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Authors Philip Pullman Julian Barnes and Ian Rankin attack Labour over 42day detention

Forty two renowned British writers have joined forces to attack the Government over its plans to allow the detention of terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days. Philip Pullman has produced a new piece of work...

Honour debt to Gurkhas, says Lumley

Joanna Lumley wants all retired Gurkhas to have right to live in UK Actress Joanna Lumley has called on the Government to "honour our debt" and support moves which would allow all retired Gurkhas to live in the UK. Last month a...

Government defiant over 42-day plan

Published Date: 12 October 2008 The Government has insisted it was pressing ahead with 42-day terror detention - despite claims that the plans are already "dead". The House of Lords is expected to reject the controversial...

Q&A: 42-day detention

What is happening this week? Peers are to vote on Monday on whether to extend the time a suspect could be held without charge from 28 days to 42 days - six weeks. The amount of time that a terrorism suspect can be held without...

We shouldn't have to make Mandelson a Lord

Daniel Korski Peter Mandelson is to take his seat in the House of Lords on Monday following his surprise return to the cabinet. But for one week he held the job of Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform...

Gurkha Justice Bill Third Reading in House of Lords

Lord Lee of Trafford (Lib Dem) will introduce the third reading of the Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill on Monday (12 October). The bill reads: Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL] Amend the Immigration Rules in...

Labour MP Karl Chircop clinically dead

Labour MP Karl Chircop was declared clinically dead on Sunday. The 43-year-old MP had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage last August and was in a coma ever since. He had been receiving treatment in London’s National Hospital for...

Updated: Karl Chircop dies - organs may be donated

Labour MP Karl Chircop died in a London hospital earlier today, aged 43. He had been in a coma since August after suffering a brain hemorrhage. An MP since 1996, Dr Chircop was spokesman for health in the shadow cabinet. A...

Fertiliser subsidy: Govt may soon release Rs 50,000 cr

80% of delivered cost of fertiliser is realised from govt payouts. The government may sanction nearly Rs 50,000 crore as the first supplementary grant for settling fertiliser subsidy bills in the upcoming Parliament session...

Former MP quits TDP; decides to join Congress

Ramamuni Reddy’s wife Lakshmidevamma, a former ZPTC member of Vempalle, also to join the party Former MP calls on the Chief Minister and discusses the political situation in the district Says he decided to join Congress as YSR...

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