Tuesday, 21 October 2008

News Headlines


Rothschild: Osborne sought £50k donation from Deripaska

Shadow chancellor George Osborne and the Conservative's chief fundraiser were entertained by Russia's richest man, and allegedly discussed the possibility of a £50,000 donation, it has emerged. Oleg Derispaska played host to the pair on his yacht the Queen K in Corfu this summer. The Tories have been... [continued]



Obama and Clinton unite in bid for Florida

Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have joined forces in a bid to win over undecided voters in the key swing state of Orlando, Florida. The pair who fought a bitterly contested race to win the Democratic presidential nomination made a rare appearance together at a huge outdoor rally... [continued]


CEO: Lloyds staff will get bonuses

Lloyds TSB staff have been promised that they will still receive bonuses this year, despite being one of the banks participating in Gordon Brown's £37bn bail-out. The bank's chief executive Eric Daniels has told employees that Lloyds faces "very, very few restrictions" in its behaviour despite the injection of up... [continued]

British aid worker shot in Kabul

A British aid worker has been murdered in Afghanistan by the Taliban, who claimed she had been spreading Christianity. Gayle Williams, 34, who worked for the Christian charity Serve, was shot dead by two men on motorcycle as she worked to her office in Kabul. She was found lying dead... [continued]

Passport row delays Zimbabwe talks

A regional summit aimed at saving last month's power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe has been postponed after Prime-Minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai was denied a passport. Tsvangirai, who has been waiting on a passport for five months, was instead given emergency travel documents to travel to Swaziland for the meeting. In response,... [continued]

Six die in crashes on M6

Three children are thought to be among six people killed in a series of crashes on the M6 motorway last night. A family of five - three children travelling with two adults believed to be their parents - died when their car caught fire in a collision with three lorries... [continued]

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