US decide against China currency investigation
The US government has decided to drop a general investigation of China's currency policy, avoiding a major trade dispute. However the department ruled that more than $500m of aluminium imports had...
View ArticleYemeni flight pair 'not planning attack', cautions US
US officials have said they do not believe two Yemeni men arrested in Amsterdam after flying from Chicago were planning a terror attack. The men were detained at Schiphol airport after they were found...
View ArticleDisabled are socially excluded says Scope survey
Nine out of 10 people in Britain have never had a disabled person in their house for a social occasion, claims a survey from a disability charity. Scope says the survey shows that disabled people are...
View ArticleChile mine owner asks for forgiveness after collapse
The owner of the Chile mine which collapsed, leaving 33 workers trapped, has apologised to miners and their families. CEO...
View ArticleAdvertising Standards Authority gets online power
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm. It means...
View ArticleProblem drinking shows up north-south England divisions
There are stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England, with men in the North...
View ArticleTeachers claim academy 'failure'
Teachers' unions are branding the government's plan for an expansion of academies in England as a "failure". The government is to release details of the...
View ArticleHalf of Britons get sunburnt, a survey shows
Nearly half of Britons got sunburnt this summer and many would be willing to do so again to get a tan, a...
View ArticleSeatbelt action targets children
A Day of Action by police is targeting parents who do not make their children wear seatbelts in cars. The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland said the number of people...
View ArticleWhy does PPE rule Britain?
It is the degree of choice for the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's politics, philosophy and economics course...
View ArticleLabour members start voting for new leader
Labour Party members are to start voting for Gordon Brown's successor. Ballot papers have been sent out to members, trade unionists and members of socialist societies, who have three weeks to vote....
View ArticleBungalows see biggest price rises
People who own bungalows have seen the value of their property rise more than any other kind of home over the past year, according to a...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival tribute for conductor Mackerras
A special concert to mark the life of celebrated Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras is due to take place in Edinburgh....
View ArticleAugust sees record rise in UK home solar panels fitted
A record number of homeowners had solar panels installed this month, according to energy regulator Ofgem. The devices have been fitted to 2,257 homes so far during August, up from 1,700 in July and...
View ArticleEconomy changing the face of homelessness in US
Mary Goode and her husband, AJ greet each other with a kiss and dissolve into laughter. They are irrepressibly upbeat. But their...
View ArticleLabour leadership race enters decisive phase
At last, Labour's leadership contest is getting interesting. Or so we are told. After a long summer of repetitive campaigning and at times desultory debate, the Miliband brothers are finally taking...
View ArticleIn pictures: Children of the floods
As many children in the West prepare to return to school after the summer break, these would-be pupils in flood-ravaged north-western Pakistan gather every day outside their badly-damaged primary...
View ArticleAsylum seekers stage breakout protest in Australia
Around 70 asylum seekers have broken out of a detention centre in the Australian city of Darwin to stage a protest. Police are negotiating with the detainees to return to the compound. The refugees,...
View ArticleOrange rolls out high-definition voice for mobiles
Mobile firm Orange has become the first UK network to use a technology that offers higher quality voice calls. High Definition...
View ArticleYemenis on US flight held over terror alert
Two Yemenis who arrived in Amsterdam on a flight...
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