Shares drop on ‘meltdown Monday’
Shares in Britain, Germany, France and Italy fell this morning in response to a rocky weekend for Europe's banking sector. The FTSE 100 initally fell five per cent in the opening minutes of trading this morning, before recovering slightly. Meanwhile there were equally sharp falls in the European markets... [continued]
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Merkel pledge puts pressure on UK
A pledge by the German chancellor Angela Merkel to guarantee savers' deposits has placed pressure on Gordon Brown to do the same. British officials are furious after Merkel, who joined Brown on Saturday in leading calls on European Union members to resist unilateral action, announced Germany would follow the leads... [continued]
Airtime: News shows make a drama out of the financial crisis
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Wall St crisis gives bin Laden the last laugh
Bail-out collapses under pressure from US voters
Obama hits back at McCain’s ‘smear campaign’
Barack Obama has accused his Republican rival John McCain of a smear campaign, saying that he is more interesting in bringing the Democratic candidate down than fixing up the US economy. Obama hit back over accusations on Saturday by Sarah Palin in which the Republican vice-presidential candidate said... [continued]
US election: with a month to go, campaign gets personal
Alexander Cockburn: is Sarah Palin the new Ronald Reagan?
Blair: Mandelson job a ‘no-brainer’
Peter Mandelson sought approval from Tony Blair before agreeing to return to government for a third time, it has emerged. The former Prime Minister told Mandelson that a political comeback as Gordon Brown's business secretary was a "no-brainer". Mandelson, who abandoned his role as EU trade commissioner to... [continued]
The Mole: Mandelson's return is bound to get the whisperers going again
In pictures: Mandy's back
People: Peter Mandelson's back in town
Johnson looks at Met race inquiry
Boris Johnson is considering an inquiry into concerns over racism in the Metropolitan Police after allegations made by the Metropolitan Black Police Association. Members of the Met BPA are planning a recruitment boycott which aims to discourage black and Asian potential recruits from applying to the force. They... [continued]
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