Bradford & Bingley was one of the biggest victims of the financial crisis The cost of protecting UK savers during the credit crisis has been revealed by the body set up to compensate victims of banking collapses.In its latest annual report, the Financial [...]
Robson has earned admiration from around the football world Leading figures from the world of football and politics have paid tribute to Sir Bobby Robson after his death at the age of 76 following a long battle with cancer.Robson was a renowned and revered figure in [...]
Stocks closed out one of the best months for markets in years with a mixed performance on Friday after data showed a smaller-than-expected contraction in the economy during the second quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 17.15 points, or 0.2%, to end trading at 9171.61, leaving it up 8.6% in July for its [...]
Dream start: Graham Onions celebrates taking the wicket of Shane Watson with the first ball of the day on Friday Photo: Stu Forster/Getty It all happened so quickly. One minute Australia’s No 5, Michael Clarke, was in a dressing-room armchair reclining to Coldplay on his iPod. [...]
AP - The House has voted to rush an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped “cash for clunkers” car purchase program.[Read more...]
“We’re here today to announce the death of comments.” That’s what JS-Kit CEO Khris Loux said in his opening remarks at our Real-Time Stream CrunchUp earlier this month. He went on to unveil ECHO, JS-Kit’s new take on how conversations should be happening around content on the web. And today, we’re going to [...]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Max Baucus Thursday ended any hope the influential Senate Finance Committee would take up bipartisan health legislation this summer, kicking the issue to the fall amid lingering divisions over a bill intended to provide insurance coverage to tens of millions of Americans. View Full Image Getty Images House Energy and [...]
Law has finished filming Sherlock Holmes with Guy Ritchie American model Samantha Burke is the woman carrying Jude Law’s fourth child, the actor’s spokeswoman has confirmed.In a statement, a lawyer for Ms Burke confirmed the 24-year-old had a relationship with the star and [...]
AP - Tiger Woods shot a season-low 63 Friday in the second round of the Buick Open and soared up the leaderboard with his best round in relation to par in four years.[Read more...]
Mr Tenenbaum’s case sets an important precedent A US student could face $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines following a federal court ruling that he violated copyright law for sharing music files online.The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award [...]
Pope apology for Irish sex abusePope ’sorry’ for Irish church sex abuse
Army, drug gangs battle in Mexico amid blockades
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Cartel Wars Gut Onetime Boom Town
Obama hails ‘historic’ health bid
End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama’s way
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Quartet urges settlement freeze
Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care
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Birmingham social workers sacked
US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant
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Haiti Looks Past Foreign Health AidDems sweeten health bill, set showdown Sunday vote
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Clinton urges Russia to delay Iran’s nuclear plant
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Top Al Qaeda Operative Is Killed
New US-Russia nuclear deal ’soon’
Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul bill
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