Israel sought US OK for Iran attack
Israel had well-advanced plans to launch an air attack against Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year, but were persuaded to shelve them after President George Bush refused to give US backing for the plan, diplomats close to European leaders have revealed. Bush was briefed about the strikes by the... [continued]
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Bail-out deal stalls at summit
The $700bn bail-out deal proposed by President George Bush to kickstart the American economy remains in the balance after another day of talks failed to produce a breakthrough. The presidential candidates of both major parties, Barack Obama and John McCain, attended a meeting with President Bush and Congressional... [continued]
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Mortgage rates on the rise
Recent rises in mortgage rates by Britain's largest lenders have added more than £500 to the annual cost of the average mortgage as the economic outlook has become stormier. Yesterday three of the country's biggest banks - HSBC, Woolwich and the Yorkshire Building Society - announced hikes of up to... [continued]
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Zim deal ‘on brink of collapse’
The recently brokered peace deal between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai is already on the brink of collapse, just 12 days after it was signed by their respective parties in Zimbabwe, according to Western diplomats in Harare. Mr Mugabe and members of the Zanu-PF party that had run the... [continued]
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Backlash against Chief Whip choice
Leading Blairites in the Labour Party have warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown that any move to appoint Nick Brown as Chief Whip in the forthcoming reshuffle would cause a major backlash. Nick Brown previously served in the role after the 1997 election, and Tony Blair believes that giving him such... [continued]
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Southern drivers penalised
Britain's largest motoring organisation, the AA, yesterday claimed that motorists are receiving a raw deal from supermarkets, who are charging local prices for petrol that penalise those in the south of the county. The organisation's president, Edmund King, said because most supermarkets promised to match their pump prices to... [continued]
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