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Who's in charge? Confusion over who is deputising for PM
Submitted by justadmin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 17:15Who's in charge? Confusion over who is deputising for PM - No one minister is standing in for Gordon Brown this weekend, while the PM is on holiday, says Downing Street. [Front Page News]
Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'
Submitted by justadmin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 17:15Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed' - There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile. [Front Page News]
Workforce gloom
Submitted by justadmin on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 17:13Workforce gloom - Jobless figures mar Obama's 200th day in the presidency [Business News]
Peugeot Citroen
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:59Peugeot Citroen plunges into loss - France's biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot Citroen, reports a six-month loss after its sales fell by more than a fifth. [Business News]
Torture file
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:59UK urged to reveal 'torture' file -
A human rights charity has begun a legal fight to force the UK government to reveal what it knew about an alleged CIA "rendition flight" in 2002.
Woman faces 40 lashes
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:58Sudanese woman 'faces 40 lashes' - A Sudanese woman who is due to appear in court in Khartoum says she faces up to 40 lashes for wearing trousers. [Front Page News]
Spain
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:57Car bomb blast hits Spanish city - A car bomb explodes outside a paramilitary barracks in Burgos, northern Spain, slightly injuring 46 people. [Front Page News]
Pensioners
Submitted by justadmin on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 06:13UK elderly fourth poorest in EU - The UK has the fourth-highest level of old-age poverty in Europe, according to European Commission figures. [Front Page News]
Traffic wardens Who Needs Them
Submitted by justadmin on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 09:13Traffic wardens 'made to ticket' - Unions are warning that some traffic wardens are under increasing pressure to hit targets and are being bullied and humiliated if they under perform. [Front Page News]
Insurance
Submitted by justadmin on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 06:47Ban on raiding funds to pay fines - Shareholders, rather than policyholders' funds, should pick up the bill if insurance firms are fined for mis-selling, the City watchdog says. [Business News]