The Times (UK)
Revealed: Labour’s cash for influence scandal
A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has boasted about how he used his government contacts to change policies in favour of businesses.
SAS veterans join new war on poachers
THE battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species is turning bloody, with wildlife charities deploying guns and military vehicles to protect elephants, rhinos and tigers from a surge in poaching.
Iranians train Taliban to use roadside bombs
TALIBAN commanders have revealed that hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill Nato forces in Afghanistan.
Hound dog: Elvis Presley and his girls
High in the annals of American cultural mythology is Elvis Presley’s courtship of a 14-year-old doll-faced schoolgirl who later became his virgin bride. As a modern fairy tale, spanning the awkward transition between 1950s puritanism and the hedonism of the 1960s, it had something to appeal to every fan.
BA calls up 5,000 strike-breakers
BRITISH AIRWAYS is training 5,000 more staff to work as cabin crew after it claimed victory in the first round of its bitter industrial dispute yesterday.
Dozens arrested as anti-Muslim English Defence League protestors battle rivals
Riot police battled to control thousands of rival demonstrators taking part in an ill-tempered city centre protest organised by a controversial right-wing group.
'Milestone moment' as boy undergoes transplant to regenerate trachea
A British boy has undergone a groundbreaking operation involving the transplantation of a windpipe which is being regenerated inside his body using his own stem cells.
David Cameron announces bank tax plan
David Cameron has said the Conservatives would impose a tax on banks to repay the billions used to bail out financial institutions, claiming it is "fair and necessary".
British Airways cabin crew starts three-day strike
British Airways is planning to re-instate some cancelled short and long-haul flights after half of cabin crew turned up for work at Heathrow, despite the start of a three-day strike.
Pope apologises to Irish victims of sexual abuse by priests
The Pope has said he is "truly sorry" to the Irish Catholics who suffered years of "sinful and criminal" sexual abuse at the hands of clergy.
A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has boasted about how he used his government contacts to change policies in favour of businesses.
SAS veterans join new war on poachers
THE battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species is turning bloody, with wildlife charities deploying guns and military vehicles to protect elephants, rhinos and tigers from a surge in poaching.
Iranians train Taliban to use roadside bombs
TALIBAN commanders have revealed that hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill Nato forces in Afghanistan.
Hound dog: Elvis Presley and his girls
High in the annals of American cultural mythology is Elvis Presley’s courtship of a 14-year-old doll-faced schoolgirl who later became his virgin bride. As a modern fairy tale, spanning the awkward transition between 1950s puritanism and the hedonism of the 1960s, it had something to appeal to every fan.
BA calls up 5,000 strike-breakers
BRITISH AIRWAYS is training 5,000 more staff to work as cabin crew after it claimed victory in the first round of its bitter industrial dispute yesterday.
Dozens arrested as anti-Muslim English Defence League protestors battle rivals
Riot police battled to control thousands of rival demonstrators taking part in an ill-tempered city centre protest organised by a controversial right-wing group.
'Milestone moment' as boy undergoes transplant to regenerate trachea
A British boy has undergone a groundbreaking operation involving the transplantation of a windpipe which is being regenerated inside his body using his own stem cells.
David Cameron announces bank tax plan
David Cameron has said the Conservatives would impose a tax on banks to repay the billions used to bail out financial institutions, claiming it is "fair and necessary".
British Airways cabin crew starts three-day strike
British Airways is planning to re-instate some cancelled short and long-haul flights after half of cabin crew turned up for work at Heathrow, despite the start of a three-day strike.
Pope apologises to Irish victims of sexual abuse by priests
The Pope has said he is "truly sorry" to the Irish Catholics who suffered years of "sinful and criminal" sexual abuse at the hands of clergy.
Published on Tuesday, December 9 2008 by Medias Libres
