More than 30 senior Government figures were among the 146 Labour MPs who voted to keep their generous expenses: Andy Burnham - Culture; Caroline Flint - Housing; Paul Murphy - Wales; Jacqui Smith - Home Secretary; Shaun Woodward - Northern Ireland. Nick Brown - Deputy Chief Whip; Alan Campbell - Whip; Angela Eagle - Treasury Minister; Maria Eagle - Ministry of Justice; Beverley...
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks surged, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 13 percent on Tuesday after governments around the world readied plans to take stakes in banks to keep the global financial system from collapsing.
Published Date: 10 October 2008 Matt Lole won the Kenilworth Half Marathon on Sunday in the worst conditions the event has seen. Heavy rain caused parts of the course to be flooded as it wound its way around the lanes to...
LONDON and NEW YORK, October 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Legatum Institute ranks 104 countries in the Legatum Prosperity Index by how well they foster economic growth and personal wellbeing. .. - Read more
Published Date: 14 October 2008 New laws to help stop more British banks going bust are due to be debated in the Commons as the Government continues its efforts to halt the worst effects of the credit crunch. MPs will discuss...