Thursday, 16 October 2008

News

Recession worries hammer stocks

The two-day rally of world stock exchanges faltered yesterday as Wall Street and the major European and Asian markets saw heavy losses which all but eradicated the gains of earlier this week. The FTSE 100 fell 315 points - a seven per cent drop and the fifth largest reverse... [continued]


Polls give final debate to Obama

The final debate of the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain took place last night in New York state, and early polls indicate that the combative affair was seen to be a victory for the Democratic challenger, Obama. McCain came out swinging in the debate, aware that... [continued]


Mixed results for NHS trusts

National Health Service primary care trusts (PCTs) are performing at their best level for more than three years, but there is still much to do in the fight against superbugs and to improve access to family doctors, according to a Government watchdog report. The Healthcare Commission has rated as... [continued]

Exeter bomber admits attacks

A 22-year-old convert to Islam who tried to blow himself up in a restaurant in Exeter had been aided and encouraged by al Qaeda sympathisers from abroad, his trial at the Old Bailey in London was told yesterday. Mohammed Rashid Abdulaziz Saeed Alim - who was born Nicky Reilly... [continued]

British soldier dies in Helmand

A British soldier serving in the Household Cavalry has died in Afghanistan after a roadside attack, bringing to 121 the number of UK troops killed in the country since October 2001. The serviceman was on a routine patrol 14 miles north of the Forward Operating Base Delhi in the... [continued]

Home Office seeks data records

Senior police officials have warned that the rapid proliferation in internet-based telephone traffic are hindering their ability to track and fight criminals. Services such Skype, which allows users to route telephone calls through the internet, mean that olice are unable to ascertain who is calling who, and when, as... [continued]


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