Blair set to quit on 10-year anniversary
Tony Blair is considering announcing his resignation next Tuesday - the 10th anniversary of his election - in a bid to limit Labour's losses next week as polls predicted the party's worst results in
local elections in two decades. A Daily Telegraph-YouGov poll puts the Conservatives ahead for the 12th... [continued]
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Democrat rivals unite over Iraq
Democratic presidential contenders have condemned George Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq after Congress passed a bill setting a timetable for American withdrawal. Bush is expected to veto the plan,
dismissed by the White House as "defeatist legislation". But Hillary Clinton, speaking in the first televised debate of the... [continued]
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Putin protests US missile plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could withdraw from a key Cold War arms control agreement in protest at Pentagon plans to install US missile defence bases in Europe. NATO
Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty was a cornerstone of the... [continued]
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UN condemns Somalia ‘war crimes’
United Nations humanitarian chief Sir John Holmes has accused all sides involved in fierce fighting in the Somalian capital Mogadishu of committing war crimes. Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi yesterday claimed the city was back under government control as its forces and their Ethiopian allies clashed with Islamic militants for... [continued]
Drinking ban urged for under-15s
Parents who allow children under 15 to drink alcohol should be prosecuted, according to an Alcohol Concern report highlighting a large increase in the amount drunk by 11 to 13-year-olds. The charity also called for children to be taught about the dangers of binge drinking. The government is to publish... [continued]
Caroline Flint, Health Minister, on calls for parents to be prosecuted for allowing under 15s to drink alcohol: The numbers of young people who are drinking appears to have gone down...
John Humphrys, presenter: Hang on, overall teenagers now drink twice as much as they did in the 1990s.
CF: The surveys show that the number of young people drinking between the ages of 11 and 15 has actually gone down - but, of those children who do, they are drinking more and we have to tackle that... Ultimately it is about parental responsibility. I don't think passing a law would be enforceable or effective but certainly one of the things we need to think about is how as parents we do what we can to have a sensible drinking message within our own home. From the Today programme, BBC Radio 4
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US protested after BAE probe dropped
The US issued a formal protest accusing the British government of contravening the spirit and the letter of international anti-corruption rules over its decision in December to drop a fraud investigation into alleged bribery of Saudi officials by arms manufacturer BAE Systems. The diplomatic spat could damage the company's chances... [continued]
Watchdog to investigate ‘free banking’
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a comprehensive inquiry into high street bank charges that could bring an end to so-called 'free banking'. The industry watchdog said it shared public concerns about overdraft charges and low interest rates on current accounts. The investigation could lead to recommendations that banks... [continued]
