Tory MP 'Backed Rival In Anti-Wind Farm Plot'
The Tory MP running the party's by-election campaign in Corby has been secretly filmed apparently encouraging a rival to stand in the contest.
View ArticleLabour press PM over MP 'betrayal'
Labour has called on David Cameron to withdraw the Conservative whip from an MP who was filmed apparently admitting that he had encouraged a rival candidate in a crucial by-election.
View ArticleGermany, France eke out third-quarter growth, worse times to come
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany and France each grew by 0.2 percent in the third quarter but with the euro zone's debt-laden members suffering deeply, the currency bloc as a whole is likely to have...
View ArticleChina names conservative, older leadership
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party unveiled an older, conservative new leadership line-up on Thursday that appears unlikely to take the drastic action needed to tackle pressing issues...
View ArticlePutin deepens Russian Defence Ministry reshuffle
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin fired two Defence Ministry deputies on Thursday, broadening a reshuffle at the scandal-stricken body after the minister's dismissal last week due a...
View Article'Violent thugs hurl rocks' at MP
A Conservative MP has said he had rocks and tomatoes hurled at him after he was ambushed by around 50 "violent thugs" ahead of a talk on squatting.
View ArticleConservatives face defeat in bellwether swing seat
CORBY, England (Reuters) - The Conservatives are expected to lose the bellwether seat of Corby in a parliamentary by-election on Thursday as voters register a protest against austerity and economic...
View ArticlePM faces major by-election test
David Cameron faces a major by-election test as voters go to the polls in Corby, where the Conservatives are defending a slim majority.
View ArticleMcAlpine: I'll come after everyone who tweeted me
Lord McAlpine broke his silence today, with a combative interview in which his lawyer pledged to take legal action against anyone who mentioned him on Twitter.
View ArticleITV action taken over This Morning
ITV said it has taken "appropriate disciplinary action" over the incident where This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield confronted David Cameron with a list of alleged paedophiles.
View ArticleConservative MP 'attacked with rocks'
Conservative MP Mike Weatherley had to be escorted from Sussex University by police yesterday after a mob of protestors threw stones at him and injured two members of his staff.
View ArticleMilitary chief turns fire on defence cuts
Defence cuts have left the military unable to carry out their duties, according to the head of the armed forces.
View ArticleWilliam Hague: Middle East violence is Hamas' fault
William Hague has pinned the blame for the current flare-up in the Middle East on Hamas, following a spate of killings on both sides of the border.
View ArticleRetribution begins for 'paedophile list' stunt
Philip Schofield has been 'disciplined' by ITV for showing David Cameron a list of alleged paedophiles during a live television interview.
View ArticleDisgraced peer claimed £286k in expenses
Former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield claimed nearly £300,000 over a five-year period when he was leader of Essex county council, it has emerged.
View ArticleNational Health Action Party Is Launched
A new political party dedicated to opposing NHS reforms has launched and vowed to target the seats of high-profile Tories, including David Cameron.
View ArticleEgypt opens tiny window for Gaza truce
GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt opened a tiny window to emergency peace diplomacy in Gaza on Friday, but hopes for even a brief ceasefire while its prime minister was inside the bombarded enclave to talk to...
View ArticleIMF's Lagarde says important for euro zone to forge deal on Greece
MANILA (Reuters) - A crucial Eurogroup meeting next week on Greece should forge a deal that will put the insolvent country's economy on a sustainable path, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing...
View ArticleBP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill
NEW ORLEANS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill...
View ArticleITV boss: Schofield stunt was wrong
ITV's director of television has admitted Phillip Schofield was "wrong" in confronting David Cameron with a list of alleged paedophiles on live TV, adding that the action was "misguided".
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