President Obama calmed a national race row in the States by inviting both men round for a beer. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us _and_americas/article6734340.ece Should all rows and...
During this summer of recession and people losing their jobs, it would be better for our Economy if people spent their holidays and their money on these shores rather than abroad. Do you think the Met...
Henry Allingham, who was was the world's oldest man when he died 12 days ago aged 113, and Harry Patch the last WWI veteran in Britain will be honoured today. Hundreds of people are expected to attend...
The British Council, which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth office is to get rid of 500 British jobs and save ?45million. The Finance and IT jobs will be done locally in India....
Scotland Yard have a strict dress code that states that officers can only wear 'the approved corporate badging and only on clothing authorised by the Clothing Board'. However, a few Police officers,...
Sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking, the World Health Organisation has said. The group placed use of the beds into the highest risk level for cancer, moving their rating from "probably carcinogenic"...
The Police have paid more than ?6 million to informants, many of them criminals and even terrorists, for information to help catch 'bigger fish'. UK police forces paid more than ?6m in the past...
MPs have ignored public anger over the expenses system by quietly introducing new rules which allow them to claim up to ?9,125 a year without producing any receipts. It has been approved without any...
Don't normally post in this section, but I thought you may like this news story... A rodent-eating snake and a hamster have developed an unusual bond at a zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Their...
VAT cut must be extended, business leaders and MPs say The temporary VAT cut, which will save an average of ?475 for every household, must be extended beyond the end of the year, business leaders and...
Lord Mandelson, First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council is a busy chap. He is now a member of 35 key Cabinet committees....
Steven Gerrard's trial for his bar room brawl has opened. Now I think he is a great player, but, if the evidence from the trial is to be believed, he is a cowardly fighter. He waited until one of his...
A Saudi Arabian princess who had an illegitimate child with a British man has successfully sought asylum in Britain after claiming she would face the death penalty if she went home. The woman told the...
Sir Richard Dannatt has been very vocal in attacking the Government's record in Afghanistan this week. But, apparently he made a series of blunders himself... iMilitary sources claimed Sir Richard...
Patients should be charged ?20 to see a GP in a bid to limit demands placed on the health service, a centre-right think-tank says. The NHS is already looking to make savings and the think-tank said...
A student has been jailed for a minimum of 10 years for plotting to blow himself up using his own "suicide vest" and home-made explosives after a tip off to police by the from the muslim community....
The Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain accepted ?45,000 damages from the BBC on Thursday over a claim on Question Time that he condoned the kidnapping and killing of British soldiers....
Chief Constable Sir Ken Jones. Here is his sentence... 'The promise of reform which the Green Paper heralds holds much for the public and Service alike; local policing, customised to local need with...
