A Magnificent Regiment of Women.

  Three quarters of a million British men lost their lives in the First World War, leaving behind not just widows and orphans but a generation of women for whom marriage was not to be an option, in this enjoyable and frequently inspiring book Virginia Nicholson tells...

Murder In The Mountains.

  In this latest novel from the bestselling author of The Caller and Darkhouse the discovery of the body of a murdered FBI agent near to a Colorado ski resort is the starting point for an investigation that brings the suffering caused by old crimes bubbling back to the...

Could Politicians Learn From The Demise Of Woolworths?

  Woolworths, for decades a stalwart of the British high street, has gone into administration. The company’s 815 stores are to continue trading for the immediate future and administrators Deloitte report receiving ‘expressions of interest’ from potential buyers but...

UK Prime Minister Condemns Mumbai Terror Attacks.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned as ‘outrageous’ the terrorist attacks  that  have taken place in Mumbai over the past twenty four hours and has pledged to help UK citizens caught up in the violence.  To date seven Britons have been reported as...

Darling Delivers Pre Budget Report Aimed At Ending UK Economic Woes.

    In his Pre-Budget Report delivered in the House of Commons yesterday Chancellor Alistair Darling gave a gloomy assessment of the UK’s economic fortunes, cutting growth forecasts from 2.75% to between -0.75% and -1.25% for the coming year. In response he...

Brown Plays Down Talk Of An Early Election To Focus On The Economy.

  UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spent the weekend playing down talk of an early General Election and sought to focus on the plans for reviving Britain’s struggling economy contained in today’s Pre Budget Statement. There has been widespread press speculation...
 

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