Brown shaken by recession warning
The Prime Minister's push to create an "opportunity-rich Britain" - proposing 18 new laws designed to give people more influence over their local schools, policing and health services - was badly
undermined yesterday by a warning from the Governor of the Bank of England that Britain is heading towards a... [continued]
The Mole: Bill after bill - but none set Labour's hearts glowing 
Junta seals off delta from outside world
Burma's military junta have expelled foreign aid workers from the Irrawaddy delta and sealed off the cyclone-stricken region from international rescue efforts with a cordon of checkpoints. The move
came amid reports that almost 130,000 people may have died in Cyclone Nargis while a further 2.5m are thought to have... [continued]
Robert Fox: American eyes are on Iran - not Burma
The Burma File: The latest news from Rangoon and more
China boosts troops in rescue bid
China has stepped up its rescue operation, mobilising 30,000 extra troops and 90 helicopters, in the race to find survivors from Monday's devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. Nearly 15,000
people have been killed while another 26,000 remain buried in the rubble. But there are rare moments of hope: yesterday in... [continued]
In pictures: after the Sichuan quake
John Edwards endorses Obama
Democratic hopeful Barack Obama has received a significant boost to his campaign, with the endorsement of former rival John Edwards. Both Obama and Hillary Clinton have heavily courted Edwards, whose
arrival at an Obama rally in Michigan on Wednesday night helped offset the Illinois senator's defeat in the West Virginia... [continued]
US election: latest news, gossip and analysis
Army faces inquiry over Iraqi death
The British Army is to face a full public inquiry over the 2003 torture and subsequent death of an Iraqi hotel receptionist in its custody, Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed. Baha Musa suffered 93 injuries at the hands of British soldiers in Basra after the 26-year-old was subjected to... [continued]
Russian football fan stabbed
A Russian football fan has been seriously injured after he was stabbed outside the City of Manchester Stadium following Glasgow Rangers' defeat in the Uefa Cup final. The stabbing followed
earlier clashes between Rangers fans and riot police, after a big screen in the city centre broke down. Around 100,000... [continued]
Sports: brave Rangers fall at the last
Credit crunch bites labour market
Unemployment rose in April for the third month in a row, in a sign that the credit crunch and slowing economy are starting to affect the labour market. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed joblessness rose 14,000 in the first three months of the year to 1.61m.
Barclays loses another £1bn
Barclays has admitted that its investment banking and trading arm ran up a loss of £1bn in the first quarter after writing down the value of credit investments as a result of the credit crisis. The hits come on top of the £1.6bn charge the Bank took last year.
