Politics

Lord Pannick advising National Express in rail portfolio row

Lord Pannick QC, one of the "stars at the bar", is advising National Express in what is developing into a bitter legal row with the Government over the retention of its rail portfolio. By Alistair Osborne and Helia Ebrahimi...

LtColonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond should not have died

It is shocking that the MoD did not ensure that British soldiers were properly protected from roadside bombs in Afghanistan, says Christopher Booker. Once again it exposes the series of truly scandalous decisions by the...

Alan Johnson opens damaging new rift with Prime Minister Gordon Brown

A damaging new rift has opened up between Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson after it emerged that the Home Secretary tore up a key government policy without consulting Downing Street. By Patrick Hennessy and Melissa Kite Alan...

Obama 'wants to visit Ireland'

Barack Obama wants to visit Ireland, the new ambassador to the Republic of Ireland has said. Daniel M Rooney, whose family comes from Newry, County Down, presented his letters of credence to President Mary McAleese on Friday....

Jailed fan 'innocent' says report

A confidential police report suggests that jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields may be innocent, the BBC has learned. The Merseyside Police report, compiled for Justice Secretary Jack Straw, says if the case had happened in the...

Gordon Brown out of step as Labour's chance slips away

While his colleagues seek a way out of crisis, Gordon Brown is in an economic Neverland, writes Matthew d'Ancona. Gordon Brown is living out the last months of this Government in a world of his own Photo: PA Sequestered in an...

President Medvedev pledges to "swat" underground casinos

BARVIKHA, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the authorities will block attempts by gambling businesses to go into the underground or operate under the disguise of other activities. "Legally,...

We need digital leadership | Crispin Blunt

After Labour's woeful inaction on cyber security, we need a new government with a new approach for the digital age A month after the US cyberspace policy review, the government has released its own strategy: the " Cyber...

Douglas Fraser on the future costs of home heating

Douglas Fraser | 11:12 AM, Saturday, 4 July 2009 During a heat wave, this might be a good time to warn that Scotland's homes will have to get a bit chillier. A renewable action plan released this week by the Scottish Government...

Robinson to hold Drumcree talks

Orangemen and supporters pictured in 2001 at a security barrier DUP leader Peter Robinson is to hold talks with both sides in the dispute over the Drumcree Orange parade. Orangemen have been banned since 1998 from going down...

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