Brown vows end to bonus culture
Gordon Brown moved yesterday to reassure the pubic that banking executives who had been involved in bringing about the credit crunch would not receive massive bonuses for their part in engineering the crisis. The Prime Minister was grilled by MPs of the Commons Liaison Committee of senior backbenchers, where... [continued]
New York state plane crash kills 49
A commuter plane has crashed into a suburb of Buffalo, in New York state, killing 49 people. The aircraft, which was carrying 44 passengers and four crew members, came down last night at 10.20pm local time. The Colgan Air craft, which was operating under a Continental Airlines flight number,...[continued]
Iraq & Afghan wars cost £5bn
The cost of Britain's Army commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq has soared to almost £5bn for the latest financial year, the Government revealed yesterday, despite the scaling back of forces in Basra prior to withdrawal later in 2009. In Afghanistan, where Prime Minister Gordon Brown is believed to be... [continued]
Obama faces fresh nominee strife
Barack Obama has suffered another setback in his attempt to appoint a Commerce Secretary, as his latest nominee, Republican senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, withdrew from the nomination process. Gregg had clashed with the Obama White House over the new president's stimulus plan that was passed this week... [continued]
Dutch MP turned back at Heathrow
Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders was yesterday banned entry to the United Kingdom amid fears that his presence in the country would stir up racial and religious tensions. Mr Wilders, who had been invited to screen his 17-minute-long film Fitna at the House of Lords today, was turned back...[continued]
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