Inflation falls amid recession fears
Inflation has fallen from 3.1 per cent in December to 3 per cent in January as recession pressures continue to mount, according to figures published on Tuesday. Discounts on the high street and a drag on firms' pricing power have helped push the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)... [continued]
The press is wrong - the price is right 
Submarine crash probe demanded
Am inquiry into how two nuclear submarines, one British and one French, crashed into each other in the Atlantic Ocean was demanded by MPs on Monday night. The vessels, the Faslane-based HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant, both believed to be carrying nuclear missiles, collided two weeks ago.... [continued]
Pic of the Day: Submarine dreams
Never mind Trident, remember the troops
Poll gloom worsens for Labour
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been dealt a blow by a new poll which gives the Tories a 20 point lead over Labour and shows a steep decline in the Prime Minister's personal ratings. The survey by Mori puts the Conservatives up four points on 48 per cent while... [continued]
It's time opinion pollsters courted the silent majority
Israel in ‘covert war’ against Iran
Israel has launched a covert war against Iran as an alternative to direct military strikes against Tehran's nuclear programme, US intelligence sources have revealed. It is using hitmen, sabotage, front companies and double agents to disrupt the regime's illicit weapons project, the experts say.... [continued]
Why Tzipi Livni craved the danger of a spy's life
US and Israel should beware of takingon Iran
Homebuyers looking for bargains
Househunters are returning to the property market looking to pick up bargains following recent house price falls, research showed on Tuesday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said new buyer enquiries had now risen for three months in a row - the first time this has happened... [continued]
Ex-MI5 chief blasts liberty curbs
Former MI5 boss Dame Stella Rimington has accused the Government of exploiting people's fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties. In an outspoken interview she said ministers risked handing a victory to terrorists by making people "live in fear and under a police state".... [continued]
Could MI5 have stopped July 7?
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British army soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The serviceman, from 1st Battalion The Rifles, died of wounds received while on a foot patrol south of Lashkar Gah in the country's Helmand province. The soldier was on... [continued]
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