Coulson 'to contest' perjury claims
Andy Coulson will "vigorously contest" perjury allegations against him if they are ever brought to trial, a lawyer for David Cameron's former communications chief has said.
View ArticlePM to let Hunt keep job over BSkyB
Jeremy Hunt has held on to his place in the Cabinet after Prime Minister David Cameron decided not to order an investigation into whether he breached the ministerial code of conduct in his handling of...
View ArticleHunt Was 'Worried' BSkyB Bid Would Fail
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will not be referred to the Ministerial Code adviser by Prime Minister David Cameron, Number 10 has revealed.
View ArticleOsborne files suit over EU short-selling rules - FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne is suing the European Union over plans to ban the short-selling of financial products, arguing it would be overreaching its powers, the Financial Times...
View ArticleOsborne files suit over EU short-selling rules - FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne is suing the European Union over plans to ban the short-selling of financial products, arguing it would be overreaching its powers, the Financial Times...
View ArticleThe problem with MPs' toilets
Toilets in parliament top the list of MPs' complaints about their workplace, a survey has revealed.
View ArticleBattle of wills: Labour forces Commons vote on Jeremy Hunt
Labour demanded a Commons vote on whether Jeremy Hunt should be referred to the independent adviser on ministerial interests this morning, amid continued anger over the media secretary's testimony to...
View ArticleHuhne wife claims 'marital coercion' in court
The strange drama of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce took another unpredictable turn today, when she claimed she was subject to "marital coercion" in court.
View ArticleVerdict due Monday in Denmark cartoons plot trial
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish court has said it will deliver a verdict on Monday on four men accused of planning a "Mumbai-style" attack on a Danish newspaper whose publication of cartoons of the...
View ArticleFrench reporter back home after FARC captivity
PARIS (Reuters) - The French reporter held hostage by Colombia's FARC rebels said he could not complain of his treatment during the month-long jungle captivity, as he returned to France on Friday where...
View ArticleMali Tuareg leaders call off Islamist pact
BAMAKO/NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Top members of Tuareg-led Malian rebel group MNLA ditched on Friday a week-old pact with al Qaeda-linked Islamists to turn the country's north into an Islamic state,...
View ArticleBig Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower: report
Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report said Friday.
View Article'Breath-Taking' Rescue: British Hostage Safe
A kidnapped British aid worker has been rescued in Afghanistan in what David Cameron has described as an "extraordinarily brave, breath-taking" operation by coalition forces.
View ArticlePM defends stance on Hunt and BSkyB
David Cameron has defended his refusal to launch an investigation into Jeremy Hunt - insisting the Culture Secretary acted "wisely and fairly" and had given "a good account of himself".
View ArticleTax U-turns show strength - Cameron
David Cameron insists his Government has "resolve, strength and grit" as he defended a string of enforced U-turns on tax measures.
View ArticlePM hosts street party - indoors
The Downing Street Jubilee party was a great Big Society occasion despite the festivities being held inside, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
View ArticleFACTBOX- Queen's 60 year reign - by numbers
(Reuters) POLITICS: The queen is the second-longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: Victoria (63 years) George III (59 years)...
View ArticleRwanda army officials supporting Congo rebels - HRW
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Officials within the Rwandan military have provided up to 300 fighters as well as weapons and ammunition to rebels battling government forces in...
View ArticleMexico's ruling party blasts ex-president for backing rivals
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling conservatives on Sunday accused former president and party leader Vicente Fox of trying to drum up support for the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party...
View ArticleJapan PM to replace five ministers to win tax support - media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to replace five cabinet ministers on Monday, Japanese media reported, as he attempts to win the support of the biggest opposition party for his...
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