Bailed MP: ‘I was just doing my job’
Shadow immigration minister Damian Green, who was arrested yesterday by counter-terrorism officers for nine hours after he published leaked Government documents, has said he was persecuted for doing
his job. A "tired and angry" Green, speaking outside the House of Commons in the early hours of this morning,... [continued]
People: George Osborne, two reasons to be upset 
The Mole: Whiff of deniability at No 10 over Damian Green’s arrest
British link to Mumbai attacks
Some of the terrorists who killed at least 120 people in Mumbai may have been British, according to sources in India. News channel NDTV reported that "British citizens of Pakistani origin" were among
the attackers. Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee has publicly blamed elements... [continued]
Jason Burke: The prime suspects for the deadly Mumbai attacks
In pictures: Terror in Mumbai
Robert Fox: Why al-Qaeda cannot be discounted from Mumbai reckoning
Thai protestors ‘will fight to death’
Thailand's two largest airports remain closed today, occupied by anti-government demonstrators who say they are prepared to "fight to the death". Thousands of passengers, including Britons, remain
stranded at the airports, where emergency rule has been declared. Somsak Kosaisuk, one of the PAD (People's Alliance for Democracy) leaders, told... [continued]
The Thai airport occupation is part of a wider struggle
Government buys 57.9% of RBS
The Government will own a majority in Royal Bank of Scotland after existing shareholders bought only at tiny proportion of the new issue. The Government will pay about £15bn for its stake in the
bank, and will also buy £5bn of preference shares. The small take-up by existing shareholders... [continued]
The business pages
The Mole: Labour MPs ask nervously 'What is plan B?'
Zimbabwe appeals for cholera aid
Zimbabwe's health minister, Edwin Muguti, has performed a sharp U-turn to call for international aid to fight a cholera epidemic which is taking hold in his country. Muguti said: "With the coming of
the rainy season, the situation could get worse. Our problems are quite simple. We need... [continued]
Zimbabwe Today: Cholera strikes Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Today: Why Slyvia had to die
Cabinet to meet today in Leeds
Gordon Brown will convene his Cabinet to meet in Leeds today, only the second time it has met outside London since 1921. Ministers will tour the city, meeting local businesspeople, before holding a full cabinet meeting. On the agenda will be the pre-Budget report and events in the Congo.... [continued]
Blair’s parting shot at Johnson
Outgoing Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair leaves his office today with a parting shot at London Mayor Boris Johnson. He accused the man who ousted him of making a "very political move" that
could destabilise the Police Service. In an interview he warned that his successor could be... [continued]
People: Sir Ian Blair hits back at Boris Johnson
Ian Blair: no shame at the top
Peregrine Worsthorne: Leadership is a dirty word
Earthquake strikes off California
A earthquake registering 6.2 on the Richter Scale struck off California’s northern coast this morning according to the US Geological Survey. The tremor struck just before 6am local time 133 miles
west of the town of Eureka. Police in the area said they had no reports of any damage... [continued]
In Pictures: hundreds killed in Pakistan quake
In Pictures: earthquake devastates Sichuan province of China
