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Top Stories – Friday 14th August


by Newswire    
August 14, 2009 at 8:30 am

Westminster
Alan Duncan claimed close to max expenses
Cameron may cut ministers’ pay by 25%
Tory MP Anne Main fights off deselection
Cameron weighs in to defend NHS

National
Rail strike called off as unions claim win
Fifth of Britons unknowingly aid child trafficking
Disabled worker wins case for wrongful dismissal
Retail sales fall, new jobless claims rise

International
Israeli troops ’shot 11 unarmed Palestinians’
Blackstone’s Schwarzman tops CEO payroll
Venezuelans clash over education
Hundreds ‘buried alive’ in Taiwan

Top Stories – Thursday 13th August


by Newswire    
August 13, 2009 at 8:30 am

Westminster
Alan Duncan’s rations remark ‘offensive’
Union hires Blue State Digital for jobs
Mandelson dismisses Osborne plans
‘Fragile recovery’ for UK economy

National
Fearful Britons stock up on tissues and soap
The rise of part-time Britain
New superbug resistant to antibiotics
Watchdog ‘green light’ for big bonuses

International
China, India blamed for Burma failure
Putin pledges support for breakaway
Lockerbie bomber may be released
US Fed says economy levelling out

Top Stories – Wednesday 12th August


by Newswire    
August 12, 2009 at 8:30 am

Westminster
Tories: reform services, keep spending tight
Mandelson in withering attack on Osborne
Osborne wants sums the Swedish way

National
Councils “need to do more” over recession
UK denies Iran revolution plans
New homebuyer loans up by 23%
How the squeeze leaves everyone battered

International
The taxman cometh to Liechtenstein
US conservatives use NHS against Obama
Fears for 700 villagers trapped by mudslides
Alien mosquitoes threaten Galápagos epidemic

Top Stories – Tuesday 11th August


by Newswire    
August 11, 2009 at 8:02 am

Westminster
Blears bid to rebuild trust shows cracks
Tory MP faces calls to go after marriage
Osborne says Tories now progressive force
Mandelson: I’m not running the country

National
Fresh torture inquiry calls dismissed
Phillips to relinquish some powers at EHRC
News of the World settles Cherie Blair libel
GM crops set for role in Britain’s food

International
Mexico’s traffickers continue trade in prison
Russia says Ukraine putting Europe at risk
Burma’s Suu Kyi found guilty in case
Big quake hits India, no tsunami

Top Stories – Monday 10th August


by Newswire    
August 10, 2009 at 8:30 am

Westminster
Lib Dems demand curbs on ’spying’
Ministers deny torture collusion
MPs: Whistleblowing should be encouraged
Senior Tories deny plan for VAT rises

National
UK ‘patriots’ clash with anti-fascists
London Citizens press RBS to curb sharks
Carrier bag charge planned in Wales
Briton may hang for Baghdad killings

International
China evacuates as storm strikes
At Fox and MSNBC, hosts keep fighting
CIA poised for inquiry into alleged abuses
German Jews want ‘Mein Kampf’ reprinted

Top Stories – Saturday 8th August


by Newswire    
August 8, 2009 at 8:30 am

National
Police charge 37 people over G20 protests
Vestas workers defiant as sit-in ends
Police told to ignore DNA human rights
MI5 ‘misled MPs during torture inquiry’
FTSE hits 10-month high on jobs data

International
Russia blamed for cyber terror blitz
General: Afghanistan will take 40 years
Attacks on Shiites kill scores in Iraq
Republicans propagating falsehoods on health-care
Obama aide declares end to war on terror

Top Stories – 7th August


by Newswire    
August 7, 2009 at 4:33 am

National
Harman denies conflict over rape law
Bank of England pumps in another £50bn
Postal workers begin pay strikes today
MPs plan flu vaccination in schools
David Miliband backs US-style primaries
Nick Clegg’s election team

International
New Tamil Tiger leader ‘arrested’ in Sri Lanka
Obama outlines new anti-terror strategy
Will Obama fall the same as Clinton?
Sonia Sotomayor confirmed by Senate, 68-31
Particle collider operational, at half power
Study shows that robots dominate Twitter

Top Stories – Tuesday 28th July


by Newswire    
July 28, 2009 at 8:28 am

BANKS – LEND MORE DAMMIT!

Nationwide
Voters turn against war in Afghanistan
Success in Afghanistan ‘will need more troops’
Davis criticises Tory privacy decisions
Mediation urged to stop repeat of G20 violence
BBC will share video with some papers

International
The woman who will not be silenced
British troops forced to withdraw from Iraq
Gates in plea to Israel for ‘patience’ over Iran
US and China launch ‘new dialogue’
US turns off anti-Cuba ticker in Havana

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Top Stories – Monday 27th July


by Newswire    
July 27, 2009 at 11:54 am

THE JOKER

National news
Cameron and Osborne plan to centralise Whitehall
Britain backs more dialogue with Taliban
Fresh claim of UK torture complicity
Climate Camp to return for annual August protest
Swine flu could deny women home births

International news
Despair in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
Somali gunmen seize foreigners from hotel
Terror ties run deep in Pakistan, Mumbai showed
N. Korea says it’s open to dialogue
Thousands strike in South Africa

Top Stories – Sunday 26th July


by Newswire    
July 26, 2009 at 2:51 pm

BROWNHOG DAY

National news
Economic mess is daunting – say Cameron
Sit-in protest on Vestas into seventh day
Darling warns banks on loan rates
MPs urge ministers to talk to Hamas
Fresh charges rock equality watchdog

International news
Iran ‘ready to strike at Israeli nuke facilities’
India launches nuclear submarine
Scientists worry machines may outsmart humans
U.S. envoy vows peace settlement in Mid-East
Saudi man arrested after boasting about sex

Top Stories – Saturday 25th July


by Newswire    
July 25, 2009 at 8:32 am

CHANGE IS NEEDED – NOW

Nationwide
Brown condemned by his green guru
PM fingered for ‘unjust style’ after heavy loss
Swine flu ‘could overwhelm critical care units
‘Customers pay’ as banks rebuild

International
Democracy groups plan global Iran rallies
Honduras vows arrest as ousted leader returns
Rift among house Democrats slows health bill
Fears that Amazon tribes won’t be heard

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Friday 24th July


by Newswire    
July 24, 2009 at 8:30 am

SWINE FLU PEAKED?

Nationwide
Decade of pain predicted for public services
New swine flu cases double in a week
Boris Johnson and David Cameron rivals?
MPs to banks: We’re watching you

International
Afghani women outraged at family planning law
The tightrope African Americans walk with police
US stops giving death tolls in Afghanistan
Michael Jackson’s doctor in manslaughter probe

POLITICS VIDEO

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Thursday 23rd July


by Newswire    
July 23, 2009 at 8:30 am

FLU SERVICE GOES LIVE

Nationwide
Lib Dems drop student fees pledge
Kingsnorth policing ‘counterproductive’ report
Decision time in Norwich North
Wind power plan blown off course
Johnson admits ‘coasting’ on anti-social behaviour

International
Hague border ruling raises hopes in Sudan
Guinea accuses Rio of threat to civil peace
Mexican immigration to U.S. off 40 percent
I’m no saint: Berlusconi breaks silence
Israel strips ‘catastrophe’ from school books

POLITICS VIDEO

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Wednesday 22nd July


by Newswire    
July 22, 2009 at 8:30 am

NEWS INTERNATIONAL ‘ELUSIVE’

Nationwide
UK is losing 52 pubs each week
UK’s swine flu death toll reaches 30
Expenses clean-up bill is passed
BNP beat man who clashed with Griffin
Brown’s phone tap plans thrown into chaos

International
A defining moment nears for Obama
Pakistan objects to US expansion in Afghan war
Burqa-clad bombers terrorise Afghanistan
Spaniards take revenge on banks for crunch
Saudis chided on ‘rights abuses’

POLITICS VIDEO

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Tuesday 21st July


by Newswire    
July 21, 2009 at 10:40 am

COULSON TO BREAK SILENCE

Nationwide
Immigrants and miserly pensions may save UK
Equality rebels turn on Trevor Phillips
Swine flu: School closures declared ‘unlikely’
Complex fraud ‘going unpunished’ says report

International
Drowning island pins hopes on clean energy
‘Spy scandal’ hits Deutsche Bank
The Prime Minister, the prostitute and Putin’s bed
US bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban drug ties

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Monday 20th July


by Newswire    
July 20, 2009 at 8:30 am

U-TURN ON BANKS BREAKUP

Nationwide
Airlines to stop suspected swine flu victims flying
Brown and Milburn unite to fight inequality
Met police’s ‘kettling’ attacked in European court
Dannatt takes vow of silence as row rages
Revolt against Phillips at equality watchdog grows

International
Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate
Britain to take back toxic waste from Brazil
Pentagon seeks prison overhaul in Afghanistan
Honduran crisis talks break down
Opposition members arrested in Myanmar

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Sunday 19th July


by Newswire    
July 19, 2009 at 9:00 am

PRESSURE GROWS

Nationwide
Rabbi urges Tories: cut link to Polish MEP
Call for £20 charge to see doctor
Pakistani students in legal action over arrests
Gun culture sweeps through Sheffield estates

International
Democracy hangs by a thread in Honduras
Milan to enforce teen drink ban
Justifying a costly war in Sri Lanka
Iranian cleric seeking the mantle of Khomeini

POLITICS VIDEO

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Saturday 18th July


by Newswire    
July 18, 2009 at 9:00 am

CLASHES IN TEHRAN

Nationwide
Clegg hits out at Trident ‘chaos’
Extremist who was turned in by his community
Britain revealed as a dumper of toxic waste
Purnell: I lost faith in Brown months ago

International
Black: An electrifying moment in Iran’s history
Suicide bombers kill eight in Jakarta
Citi posts highest profit among US banks
Democrats grow wary as Health bill advances

POLITICS VIDEO

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Friday 17th July


by Newswire    
July 17, 2009 at 8:30 am

SWINE FLU DEATHS 65,000?

Nationwide
Troops need more, Army head says
NHS to axe surgery as swine flu spreads
Plastic bag revolt halves use – to 450m
Eleven million names on school vetting database

International
Icelandic parliament votes for EU membership
Showdown as Mousavi breaks cover
Deadliest month for troops in Afghanistan
Man faces tough choice: Sell kidney or child

… previous Netcasts

Top Stories – Thursday 16th July


by Newswire    
July 16, 2009 at 8:30 am

PALESTINIANS USED AS SHIELDS

Nationwide
Bank boards ‘come under scrutiny’ in review
Labour orders green energy revolution
Trevor Phillips is reappointed chairman of EHRC
Swine flu reports jump by half in a week

International
Human rights campaigner murdered
Obama borrows Republican tactics to sell healthcare
Factory melee set off violence in China
U.S. opens asylum path for sexual abuse victims

… previous Netcasts

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