domingo, 28 de febrero de 2010

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British troops are facing crisis of morale, warns army head

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:43 PM PST

Poor treatment of British soldiers on their return threatening to undermine the war effort, says General Sir David Richards.

Chile earthquake: death toll passes 200

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST

At least 214 reported dead as huge quake strikes Chile, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific.

Chile earthquake: death toll passes 200

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:50 AM PST

At least 214 reported dead as huge quake strikes Chile, triggering tsunami warnings and reports of deaths on Pacific islands.

Islamic radicals 'infiltrate' the Labour Party

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:13 PM PST

Minister says party infiltrated by fundamentalists that want to create an "Islamic social and political order" in Britain.

Chile earthquake: Hawaii braced for tsunami

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST

Tsunami racing across the Pacific after being triggered by earthquake that killed at least 147 people in Chile.

Chile earthquake: coastal areas of Hawaii evacuated as tsunami approaches

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 09:14 AM PST

Residents in coastal areas of Hawaii are being evacuated as the Pacific island chain braces for a tsunami following a powerful earthquake off the coast of Chile.

Chile devastated by major earthquake

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 05:44 AM PST

Chile's second largest city suffered widespread devastation in a severe earthquake which has claimed scores of lives.

Chile earthquake: tsunami warnings trigger evacuations across Pacific

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 05:37 AM PST

The devastating earthquake in Chile has triggered a tsunami which is radiating across the Pacific and has already caused serious damage on the islands said to have inspired Robinson Crusoe.

Death toll reaches 78 in Chilean quake as scientists issue tsunami warning

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:32 AM PST

At least 78 people have died and large parts of South America have been put on tsunami alert after one of the biggest earthquakes in modern times struck southern Chile.

General Election: Gordon Brown admits to difficulties with Alistair Darling

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

Gordon Brown has refused to say whether Alistair Darling would be his chancellor if Labour won the general election and admitted to a "difficult relationship" with his Downing Street neighbour.

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sábado, 27 de febrero de 2010

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General election: Tories plan tax-cut budget

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST

George Osborne will unveil an emergency "enterprise" budget within 50 days of a Conservative election victory which will sharply cut taxes for business, it can be disclosed.

General Sir David Richards: Forces reach 'turning point' in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST

British forces could be pulled out of Afghanistan within five years, the head of the Army, General Sir David Richards, has disclosed.

Afghanistan: 'fearless' teenage soldier died protecting injured colleague

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:49 PM PST

Rifleman Martin Kinggett from A Company 4 Rifles, 19, the second of three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan in as many days, died providing covering fire for an injured comrade.

Intercity plans delayed until after general election

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:40 AM PST

Plans to replace Britain's ageing fleet of intercity trains have been, Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, has announced.

Gordon Brown: Britain is not involved in torture

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:13 AM PST

Gordon Brown has defended MI5 after the security service was criticised by a senior judge over treatment of terrorism suspects.

Thai court seizes £1bn of Thaksin Shinawatra's assets

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:01 AM PST

Thailand braced for violence after former PM and Manchester City owner found guilty of abusing his power.

World condemns Gaddafi's call for jihad against Switzerland

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 07:17 AM PST

World powers react with outrage to a call by Colonel Gaddafi of Libya for holy war on "obscene, infidel" Switzerland.

Security services' 'dubious record' over Binyam Mohamed criticised by top judge

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:59 AM PST

MI5 and MI6 accused by the Master of the Rolls in a censored torture ruling released by court, in relation to the treatment of the former Guantanamo detainee.
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viernes, 26 de febrero de 2010

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David Mills bribery case thrown out of Italian court on technicality

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:43 PM PST

Italy's highest court on Thursday dropped a bribery case against a British lawyer accused of accepting £370,000 from Silvio Berlusconi in return for giving false evidence.

Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British waters

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:51 AM PST

The Royal Navy has intercepted an Argentine warship near British waters in an apparent escalation of the row over the Falkland Islands.

'Climategate' university rejects accusations that it manipulated research

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST

The university at the centre of the ''Climategate'' row over global warming data today rejected accusations that it had lost or manipulated scientific research.
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jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010

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Falklands oil: Britain paves the way for talks with Argentina

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST

Britain yesterday paved the way for negotiations over Falkland Island oil deposits as Argentina took its claim over the territory to the United Nations.

Bosses at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital escape scot-free

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:59 PM PST

The senior managers who presided over the scandal at Stafford Hospital, in which up to 1,200 patients died, have all escaped being disciplined, it has emerged.

George Osborne: cut debt now or face economic disaster

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:09 AM PST

Britain risks losing its economic "sovereignty" unless cuts are made this year to reduce the record budget deficit, Tories warn.

Patients abused and neglected by hostile staff at scandal hospital: inquiry

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:22 AM PST

Patients were routinely neglected and abused at flagship hospital where 1,200 people may have died needlessly.

Dubai Hamas assassination: 12 suspects carried British passports

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:58 AM PST

Dubai police name a further six Britons whose cloned passports were used in the killing of a Hamas agent.

Dubai Hamas assassination: 12 suspects carried British passports

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:54 AM PST

Police in Dubai have identified 15 more suspects - six of whom were carrying British passports - linked to the assassination of a senior Hamas official last month.

Gordon Brown is 'at war' with his Chancellor, says David Cameron

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:26 AM PST

Tory leader challenges Prime Minister over Alistair Darling's complaint that "the forces of hell" were unleashed against him.

Gordon Brown denies unleashing 'forces of hell' on Chancellor Alistair Darling

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:50 AM PST

Prime Minister says he would never instruct anybody to do anything other than support the Chancellor, Alistair Darling.
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miércoles, 24 de febrero de 2010

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Debbie Purdy criticises Gordon Brown over assisted suicide

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:47 PM PST

'Right-to-die' campaigner criticises PM for "lack of respect" to British people after he warned against legalising assisted suicide.

No 10 mandarin had dinner with bullying claim author Andrew Rawnsley

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:45 AM PST

Senior civil servant dined with Andrew Rawnsley, whose book sparked the bullying allegations against Mr Brown.

Gordon Brown: don't legalise assisted suicide

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:59 PM PST

PM gives warning as prosecutors prepare to introduce guidelines that will make it easier to help others end their lives.

British woman killed in suicide bombing three months after husband killed by Taliban

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:07 PM PST

A British woman has died in a suicide bombing in the Swat Valley, three months after her Pakistani husband was beheaded by the Taliban.

Argentina to seek UN ruling over the Falkland Islands

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:29 AM PST

With Argentina angry at British efforts to drill for oil, Buenos Aires wins Latin American backing for sovereignty bid.

Brother of George Osborne had relationship with escort girl

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 08:18 AM PST

Dr Adam Osborne was having a relationship with a cocaine-addicted escort when he prescribed drugs to her, a hearing finds.

BoE Governor warns stalling eurozone is a threat to Britain, sterling falls

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:56 AM PST

Mervyn King warns stalling eurozone is a threat to British recovery, pound hit by hints of more quantitative easing.

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martes, 23 de febrero de 2010

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Meat labelling code only addresses part of a bigger problem

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST

The meat labelling scheme announced today by Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn isn't enough to fix the food chain, Friends of the Earth has said.
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Founder of bullying charity facing questions

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:04 PM PST

The National Bullying Helpline was set up in 2007 by Christine Pratt and her husband David, who drew on their experiences as human resources consultants to offer support, counselling and advice to victims in "all corners of society".

Gordon Brown accused of throwing a tangerine

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 11:42 PM PST

Gordon Brown has been accused of breaking a machine by hurling a tangerine into it after losing his temper during a visit to a factory.

Travellers' plans in chaos as British Airways staff vote to strike

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:02 PM PST

Strike could throw travel plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers into chaos as early as next week.

Dubai assassination: eight British passports used in Hamas killing

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 10:50 AM PST

At least eight British passports were used in operation to kill a Hamas military leader in Dubai last month.

Sir Gus O'Donnell: 'I never raised concerns with Gordon Brown about bullying behaviour'

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:13 AM PST

Cabinet Secretary insists he never spoke to Gordon Brown about "bullying or intimidatory" behaviour towards staff.

British Airways cabin crew vote in favour of strike action

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:24 AM PST

Threat of travel chaos in the run up to Easter as members of the Unite union vote in favour of strikes by British Airways cabin crew over jobs and working conditions.

Hamas Dubai assassination: two more British passports linked to killing

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 08:47 AM PST

Miliband urges Israel to co-operate as claims emerge that more British passports were used in the alleged Mossad assassination.

Hamas Dubai assassination: David Miliband urges Israel to co-operate over passports

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:45 AM PST

Foreign Secretary's meeting with Israeli counterpart revealed nothing new about alleged Mossad assassination.

David Cameron calls for inquiry into Downing Street bullying allegations

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:55 AM PST

Tory leader wants Sir Philip Mawer to investigate claims over calls to National Bullying Hotline from Downing Street staff.

Anti-bullying chief under pressure to resign over 'confidentiality breach'

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:18 AM PST

Christine Pratt, the anti-bullying chief at the centre of Downing Street bullying allegations, is facing calls to resign over a supposed breach of confidentiality.
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lunes, 22 de febrero de 2010

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Nato airstrike 'kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan'

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:44 PM PST

Up to 27 civilians have been killed by a Nato airstrike on a convoy of vehicles in southern Afghanistan.

Gordon Brown attacked by anti-bullying chief

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:06 AM PST

A number of Downing Street staff have called an anti-bullying hotline, according to the head of the National Bullying Helpline.

Madeira floods: Briton reported missing in floods that kill dozens

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:53 AM PST

Violent storms and floods have killed at least 38 people on the Portuguese holiday island of Madeira.

William Hague warns Tory lead could narrow further before election

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:13 AM PST

Shadow foreign secretary gives warning after opinion poll shows Tory lead over Labour down to only six points.

Lord Mandelson defends Gordon Brown against bullying claims

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:45 AM PST

Business Secretary defends Gordon Brown against claims he was warned over his furious outbursts, saying the PM gets angry "chiefly with himself".

Madeira floods: aid flown to Portugal holiday island after dozens die in violent storms

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 01:42 AM PST

Emergency teams head for Portuguese island after at least 38 people were killed in storms.

Gordon Brown denies 'malicious' claim he mistreated staff

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 12:37 AM PST

Claims that "bullying" PM mistreated staff and was warned by the Cabinet Secretary over his furious outburts.
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domingo, 21 de febrero de 2010

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Israeli immigration officials copied British passports used by hit squad, ministers told

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:33 AM PST

Officials at Tel Aviv airport secretly copied the passports which were used by assassins of a top Hamas official, ministers told.

Tiger Woods: former porn star breaks down in tears following public apology

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 04:16 AM PST

Joslyn James, the former porn star who was one of 12 women alleged to have had an affair with Tiger Woods, broke down in tears during his apology.
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sábado, 20 de febrero de 2010

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How I escaped Mossad's clutches

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:39 AM PST

Israel's secret intelligence service is ruthless but reckless because it doesn't care about international opinion, says Peter Hounam, who was imprisoned by them myself.

Tories plan biggest shake up of income tax system since Second World War

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 04:58 PM PST

Conservatives to scrap PAYE and instead deduct tax and national insurance as an employee's gross pay enters their bank account.

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Tiger Woods statement in full

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:25 AM PST

Read the full text of Tiger Woods's statement, the world No 1 golfer's first public words since his repeated marital infidelities were exposed.

Tiger Woods 'deeply sorry for irresponsible and selfish behaviour'

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:13 AM PST

Scandal-hit world No 1 apologises as he admits repeated marital infidelity but puts no date on return to golf.

Operation Moshtarak: Taliban step up fightback

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:13 AM PST

Insurgents have stepped up their fightback against Operation Moshtarak in southern Afghanistan, senior British officer says.

Britain's deficit third worst in the world, table

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 02:00 AM PST

Britain has one of the worst deficits as a percentage of GDP in the world, according to OECD figures. Only Iceland and Greece have higher deficits and experts fear it could overtake Greece. Here is a table of how the UK compares with other nations.

Taliban leader's son 'killed by US drone'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:58 PM PST

The brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of Afghanistan's most feared Taliban leaders, has been killed by a missile from a US unmanned drone.
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viernes, 19 de febrero de 2010

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Economists warn deep spending cuts would be 'dangerous'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

Fears over Britain's economic stability after official figures showed that the Government borrowed £4.3 billion last month.

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Taliban leader's brother 'killed by US drone'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:58 PM PST

The brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of Afghanistan's most feared Taliban leaders, has been killed by a missile from a US unmanned drone.

Fatah members linked with assassination of Hamas commander in Dubai

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:32 PM PST

Two former members of Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction have been linked to the Dubai assassination of a Hamas commander.

Arrest head of Mossad, Dubai police chief says

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:43 AM PST

Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim has accused Israel's intelligence agency of orchestrating the hit on the Hamas commander.

David Cameron won't let daughter listen to Lily Allen

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:59 AM PST

Tory leader reveals he had told his own six-year-old daughter Nancy to stop listening to songs by Lily Allen because some of the sexual references in her lyrics were inappropriate for a child of that age.

Ray Gosling released on bail after mercy killing claim

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:54 AM PST

BBC broadcaster had confessed in a television programme to the mercy killing of a lover who was dying of Aids.

David Miliband: use of fake British passports in Dubai hit is an 'outrage'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:58 AM PST

The Foreign Secretary has condemned the use of fake British passports in the assassination of a senior Hamas official.

McCanns win bid to gag Portuguese detective

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:53 AM PST

Former Portuguese detective loses attempt to overturn a ban on book claiming Madeleine McCann is dead.

Dubai police '99 per cent certain' of Israeli involvement in Hamas killing

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:47 AM PST

Police chief says finger of blame for the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai is almost conclusively pointing at Israeli secret service agents.

Lending to British businesses falls at record pace

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:43 AM PST

Lending to British businesses fell by £4.3bn in December, the Bank of England said on Thursday, in a further sign of banks' persistent unwillingness to lend.

Dubai Hamas assassination: Israel must explain role and fake passports, say Tories

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:07 AM PST

Israel must explain its role in the Dubai Hamas assassination plot and the faked passports, David Cameron said.

Britain posts first deficit for January since records began

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:40 AM PST

Britain reported its first budget deficit for January since records began as government spending rose and tax receipts fell sharply.

David Cameron promises to protect children from 'inappropriate sexualisation'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 12:16 AM PST

David Cameron promises range of measures to protect children against the growing threat of ''inappropriate sexualisation''.
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