|
Chilcot Iraq Inquiry: secret talks on ousting Saddam Hussein began in 2001Times Online - - 20 minutes ago British and American officials secretly discussed overthrowing Saddam Hussein two years before the invasion of Iraq, a public inquiry into the war was told today. Video: Iraq War Inquiry: Rose Gentle 
ITN NEWS
Four-year-old boy stabbed to death in southeast LondonTimes Online - 31 minutes ago A 28-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, believed to be the child's parents, were also taken to hospital last night suffering “serious injuries”. Boy, 4, stabbed to death at family home Telegraph.co.uk Philippines Declares State of Emergency as Massacre Victims MountVoice of America - - 4 minutes ago Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 11 more bodies in a mass grave. Philippine election violence prompts emergency measures guardian.co.uk Homicidal vendettas integral to Filipino politics Telegraph.co.uk |
Recommended for you »
Sign in to add a section with stories recommended for you, by using search history.
us to bring emissions cut target to Copenhagen talks
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in December with an eye toward winning support from US lawmakers who must agree to put it into law.
US to present emissions target before Copenhagen Telegraph.co.uk
US to present emissions target in Copenhagen The Associated Press
Obama to Announce Afghanistan Decision Within Days
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said.
Afghanistan decision to come within days, White House says CNN International
Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal might not happen
Reuters - - 48 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, Nov 24 (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and might not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within ...
Netanyahu: Prisoner swap not a done deal The Associated Press
Local News »
View stories near:
Cumbria on fresh flood alert as heavy rain returns
BBC News - 16 minutes ago
Heavy rain has returned to Cumbria, days after record-breaking rainfall swept away bridges and flooded homes. Up to 100mm (3.9in) of rain is forecast over high ground and 15 flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales.
Bridge collapse fears as rain returns to Cumbria Independent
Ofsted to target weakest teaching
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Schools inspectorate Ofsted is going to "focus sharply" on a "stubborn core of inadequate teaching" in England, its chief inspector has said.
Ofsted: one in three Baby P-style reviews inadequate Times Online
'Stubborn core' of bad teachers holds back progress - Ofsted guardian.co.uk
Body found in search for young woman swept away in storms
Telegraph.co.uk - 18 minutes ago
Search teams looking for Kirsty Jones, the young woman believed to have been swept away by a storm-swollen river in Wales, have recovered a body.
Body found in search for woman swept into Welsh river guardian.co.uk
River search for woman is stopped BBC News
HBOS and RBS handed £60bn in loans
This is Money - - 1 hour ago
HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) received whopping emergency loans totalling £61.6bn when the financial crisis hit its peak, the Bank of England said today.
King defends MPC split ShareCast
Lloyds rights issue: What the experts say
This is Money - - 16 minutes ago
Our fund supermarket slashes initial charges on Isa funds, allowing your cash to grow faster. Best accounts, best funds... Everything you need to know about picking Isas: Picking the best Isa Buy and sell UK stocks and shares for a flat fee of just ...
Lloyds cash call sparks a recovery The Press Association
Nomura fined £1.75m by FSA over weak controls
guardian.co.uk - 57 minutes ago
Nomura was granted a 30% discount on the fine for agreeing to settle with the FSA at an early stage. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images Japanese bank Nomura has been fined £1.75m by the Financial Services Authority for failing to monitor its ...
FSA fines Nomura £1.75m for poor controls Telegraph.co.uk
Nomura fined £1.75 million for weak controls Times Online
Nokia 6700 slide and 7230 revealed
Techwatch - - 1 hour ago
They've been produced with the style conscious consumer in mind, and the 6700 slide comes in six “fresh and vivid” colours: Pink, red, petrol blue, aluminium, lime and purple.
Nokia launches its flagship "Comes With Music" phone, the X6 Computer Shopper
Nokia X6 out this week! Mirror.co.uk
Carphone Warehouse snubs Sony Ericsson's top smart phone
Inquirer - - 2 hours ago
BLIGHTY'S Carphone Warehouse has snubbed Sony Ericsson by deciding not to sell its flagship smartphone. Sony Ericsson had hoped that its recently launched Satio smartphone would result in a turnaround for its fortunes.
Satio withdrawn: Everything you need to know ElectricPig.tv
Datel initiates memory card lawsuit against Microsoft
Techwatch - - 1 hour ago
The peripheral producer Datel has filed a suit against Microsoft due to the company's latest update for its Xbox 360 console. The update rendered third-party memory cards such as those made by Datel incompatible with the X360.
Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Xbox memory card ban Reg Hardware
Lewis: 'No one can touch us online' GamesIndustry.biz
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue says Katie Price should ditch the makeup
Mirror.co.uk - - 42 minutes ago
Upon hearing the news, Dannii told fans over Twitter: “Loving Katie Price in the jungle. KP....Priceless TV. “Can't wait for Jordan to rumble the jungle!
Yvie Burnett: 'Susan Boyle lives to sing'
Digital Spy - - 35 minutes ago
Vocal coach Yvie Burnett has spoken out about working with Susan Boyle on her debut album I Dreamed A Dream. Burnett, who works on The X Factor, had Boyle stay at her home while they recorded the LP.
Susan Boyle's sensational New York singalong hellomagazine.com
John & Edward to enter 'I'm A Celeb'?
Digital Spy - - 2 hours ago
X Factor rejects John & Edward have reportedly been offered £50000 to enter I'm A Celebrity.... According to The Sun, Louis Walsh has flown to Dublin to meet with the Grimes twins' parents and persuade them that ...
Sri Lanka toil as India march on
The Press Association - 3 hours ago
Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag hit centuries as India put Sri Lanka's depleted attack to the sword on the opening day of the second Test in Kanpur.
Indian openers Gambhir, Sehwag stroke centuries Reuters India
Unhappy Babel hints at Reds exit
AFP - 28 minutes ago
LONDON - Dutch winger Ryan Babel has reportedly threatened to walk out on Liverpool unless he gets more first-team football, adding to the sense of crisis gathering around Anfield in what has been a frustrating season to date.
Reds will rise to occasion Yahoo! Eurosport
Berba could face Besiktas
SkySports - - 25 minutes ago
Dimitar Berbatov could make an unexpected return to action when Manchester United host Besiktas in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
Berbatov could figure for United The Press Association
Berbatov fit for Besiktas Manchester Evening News
Big jump recorded in 'excess' deaths last winter
BBC News - 2 hours ago
The number of extra deaths in England and Wales last winter was the highest since 1999/2000, figures show. Statisticians looked at the number of deaths between December and March, and compared them to those which occur during the rest of the year.
New procurement rules 'may increase private provision in NHS', says DH
Pulse - 57 minutes ago
By Nigel Praities Switching to the NHS being the 'preferred provider' may increase private provision in the health service rather than reduce it, says a DH spokesperson.
Boorman review highlights need to improve health of NHS staff HRmagazine.co.uk
NHS staff 'fiddle waiting time figures' survey claims
Telegraph.co.uk - - 5 hours ago
Nurses claim NHS staff are fiddling waiting time figures in A&E and admitting patients to wards in order to hit targets, a survey has suggested.
Last updated at 11:16 PM on 20th November 2009
Daily Mail - Nov 20, 2009
The former Prime Minister had been intriguing and plotting to be appointed European president ever since he left No 10 more than two years ago.
MDC factions trade fire over talks
New Zimbabwe.com - Nov 20, 2009
by Lebo Nkatazo THE rival MDC factions in Zimbabwe's power sharing government were locked in bitter exchanges on Friday as a SADC deadline for the resumption of dialogue over contested issues plaguing the government passed.
India's unique record breaking cricketers
BBC Sport - - Nov 20, 2009
When a school boy and a grandfather in India break cricket records separately, the game truly cuts across generations. Twelve-year-old school boy Sarfaraz Khan batted almost 10 hours to pile up 439 runs in a school match in western ...
Unburied bodies tell the tale of Detroit — a city in despair
Times Online - - Nov 20, 2009
The abandoned corpses, in white body bags with number tags tied to each toe, lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit's central mortuary, like discarded shoes in the back of a wardrobe.
Calls from Angela Merkel told Tony Blair he would not get EU's top job
guardian.co.uk - Nov 20, 2009
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources.