miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010

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Government departments publish climate change plans

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Government department plans to cut emissions have been welcomed, but Ministers have been urged to set tougher climate targets.

Ed Miliband launches 'Beyond Copenhagen' plan - Friends of the Earth reaction

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Friends of the Earth's executive director, Andy Atkins, responds to the Government's new international climate plan.

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Gordon Brown could lose and still be Prime Minister

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 01:52 PM PDT

Brown could continue as PM for weeks under proposals to prevent a run on the pound in the event of a hung parliament.

martes, 30 de marzo de 2010

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G8 ministers to call for 'strong steps' over Iran's nuclear activity

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial nations will call on the international community to take "appropriate and strong steps" to show its resolve over Iran's nuclear activities.

Moscow bombing: Russia braced for new wave of terror attacks

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Death toll from "black widow" bombers' attack could still rise as eight of the more than sixty wounded remain critical.

Moscow bombing: a new breed of Islamist rebel

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:06 AM PDT

The double suicide bombing that brought terror to Moscow's metro is the deadly echo of a guerrilla war the Kremlin cannot seem to win.

Moscow bombings: focus on the 'black widows'

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Metro bombings remind the Russian public of a deadly foe it thought it had seen the last of: "black widow" suicide bombers.

Moscow bombing: who are the Black Widows

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:21 AM PDT

Russia's FSB security service has said a pair of "black widow" female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow metro killing at least thirty five people.

Gordon Brown 'appalled' by behaviour of some Labour MPs

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PDT

Gordon Brown has said he is "appalled" by the behaviour of some Labour MPs as two more former ministers were accused of using their government connections for profit.

lunes, 29 de marzo de 2010

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700 wind energy jobs announced

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Plans to create 700 new wind turbine manufacturing jobs have been welcomed by Friends of the Earth

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Gordon Brown 'appalled' by behaviour of some Labour MPs

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PDT

Gordon Brown has said he is "appalled" by the behaviour of some Labour MPs as two more former ministers were accused of using their government connections for profit.

'Special relationship' with US is over, MPs claim

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Britain's dealings with the United States should no longer be called "the special relationship", MPs have said.

Public sector staff offered new cars and holiday vouchers to work

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 07:58 AM PDT

Public sector staff are being offered new cars, cash and holiday vouchers as an incentive to turn up to work.

Military medical facilities 'not prepared for increase in casualties'

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Specialist medical facilities treating Armed Forces personnel wounded in Afghanistan are not prepared for an increase in casualty numbers, MPs have warned.

MI5 'slashing staff' to boost overall computer skills

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:10 AM PDT

MI5 is launching an unprecedented round of redundancies among its older staff to improve its computer skills.

Alistair Darling: I did threaten to quit the Government

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Alistair Darling has admitted for the first time that he threatened to quit the Government over Gordon Brown's attempts to move him from the Treasury.

sábado, 27 de marzo de 2010

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Geoff Hoon: I was 'showing off' on lobbying secret film

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:38 AM PDT

Former defence secretary, caught in a sting by journalists posing as lobbyists, apologised but defended his right to seek work.

jueves, 25 de marzo de 2010

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UK Government must buy planet-friendly British food

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Friends of the Earth says the Government must buy not just British food, but planet-friendly food that does not contribute to the destruction of rainforests.

Fall in UK greenhouse gas emissions

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Provisional government estimates for 2009 show a significant fall in UK greenhouse gas emissions.

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Israel brushes off Mossad agent's expulsion from Britain

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Israel attempted to play down the seriousness of a crisis in its relationship with Britain on Wednesday in the wake of the expulsion of a senior Israeli diplomat from London.

miércoles, 24 de marzo de 2010

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Budget 2010: campaign victory as Chancellor sets up green bank

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Friends of the Earth has welcomed Government plans, unveiled in today's Budget, to set up a Green Investment Bank. The environmental campaigning charity has played a leading role in the campaign for one since January 2009.

Budget fails to tackle emissions from transport

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

The Budget does not contain the measures needed to cut emissions from transport, Friends of the Earth said today.

MPs present meaty challenge to new Government

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Peter Ainsworth MP (Conservative, East Surrey) has today presented a Sustainable Livestock Bill check to the House of Commons.

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A brief history of political scandals

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:47 AM PDT

Some of the more notable political scandals which have enveloped the British establishment in the last 40 years.

martes, 23 de marzo de 2010

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MPs call for reforms to energy planning policy

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Today's call from MPs for reforms to Government draft planning policies on major energy infrastructure projects has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

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Lobbying claims are 'pure fantasy', says Lord Adonis

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Transport Secretary calls claims he made a deal with Stephen Byers over National Express rail franchises ''pure fantasy''.

lunes, 22 de marzo de 2010

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James Orr becomes Director of Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

The new Northern Ireland Director of Friends of the Earth, James Orr, takes up his post today (Monday 22 March 2010).

Darling must use Budget to boost jobs and cut bills

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

The Chancellor must create a stronger, safer economy by laying the foundations for a green future in next week's Budget, says Friends of the Earth.

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Barack Obama on the verge of US health care victory

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 02:59 PM PDT

Democratic party leaders predicted that they would pass a bill to reform the American health care system on Sunday night.

US on the verge of a health care revolution

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PDT

House of Representatives was due to pass President Obama's landmark health bill at an extraordinary session on Sunday.

domingo, 21 de marzo de 2010

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English Defence League and anti-fascist protesters clash in Bolton

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Dozens of people were arrested and several injured in violent clashes during a demonstration in Bolton.

sábado, 20 de marzo de 2010

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MPs' expenses: Health Secretary among MPs who 'should repay second home payout'

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PDT

The Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, faced calls to repay thousands of pounds he received to move out of his publicly-funded second home, following a damning parliamentary inquiry.

Pope archdiocese faces 'tsunami' of abuse claims

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PDT

The head of new taskforce set up to deal with sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Pope's former archdiocese in Germany said the group had been overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of claims.

MPs' expenses: Lib Dem MPs broke rules by taking landlord payments

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:01 AM PDT

MPs made "serious misjudgements" by accepting windfall payments when they sold their publicly funded flats.

viernes, 19 de marzo de 2010

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Conservative plans for a Green Investment Bank

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

David Cameron is to announce Conservative plans for a Green Investment Bank - welcomed by Friends of the Earth.

ASA ruling on climate change adverts

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Response to the ASA's ruling on the Government's climate change adverts

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Sahil Saeed's father speaks of joy as kidnapped boy brought home

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:44 PM PDT

Raja Saeed, the father of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month, has arrived back at the family home in Oldham with his son.

Pakistan kidnap boy returns to UK

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month, has returned to the family home in Oldham after his family paid a £110,000 ransom for his release.

Official citation: Staff Sergeant Kim Hughes, The Royal Logistic Corps

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:45 AM PDT

The full text of the official citation for Staff Sergeant Kim Spencer Hughes, of The Royal Logistic Corps, which illustrates his heroism.

Two heroes get George Cross as record number of medals awarded for Afghanistan

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Two bomb disposal experts have received the George Cross as the military prepares to honour a record number of personnel.

jueves, 18 de marzo de 2010

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Sahil Saeed reunited with father

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:51 PM PDT

Sahil Saeed, a five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has been reunited with his father.

General Election 2010: George Osborne urges David Cameron to 'fire up'

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:48 AM PDT

David Cameron has been urged by his closest colleague to summon up "more fire" to ensure an election victory.

miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2010

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Amsterdam 'the new Costa del Crime' for Britain's most wanted fugitives

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Amsterdam has taken over from the "Costa del Crime" of southern Spain as the preferred hiding place for Britain's most wanted fugitives.

Fiona Pilkington tragedy: 10 police officers investigated for alleged failings

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:14 AM PDT

Ten police officers are being investigated for alleged failings which allowed teenage yobs to drive Fiona Pilkington and her disabled daughter to their deaths.