Ruth Kelly to leave Cabinet
Ruth Kelly is set to leave the Cabinet within days, insisting that she wants to spend more time with her four children. Sources close to the Transport Secretary, who is a Roman Catholic, denied that the move was motivated by her objections to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill or... [continued]
The Mole: Why did Ruth Kelly jump? 
Hard work as Brown plays to his strengths in Labour conference speech
Brown dismisses ‘novice’ pretenders
Gordon Brown delivered a highly personal speech to stake his claim as the only person to lead Britain through tough economic times. After weeks of intense criticism the Prime Minister struck back at Labour's conference yesterday, seemingly dismissing rivals David Cameron and David Miliband in one blow by saying: "Everyone... [continued]
Hard work as Brown plays to his strengths in Labour conference speech
The Mole: seven out of 10 as Brown mixes personal and political
EDF to buy British Energy
The French energy firm EDF is to buy British Energy, the firm which operates the UK's eight nuclear power plants, for £12.5bn after launching an agreed bid this morning. The deal places the French state-controlled energy giant in pole position for a widely expected takeover of the bulk of... [continued]
The Business Pages
Student gunman kills 10
A national day of mourning is being observed in Finland today after a student gunman killed 10 people at a college. Matti Juhani Saari, a 22-year-old trainee chef, had been detained by police on Monday after posting violent clips of himself on YouTube in which he fired a handgun and... [continued]
Italy takes on Naples Mafia
Italy is to send 500 soldiers to take on the feared Naples Camorra, after six African migants were gunned down last week. It is the first time the government has used its troops to fight the Mafia since the 1990s. The troops will staff checkpoints for the next... [continued]
Naples gang film entrances Italy
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