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‘Modest progress’ over referendum

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–> BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help Scotland politics Home UK Africa Asia Europe Latin America Mid-East US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales UK Politics Education 13 February 2012 Last updated at 12:46 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Scottish independence: 'Modest progress' at Moore Salmond talks Alex Salmond and Michael Moore met in Edinburgh over the referendum Continue reading the main story Scotland's Future Hopes over referendum wrangles FM meeting with PM dismissed Referendum group hails response Swinney defends EU nationals vote First Minister Alex Salmond says he and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore have made "modest progress" at independence referendum talks.[Read more...]

Israel envoys ‘target of attacks’

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–> BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help India Home UK Africa Asia Europe Latin America Mid-East US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video Asia Business China India 13 February 2012 Last updated at 13:08 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Israel envoys 'target of attacks' in India and Georgia Indian TV showed pictures of a burning car outside the Israeli embassy in Delhi Israeli officials say their diplomats in India and Georgia have been targeted in apparent bomb attacks. An explosion hit an embassy car in Delhi, injuring one diplomat. Police said there had been an "incident" but could not confirm an attack. Israeli officials said there had also been an attempted attack on a diplomat's car in Tbilisi, Georgia, but an explosive device had not gone off.[Read more...]

Qatada to be released from prison

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:56:23 +0000

–> BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help UK Home UK Africa Asia Europe Latin America Mid-East US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales UK Politics Education 13 February 2012 Last updated at 11:27 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Abu Qatada to be released from Long Lartin jail Abu Qatada has fought a long battle against his removal from UK Continue reading the main story Related Stories Profile: Abu Qatada PM's Abu Qatada talks with Jordan PM: Qatada outcome 'unacceptable' Extremist preacher Abu Qatada is to be released from Long Lartin top security jail later, the BBC understands. A judge decided last week that his six-year detention could not continue after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).[Read more...]

EU to ask Britain for 30.9-billion-euro rescue boost: report

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:35:00 +0000

European Union ministers will ask Britain to contribute 30.9 billion euros towards an International Monetary Fund (IMF) package aimed at rescuing the single currency, the Daily Telegraph reported Monday.[Read more...]

Stoke City feeling confident ahead of Valencia meeting after record fourth successive victory over Wolves

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:43:01 +0000

Tacticians at work: Stoke City manager Tony Pulis (right) discusses tactics with assistant manager Dave Kemp during the win over Wolves Photo: PA By David McVay at Molineux 11:00PM GMT 18 Dec 2011 Comments Following their FA Cup adventure to the final last May, Stoke City’s Europa League sojourn is gathering momentum with an attractive draw in the knockout stages against the Spaniards as reward for qualification from their group. While Pulis recognises the fatigue factor of Uefa’s second-class trophy which has added the Manchester heavyweights to its competitors, he also knows his team have been equally galvanised, witnessed by a club record fourth successive victory in the Premier League secured by this win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. “Without a question of a doubt we were really tired coming back from the games in the early part of the season,” said Pulis, whose side lost their previous four league matches before this dramatic reversal of fortunes.[Read more...]

Markets are on alert as EU bosses face big decisions

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:42:44 +0000

Jean Claude Juncker said all 27 EU finance ministers would talk to approve or reject extending the funds to the IMF. Photo: EPA By Louise Armitstead 9:03PM GMT 18 Dec 2011 Comments Jean Claude Juncker, the head of the Eurogroup, said all 27 European Union finance ministers, including George Osborne, would talk together tomorrow afternoon to approve or reject extending the funds to the IMF as agreed in Brussels by December 19. The loans would be used by the IMF to support struggling eurozone countries. The finance ministers are also tasked with devising a voting system to govern the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) after the Brussels decision to replace unanimity sparked a revolt. The ministers are under pressure to have a deal ready for approval by EU leaders when they convene on Tuesday. There are fears that a failure to reach an agreement on either the IMF loans or the ESM would rattle markets which already have to digest the mass credit rating downgrade warnings on eurozone sovereigns that were announced on Friday night.[Read more...]

Woman ‘fired from nuclear arms plant for being pregnant’

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We no longer check to see whether Telegraph.co.uk displays properly in Internet Explorer version 6 or earlier. To see our content at its best we recommend upgrading if you wish to continue using IE or using another browser such as Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome. Accessibility links Skip to article Skip to navigation Advertisement Sunday 18 December 2011 checkLoginStatus(); | Subscribe Telegraph.co.uk Home News Sport Finance Comment Blogs Culture Travel Lifestyle Fashion Tech Dating Offers Jobs UK World Politics Obituaries Education Earth Science Defence Health News Royal Family Celebrities Weird News Woman ‘fired from nuclear arms plant for being pregnant’ A woman working at Britain’s nuclear weapons factory was sacked because she became pregnant, a tribunal has heard. By Daily Telegraph Reporter 11:29PM GMT 18 Dec 2011 Jennifer Cox said she lost her job as a result of morning sickness after deciding “honesty was the best policy” and telling her bosses she was expecting a child.[Read more...]

Packers perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC (AP)

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AP - Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run.[Read more...]

Last troops exit Iraq in subdued end to 9-year war (AP)

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AP - Outside it was pitch dark. The six American soldiers couldn’t see much of the desert landscape streaming by outside the small windows of their armored vehicle. They were hushed and exhausted from an all-night drive — part of the last convoy of U.S. troops to leave Iraq during the final moment of a nearly nine-year war.[Read more...]

Households are £500 a year worse off

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Cutting the cost of public sector pensions by 25pc would save the taxpayer tens of billions of pounds every year, the Centre for Policy Studies said Photo: Alamy By Holly Watt,, Whitehall Editor 10:56PM GMT 18 Dec 2011 Comments The income available to households has fallen for the fifth year in a row with people saying they have £46 less available a month, the annual survey has shown. The decline in disposable income will raise concerns for hard-pressed households, with the study concluding that 2011 was a “challenging” year and that the economic recovery appears “to have slowed”. The number of people falling behind on bills or credit commitments rose from 4.1 per cent in 2010 to 7.5 per cent in 2011, according to research carried out for the bank by NMG Consulting. The increasing number of people falling behind on bills is likely to be driven by the rise in utility costs and the price of essential household goods.[Read more...]