Fred’s fat pension
Unions warn Labour on Post Office
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has been warned by Labour's eight largest unions that his proposals to part-privatise the Post Office are politically unpalatable to both the nation and to the party. In a letter to theGuardian, the general secretaries of the CWU, Unite, the GMB, Unison, Usdaw, Ucatt,... [continued]
Political class honours David Cameron’s son
The death of Conservative party leader David Cameron's son Ivan yesterday united Britain's political class in a wave of genuine and heartfelt sympathy and shock. Ivan, six, died early yesterday morning in St Mary's Hospital, west London, after suffering an epileptic seizure at home on Tuesday night. The Camerons... [continued]
Ruling enables bank charge refunds
A court of appeal ruling has paved the way for consumers to reclaim billions of pounds in unauthorised overdraft charges and could lead to an end of free banking in the UK. The court ruled on Wednesday that the charges are subject to regulation by the Office... [continued]
Pakistan linked to Mumbai attacks
A serving officer in the Pakistani army was deeply involved in the terrorist attacks on Mumbai last November that killed more than 170, according to Indian police. In an 11,200-page document detailing the charges against Azam Amir Kasab, the sole surviving gunman to be caught alive after the deadly... [continued]
Treasury to guarantee banks’ debt
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is to extend a final line of credit to Britain's banks in a desperate attempt to get them lending again. Alistair Darling is to offer the troubled institutions guarantees worth £600bn against their toxic assets in a last-gasp bid to save the banks. Meanwhile...[continued]
Four UK troops die in Afghanistan
Four soldiers died yesterday in one of the bloodiest days for British forces in Afghanistan for more than two months. Three members of 1st Battalion The Rifles died as they were escorting a supply convoy in Helmand province while the fourth fatality was a Royal Marine from 45 Commando who...[continued]
Schiphol jet crash kills nine
Nine people died yesterday after a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed into a field on its approach to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Holland, but more than 120 people survived the incident. The low casualty figure on TK1951 has been described as "miraculous" after the seven-year-old plane just "dropped... [continued]
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