Congress approves bail-out bill
The US House of Representatives passed the modified financial sector bail-out bill on Friday by 263 votes to 171 and President Bush immediately signed it into law. However, Bush warned that the US
economy continued to face "serious challenges" and the Dow Jones dropped by 157 points to 10,325 in... [continued]
Airtime: News shows make a drama out of the financial crisis 
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Wall St crisis gives bin Laden the last laugh
Bail-out collapses under pressure from US voters
Mandelson returns to government
Peter Mandelson is to make a surprise return to government as Business Secretary, in Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle. Mandelson will replace John Hutton, the new defence secretary following the
departure of Des Browne, who is stepping down. Meanwhile Geoff Hoon, the chief whip, replaces Ruth Kelly as Transport Secretary.... [continued]
The Mole: Mandelson's return is bound to get the whisperers going again
In pictures: Mandy's back
People: Peter Mandelson's back in town
Smith angry after Tories oust Blair
A row has begun over whether Britain's top police officer was forced to resign by London's Conservative mayor Boris Johnson for political reasons. Sir Ian Blair resigned yesterday as Commissioner of
the Metropolitan Police after a Tory coup engineered by Johnson. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith - the only person by... [continued]
Sir Ian Blair: no shame at the top
Biden wins debate but ‘Washington outsider’ Palin defies expectations
Sarah Palin defied her critics to deliver a spirited and sparky performance against Democratic running-mate Joe Biden last night, in their only TV debate before the November 4 presidential election.
Initial voter polls suggested Biden won the debate but Palin did better than predicted. After several disatrous TV interviews... [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: is Sarah Palin the new Ronald Reagan?
US election: Palin exceeds expectations but Biden takes debate
Ruth Kelly to quit as MP
Ruth Kelly is to stand down as an MP at the next general election, she announced yesterday. The Transport Secretary has already said she will leave the cabinet at the next reshuffle. Kelly told a
Labour supporters' meeting in her Bolton West constituency that she wanted to spend more time... [continued]
The Mole: Latest news from Downing Street
Body tissue found in Fossett wreck
Californian investigators say they have discovered human remains in the wreckage of billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett's plane in the Sierra Nevada mountains. An aerial rescue team found the
missing adventurer's Bellanca aircraft 10,000ft up a mountain after a hiker discovered several of Fossett's belongings in a bush, more than... [continued]
People: doubts linger over Fossett remains
In pictures: fears for the worst as Fossett disappears
Uni investigates initiation ritual
The University of Gloucestershire is investigating a video of an initiation ceremony which shows students being marched through the suburban streets of Cheltenham by a man in Nazi uniform. The short
video, obtained by the BBC, shows a group of students parading in front of a wall with plastic bags... [continued]
When initiation rituals go too far
