Parties split on Leveson proposals
David Cameron's hopes for cross-party consensus on a response to the Leveson Inquiry were dashed after Labour leader Ed Miliband insisted that a new press regulator should be established in law.
View ArticleCameron has 'serious concerns' on press laws
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday he had deep concerns about proposals by a judge-led inquiry for new laws to underpin a tougher newspaper watchdog.
View ArticleLeveson report urges new British press laws
A major inquiry called Thursday for new laws to underpin a tougher watchdog for Britain's "outrageous" newspapers in a verdict that sets up Prime Minister David Cameron for a bruising political battle.
View ArticleU.N. set to implicitly recognize Palestinian state, despite threats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian...
View ArticleFormer U.S. President George H. W. Bush stable in hospital
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is being treated at a Houston hospital for complications related to bronchitis and is in stable condition, the hospital said on Thursday....
View ArticleRIM shares rise 6 percent as Goldman jumps on BB10 bandwagon
TORONTO (Reuters) - A wave of optimism surrounding the launch of Research In Motion's re-engineered BlackBerry line picked up momentum on Thursday with Goldman Sachs raising its rating on the...
View ArticleClegg backs new press law, contradicts Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Thursday he backed new legislation to regulate the press, contradicting Prime Minister David Cameron and raising the spectre of a...
View ArticleYahoo! News reports from inside the Leveson Inquiry announcement
An eight-month inquiry which took evidence from 184 witnesses finally concluded in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London, less than a mile from the West End and a stones throw from...
View ArticleMadeleine's mother welcomes report
Madeleine McCann's mother Kate has said she hopes the Leveson report will mark the start of a new era for the press and urged Prime Minister David Cameron to "embrace the report and act swiftly".
View ArticlePM: No Need For New Law On Press Regulation
David Cameron has sparked a major political row by expressing his "serious concerns and misgivings" about press regulation backed by law.
View ArticlePress intrusion victims feel 'betrayed' by British PM
Victims of hacking and press intrusion in Britain said Thursday they felt "betrayed" by Prime Minister David Cameron after he warned against introducing legislation to underpin regulation of newspapers.
View ArticleKate McCann: PM Should Act Swiftly On Leveson
Madeleine McCann's mother Kate says she hopes the Leveson report will mark the start of a new era for the press and has urged David Cameron to "embrace the report and act swiftly".
View ArticleCameron resists laws to curb 'outrageous' press
Prime Minister David Cameron indicated he would reject a senior judge's recommendations for new laws to control the country's press despite the publication of a damning report.
View ArticleCameron ponders next Leveson move
David Cameron is facing one of the toughest challenges of his premiership as he wrestles with the political fallout triggered by Lord Justice Leveson's proposals to reform the press.
View ArticleHammered: Lib Dems and Tories fall to historic lows in by-elections
The coalition partners were hammered at the polls last night, with the Tories falling to fifth place in Rotherham, and the Liberal Democrats coming eighth.
View Article'Nobody came': BNP's Nick Griffin escapes legal action over gay B&B tweet
BNP leader Nick Griffin has escape criminal charges for encouraging supporters to demonstrate outside the home of a gay couple barred from a B&B by its Christian owners.
View ArticleBritish abstention fails to derail Palestinian statehood
Palestine has been awarded the position of 'non-member observer state' at the UN after winning a comfortable majority in the general assembly.
View ArticleThe Rwanda scandal: Greening reverses Mitchell decision
All aid to Rwanda is to be halted immediately amid controversy over the east African state's involvement in violence in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
View ArticleEgyptians protest after draft constitution raced through
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested against President Mohamed Mursi on Friday after an Islamist-led assembly raced through approval of a new constitution in a bid to end a crisis...
View ArticleGushing papers laud Cameron's stance on press law
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron woke on Friday to find usually hostile newspapers gushing about his statesman-like qualities after he signalled his opposition to a new law...
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