Royal Mail is to be privatised, government confirms
The government is to go ahead with a sale of Royal Mail, says Vince Cable. The business secretary acted after an independent report said the postal service's outlook had worsened. A new independent...
View ArticleNew York prepares to commemorate 9/11 attacks
The US is preparing to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York amid controversy over the...
View ArticleSpanish coal miners protest underground for wages
Dozens of miners in northern Spain have spent...
View ArticleBelgium church abuse detailed by Adriaenssens report
Harrowing details of some 300 cases of alleged sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium have been released by a Church investigator. Peter Adriaenssens said cases of abuse, mostly involving...
View ArticleAustralia PM Julia Gillard announces cabinetâEuro
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has named her cabinet, four days after returning to a power with a tiny majority backed by independent MPs. Kevin Rudd, the man she displaced as Labor party...
View Article9/11 anniversary dominates newspapers
On the ninth anniversary of 9/11, many papers consider whether an anti-Muslim sentiment has burst on the scene. The Independent says the familiar ritual of remembrance may be drowned out by the roar...
View ArticleWeek in pictures: 4-10 September 2010
Muddy flood waters swamped cars in the Australian state of Victoria following fierce storms over the weekend. Torrential rains in Guatemala killed at least 45 people. Here a relative cries during the...
View ArticleMates with machines
Thousands of years old, transcending geographical boundaries and cultures, the game of chess is still evolving and new technologies are aiding that progression. Simon Terrington...
View ArticleTUC: Coalition cuts to hit the poor hardest
The Trades Union Congress has claimed the UK is at risk of being "irreparably damaged" by government spending cuts which it says will hit the weakest. Ahead of its annual congress on Monday, the TUC...
View ArticleArtists set for John Moores Painting Prize
"I didn't plan to paint on the Walker Art Gallery wall," said Cornelia Baltes, moments after having done so. "When I thought of this work, I didn't think I would have to reproduce...
View ArticleCardiff Astronomical Society open new observatory
The end is in sight in stargazers' long search for a new home - with the opening of a new observatory. Cardiff Astronomical Society has been without its own observatory since 1979, but now a new one...
View ArticleColin Jackson backs Gavin Henson for Strictly success
Champion hurdler Colin Jackson is backing fellow Welsh sportsman Gavin Henson for success on Strictly Come Dancing. Rugby star Henson was unveiled in the line-up for this year's series, which...
View ArticleUK soldier dies from Afghanistan gunshot injuries
A British soldier has died in hospital from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldier, from 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was shot in...
View ArticlePlaid Cymru's Elfyn Llwyd attacks Labour 'hypocrisy'
Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd is to accuse Welsh Labour of "bare faced hypocrisy". Mr Llwyd will tell his party's conference...
View ArticleDenbighshire junior pupil runs for Pakistan victims
An eight-year-old Denbighshire schoolboy was so moved by images of the Pakistan flood victims he is running a beach challenge...
View ArticlePembrokeshire tree fall boy transferred to ward
A three-year-old boy trapped under a tree at a Pembrokeshire wildlife park has been moved out of high-dependency care. Gruff Davies-Hughes, from Llanelli, was injured while at the Manor House Wildlife...
View Article200-year-old eco-home in Llanidloes in energy drive
A 200-year-old eco-home which has cut carbon emissions by 60% is opening its doors to encourage more houses to become energy efficient. Andy Warren's...
View ArticlePair rescued from fire at flats in Oldham
A man and woman had to be rescued by firefighters after a fire at their home in Oldham....
View ArticleInquiry after building site blaze in Basingstoke
Investigators are examining the aftermath of a huge fire which spread through a building site in Hampshire. At the height of the blaze, more than 100 firefighters and...
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