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Police face mass redundancies

Dozens of British police forces will be making officers redundant as the recession begins to take hold on budgets agreed with central and local government. Forces from Humberside to Dorset told the Times that they would be cutting - or replacing with civilian staff - thousands of police officers.... [continued]

Gordon Brown now a drag on Labour fortunes

Gordon Brown has become an electoral liability for the Labour party, according to a new ICM poll for the Guardian. Almost two-thirds of those polled (63 per cent) said that Labour would fare better under another leader, while only 28 per cent backed the Prime Minister to attract support to... [continued]

Royal Mail pensions ‘will halve’

The battle for the future of the Post Office intensified last night when the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson released a letter from the pension trustees of the public company warning that without privatisation of certain functions of the Royal Mail workers there will see the value of their pensions halved.... [continued]

Mohamed return poses problems

Binyam Mohamed returned to the Britain yesterday after seven years of detention by the US which ultimately ended at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the Government a major headache as to what to do with him. The 30-year-old Mohamed landed at RAF Northolt on a chartered jet from the US camp on... [continued]

Rock won’t lend to first-time buyers

Northern Rock has revealed its plans to offer mortgages products again, but has assured the markets that it will not lend to first-time buyers. The bank was taken into Government ownership in 2007 after mismanagement had threatened to bring the lender to its knees. Now the Rock, which had... [continued]

Obama in London ambassador row

Barack Obama faces charges of 'cronyism' after it looked likely that he would appoint a major campaign donor to become the next US ambassador to the United Kingdom. Louis Susman, a 71-year-old investment baker who raised at least $500,000 for Obama, is in line for the prize diplomatic posting.... [continued]