R-word sees markets tumble
Share prices in London, New York and Asia suffered another day of dramatic losses after a gloomy forecast by Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister admitted for the first time that recession is inevitable. His comments come ahead of official figures that will show Britain slipping into negative growth in the... [continued]
The Business Pages: All the latest on the financial crisis 
GM, Ford, Chrysler: a nationalisation too far?
PM orders inquiry over ‘yachtgate’
The Prime Minister yesterday waded into the controversy over allegations that the shadow chancellor George Osborne discussed a donation from a Russian tycoon to the Tory party. Gordon Brown ordered an investigation into claims that Osborne held talks with Oleg Deripaska while on holiday in Corfu. The PM... [continued]
The Mole: Rothschild witness claim confirms fears that this will not go away
People: George Osborne upsets Rothschilds
Oleg Deripaska: Russian host with the most
Nathaniel Rothschild's letter to the Times
Systemic failures led to RAF deaths
The deaths of 10 servicemen shot down in an RAF Hercules plane in Iraq were the result of "serious systemic failures", a coroner ruled yesterday in a verdict that was highly critical of the Minstry of Defence. Wiltshire coroner David Masters said that lives might have been saved, had... [continued]
Sex lessons to be made compulsory
Sex lessons are to be made compulsory in primary and secondary schools in England, Schools minister Jim Knight is expected to announce later today in a shake-up of the current teaching of the subject. A Government review was ordered after ministers branded teaching on the issue "too patchy".... [continued]
Leader sacked for affair with Haider
The successor of Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider was sacked after just a week in the job after he revealed that the pair shared a "special" relationship "far beyond" friendship. Stefan Petzner, who became leader of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO) after Haider was killed... [continued]
People: Haider's gay lover revealed
Palin ‘to run for president in 2012’
Leading conservative Republicans are considering the prospect of Sarah Palin running for president in 2012. Bracing themselves for a defeat on November 4, some Republicans are said to be looking ahead to four years' time when Palin could be their candidate against President Barack Obama. "Sarah's the one," said... [continued]
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