Google News

Syndicate content Top Stories - Google News
Google News
Updated: 13 min 59 sec ago

Pope will take the pressure off Brady - Irish Independent

32 min 45 sec ago

BBC News

Pope will take the pressure off Brady
Irish Independent
THE Pope will today ease the pressure on embattled Cardinal Sean Brady and bishops named in the Murphy report in his historic pastoral letter to Irish Catholics. Church sources last night revealed Pope Benedict would ...
Sorrow and shame over child abuseThe Guardian
Pope tries to stem tide of sex abuse allegationsIndependent
Pope speaks out on abuse scandalBelfast Telegraph
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Irish Independent
all 1,363 news articles »
Categories: News

Experts wonder whether US has a real Israel strategy or 'talking points' - Washington Post

42 min 32 sec ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Experts wonder whether US has a real Israel strategy or 'talking points'
Washington Post
A Palestinian youth hurls stones toward Israeli troops during a clash over housing plans in East Jerusalem. The United States and Israel have thrown diplomatic stones over those same plans. (Sebastian Scheiner/associated Press) By Glenn Kessler The ...
Clinton: Decision to escalate row with Israel 'is paying off'Ha'aretz
Israeli-Palestinian peace hopes rise as US envoy prepares to get talks movingThe Guardian
Clinton Calls Israel's Moves to Ease Tension 'Useful'New York Times
Independent -Telegraph.co.uk -Jerusalem Post
all 9,192 news articles »
Categories: News

Transport chaos piles pressure on Brown - The Herald

49 min 35 sec ago

The Guardian

Transport chaos piles pressure on Brown
The Herald
Thousands of travellers face transport chaos today and in the run-up to Easter after talks on averting the BA strike collapsed and rail workers voted for industrial action over jobs and safety. Scottish travellers will be among the hardest hit with ...
Union talks aim to avert national rail strikeFinancial Times
National rail strike at Easter after ballotThe Guardian
Rail strike threat on hold as RMT heads to AcasScotsman
Daily Mail -Independent -The Sun
all 192 news articles »
Categories: News

Is there a sinister Labour plot to stop British troops voting in the election? - Daily Mail

4 hours 46 min ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Is there a sinister Labour plot to stop British troops voting in the election?
Daily Mail
By far the most shocking political story of the week concerns the surly and belated acknowledgement by Gordon Brown that he misled both Parliament and the Chilcot Inquiry on the issue of cuts to the Armed Forces. ...
Brown hopes for Obama bounce from US summitIndependent
Peter Bingle supports anti-Brown Conservative Party ad campaignPRWeek UK
Unite's Charlie is Labour's darlingMirror.co.uk
The Guardian -UK Express -Reuters UK
all 194 news articles »
Categories: News

The Blackburn Resistance is futile... - Independent

5 hours 17 min ago

BBC News

The Blackburn Resistance is futile...
Independent
They styled themselves "The Blackburn Resistance chapter" and filmed each other dressed in camouflage, "leopard crawling" through woodland in their local park in preparation for their forthcoming holy war against the evil oppressor. ...
Brothers from Blackburn jailed for terrorist offencesBBC News
'Blackburn resistance' guilty of terrorismTelegraph.co.uk
Two jailed for terrorism offencesThe Asian News
Daily Star -FOXNews -News Radio 107 The Bee
all 20 news articles »
Categories: News

Brown hopes for Obama bounce from US summit - Independent

5 hours 19 min ago

Daily Mail

Brown hopes for Obama bounce from US summit
Independent
Gordon Brown with Barack Obama in London last April. While he is unlikely to get a one-to-one meeting, Labour strategists hope Mr Brown will benefit from the US President's popularity Leaders in trouble at home ...
David Cameron vows to repeat Thatcher's attack on unionsTelegraph.co.uk
PM accused over 'vested interests'Belfast Telegraph
I'll take on unionsThe Sun
UK Express -The Guardian -Irish Times
all 140 news articles »
Categories: News

After 12 years, another delay for Bloody Sunday - Daily Mail

5 hours 33 min ago

BBC News

After 12 years, another delay for Bloody Sunday
Daily Mail
The Bloody Sunday inquiry report has been delayed again, after more than 12 years and £200 million of taxpayers' money. The 4500 pages of the findings of Lord Saville of Newdigate's tribunal, by far the longest and most expensive in ...
Government delays release of Bloody Sunday report until after electionTimes Online
Bloody Sunday report plan changedBBC News
Delay to report into Bloody Sunday likelyFinancial Times
Belfast Telegraph -Irish Times -Derry Today
all 29 news articles »
Categories: News

Sahil Saeed: The gamble that saved kidnapped Pakistani boy - Daily Mail

6 hours 14 min ago

Reuters

Sahil Saeed: The gamble that saved kidnapped Pakistani boy
Daily Mail
A slim 28-year- old British Asian man this week walked calmly through the crowds going about their day in a Paris suburb. But 'Tony' Raja Saeed, from Oldham, had much on his mind. His actions would determine whether his five-year-old son lived or died. ...
Sahil Saeed's father speaks of joy as kidnapped boy brought homeTelegraph.co.uk
Kidnap Sahil Saeed's joy at seeing Dad againMirror.co.uk
Mother's cuddle for kidnap boy, 5, after his 13-day ordealTimes Online
Scotsman -Independent -BBC News
all 2,340 news articles »
Categories: News

Tories and Liberals still in dead heat: Poll - Vancouver Sun

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 23:35

stv.tv

Tories and Liberals still in dead heat: Poll
Vancouver Sun
The Conservatives have the support of 34 per cent of decided voters, down three percentage points from the last poll earlier this month, while the Liberals secured 28 per cent of voters, ...
Conservatives maintain poll lead in surveyReuters UK
Poll: Release names of juvenile offendersUPI.com
ANALYSIS - British election polling split poses dilemmaReuters India
Kelowna.com -Financial Times -Forexyard
all 33 news articles »
Categories: News

Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip - BBC News

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 23:10

Telegraph.co.uk

Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip
BBC News
At least 11 people have been injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza's airport, Palestinian officials say. The Israeli military confirmed the missile strikes near Rafah, in southern Gaza, which it said targeted militants. ...
Palestinians wounded in Israeli airstrikes increase to 11Xinhua
At least 12 wounded in IAF missile strike on GazaHa'aretz
14 Palestinians injured in Gaza strikeYnetnews
Jerusalem Post -Washington Post -Daily Mail
all 1,138 news articles »
Categories: News

Arrests of Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says - New York Times

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 21:35

The Hindu

Arrests of Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — The former top United Nations official in Afghanistan said that recent arrests of high-ranking Taliban figures by Pakistan have severed important secret communications between the Taliban and the West meant to ...
Taliban arrests 'disrupt' UN talksAljazeera.net
Arrests by Pak attempt to scuttle talks with Taliban: UN diplomatTimes of India
Former UN envoy Kai Eide explains why he held talks with the TalibanBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian -Economist
all 528 news articles »
Categories: News

Parents plead for British former soldier facing murder trial in Iraq - The Guardian

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 20:01

BBC News

Parents plead for British former soldier facing murder trial in Iraq
The Guardian
The parents of a former British soldier who is facing the death penalty in Iraq for the killing of two colleagues said today that horrific experiences on active service had destabilised his behaviour. If found guilty of murdering Paul McGuigan, 37, ...
'Self-defence' claims by murder accused Iraq guardBBC News
Three shots to the chestThe Sun
Ex-soldier's parents plea for helpBelfast Telegraph
Scotsman -Sky News -The Australian
all 88 news articles »
Categories: News

UKIP makes freeze on immigration central to election campaign - Times Online

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 18:50

Financial Times

UKIP makes freeze on immigration central to election campaign
Times Online
A five-year freeze on immigration will be the centrepiece of the UK Independence Party's election campaign, as the party's former leader compared the fight against the EU to the struggle against Hitler in the 1930s. A doubling of prison places, ...
Lunch with the FT: Lord Pearson of RannochFinancial Times
UKIP candidates 'will not fight eurosceptic Tories'BBC News
UK's EU bad boy guns for parliament's speakerArab News
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
all 8 news articles »
Categories: News

BA cabin crew strike: Your stories - BBC News

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 18:32

Telegraph.co.uk

BA cabin crew strike: Your stories
BBC News
A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. The three-day walkout begins at midnight, with a further four days of action set to commence on 27 March. A total of 1100 BA flights ...
British Airways staff to strike as talks collapseTelegraph.co.uk
Warning over cancelled flights after strike endsIndependent
BA strike to go ahead after talks collapseThe Guardian
ShareCast -Times Online -This is Money
all 988 news articles »
Categories: News

Can the Goa trial untangle the Scarlett Keeling case? - BBC News

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 18:22

Times Online

Can the Goa trial untangle the Scarlett Keeling case?
BBC News
The trial of two men charged with killing 15-year-old British girl Scarlett Keeling has got under way in Goa. But what are the chances of getting to the bottom of the case? Away from Goa's famous beaches, the trial in the Scarlett ...
Scarlett mum's vow as she faces jailThe Sun
Scarlett Keeling's mother faces jail as Goa murder trial beginsTelegraph.co.uk
Mother of murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling admits benefit fraudTimes Online
Belfast Telegraph -The Guardian -Independent
all 87 news articles »
Categories: News

SNP and Plaid Cymru push for election debate inclusion - BBC News

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 17:57

BBC News

SNP and Plaid Cymru push for election debate inclusion
BBC News
The SNP and Plaid Cymru have launched a fresh bid for inclusion in the general election television debates. In a letter to the BBC, First Minister Alex Salmond and Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones said their inclusion would be "proportionate and ...
Former SNP leader Billy Wolfe diesTelegraph.co.uk
Ian Swanson Alex follows rocky road to conferenceScotsman
TV election debates Who rules the airwaves?Economist
Scottish Daily Record -PRWeek UK -SNP (press release)
all 36 news articles »
Categories: News

Unlawful killing verdict on youngest British soldier to die in Afghanistan - The Guardian

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 17:54

BBC News

Unlawful killing verdict on youngest British soldier to die in Afghanistan
The Guardian
Rifleman William Aldridge was killed in a Taliban bomb attack in Afghanistan. Photograph: Ministry of Defence/PA The youngest British soldier to die in Afghanistan was killed alongside four comrades when a Taliban bomb exploded during attempts to ...
Aftermath of Taliban bomb blast 'like scene from a movie'Telegraph.co.uk
Inquest told of Afghanistan bomb trap carnageBBC News
Rifleman James Backhouse: inquest hears killer bomb blast was 'like a movie'Pontefract and Castleford Express
Worcester News -Peterborough Today -Pontefract and Castleford Express
all 22 news articles »
Categories: News

Medals show ferocity of Afghanistan fighting - BBC News

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 17:48

BBC News

Medals show ferocity of Afghanistan fighting
BBC News
The ferocity of last summer's fighting in Afghanistan has been recognised by the greatest number of medals and awards since the war began. Of the list of more than 150 honours announced on Friday, a number were honoured posthumously, ...
Tales of heroism behind the gallantry awardsTimes Online
Coroner hails decorated soldier's bravery after Afghan blasts kill five comradesScotsman
Gong for rescue in blast that killed 5The Sun
Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Star -Channel 4 News
all 61 news articles »
Categories: News

Union disputes 'misleading' sackings of Birmingham social workers - The Guardian

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 17:26

The Guardian

Union disputes 'misleading' sackings of Birmingham social workers
The Guardian
The dismissal of the social workers is not thought to be directly linked to Khyra Ishaq's case, but follow other child deaths in recent years. Photograph: West Midlands police/PA The local government union Unison hit back over what it dubbed ...
Six social workers sacked as Birmingham overhauls children's servicesChildren & Young People Now
Birmingham council sacks six social workers after Khyra Ishaq caseTelegraph.co.uk
Birmingham City Council social workers sackedBBC News
Reuters UK -Daily Star -InTheNews.co.uk
all 117 news articles »
Categories: News

Kauto Star crashes to earth in Gold Cup - Times Online

Fri, 19/03/2010 - 17:14

The Guardian (blog)

Kauto Star crashes to earth in Gold Cup
Times Online
Imperial Commander dashed the hopes of thousands of punters by storming to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup after Kauto Star crashed out midway through a dramatic race. Paddy Brennan's mount held off a strong challenge from Denman in the closing ...
Commander takes goldSkySports
Imperial Commander wins dramatic Gold CupIndependent
Imperial Commander wins Gold Cup but Kauto Star crashes outThis is London
The Sun -UK Net Guide -Daily Mail
all 446 news articles »
Categories: News