Editorial
Free care at point of need
There's a clear message from the Labour Party's research into care of the disabled and the elderly and it's don't move to Brighton and Hove.
Features
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The rise and ultimate demise of the formidable Ken Livingstone
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World
World In Brief
Tuesday 08 May 2012
News stories from around the world
Greek voters throw out EU and IMF cuts
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Greece's austerity deals with Brussels and the International Monetary Fund are null and void because voters have rejected them, a left-wing party leader declared on Tuesday as he worked to form a new coalition government.
Red Cross allowed second Syrian prison visit
Tuesday 08 May 2012
The Red Cross announced on Tuesday that it will be allowed to visit a second Syrian prison as localised violence grips the country.
Judges tell king to butt out of their courtrooms
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Moroccan judges demanded greater judicial independence on Monday - threatening industrial action if their demands aren't met.
Socialist Party makes gains in elections
Tuesday 08 May 2012
The centre-left Socialist Party of Serbia emerged as potential king-makers on Monday after general elections in which neither pro-EU nor right-wing populist camps clinched clear victory.
Cambodian PM halts land sales to private firms
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Cambodia has temporarily stopped granting land rights to privateers following protests by evicted residents and the killing of a prominent activist investigating illegal logging.
Suspect says he was framed for Nigerian bombings
Tuesday 08 May 2012
The alleged leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) has accused the Nigerian government of being behind a bombing in which he is to stand trial.
Washington tests latest 'underwear' bomb
Tuesday 08 May 2012
US spies claimed on Tuesday to have foiled an al-Qaida plot to blow up a plane on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's assassination.
Coalition parties take a thrashing at Greek polls
Monday 07 May 2012
Greek voters battered by years of crippling income and public-sector cuts punished the two mainstream parties on Sunday and gave no party enough votes to govern alone.