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Lockerbie bomber is better than ever, brags Gaddafi’s son… seven months after terrorist was given only three months to live
Said Gaddafi said Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was doing much better since being released seven months ago by the Scots on compassionate grounds. Continue Reading
Warning – your child is unfit: Parents of pupils who fail school fitness tests to get letters from health police
If they fail, their parents will be told they are at risk of heart disease, brittle bones and obesity. The scheme was outlined by the Government’s chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. Continue Reading
Body of Labour MP, 53, discovered after ’sudden accidental death’
Ashok Kumar, who represented Middlesbrough South and Cleveland, was found at his home this morning. Police say it is too early to rule out the possibility of foul play. Continue Reading
Paedophile teacher walks free after victim’s parents demand £18,000 pay-off to stop them going to police
Instead of reporting paedophile Gerard Raffell to police, the parents demanded £18,000 for a deposit on their new home in return for silence. Continue Reading
Brown takes on union giant that bankrolls Labour party by attacking ‘deplorable and unjustified’ BA strikes
The Prime Minister told Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour that the action – by a union that bankrolls the Labour Party – should be called off. Continue Reading
Ed Balls ‘wants to expand 50p tax rate’ to DOUBLE the number of people who have to pay it
That would more than double the number of taxpayers affected to around 700,000, including GPs and top-earning head teachers. Continue Reading
Betrayal of 20,000 cancer patients: Rationing body rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended lives
Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday. Continue Reading
Ed Balls ‘wants to expand 50p tax rate’ to double the number of earners hit
That would more than double the number of taxpayers affected to around 700,000, including GPs and top-earning head teachers. Continue Reading
Jack Straw confirms plan to abolish the House of Lords
Lord Adonis said the Justice Secretary Jack Straw will set out proposals to make the Lords a totally elected second chamber soon and they will be in Labour’s manifesto. Continue Reading
No job unless you’re Polish: Biggest Asda meat supplier excludes English speakers
Cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW effectively barred anyone but Poles for applying for jobs on its production line in East Anglia by insisting all staff speak the language fluently. Continue Reading
No job unless you’re Polish: Biggest Asda meat supplier excludes English speakers as ‘all instructions are in Polish’
Cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW effectively barred anyone but Poles for applying for jobs on its production line in East Anglia by insisting all staff speak the language fluently. Continue Reading
Jack Straw ‘drawing up plan to abolish the House of Lords’
Plans for a wholly elected, 300-seat second chamber are set to be unveiled before the General Election, it is claimed. Continue Reading
Union calls on BA to end ‘needless war’ with staff and reinstate pay offer in hope of avoiding Easter strikes
Unite insisted cabin crew are not ‘mindless militants’ as they pleaded with BA to put its latest offer on pay staff levels back on the table. Continue Reading
‘Apartheid’ call system filters out poor Barclays clients
A new banking phone system will identify those with low credit approvals and put them through to a call centre in India. Continue Reading
Class supervisor at school blighted by FIVE sex scandals jailed for having sex with 15-year-old pupil
Christopher Reen, 31, was the fifth member of staff from the secondary school to face court proceedings over accusations that they each had illicit relationships with pupils there. Continue Reading
Happy Easter: BA union militants wreck getaway plans for thousands of families by targeting strikes at holidays
BA cabin crew will stage a three-day walkout on March 20, 21 and 22, followed by a four-day strike between March 27 and March 30 and more in April. Continue Reading
Caught on camera: The cruel taunts of teenagers who ‘drove man with learning difficulties to his death’
These haunting pictures show the extent to which a man with learning difficulties suffered 17 years of torment before dying in his garden. Continue Reading
Left in Paris, Mrs Sarko puts on a frosty front while her husband appears ecstatic to meet Gordon Brown at Downing Street
France’s first lady had plenty to think about amid growing talk that both she and her husband Nicolas Sarkozy are having affairs. Continue Reading
British Airways cabin crew announce March strike dates
Unite said its members at the airline will walk out for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27 following the collapse of talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and working conditions. Continue Reading
Labour peer Baroness Uddin ESCAPES criminal charges over £100,000 expenses claims
Prosecutors ruled there was insufficient evidence to take action against Lady Uddin, Britain’s first Muslim peer. Continue Reading
Fury of residents as judge awards ‘illegal’ travellers’ camp its own postcode
More than 70 people living on the site can now claim state benefits and apply for utilities including gas and electricity following the ruling. Continue Reading
‘Thieves’ who think they’re above the law: Three Labour MPs charged with expenses fraud argue a court has no right to put them on trial
Elliot Morley (pictured), Jim Devine and David Chaytor rgued that, under the 321-year-old Bill of Rights, they could be judged only by the House of Commons. Continue Reading
Route unveiled for £30billion rail link with 250mph trains that will plough through heart of England
It will cut a swathe through the scenic Chiltern Hills risking blight for some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain thereby igniting protests with thousands of people and landowners whose properties are affected. Continue Reading
‘Expenses fraud’ MPs plead with court not to sit in dock as they insist they should not face trial
Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine even attempted to avoid sitting in the dock as they went before magistrates. Continue Reading
Millions face 10% death tax: Middle class hit hardest by Labour plan to fund elderly care
Health Secretary Andy Burnham yesterday said he wanted to see those with bigger houses pay more to provide for the old. Continue Reading
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