PM plans for 'aspiration nation'
David Cameron has set out plans to build "an aspiration nation" as he closed the Conservative conference with a speech promising to get "Britain on the rise".
View ArticleBritain can rise again, Cameron says
Prime Minister David Cameron urged Britain Wednesday to work harder to rise above its economic woes, warning that it faced a sink or swim moment in the face of global competition.
View ArticlePM: 'Tough Time Ahead But UK Will Rise Again'
David Cameron has warned that Britain faces its "hour of reckoning", but insisted the coalition has put the country back on the road to recovery.
View ArticleThe fight is on: Miliband hits back at Cameron speech
David Cameron's speech is further proof the prime minister only knows how to drive people apart, Ed Miliband said today.
View ArticleOutrage as students prepare for GCSE resits
Free English GCSE resits set to be taken by tens of thousands of pupils next month have not prevented another outbreak of the re-grading row.
View ArticleFewer visitors, but Olympics still boosted economy
London 2012 may have had a net positive effect on the economy despite lower than expected visitor numbers in August, figures are suggesting.
View ArticleToo liberal? BBC faces fresh probe
The BBC is to face an independent review of whether its coverage of issues like immigration and Europe reflect its alleged liberal bias.
View ArticleFacebook condemned over tax avoidance
Facebook has been branded the 'unsocial network' after it paid corporation tax of just £238,300 last year despite a declared turnover of over £20 million.
View ArticleTories vote to brand themselves incompetent
Welsh Conservatives voted to call their own party incompetent yesterday, after a "whipping mistake".
View ArticleGermany holds firm on Greece as IMF pressure mounts
TOKYO (Reuters) - Germany held firm on Friday in insisting it was too soon to say Greece deserved more time to meet its budget-cutting goals even as the head of the IMF laid out the case for leniency....
View ArticleChina Nobel winner Mo Yan calls for jailed laureate's freedom
GAOMI, China (Reuters) - Chinese Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan unexpectedly called for the release of jailed compatriot Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, having come under...
View ArticleEU wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, despite debt crisis
OSLO (Reuters) - The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its historic role in uniting the continent in an award meant as a morale boost for the bloc as it struggles to resolve its...
View ArticlePM reveals war centenary plans
David Cameron has promised a "truly national commemoration" to mark the centenary of the First World War.
View ArticleRemembrance Day 2014: £50m To Mark Milestone
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged more than £50m will be spent on commemorating the centenary of the First World War.
View ArticleWarning on affordable housing trap
A scheme to create more affordable housing could suck low-income tenants into a "benefit trap", a cross-party committee of MPs has warned.
View ArticleDay of reckoning: Hillsborough criminal charges announcement due
Families of those killed in the Hillsborough tragedy will discover if there will be any manslaughter charges brought against the police that handled the game today.
View ArticleAndrew Mitchell: The noose tightens
Andrew Mitchell was hanging onto his job by a thread today, as senior figures from the press, politics and the police demanded his resignation.
View ArticleFSA to have last word in retail bank reform
LONDON (Reuters) - The main financial regulator will decide what activities the country's retail banks are able to carry out under a new reform aimed at shielding taxpayers from having to bail out the...
View ArticleSunday Times considering legal action against Lance Armstrong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - London's Sunday Times said it may take legal action against cyclist Lance Armstrong, including pursuing him for alleged fraud over a libel settlement, in the wake of the United...
View ArticleIMF members endorse policy checklist; warn on growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - World finance leaders endorsed on Saturday a checklist of policy reforms aimed at defusing debt troubles in Europe and the United States and promised to review progress in six months...
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