Today the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, reversed his stance on a plan to block the publication of the expenses claimed by members of parliament. Last night the rival parties, the...
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A moron trys to evade the police by absconding from a DUI checkpoint, causes an accident and gets arrested for DUI. People need to grow a brain cell and simply NOT drink and drive. It is absurd!"November 9, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by criminal...
Twelve years after it was instituted, the stage three tests in the UK for 14-year-olds has been scrapped. It's a U-turn for Labour, which has supported the reforms, instituted by the Tories in the early '90s, for many years. The tests were a crucial part in determining a...
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North Korea is going through a denuclearizition and have halted the proccess becuase they refuse to be treated like they're on probabtion from the states,and have yet to submit to random inspections of their nuclear facilities."The communist nation said it halted the...
The troubled historical relationship between China and Japan appears to be preventing Japan from sending aid to China for earthquake relief efforts."A frenzied cyberspace backlash on China’s notoriously active...
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In the political fight of his life, Gordon Brown is urging voters to stand by their man."Gordon Brown yesterday asked people to judge him by his policies not his personality as he unveiled his "passionate" vision for the next year.The day after executing the biggest U-turn of...
"Ministers are planning a U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change that "effectively abolishes" its targets to rapidly expand the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
Leaked documents seen by the Guardian show that Gordon Brown will be...
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"Police have launched a "zero tolerance" crackdown on cannabis users in a London borough.
In a major policy U-turn, police and lawyers have agreed the tough action is the only solution to drug dealing and anti-social behaviour on the streets.
The three-month operation has...
"British banks shunned the Bank of England’s auction of three-month money on Wednesday, submitting no bids to borrow the £10bn on offer.
The dearth of demand for three-month cash – a market that has been strained of late – was the result of “a significant fall in...
"Since taking over from Mr Blair last June, Mr Brown has already decided to reverse the downgrading of cannabis and moved to abandon plans for Britain's first "super-casinos".
The latest U-turn came as he announced a review of the licensing shake-up that had allowed pubs and...
"A man wearing a mask and displaying a gun robbed a TD Banknorth branch in Westport, Conn. late Friday (Feb. 9, 2007), police said.
The robbery at the branch at 1111 Post Road East at the corner of Morningside...
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