Sunday, 26 April 2009

Killer pig flu threat to UK: Fears grow of worldwide pandemic as 81 die in outbreak

Britain was on alert today as a deadly outbreak of swine flu which has claimed 81 lives in Mexico spread around the world.

Tessa Jowell 'offered Olympic cash in bid to get family friend seat in parliament'

Tessa Jowell

A leaked email suggested that Tessa Jowell attempted to bribe party members with money from the 2012 games, in exchange for the election of Georgina Gould.

Migration Impossible: Illegal immigrant clings to roof of 186mph Eurostar in desperate bid to enter Britain

Mission Impossible

In a scene straight from a Mission: Impossible film an illegal immigrant clung to the roof of a Eurostar train at 186mph in a desperate bid to get into Britain.

A million drivers face £2,000 trade-in snub because Government 'doesn't have enough money' to meet demand

The Government has capped its subsidy for the replacement of old cars at £300m

More than a million motorists hoping to take up the Government's £2,000 new car discount by trading in old vehicles could find that the cash has run out.






Even Darling thinks his Budget doesn't add up as relations with Brown hit all-time low

Frosty: A bitter row over the contents of the Budget has left relations between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling at an all-time low

A bitter row over the contents of the Budget has left relations between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling at an all-time low. Treasury sources say the Chancellor wanted the Budget to include aggressive cuts in public spending to tackle the nation’s deficit.