Tuesday, 29 November 2011

The Week
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main headlineStalin's daughter dies at 85, 'a prisoner of her father's name'

'He was a very simple man. Very rude. Very cruel. There was nothing in him that was complicated'

Why private sector workers should support the strike

Pension cuts are all a ploy to reduce costs so that more public services can be privatised

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main headlineTen Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 29 Nov 2011

Osborne set to deliver Autumn statement, Britain braces for strike

Woman arrested as racist tram rant video goes viral

Footage of a white woman on a south London tram appears on the internet. Warning: Graphic content

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main headlineChurch sang for Murdoch and Deng in return for good press

Singer claims she waived £100,000 fee to perform for media baron and never received the favourable coverage

Head teacher once praised by Cameron joins strike

Sue Foster-Agg refused to strike in June - but now says she has lost faith in the government

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main headlineAnders Borg not all finance ministers get a bad press

With his earrings and ponytail, Sweden's finance minister puts George Osborne in the shade

Protesters slow German nuclear waste train to a crawl

Police called in to quell anti-nuclear activists

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