Nurses 'must focus on compassion'
The nursing profession needs to show more compassion to patients in order to provide better care, according to the chief nursing officer.
View ArticleBoris: Govt intellectually and morally wrong on Europe
Boris Johnson has criticised the coalition for encouraging closer fiscal and political union within the Eurozone, in yet another attack on David Cameron's government.
View ArticleRevealed: Public no longer know when criminals walk out of court free
Changes to the law on remand will hinder the public from knowing when a convicted criminal walks free from the court, politics.co.uk can reveal.
View ArticleBritain says EU not looking at Israel sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that European sanctions against Israel in response to its latest plans to build settlements on disputed land were not an...
View ArticleUK to announce 5 billion pounds capital investment for growth
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne will invest 5 billion pounds in schools, science and transport projects, the government said on Tuesday. The investment will be funded in part by...
View ArticleCameron says clock ticking for newspapers to act
David Cameron on Tuesday warned newspaper editors to set up a fresh watchdog quickly or face new laws after a judge-led inquiry condemned decades of misconduct by the press.
View Article'Wonderful coincidence' as Commonwealth consents to royal baby reform
Commonwealth countries have given their consent to changes to the gender rules around royal births – on the very day Kate Middleton was revealed to be pregnant.
View Article'Clock ticking' on press regulation
David Cameron has warned newspaper editors that "the clock is ticking" for them to avoid statutory regulation by agreeing on a tough new independent watchdog.
View ArticleLeveson: Cameron Demands Urgent Action
David Cameron has warned newspaper editors that they must act "urgently" to set up an independent press regulator.
View ArticleSoftware guru McAfee says to seek asylum in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. anti-virus software guru John McAfee, who is on the run from police in Belize seeking to question him in a murder probe, has crossed into Guatemala and said on Tuesday...
View ArticlePhilippines biggest typhoon kills at least 82, many buried under mud
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' strongest typhoon this year was headed towards tourist destinations on Wednesday after hitting a southern island, destroying homes, causing landslides and killing at...
View ArticleFar left outsider "winner" in Korean presidential debate
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sounding at times like a mouthpiece for hostile North Korea, a candidate with no chance of winning South's presidential election made the biggest impact in a televised debate and may...
View ArticleLondon Mayor demands pared back EU links for Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson heaped pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday by calling for a referendum on a deeply pared back British membership of the European Union....
View ArticleLobbying scandals see UK fall in corruption table
The UK has dropped from 16th to 17th in the international corruption table, as worries over unfair lobbying and party political funding grow.
View ArticleBlow for abortion campaigners as rise in survival rates 'not statistically...
Campaigners for a reduction in the abortion limit from 24 to 20 weeks received a blow today as a report suggested increases in survival rates of premature babies was so slight it could be down to chance.
View ArticleOn the right track, insists Osborne
Chancellor George Osborne has begun delivering his Autumn Statement, telling MPs: "It's taking time, but the British economy is healing."
View ArticleHighlights - Osborne delivers half-yearly budget update
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne presented his half-yearly budget statement to parliament on Wednesday. Following are the highlights from his speech: BRITISH ECONOMY IS HEALING "It's taking...
View ArticleGovernment to cut corporation tax, raise bank levy
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is cutting the rate of corporation tax by a further 1 percentage point to 21 percent, Chancellor George Osborne said in a budget update to parliament on Wednesday. To cancel...
View ArticleRating action on UK budget statement unlikely - DMO
LONDON (Reuters) - Credit rating agencies are unlikely to downgrade Britain's prized triple-A rating after the latest fiscal update by Chancellor George Osborne, the country's chief debt manager said....
View ArticleFactbox - Key measures in UK's half-yearly budget update
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne presented his half-yearly budget statement to parliament on Wednesday. Following are key measures announced in the statement: CORPORATION TAX Britain will...
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