Tories caught up in Russian oligarch row

The Conservative party in the UK has been caught up in a scandal involving Russian oligarchs. Soe high-ranking Tory politians may have received some shady cash from Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska."The saga of Lord Mandelson, shadow chancellor George Osborne, Russian tycoon ...

Muslim convert admits attempted suicide terror attack

The white British Muslim convert who attempted to blow up a busy family restaurant earlier this year - but instead the makeshift bomb he had assembled exploded in his hands in the toilet - has pleaded guilty to the attempted attack. It has been specualted that the man suffers...

Police launch two-day blitz on metals theft

As prices for metals have risen throughout the world "metal theft" has become increasingly common. In the UK, police have launched an initiative to tackle the problem."Police have launched a nationwide blitz on the theft of metal, a fast-growing crime fuelled by rising prices...

Indian company to invest US$3 billion in aluminium smelter

"India`s National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) is looking into the possibility of building an integrated aluminium ingot smelter in the Indonesian province of South Sumatra at a total cost of US$3 billion.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to that effect was signed by the...

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"Recycle that can - and turn it into a tree County Hall backs national scheme that could see 35,000 trees take root. Getting green with your drinks cans can help environmental campaigners plant more trees as Beds County Council climbs aboard a national initiative. The Get...