Brown tackles rumours and gossip over premiership
Gordon Brown yesterday insisted he was the right person to guide Britain through difficult economic times, as he continued his effort to reassert his authority in the wake of the worst weeks of his premiership.
Published: 16/05/2008
Defiant Cherie Blair refuses to quit
Cherie Blair yesterday insisted she would not quit as a judge — despite being accused of bringing the legal profession into disrepute.
Published: 16/05/2008
Manchester troublemakers ‘not Gers fans’
Individuals with no known history of following Rangers were among those believed to be involved in the trouble in Manchester which marred the Uefa Cup final on Wednesday night, club officials said yesterday.
Published: 16/05/2008
Poland is best value for short arts break
CULTURE vultures should pick Poland if they want the best value for an arts and entertainment short break.
Published: 16/05/2008
Royals learn of UK links and local customs on Turkey visit
The Queen joked about her fast-paced life of royal tours yesterday when she met design students who have developed a novel way of eating on the run.
Published: 16/05/2008
Part-time soldiers mark century of service to their country
Soldiers in the Territorial Army celebrated a century of military service yesterday.
Published: 16/05/2008
Speaker’s wife has £2,500 taxi allowance
The wife of Commons Speaker Michael Martin is allowed to spend thousands of pounds a year on taxis to go shopping for the couple’s groceries, it emerged yesterday.
Published: 15/05/2008
Third divorce will be worth every penny, says Cleese
BRITISH comedy star John Cleese said his third divorce “will be worth every penny” after he was ordered to pay his estranged wife £75,000 a month in temporary maintenance.
Published: 15/05/2008
Woman solicitor leads freedom fight for Yorkshire Ripper
YORKSHIRE Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has instructed a top legal team to use human rights legislation to establish the minimum time he must serve behind bars.
Published: 15/05/2008
Text language is ‘linguistic renaissance’
Far from undermining our ability to communicate, teenage text message shorthand represents a “linguistic renaissance”, say researchers.
Published: 15/05/2008
Watchdog in call for radical shake-up of Royal Mail
THE postal regulator called last night for a “radical transformation” of the Royal Mail and warned its letters business would decline speedily unless action was taken.
Published: 15/05/2008
MPs fear card account loss will spell disaster for post offices
FEARS that the Post Office may lose a contract to operate a card account system used to pay pensions and benefits were raised last night.
Published: 15/05/2008
Darling ends 10p tax dilemma with £2.7bn for low and middle earners
Chancellor Alistair Darling announced £2.7billion worth of help yesterday for low-paid and middle-income workers hit by the scrapping of the 10p income tax rate.
Published: 14/05/2008
Police arrest man, 19, over Jimmy’s murder
Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old “gentle giant” Jimmy Mizen yesterday arrested a man, Scotland Yard said.
Published: 14/05/2008
Gaffe lays bare government’s property slump fears
The Government’s fears over the dire state of Britain’s property market were laid bare by an embarrassing gaffe yesterday.
Published: 14/05/2008
Airport boss is latest to leave following Terminal 5 fiasco
THE Heathrow Airport chief who presided over the Terminal 5 opening debacle is to leave his job, airport operator BAA said yesterday.
Published: 14/05/2008
