Oct
2008
Articles from 31st Oct 2008
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SAS chief quits in equipment row
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The SAS commander in Afghanistan has resigned it has been disclosed, amid fresh controversy over the equipment available to British troops fighting the Taliban. Read
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Probe calls over Icelandic crisis
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The Government is facing calls for an investigation following claims that the UK authorities knew as early as April that the Icelandic banking system was in trouble - six months before its catastrophic collapse. Read
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FTSE suffers worst month since 1987
Oct 31 2008 | National News
London's leading share index has suffered its second worst October ever, despite closing with a 12.7% surge over the week. Read
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Referendum on congestion charge
Oct 31 2008 | National News
A referendum on a congestion charge in Greater Manchester is to go ahead after "sweetners" were approved at a crucial meeting. Read
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Woman charged with terror offence
Oct 31 2008 | National News
A woman has been charged with a terror offence, two weeks after police raided addresses in Manchester and Holland. Read
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Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger plan cleared
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The Government has given Lloyds TSB's planned merger with HBOS the green light after overruling competition concerns raised by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Read
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Ross quits ITV comedy awards role
Oct 31 2008 | National News
Jonathan Ross has stepped down from presenting the 2008 British Comedy Awards, ITV has announced. Read
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1m OAPs given wrong benefit payment
Oct 31 2008 | National News
One in three pensioners are being given the wrong benefit payments, the Government has admitted. Read
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Miliband flies to crisis-hit Congo
Oct 31 2008 | National News
Foreign Secretary David Miliband was flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fierce fighting rages between the African nation's government and rebel forces, the Foreign Office confirmed. Read
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Brown plans 'will force up taxes'
Oct 31 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown's plans to "spend his way out of recession" risk deepening the downturn and saddling future generations of Britons with massive tax hikes, shadow chancellor George Osborne warned. Read
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PM urges faster petrol prices drop
Oct 31 2008 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the price of petrol at the pumps should be coming down faster. Read
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Man City owner's £5bn bank lifeline
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The billionaire Abu Dhabi sheikh who bought football club Manchester City two months ago is set to pump up to £5 billion into Barclays. Read
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£7bn Middle East boost for Barclays
Oct 31 2008 | National News
Banking giant Barclays said Middle Eastern investors were pumping up to £7.3 billion into the business. Read
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Bank row as Brown visits Glenrothes
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The Prime Minister is making his second campaign visit to the Glenrothes by-election, on which bookies have cut the odds against a Labour win. Read
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HBOS to miss out as jobs move south
Oct 31 2008 | National News
HBOS executives will miss out on most of the top jobs when Lloyds TSB completes its takeover of Scotland's oldest bank, it has been revealed. Read
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'Last chance' BBC warns banned Ross
Oct 31 2008 | National News
The BBC is hoping that a three-month ban for star presenter Jonathan Ross and the resignation of Radio 2's boss will draw a line under the obscene phone calls furore. Read
