Blair secretly courted Robert Mugabe to boost trade The Independent | Tony Blair secretly courted Robert Mugabe in an effort to win lucrative trade deals for Britain, it has emerged in correspondence released to The Independent under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents show that the relationship between New Labour and the Zimbabwean President blossomed soo...
Dangerous dogs laws 'inadequate' BBC News Laws on dog ownership must be improved, according to a coalition of animal charities, unions and law enforcement agencies. | In a joint statement, the group of 20 organisations said that current legislation was "inadequate". | It said the government needed to introduce up-to-date legislation to prot...
Marine Court: Hymn to the Sun The Guardian | A crumbling art deco apartment block designed to resemble the Queen Mary is one of the glories of England's south coast. Iain Sinclair is seduced by its faded charms Marine Court, St Leonards-on Sea, built in 1938. Photograph: Kim Porritt/Alamy | J...
Calls for new phone hacking investigation Channel 4 The former home secretary Alan Johnson says there may be a case for a new inquiry into phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World, amid claims that Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was aware the illegal practice was going o...
After 17 yrs, tycoon shows up in UK court Deccan Herald London, Sept 3, AP: Friday, September 03, 2010 --> | A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial which he insists will ...
Investigations into fire at Leicester temple Channel 4 Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are investigating the cause of a fire at a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, which is believed to have destroyed a third of the building. | The blaze at the temple at Thoresby Street in the city's Evington area ...
County Durham mother in court over death of son, two BBC News A woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son has been remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital. | Melanie Ruddell, 39, of Castle Eden, County Durham, arrived at Peterlee police station on 9 August carrying the lifeless body of her child, Christ...
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Obama signs US legislation to stymie Britain's libel law The Guardian | President Obama yesterday signed into US law legislation aimed at protecting American authors, journalists and academics from Britain's libel laws. | The Securing the Protection ...
Meat from two cloned bulls illegally entered the human food chain The Guardian | Beef was sold in May and has been eaten, says FSA Farmer Steven Innes speaks to The Guardian outside his farm near Nairn in northern Scotland yesterday. Photograph: David Moir/RE...
After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court The Boston Globe | LONDON-A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him. | Lawyers representing Asil Nadir a...
Tycoon appears in court 17 years after fleeing Britain Khaleej Times LONDON - Fugitive businessman Asil Nadir appeared in court on Friday for the first time since returning to London last month, 17 years after he fled while awaiting trial on fraud and theft charges related to one of Britain's biggest corporate failure...
After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court Breitbart | Tycoon Asil Nadir arrives for a hearing at the Old Bailey court in London,... | Tycoon Asil Nadir, right, is driven away after attending a hearing at the... | Tycoon Asil Nadir, centre, leaves after attending a hearing at the Old Bailey... | LONDON...
HSBC in Talks for $6.8B Majority Stake in Nedbank The New York Times | Filed at 6:09 a.m. ET | LONDON (AP) -- British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it is in talks with financial group Old Mutual PLC to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa in a deal worth as much as $6.8 billion. | Old Mutual said the discussions center on the sale of a 70 percent stake in Nedbank, South Africa's fourth-...
Blair's Guilt The New York Times | Blair’s guilt | Regarding recent reports that former Prime Minister Tony Blair will donate the profits from his memoirs to charity: While Mr. Blair may have decided to get charitable with his money, it seems that the British public remains less than charitable in its attitude toward the former leader. | Mr. Blair’s very public announc...
