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MP calls for review of Shannon case - Reuters UK
 Telegraph.co.uk | MP calls for review of Shannon case Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - There should be an independent review to look at contact between Karen Matthews and social services following her conviction for kidnapping her daughter, her local MP said on Friday. Inside the Shannon Matthews trial Shannon Matthews: Children's services face investigation |
Profile: Peter Hain - guardian.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | Profile: Peter Hain guardian.co.uk - Peter Hain, then leader of the Young Liberals, speaks against apartheid in South Africa at Lord's cricket ground in May 1970. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Peter Hain is a hyperactive campaigner. Peter Hain will not face criminal charges over donations Ex-minister Hain not to face charges |
Robbers steal €80 million from Paris diamond store in biggest ... - Times Online
 guardian.co.uk | Robbers steal €80 million from Paris diamond store in biggest ... Times Online - Police are hunting for thieves behind the biggest jewellry heist ever in France when they made off with diamonds and other valuables worth up to €80 million from a luxury boutique in Paris. Gunmen in drag steal £70m jewellery from Paris boutique Paris thieves steal $102m jewels |
Police are ordered to destroy all DNA samples taken from innocent ... - Times Online
 Times Online | Police are ordered to destroy all DNA samples taken from innocent ... Times Online - More than 1.6 million DNA and fingerprint samples of innocent people on police databases must be destroyed after a court ruled yesterday that keeping them breaches human rights. The innocent could be taken off DNA database DNA victory puts issue of crime and human rights under the microscope |
Thailand reopens main international airport - The Associated Press
 WELT ONLINE | Thailand reopens main international airport The Associated Press - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which was shut down for a week by anti-government protesters. British Airways Thailand flight to arrive back in Britain Bangkok airport resumes operation |
Jewish settlers in Hebron shoot Palestinian men - guardian.co.uk
 The Age | Jewish settlers in Hebron shoot Palestinian men guardian.co.uk - The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has released graphic video footage showing settlers fighting with Palestinians in Hebron and shooting two men at close range in the hours after a settler house was evacuated by police yesterday. Video: Israeli settlers removed from Hebron house - 05 Dec 08 Israel's military on alert for settler violence |
Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit - guardian.co.uk
 BBC News | Condoleezza Rice: South Africa must pressure Mugabe to quit guardian.co.uk - The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, said today that it was "well past time" for Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe to step down. Video: Rice Calls on Zimbabwe's Mugabe to 'Leave' US calls for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to step down |
Ashok Chavan is new Maharashtra CM - Moneycontrol.com
 Business Standard | Ashok Chavan is new Maharashtra CM Moneycontrol.com - The incumbent, immediately after assuming office, said this is not the time to celebrate. We have to fight terrorism quickly, Chavan said, adding that his priority is security and that he will ensure a safe Maharashtra . Regaining confidence is priority: Chavan Ashok Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister |
Thai crisis, king's health put focus on succession - Reuters India
 Times Online | Thai crisis, king's health put focus on succession Reuters India - By Andrew Marshall, Asia Political Risk Correspondent SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At times of crisis, Thais have traditionally looked to the widely revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej to heal divisions and halt a slide towards turmoil. Thai king's illness sparks anxiety amid crisis Politics on hold as Thais pray for ailing king |
The end for Mr Speaker? Calls to quit grow as Yard contradicts - Daily Mail
 BBC News | The end for Mr Speaker? Calls to quit grow as Yard contradicts Daily Mail - By James Chapman The future of Commons Speaker Michael Martin is in growing doubt today after a war of words broke out between him and Scotland Yard over the arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green. The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, speaking in the House of Commons ... Hunt for Government moles still going on, Jacqui Smith reveals |
Scottish missionary and wife arrested in Gambia - The Herald
 ITV.com | Scottish missionary and wife arrested in Gambia The Herald - David Fulton, from Troon, Ayrshire, and his wife Fiona, were backed by the Westhoughton Pentecostal Church in Bolton. The pastor there, Martin Speed, said he heard that the couple were arrested on Saturday. British missionary couple in Muslim African country face months in ... British missionaries held in Gambia on sedition charge |
Lapland New Forest theme park closed - Holiday Lettings
 Telegraph.co.uk | Lapland New Forest theme park closed Holiday Lettings - A Christmas theme park in Dorset has closed after just one week. Lapland New Forest was the subject of thousands of complaints to the county's trading standards department following its opening last Friday. Santa's dead, families with £130 tickets told, as Lapland New ... Whitehall invites Lapland visitors to grotto |
Pakistan spy chief meets PM amid India row - Reuters India
 ABC News | Pakistan spy chief meets PM amid India row Reuters India - By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency met Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday amid growing tension with old rival India over the Mumbai attacks. Video: Bodies Removed From Mumbai Hotel Police say gunmen made calls to Lashkar chiefs |
Canadian leader provokes anger by closing Parliament - International Herald Tribune
 Canada.com | Canadian leader provokes anger by closing Parliament International Herald Tribune - By Ian Austen OTTAWA: Canada's parliamentary opposition reacted with outrage after Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down the Legislature until Jan. 26, seeking to forestall a no-confidence vote that he was sure to lose and that might have provoked a ... PRESS DIGEST - Canada - Dec 5 Shaken Liberals plan next moves |
Ignore protest, Menezes jury told - BBC News
 BBC News | Ignore protest, Menezes jury told BBC News - The coroner at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has told the jury to "ignore" a courtroom protest by family members. Menezes jury told to ignore protest The Stockwell shooting |
Police join 'see me' campaign to fight mental illness stigma - Scotsman
Police join 'see me' campaign to fight mental illness stigma Scotsman - LOTHIAN and Borders Police have joined the 'see me' campaign to help fight the stigma of mental illness. Chief Constable David Strang will mark International Day for the Disabled by signing an anti-stigma pledge, underlining the force's commitment to ... HOOPS FANS WARNED OVER DRINKING Police enlist performers to help stamp out bogus callers |
Marking 50 years of UK motorways - BBC News
 BBC News | Marking 50 years of UK motorways BBC News - By Andy McFarlane They might be notorious for traffic jams, speed cameras and roadworks - but Britain's motorways have been transporting drivers for 50 years. M6 extension opens between Carlisle and Guards Mill Gap closes as M-ways mark 50th birthday |
Princess visits fire-damaged pier - BBC News
 BBC News | Princess visits fire-damaged pier BBC News - The Princess Royal will visit Weston-super-Mare later to see how the fire-ravaged pavilion on the Grand Pier is recovering from damage. PM on body found in lift shaft Anne to visit blaze-hit pier |
India-Russia nuclear deal signed - BBC News
 Reuters | India-Russia nuclear deal signed BBC News - Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a key deal to build four nuclear power plants in India. President Medvedev signed the accord in the Indian capital, Delhi, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India and Russia sign deal for new nuclear plants India, Russia ink nuclear deal |
MoD to name Iraq gun death soldier - The Press Association
MoD to name Iraq gun death soldier The Press Association - A British soldier killed in southern Iraq after suffering a gunshot wound to the head is expected to be named by the Ministry of Defence. British soldier killed in Iraq British soldier found shot in Iraq |
