Can 'the Petraeus factor' succeed in Afghanistan?
"The Petraeus factor" will be a significant element of the debate that is unfolding over the Afghanistan mission. Gen Petraeus is one...
View ArticleNew pay deal for Cadbury workers
Cadbury employees have been offered a pay increase of 3.7 per cent by new owners Kraft. Staff at Cadbury sites in Bournville, Somerdale, Chirk and...
View ArticleReport backs Manchester regeneration project
A 10-year project to reverse a decline in one of Manchester's most deprived communities has been a success, an independent report has said. The £77m Beacons...
View ArticleFour boys held over Kirton takeaway attack
Four teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated...
View ArticleMilitants break out of Tajik jail
Twenty-five prisoners, including several Islamic militants, have escaped from a prison in the Central Asian state of...
View ArticleBerlin's Tacheles arts centre under threat
One of Berlin's most famous cultural icons is under threat. The...
View ArticleSouth Africa unions defy strike injunction
Some one million South African civil servants are continuing their indefinite strike for a sixth day despite a court injunction banning unions from closing emergency services. Police...
View ArticleLebanese aid ship delays Gaza blockade-busting trip
Activists hoping to break Israel's Gaza blockade in a Lebanese aid ship have postponed their trip...
View ArticleRow over Victoria Park health centre site
A proposed new Leicester health centre will rob the city of a valuable green space, some residents have claimed. Developers want to build the centre on Victoria Park to replace the Freemen's Common...
View ArticleMan in hospital after dog attack in London park
A man has been attacked by at least one dog in a park in east London,...
View ArticleGames legacy sports hub launched in East Kilbride
One of the first 'community sport hubs' to be developed in Scotland has been launched in East Kilbride. The hub will offer local...
View ArticleWanted Manchester man caught with gun
A man wanted for questioning by police in Manchester was arrested after being caught sitting in a car with a gun. Officers were sent to Wykeham...
View ArticleAfrican viewpoint: Highs and lows
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean filmmaker...
View ArticleSignal failures cause disruptions on London's Tube
Passengers are facing severe disruptions as four London Tube lines are hit by signal failures. Victoria Line is suspended between Victoria and...
View ArticleOxford ring road closed after lorry collision
The Oxford southern bypass was closed in both directions on Monday morning after...
View ArticleFirst UK Backward Running Championships in Manchester
Sunday 22 Aug 2010: Competitors took part in the first UK Backward Running Championships in Heaton Park, Manchester Thirty-five entrants competed over a one mile circuit. Enthusiasts of the sport say...
View ArticleAgencies not to blame for 'freeze' deaths
The agencies entrusted with the care of a couple found dead in a house with no heating in Northampton could not have done more to save them, a report found. A review looked into the deaths of Jean and...
View ArticleUK public 'shaming world politicians' over Pakistan aid
The generosity of the British public in helping Pakistan's flood victims is "shaming politicians around the world", the head of the Disasters...
View ArticleFormer UN high-flier Tharoor weds after cricket row
Former Indian government minister Shashi Tharoor has married girlfriend Sunanda Pushkar months after the couple were the focus of a cricket scandal. He quit as junior foreign minister in April after...
View ArticlePolice investigate Oldham Athletic Boundary Park fire
An investigation is under way into a suspected arson attack at Oldham Athletic Football Club's stadium. A disabled seating area and the Corner Flag suite at Boundary Park were badly damaged by the...
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