Mumbai death toll rises to 300 as more bodies are discovered
The death toll in the Mumbai terror attacks was estimated at around 300, as new piles of bodies were found yesterday after commandos stormed the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. The raid, in which the last three terrorists were killed, ended the four-day killing spree. Though the official death toll was 195, authorities acknowledge that scores of bodies have yet to be added. (Sunday Telegraph)
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Pakistanis to blame for attacks says India
According to Indian police sources, the sole surviving terrorist said that he and his fellow militants were all Pakistanis. Ajal Mohammed Amin Kasab, 21, who was caught on camera at Mumbai's CST train station, said that they all belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based jihadist group. Public anger is rising against Pakistan as it emerged that the terrorists had made phone calls to Pakistan from their boat, shortly before launching the attack. (The Observer)
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Surveillance row escalates
The arrest of Damian Green threatens to turn into a major scandal about the surveillance of opposition MPs. It confirms longstanding Tory concerns over heavy handed security methods. Green's House of Commons office, and those of many of his colleagues, are regularly swept for electronic bugging devices. Conservative MPs have demanded the updating of the Wilson doctrine, the convention that protects MPs from phone-tapping. (Independent on Sunday)
The Mole: whiff of deniability at No 10 over Green arrest
Darling hints at further action
Alistair Darling has admitted that his radical measures to save the economy may not be enough. He will "almost certainly" have to administer a second dose, he said, adding that the situation "needs constant attention". A new poll shows the Tories holding on to a solid 11 per cent lead over Labour, and found that most people are unconvinced by the effectiveness of Darling's stimulus. (Observer)
The Mole: nervous MPs ask 'what's Plan B?'
Balls investigation blocked
Ed Balls is under investigation by the Electoral Commission: it is claimed that before he became an MP he worked for Gordon Brown while on the payroll of a charity. The investigation has been blocked by the Cabinet Office and the Treasury for the last six months, causing Tory outrage. "It would be a breach of electoral law if the charity was paying for someone who was actually working for Brown", said Chris Grayling, the shadow work and pensions secretary. (The Sunday Times)
People: Ed Balls's Oxford capers revealed
The Whitehall mole whose arrest triggered the arrest of Damian Green has been named as Chris Galley, a junior civil servant in the private office of Jacqui Smith, the home secreatry. He was arrested in a dawn raid 12 days ago. He is alleged to have told police that Green "induced" him to leak the documents. (Sunday Times)
People: Osborne rallies to the defence of Green
A motorist was in a critical condition last night after confronting a gang of teenagers he accused of vandalising his car. Peter Bryan, 65, is thought to have challenged the youths outside his home in Higham Ferrers, Northants, and followed them. Four youths have been arrested. (Sunday Telegraph)
Big Book: gang policy on a wing and a prayer
A nurse consultant working for the NHS in South Yorkshire has become the first to earn over £100,000. She took advantage of a new NHS initiative to bring down waiting lists by offering nurses extensive overtime, doubling her salary of £50,000. Dozens of nurses earn more than £60,000 a year, according to newly obtained figures. (The Sunday Times)
Tessa Jowell, the Olympics minister, has admitted that there is "justifiable anxiety" over tax rises on high earners. She said the Government should be clear that the raising of the top rate of income tax to 45p was not "the thin end of the wedge". Gordon Brown defended the policy yesterday, saying that high earners must "share the sacrifice". (Sunday Telegraph)
The Mole: tearing up the Blair tax promise is a gamble for Brown
Global warming will never be stopped, according to new research by top climate scientists. Carbon dioxide that is emitted now will continue to heat up the earth for hundreds of thousands of years, they say. The announcement comes just before Britain's Climate Change Committee outlines plans to reduce emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. (Independent on Sunday)
Whatever happened to the climate change consensus
Sharon Shoesmith, the senior council officer at the centre of the Baby P tragedy, will come under intense pressure to resign tomorrow when a report by national inspectors into the failings of Haringey Council is presented to Children's Secretary Ed Balls, who has promised that senior staff will be fully accountable. (Observer)
The Jersey care home and the dangers of mob rule
Barack Obama (left) is facing his first serious criticisms over appointments. Critics are focusing on the role to be played by Robert Rubin, a director at Citigroup and Clinton's former treasury secretary. Despite Citigroup's near collapse last week, Rubin is deemed to have huge influence on Obama's economic policy. (Observer)
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American Transition: Is Obama playing it safe with his cabinet?
Stranded Britons were fleeing Thailand by any means available yesterday as political protesters tightened their grip on the airports with barbed wire and barricades. Riot police trying to end the occupation were driven away by masked men wielding slingshots and clubs. Inside the airports, thousands of yellow-clad men, women and children continued their protest. (Sunday Times)
Airport occupation is part of a wider struggle
The future for Zimbabwe's children is looking bleaker than ever, as a cholera epidemic rages out of control, and a malaria outbreak is expected to follow soon. The UN World Food Programme estimates that 5.1m Zimbabweans will need food aid by the end of the year. The annual inflation rate is 243m per cent. (Independent on Sunday)
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Theo Paphitis (left), one of the stars of Dragons' Den, is among the possible bidders for Woolworths, which collapsed last week. Paphitis, who made his fortune turning around failing retailers, met Deloitte, the Woolworths administartor, on Friday. However, insiders say that the high-street chain is in such a dire state that Paphitis is unlikely to take the risk. (Sunday Telegraph)
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Tesco will reveal its worst sales performance since the recession of the early 1990s this week - its third quarter like-for-like sales-growth is just 1.9 per cent. As well as the economic crisis, the figure reflects new competition from Asda and Sainsbury's, as well as discounters such as Aldi and Lidl. (Observer)
Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo's online search business for $20bn. Under the complex arrangement a new management team, backed by Microsoft, would take control of Yahoo, but there is no intention to launch a renewed take-over bid, after the failure of such a plan this summer. (Sunday Times)
How Maradona censored Yahoo and Google
New poems have emerged written by Graham Greene (left) to his mistress Catherine Walston, shedding new light on the relationship that inspired his 1951 novel The End of the Affair. Greene had circulated the poems to a small circle of friends, but their existence has until now been a closely-guarded secret. (Sunday Telegraph)
Oasis mogul Alan McGee, a key figure in 'Cool Britannia', has turned on the Labour Party, saying that David Cameron would "undoubtedly" do a better job than "the f****** diabolical prime minister" and his party of "retards". He accused Brown of being partly responsible for the recession, having failed to regulate financial services as chancellor. (Sunday Times)
People: Tony Blair and his groovy friend
The future of the Turner Prize has been called into question, as many critics have agreed that it no longer showcases the best British art. According to David Lee, editor of The Jackdaw magazine, "in any generation there are only a handful of artists that are any good. Once they've won it, what are you going to do?"
Film and video artists dominate Turner shortlist
