Gordon Brown’s G20 hopes fade
Gordon Brown's hopes of unveiling an orchestrated global response to the economic crisis at next month's G20 summit in London have been undermined after European leaders rejected calls for a further
massive stimulus package. The London meeting now risks being overshadowed by a row between Europe and the US... [continued]
The Mole: Brown has fingers crossed after talks with Obama 
The Mole: Labour dreams of a hung parliament as green shoots appear
Obama offers Iran a fresh start
President Barack Obama has offered a "new beginning" in relations between America and Iran in an extraordingary video message to Iran's people and leaders. The message, which was aired early today on
selected networks in the Middle East, carried Farsi subtitles and urged the two countries to resolve their... [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: AIG bonuses threaten Obama's reputation
Iran's Gulf stranglehold
Iran strategy must combine carrot and stick
Josef Fritzl could be free in 14 years
Josef Fritzl, who was yesterday sentenced to life in a top-security psychiatric unit after being convicted of murder, rape and slavery, could be free within 14 years thanks to a legal loophole. The
73-year-old kidnapped his daughter Elisabeth in 1984 and kept her captive in an dungeon below his... [continued]
Why Josef Fritzl thought rape and incest was a lovely idea
People: Christiane Burkheiser puts case against Josef Fritzl
Pic of the Day: Josef Fritzl faces court
Rock made risky loans after bail out
Stricken bank Northern Rock lent £1.8bn in mortgages of more than 100 per cent, the kind of toxic loans that caused its downfall, even after it had been bailed out by the Government, an official
report discloses today. The National Audit Office, the official spending watchdog, criticises the Treasury... [continued]
Capitalism hasn't failed - the liberal left has
Bankrupt Britain: how it could happen
RBS: a failure made in Scotland
Meet the smugs: the recession is good news for some people
Hewitt calls for suicide law change
Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt is calling on MPs to allow people to people to take terminally ill patients abroad for assisted suicide. She has tabled an amendment to the Coroners and
Justice Bill seeking a law change "in line with current practice". More than 100 MPs have signed... [continued]
MySpace suicide leads to 'travesty' trial
Credit crunch suicides are the tip of the iceberg
Financial failure is the final blow
Volcano creates new Pacific island
A spectacular volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean has created a new island and triggered earthquakes and tsunami warnings in Polynesia. The volcano began erupting on Monday and ejected so much lava that by Wednesday it had formed a new island about seven miles... [continued]
