HIGH-PROFILE: Gordon Brown   during his monthly press conference

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

Cherie Blair: saddened

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

DOWN IN THE DUMPS:  A Rangers fan surveys the mess in Piccadilly Gardens yesterday morning

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
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