AUG
30
2007

Immigration is putting pressure on our services, warns Cameron

David Cameron said last night that the level of immigration to Britain was too high and placed unacceptable pressure on public services and housing.

AUG
30
2007

Brown delivers pay warning to prison warders

Gordon Brown delivered a stark warning to angry prison officers today that he will not back down over their delayed pay deal.

AUG
29
2007

Regulator stands in the way of HSBC’s Korean bank bid

HSBC’s bid for Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) hit a wall after regulators in South Korea said yesterday that they would not approve the deal until a legal battle over the ownership of KEB has been settled.

AUG
29
2007

US will never let ‘friendly-fire’ witnesses go to a British court

The families of soldiers killed by American “friendly fire” will never get to see those who may have been responsible for the deaths questioned at inquests, The Times has learnt.

AUG
29
2007

Soldier’s mother in legal battle over ‘insulting’ compensation for his wounds

The Ministry of Defence is reviewing compensation claims for service personnel suffering from multiple war wounds after an outcry over a soldier who was awarded payment for only three of his 37 injuries.

AUG
29
2007

Striking prison officers defy judge´s order to return to work

Thousands of prison officers across England and Wales defied a High Court injunction today and pressed on with an illegal 24-hour strike in a row over pay.

AUG
29
2007

Shell in talks over $2.1bn Iraqi project

Iraqi Industry Minister reveals Shell is expected to team up with Dow Chemical to expand a chemical plant near Basra.

AUG
28
2007

Former Goldman Sachs banker admits fraud

A former Goldman Sachs employee has pleaded guilty to insider trading and conspiracy to commit securities fraud admitting he plotted to steal more than $6.7 million.

AUG
28
2007

Is it time to rethink the ASBO?

The town drunk used to be given a day in the cells sobering up. Now he can be thrown in jail for nine months.

AUG
28
2007

U.S. judge OKs Noriega extradition to France

A federal judge on Tuesday approved the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France, where he faces a 10-year sentence on a conviction in absentia on money-laundering charges.

AUG
27
2007

Japanese Prime Minister Reshuffles Cabinet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought to overturn sinking approval ratings and calls for his resignation today by forming a new cabinet made up of political veterans.

AUG
27
2007

Attorney General Gonzales resigns

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned from office on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.

AUG
27
2007

Medical experts never testified in Katrina hospital deaths

A New Orleans grand jury that declined to indict a doctor on charges that she murdered patients in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina never heard testimony from five medical experts brought in by the state to analyze the deaths.

AUG
27
2007

Barclays ordered to suspend charges

A judge has told Barclays to stop applying overdraft penalty charges to one customer pending a High Court ruling

AUG
27
2007

Students to protest over HSBC plan to cut fee-free overdrafts

Students are planning to protest outside the London headquarters of HSBC next week after the bank removed a fee-free period from graduates’ overdrafts.

AUG
24
2007

Hasselhoff accepts ´substantial´ libel damages over drunk claim

Actor David Hasselhoff has accepted “substantial” libel damages over accusations in a magazine that he was drunk and abusive in a Hollywood nightclub.

AUG
24
2007

Three former BA executives are named in ticket surcharge suit

Three former British Airways executives have been named in a lawsuit seeking damages from the airline after it admitted fixing ticket prices.

AUG
24
2007

Barclays ordered to suspend charges

A judge has told Barclays to stop applying overdraft penalty charges to one customer pending a High Court ruling

AUG
23
2007
AUG
23
2007

Conference Best practices in developing and protecting investments in privately financed infrastructure projects

Best practices in developing and protecting investments in privately financed infrastructure projects

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