Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
THERE are some characters in business and political circles who appear to have nine lives. Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson, for one, never fails to amaze with his cons
Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of planning more than a dozen foreign trips in an attempt to ensure that two trials, in which he is to be accused of bribery and fraud,
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
Musician and graffiti artist, Goldie, has given his backing to Bebo’s Big Think – Take Your Ideas to the Top, which is looking for young people to put forward innovative and practical suggestions on how to make a positive difference on crime, careers and climate change. Goldie put drum ‘n’ bass music on the mainstream music [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
GORDON BROWN is facing a revolt from Labour women over plans to axe a childcare tax break that benefits the middle classes.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Hidden spending has pushed the real cost of the London 2012 Olympic games to at least £12 billion £2.7 billion more than the promised limit.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Paris: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has come up with another trick to confound his critics — a book written by a sympathetic journalist in which the Italian Premier discusses his various alleged sexual transgressions and ...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It is the world's most demanding shopping list, containing requests for 1,100 shuttlecocks and 5,000 tons of sand, as well as three metal detectors. It is not an eccentric billionaire's attempt to lay on the world's biggest beach party – it is the list of things Britain needs to buy for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Lord Burns of Pitshanger, the former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, was this lunchtime appointed as the next chairman of Channel 4 to replace Luke Johnson.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Lord Burns joins Channel 4's board immediately, helping with chief executive search, and becomes chairman in January Lord Burns will be the next chairman of Channel 4, Ofcom confirmed today, and will join the broadcaster's board immediately for a handover period before Luke Johnson's departure in January. MediaGuardian.co.uk revealed yesterday that the announcement of Burns' appointment was imminent....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Lord Burns, a former senior civil servant at the Treasury, is set to be unveiled as the new chairman of Channel Four, and his first job will be to find a replacement for the outgoing chief executive, Andy Duncan.
QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
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Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Silvio Berlusconi to stay on if convicted Silvio Berlusconi will refuse to resign as prime minister of Italy even if he is convicted in two corruption trials due to begin later this month. Telegraph | Nov 2, 2009 By Nick Squires in Rome Mr Berlusconi, 73, who is battling a series of sex scandals and legal entanglements as well [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Silvio Berlusconi today said he would not resign even if he was convicted of corruption as a new trial date was set for later this month.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
THE corruption trial against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will take place on November 27, judicial sources say, after a high court stripped him of his immunity.
Dungeekin. . . (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Blair Presidency; "my chance to screw up not just a country, but a whole continent". I heard something absolutely hilarious on the Today Program this morning. You're gonna love this. Obviously we had the usual the assumptions from all parties now that the Lisbon Treaty is full-steam-ahead for ratification. Then, amusingly enough, there were the speculations about the likelihood of nomination...
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