Tuesday, 11 May 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Chiswick jailbird accused of attack on warlord
A FORMER Chiswick resident now in jail for his part in the torture and murder of a teenage girl is alleged to have attacked a Serbian warlord in...
The Hounslow Chronicle (10-May-2010)

Terror suspect allowed to stay in Britain 'because deporting him would be unfair on his children'
An Algerian terror suspect who fought deportation for five years has now been allowed to remain in Britain because his children have become settled. Immigration judges have ruled that attempts to remove the man, who can not be named, have taken so long that it would now be unfair on his four children.
The Mail On Sunday (10-May-2010)

A diatribe laced with threats: Brown vents rage in furious call to Clegg as talks resume between Lib Dems and Tories
Comments (245) Videos Add to My Stories Lib Dem and Tory teams meeting now to thrash out deal Both parties 'have discussed electoral reform' Brown to meet with senior ministers today Warning that hung parliament will saddle Britain with billions in debt Lib Dems to be offered up to four Cabinet posts in...
The Mail On Sunday (10-May-2010)

Passport raid 'inside man' hit with £1 bill
A courier who helped steal thousands of passports he was supposed to be looking after has been ordered to pay back just £1. Alan Burke, 50, of Hathershaw Lane, Oldham, was the driver's mate when the sham raid took place shortly after the 3,650 passports and 8,100 visas had been pikced up from an Oldham...
Manchester Evening News (10-May-2010)

POLLING STATION LOCK-OUTS FORCE RE-RUNS FOR UP TO 20 MPS
UP TO 20 MPs could have to fight the election all over again after the voting shambles that left so many unable to vote, an expert suggested...
Sunday Express (10-May-2010)

Hung Parliament: Liberal Democrats demand six cabinet posts
THE Liberal Democrats have demanded six cabinet posts, including the roles of Foreign Secretary and Scottish Secretary, in return for joining the Conservatives in a new coalition government, The Scotsman can...
The Scotsman (10-May-2010)

Bruce Anderson: Mistakes that cost Mr Cameron dear
If William Hague or Ken Clarke had been Shadow Chancellor, the Tory leader would have been kissing hands on...
The Independent (10-May-2010)

The Sun Says
GORDON Brown's shameless posturing shows his contempt for...
Online Sun (09-May-2010)

Al-Qaeda extremists are taking hold here, claims Muslim cleric
Imam Ali Al-Saleh: 'concern' EXTREMIST Muslims influenced by al-Qaeda are taking a hold in Ireland and some of these young adults are becoming influential in the country's universities, the Muslim religious leader of a Dublin mosque has...
Sunday Tribune (09-May-2010)

General Election 2010: Voters of Britain have elected an unviable parliament
The term "hung parliament" is derived by analogy from "hung jury". When a jury cannot agree, the judge dismisses it and orders a retrial. Similarly, this hung parliament is likely to prove unviable, and will soon have to be dissolved so that the British public can be persuaded to make up its mind, says...
Telegraph.co.uk (09-May-2010)

General Election 2010: The country must come first, not party politics
For the sake of the nation, a deal should be struck, and...
Telegraph.co.uk (09-May-2010)