begin training local militias to secure communities against the Taleban. The commander of British Forces in Helmand, Brigadier James Cowan, said that the move was the latest attempt to...