UK Iraq combat operations end
A ceremony is held in Basra to mark the official end of the British military mission in Iraq after six years.
Miesięczne archiwum: Kwiecień, 2009
Axe fear for free prescriptions
A top adviser says free prescriptions could go in a Welsh budget squeeze, while the M4 relief road may be put on hold.
MPs back expenses reform plans
Gordon Brown wins a series of Commons votes on MPs’ expenses, but the Tories say the government is losing its authority.
Lansley blames Question Time late show on Ipswich traffic
Filming of BBC One’s Question Time has had to be delayed after Conservative shadow cabinet member Andrew Lansley failed to arrive on time.
Tory’s late, late show delays filming of Question Time
Filming of BBC One’s Question Time has had to be delayed after Conservative shadow cabinet member Andrew Lansley failed to arrive on time.
Unionists back expenses reforms
DUP and UUP MPs back government plans to reform the system of parliamentary expenses and allowances.
Tusk: kongres EPL to sukces Polski
Premier Donald Tusk ocenił, że organizacja kongresu Europejskiej Partii Ludowej w Warszawie to duży sukces Polski. Podkreślił, że kongres EPL, na którym pojawili się przywódcy rządów i opozycji najważniejszych państw europejskich był okazją do przedstawiania polskich postulatów.
Ritchie case cost taxpayer £300k
Taxpayers will have to meet costs of around £300,000 incurred in the High Court case against the social development minister.
School closure proposal go-ahead
Controversial plans to close a primary school and relocate another one there are backed by a council’s executive.
What’s going on?
Confusion reigns supreme as MPs debate expenses
Conway enters MP expenses debate
The MP expelled by the Tories after being criticised for paying his sons too much questions the way he was treated.
‚Lunacy’ attack over MP expenses
Ministers are accused of allowing debate over MPs’ expenses to descend into „lunacy” as their proposals are discussed.
Scots Swine flu couple discharged
The first Britons to have contracted swine flu are released from hospital after recovering from the virus.
UK combat operations end in Iraq
A ceremony is held in Basra to mark the official end of the British military presence in Iraq after six years.
Brown facing new Commons battle
Gordon Brown’s plans to reform MPs’ expenses are to go to a vote, a day after a shock defeat over the Gurkhas.
Bartoszewski odznaczony Legią Honorową
Władysław Bartoszewski odebrał z rąk premiera Francji Fracoisa Fillona order Legii Honorowej. Uroczystość odbyła się w ambasadzie francuskiej w Warszawie. W laudacji premier Francji przypomniał bogaty życiorys profesora i podkreślił głównie jego zasługi dla budowania tożsamości europejskiej.
PiS donosi do prokuratury
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość złożyło do prokuratury doniesienie o podejrzeniu popełnienia przestępstwa przez Platformę Obywatelską. Według PiS, partia Donalda Tuska złamała przepisy Ordynacji Wyborczej do Parlamentu Europejskiego, wykorzystując do kampanii wyborczej trwający w Warszawie kongres Europejskiej Partii Ludowej.
Swine flu couple leave hospital
The first Britons to have contracted swine flu are released from hospital after recovering from the virus.
Police ‚terror searches’ treble
Police stopped and searched three times as many people under anti-terrorism powers in 2007/8 compared to the year before, Home Office figures reveal.
PM losing authority, says Cameron
Labour’s defeat over the Gurkhas shows Gordon Brown is „running out of political authority”, David Cameron says.
Final patrol
Soldiers in Basra take last steps on operational patrol
British Iraqi pull-out imminent
The end of the British military presence in Iraq is imminent, six years after UK forces invaded as part of the US-led coalition.
New cases as flu line goes live
A dedicated swine flu advice line has been set up to deal with the outbreak and is due to go live in Scotland on Thursday afternoon.
Battle to save school continues
Education officers say a city primary school should close but parents are vowing to continue their fight.
Mentally ill inmates support call
A report on diverting mentally ill offenders from the prison system is to call for improved treatment and more community sentences.
Anti-poverty firm attacked by MPs
The £1m-a-year salary for the head of a government-owned company set up to tackle world poverty is attacked by MPs