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One-off fuel payment is ruled out

bbc.co.uk     11 hrs ago   16 related          

Customers have seen big increases in gas and electricity prices Ministers have ruled out giving consumers a one-off payment to help with fuel bills, the BBC has learned. In a speech, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there...                    

Brown will be ousted in months, critics say

independent.co.uk     8 hrs ago   55 related          

By Andrew Grice, Political Editor Gordon Brown's critics predicted he would be ousted within two months as Labour descended into bitter infighting yesterday. Charles Clarke cast a long shadow over Mr Brown's attempted...                    

Brown takes on 'oil dictatorship'

itn.co.uk     9 hrs ago   5 related          

Gordon Brown has vowed to free Britain from the "dictatorship of oil" by investing in nuclear and renewable energy. In a keynote speech to the Scottish CBI in Glasgow, the Prime Minister promised the Government will do...                    

Brown cautiously optimistic on economy

reuters.com     11 hrs ago          

By Sumeet Desai LONDON (Reuters) - The economy is facing a difficult time but will get through the current downturn, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday, pledging further measures to help struggling families make...                    

Car sales crash as economy hits skids

timesonline.co.uk     9 hrs ago          

Christine Buckley, Helen Nugent and Francis Elliott Car sales fell to their lowest level for more than 40 years last month in the most dramatic sign yet that the country is heading into a recession. Traders reported just...                    

ANDREW ALEXANDER: The spectre to give Osborne sleepless nights

dailymail.co.uk     10 hrs ago          

Sleepless nights?: George Osborne could face a tricky position as Chancellor in 2010 A sticking plaster is no cure for a gaping wound and Gordon Brown must know it. No wonder Chancellor Alistair Darling looks even more...                    

Gills Chase Win Hat-trick

vitalfootball.co.uk     1 hr ago          

Gills Chase Win Hat-trickVitalfootball: Gillingham: 04/09/2008 23:50:00The Gills look to record three wins in a row for the first time under Mark Stimson when Grimsby come to Priestfield on Saturday.Not since April 2007...                    

Bob Cesca: Liveblogging The Republican Convention - Day Four

huffingtonpost.com     6 hrs ago   4,394 related          

7PM So it's the last night of this thing. I wonder if the Republicans will burn anyone in effigy tonight. I wonder if Senator McCain will say that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. 7:22PM Senator McCain should...                    

Vitale becomes 1 of Hall's diaper dandies

iht.com     10 hrs ago   7 related          

Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon are the biggest names being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Friday. When the speeches are given, though, they may see their spotlight stolen by a man who was...                    

Lost opportunity for Yankees

mlb.com     2 hrs ago   24 related          

Rasner's short outing foreshadows long night for Bombers ST. PETERSBURG -- Darrell Rasner had already dressed for the Yankees' cross-country flight when he rolled his luggage to Ivan Rodriguez's chair, sidling up to the...                    

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