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Baby P: Ed Ball's statement in full - Independent
 Telegraph.co.uk | Baby P: Ed Ball's statement in full Independent - "The whole nation has been shocked and moved by the tragic and horrific death of Baby P. All of us find it impossible to comprehend how adults could commit such terrible acts of evil against this little boy. Baby P: The replacement for Sharon Shoesmith Baby P case: three suspended |
Civil servant Christopher Galley breaks cover over Damian Green ... - Times Online
 BBC News | Civil servant Christopher Galley breaks cover over Damian Green ... Times Online - The civil servant at the centre of the Damian Green leak inquiry row broke cover today as his lawyer said that he had acted in the public interest. Damian Green row: Civil servant acted in public interest, says lawyer 'Don't shoot messenger' over leak |
Obama names Clinton secretary of state - Reuters UK
 BBC News | Obama names Clinton secretary of state Reuters UK - By Jeff Mason and Caren Bohan CHICAGO (Reuters) - US President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defence secretary in a national security team charged with recasting ... Video: Obama names Clinton US secretary of state Barack Obama nominates Hillary Clinton for secretary of state |
Pakistan's secret role in massacre under scrutiny - Independent
 Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistan's secret role in massacre under scrutiny Independent - By Kim Sengupta As tension between Delhi and Islamabad mounts towards an incendiary level following the Mumbai massacre, the shadowy activities of Pakistan’s intelligence service, ISI, has come under renewed critical spotlight. India Tells Pakistan to Match Its Words With ‘Action’ on Terror Mumbai Terror Attacks Heighten Tensions Between India, Pakistan |
New EU member states urged to approve EU's ambitious climate ... - Xinhua
 Voice of America | New EU member states urged to approve EU's ambitious climate ... Xinhua - BRUSSELS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Monday called on new European Union (EU) member states to reach out for the benefits of low-carbon economy and approve the EU's ambitious climate change policies. International Climate Change Forum Opens in Poland UN conference warned: Don't derail green projects |
Britons in Bangkok furious at lack of rescue flights - Times Online
 guardian.co.uk | Britons in Bangkok furious at lack of rescue flights Times Online - Britons stranded in Bangkok say they have been abandoned by the British government because of its failure to provide rescue flights. What are travelers being told about Thailand? 'I'm a tourist, get me out of here' |
Total faces criminal charges over Buncefield blast - Times Online
 ITN | Total faces criminal charges over Buncefield blast Times Online - Total, the French oil giant, and four other companies are facing criminal prosecution over Britain's biggest peacetime explosion, the Environment Agency said today. Five face court over oil blast Buncefield firms to be prosecuted |
Canada opposition roughs out deal to take power - Reuters UK
 Globe and Mail | Canada opposition roughs out deal to take power Reuters UK - By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to form a coalition that would replace Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government less than two months after its ... Opposition deal would oust Harper, pour billions into economy Canada’s McCallum Says Coalition Would Bring Faster Stimulus |
France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service ... - Times Online
 Times Online | France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service ... Times Online - Citing the memory of her dead brother, Carla Bruni, France's first lady, today put her celebrity power at the service of the cause of Aids, becoming an ambassador for the main international fund fighting the disease. Carla Bruni became Aids ambassador because brother died from disease Bruni embraces role as AIDS ambassador |
Palin campaigns in Ga.'s Senate runoff - guardian.co.uk
 ABC News | Palin campaigns in Ga.'s Senate runoff guardian.co.uk - AP foreign, Monday December 1 2008 By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press Writer= AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday ... Video: Ga. Senate Race Last Big Contest of 2008 Palin has Georgia on her mind |
Mother 'shopped son over frenzied knife attack' - Independent
 BBC News | Mother 'shopped son over frenzied knife attack' Independent - By Jeananne Craig, Press Association A mother turned her son in to the police after he confessed to a frenzied knife attack on a 14-year-old girl, a jury heard today. Park stabbing accused 'confessed' Frenchman accused of stabbing teenage girl 30 times 'threatened ... |
Venice 'under water' after worst floods for 20 years - Telegraph.co.uk
 guardian.co.uk | Venice 'under water' after worst floods for 20 years Telegraph.co.uk - Venice has been hit by the worst flooding in more than 20 years, as high winds and days of heavy rain pushed the level of the city’s lagoon to more than five feet above its average height. Venice flooded by highest water levels in 22 years Historic center of Venice flooded |
UN accuses Israel of punishing aid workers - Independent
 CTV.ca | UN accuses Israel of punishing aid workers Independent - By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor The UN official responsible for the welfare of 4.6 million Palestinian refugees has accused Israel of extending its collective punishment of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip to include international ... Israeli navy blocks Gaza aid ship Libyan Gaza aid ship turns back |
Brewing giant steps up fights against Aids - guardian.co.uk
 BBC News | Brewing giant steps up fights against Aids guardian.co.uk - Brewing giant steps up fights against AidsOne of the world's biggest brewers marks World Aids Day today by expanding its anti-Aids drive for its African workers stricken with the disease. S Africa unveils new Aids fight South Africa observes silence for World AIDS Day |
Stranded dolphins returned to sea - BBC News
 BBC News | Stranded dolphins returned to sea BBC News - A stranded dolphin and her calf have been saved after an eight-hour operation in Cornwall. The two dolphins were found stranded at Frenchman's Creek on the River Helford on Sunday morning. Up the creek without a paddle Pictured: the eight-hour battle to save the lives of a stranded ... |
Orde applies for top job at Met - BBC News
 BBC News | Orde applies for top job at Met BBC News - Sir Hugh Orde has confirmed to the BBC that he has applied to be the next head of the Metropolitan Police. Sir Hugh was appointed chief constable of the PSNI in May 2002 and has just under two years left on his contract. Is Sir Hugh Orde the man to restore confidence in the Met? Sir Ian's siege - a footnote |
Community service vest plan under fire - guardian.co.uk
 guardian.co.uk | Community service vest plan under fire guardian.co.uk - These offenders doing community service will be forced to wear orange vests with the words 'community payback' under a controversial government scheme. Offenders to wear community vests Straw defends visibility vests for offenders |
Eight hurt as flats collapse in suspected gas blast - guardian.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | Eight hurt as flats collapse in suspected gas blast guardian.co.uk - A man was critically ill in hospital last night after a suspected gas explosion "like an earthquake" destroyed three flats and blew away an outside wall. Blast flats switched to gas Inquiry starts after flats blast |
Fire crews tackle seafront blaze - BBC News
Fire crews tackle seafront blaze BBC News - Dozens of firefighters are tackling a fire at a pub on the seafront in Lincolnshire, eyewitnesses said. The cellar and office of the Square Peg pub on Grand Parade in Skegness were ablaze not far from the location of a fire that hit the seafront in ... BREAKING NEWS: Fire crews battle pub blaze UPDATE: Buildings evacuated as fire fighters tackle seafront blaze |
Airport re-opening "not set in stone" - The Cornishman
 BBC News | Airport re-opening "not set in stone" The Cornishman - THE date for when flights will resume from Newquay Cornwall Airport will not be known for at least a week. Councillor Andrew Mitchell, the executive member for the economy at Cornwall County Council, said he could not make any promises about the date ... Airport flight suspension begins Important Information regarding Air Southwest flights to/from ... |
