Israel: ‘War to the bitter end’
Israeli war planes continued to pound Hamas government targets in Gaza this morning, as the bombing campaign entered its fourth day and the estimated death toll among Palestinians rose to 360. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, made a further call yesterday for Israel to halt its... [continued]
Bring back Ken Clarke, Tories urge Cameron
Pressure is growing on the Conservative leader David Cameron to bring back the former chancellor Kenneth Clarke (pictured) and the former shadow home secretary David Davis in a shadow cabinet reshuffle. A poll of 1,800 party members by the ConservativeHome website over Christmas showed that 50 per... [continued]
Sterling on verge of Euro parity
The pound dropped to a new low against the euro on Monday, finishing the day at £1 = €1.022, its weakest level since the single European currency was introduced in 1999. Some observers expect the two currencies to reach parity this week. "Another day like today and... [continued]
Patients to rate doctors online
The British Medical Association has branded as a "meaningless popularity contest" a Government plan to allow patients to rate their NHS doctors online. The idea is that patients should mark doctors for competence and bedside manner on bulletin boards on the NHS Choices website, which already allows comments about hospitals.... [continued]
Brown against assisted suicide
Gordon Brown has re-iterated his opposition to any change in the law on assisted suicide. The Prime Minister warned that if it were ever allowed in Britain, some elderly people might find themselves under pressure to agree to kill themselves rather than become a burden on their families.... [continued]
Steven Gerrard charged with affray
Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool FC captain and long-time England player, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray after his arrest with five other men following a brawl at the Lounge Inn in Southport, Merseyside in the early hours of Monday morning. The brawl... [continued]
