Labour routed at the ballot box as centre-right gains traction in EU June 8, 2009 LABOUR suffered its worst performance in a national election since World War II, as it was left trailing in third place by the Conservatives and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in this week’s European elections. Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s party polled just 15.7 per cent of the vote, undershooting Labour’s worst expectations, as David Cameron’s [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 17, 2009 THE SUNDAYSTHE SUNDAY TELEGRAPHINDEPENDENT BEGS A MONTH TO SORT OUT DEBTIndependent News & Media (INM) is close to a standstill pact with its bondholders which would give the company a month’s breathing space to reorganise its debt. The future of the owner of The Independent newspaper has been in serious doubt after the group failed [...]
Russia orders a halt to war August 13, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia yesterday but Tbilisi cast doubt on the announcement, saying Moscow was still bombing towns and villages. The announcement coincided with the visit of French president Nicolas Sarkozy to Moscow on an EU peace mission and seemed intended to help international efforts to negotiate [...]