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Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk

Ed Miliband: we have just three months to save the NHS
by Toby Helm
4 Feb 2012 at 3:30pm

Labour leader urges cross-party campaign to block Andrew Lansley's health reform bill

Labour leader Ed Miliband is calling on...

Chris Huhne's successor faces clash as Tories attack wind farms spending
by Toby Helm
4 Feb 2012 at 6:31pm

Demand for �400m subsidies to be slashed threatens claim to be the 'greenest government ever'

The challenge facing the new Lib...

Lord Ashcroft's Caribbean bank asked to hand over documents
by Jamie Doward
4 Feb 2012 at 3:30pm

Court gives insolvency practitioner tracing assets of collapsed company power to demand information from Tory peer's bank

The ...

Top Totty ? a storm in a beer mug | Alex Clark
by Alex Clark
4 Feb 2012 at 7:09pm

The furore over the beer being served in Parliament has cast all the participants in a poor light

Oh, they're wags, those chap...

A vocational element is vital to a full education | Observer editorial
4 Feb 2012 at 7:08pm

If we are not to fail future generations of pupils, Mr Gove's changes will have to be refined before they are instituted

It is...

How the north of England has suffered most in the downturn
by Daniel Boffey
4 Feb 2012 at 7:07pm

For weeks all the talk has been of Scottish independence. But amid clear signs that the north of England is slipping further ...

It's older people's attitude to drugs that is a killer | Barbara Ellen
by Barbara Ellen
4 Feb 2012 at 7:07pm

The complacency of those who think their own drug-taking experiences have anything to do with today's drugs is desperately mi...

Tottenham Hotspur in talks to open free school at their new stadium
by Daniel Boffey
4 Feb 2012 at 7:07pm

Michael Gove wrote to Premier League football clubs urging them to back his plans for free schools and academies

Tottenham Hot...

BBC News - UK

Transport hit as snow sweeps in
4 Feb 2012 at 10:50pm
Snowfalls of up to 15cm (6in) cause disruption to road, rail and air travel in parts of Britain, with the threat of more dela...
'A little too much drink' warning
4 Feb 2012 at 7:39pm
Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and can...
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
5 Feb 2012 at 12:34am
More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshor...
Anti-social tenant moves planned
4 Feb 2012 at 8:41pm
The process of evicting anti-social tenants could be simplified under plans being put forward by the Scottish government.
Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
4 Feb 2012 at 7:37pm
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, ...
Officers search for firearms man
5 Feb 2012 at 12:22am
Kent Police say they are still searching for a man following a firearms incident in the Medway area.
Fresh protests at Syrian embassy
4 Feb 2012 at 8:10pm
Fresh protests take place at the Syrian embassy in London over President Assad's regime.
William starts Falklands duties
4 Feb 2012 at 12:49pm
Prince William starts work as an RAF search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, having arrived in the territory on a si...

BBC News - Europe

Thousands in rival Moscow marches
4 Feb 2012 at 11:02am
Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally el...
Europe 'at risk of early grave'
4 Feb 2012 at 9:36am
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
Europe freeze hits transport hubs
4 Feb 2012 at 11:19am
Freezing weather hits transport hubs across Europe, as a cold spell that has now claimed 260 lives continues.
French air workers to hold strike
3 Feb 2012 at 5:40pm
Unions representing French pilots and aircrew plan to strike from Monday to Thursday.
UN faults Italy over WWII claims
3 Feb 2012 at 6:02am
The UN's highest court rules that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Naz...
Hungarian airline Malev collapses
3 Feb 2012 at 6:21am
Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.
Russia criticises Syria UN draft
3 Feb 2012 at 12:03pm
Russia's deputy foreign minister says Moscow "cannot support" the current draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria, Russ...
Motorola makes Apple pull devices
3 Feb 2012 at 8:52am
Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

Young, Wired and Angry: A Revised Portrait of Hungary's Right-Wing Extremists
3 Feb 2012 at 11:54am
Though largely ignored by the�national�media, Hungary's right-wing extremist Jobbik party operates within a surprisingly well...
Picture This: Different Strokes
3 Feb 2012 at 11:48am
The Unwilling Revolutionary: Egyptian Activist Wael Ghonim's Quest for Peace
3 Feb 2012 at 11:12am
One year ago, Egyptian Internet activist Wael Ghonim quickly became the face of the uprising. But he was never comfortable wi...
War Crimes Ruling: Human Rights Take a Back Seat to Sovereignty
3 Feb 2012 at 10:42am
An international court�ruled on Friday that Germany cannot be held liable for paying reparations to the descendents of victim...
The World from Berlin: Riot in Egypt�'Had Nothing To Do with Football'
3 Feb 2012 at 9:14am
With two more people killed since Wednesday's stadium tragedy in Port Said, renewed violence in Egypt has highlighted the ong...
Not So Cool Running: Will�Underwear�Scam Kill�Tongan's Olympic Dreams?
3 Feb 2012 at 9:12am
It was a story too good to be true -- and it wasn't. In reality, Tongan luger Bruno Banani,�who supposedly shares a name with...
Rising Death Toll: No End in Sight for European Deep Freeze
3 Feb 2012 at 6:57am
Frigid temperatures and snowfall have swept across Europe over the last week, with well over 100 people�having died�due to th...
Sharia in Germany?: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law
3 Feb 2012 at 6:43am
Does Sharia have a place in Germany? The interior minister of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate thinks it could, particularly...

NYT > Global Home

U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan
by By THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT
5 Feb 2012 at 1:58am
In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces tha...
Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Syrian Crisis
by By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ANTHONY SHADID
5 Feb 2012 at 1:57am
A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony hours after the Syrian military a...
Protesters Throng Frozen Moscow in Anti-Putin March
by By ELLEN BARRY and ANDREW E. KRAMER
5 Feb 2012 at 1:10am
A third huge rally was undeterred by the arctic cold or by the near certainty that Vladimir V. Putin will win a six-year term...
A.N.C. Upholds Suspension of Youth Leader Malema
by By LYDIA POLGREEN
5 Feb 2012 at 1:10am
A party appeals panel upheld the five-year suspension of the firebrand youth leader Julius Malema from the African National C...
International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges
by By TAMAR LEWIN
5 Feb 2012 at 2:10am
At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as studen...
Romney Takes a Solid Win in Nevada Caucuses, Fueling Momentum
by By JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY
5 Feb 2012 at 2:16am
Mitt Romney won handily in the Nevada caucuses with the help of groups he has struggled to persuade before, including strong ...
Collecting: Early Japanese Imports Find Admirers
by By RICHARD S. CHANG
5 Feb 2012 at 1:17am
Bargain-price Japanese cars from the ?70s and ?80s are being revisited by a generation of enthusiasts who grew up riding in t...
Historic Status Offers No Protection in Beijing
by By ANDREW JACOBS
5 Feb 2012 at 1:10am
The demolition of a historic house in the imperial city, once home to famous architects who championed historic preservation,...

INTER PRESS SERVICE

U.S. Leak on Israeli Attack Weakened a Warning to Netanyahu
by Analysis by Gareth Porter*
8 Feb 2012 at 7:58am
When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was lik...
A Turbulent Twenty Years for Venezuelan Democracy
by Humberto Márquez
8 Feb 2012 at 6:50am
Twenty years ago, a military rebellion led by Venezuelan president - then lieutenant-colonel - Hugo Ch�vez ushered in an en...
Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
by Cam McGrath
7 Feb 2012 at 9:03pm
The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who opera...
DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger
by Ousseini Issa
7 Feb 2012 at 8:50pm
Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of Zamkoye-Ko�ra, in western Niger, as food shortage...
New Rule Puts Brakes on U.S. Public Housing Demolitions
by Matthew Cardinale
7 Feb 2012 at 12:50pm
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the publication of a new notice whi...
ARGENTINA: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
by Marcela Valente
7 Feb 2012 at 11:55am
With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustai...
UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
by Bari Bates
7 Feb 2012 at 11:04am
If the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.
Photos of Armed Children Ignite Scandal in Venezuela
by Humberto Márquez
7 Feb 2012 at 7:37am
A radical political group based in a working class neighbourhood of the Venezuelan capital has sparked a furore by publishi...

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