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Coalition accused of abusing parliament
Labour says it will fight any effort to use special procedures to reverse Lords’ votes on cutting benefits to disabled peopleThe government was warned on Thursday that it is running the risk of abusing parliament in its attempts to reverse a triple def… Continue reading
Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Investigating officer in pre-trial hearing recommends that 22 charges against WikiLeaks suspect be referred to military trialBradley Manning, the US soldier accused of having been the source of the massive WikiLeaks dump of state secrets, is one step c… Continue reading
Express pawns avoid the P-word at Leveson inquiry
Express owner Richard Desmond may have bristled with confidence, but his editors were decidedly less sure-footedEven the dullest passages of Lord Justice Leveson’s phone-hacking inquiry are punctuated by outbursts of discreet sniggering, none more welc… Continue reading
High risk healthcare ‘will suffer if medical cover is privatised’
BMA warns that proposals to replace NHS Litigation Authority with private model ‘mimics worst aspects of US healthcare’Potentially life-saving procedures could disappear from the health service because the high risks involved will force doctors to take… Continue reading
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood enters ‘uncharted waters’ in new parliament
Islamist party is poised to take 45% of seats amid soaring public expectations but with few concrete powers to deliver reformIt’s a triumph that’s been 84 years in the making and, despite a concerted effort by all involved to stay humble and on-message… Continue reading
An independent Scotland might have to join euro, says George Osborne
The chancellor contradicts statement by the Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, that Scotland would keep the poundGeorge Osborne made his first public intervention in the debate on Scottish independence when he told the Scottish people that they mig… Continue reading
Argos, Mothercare and Halfords feel the pinch at Christmas
High street stalwarts report dire sales in weeks up to festive period as squeeze on consumers’ incomes tightens furtherCatalogue chain Argos has blamed the squeeze on living standards faced by low-income families for dire Christmas sales.The weeks lead… Continue reading
Tesco shake-up after £5bn battering
Supermarket giant vows to transform stores after dismal Christmas sales dent company’s stock market valueTesco is to launch a complete overhaul of its supermarkets, including radical curbs on the opening of giant out-of-town superstores, after sufferin… Continue reading
No fracking in home counties, village residents tell oil company
Cuadrilla’s plan to drill test well in West Sussex leads to furious reactions at public meetingAfter earthquakes in Lancashire and tales of poisoned water and flaming taps in the US, “fracking” for gas or oil in the English home counties was never like… Continue reading
Greece races to tie up writedown deal before debt repayments fall due
Greece could default on debts if talks with investors break down and it fails to secure the next tranche of bailout cashGreece and its private-sector creditors are involved in a race against time to finalise a debt writedown deal over the next 48 hours… Continue reading