The step was taken on the advice of a secretive Whitehall body responsible for the integrity of the honours system.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Fred Goodwin stripped of knighthood for biggest corporate disaster in UK history
The step was taken on the advice of a secretive Whitehall body responsible for the integrity of the honours system.
VIDEO: House of Commons
David Cameron has defended his decision to veto a new European Union treaty and denied that he has been forced to back down over the issue.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_9690000/9690808.stm
You say potato, I say stinky gray blobs (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Along with ruined homes and massive flooding, turns out Hurricane Irene left a few "presents" in her wake: Beaches covered in mysterious, stinky, gray blobs. The blobs were found on several Virginia beaches (and no, they weren't tourists), confounding the ?
Gang members facing stark choice
The London gang members facing up to reality
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-16825265
RBS chief waives bonus after political storm
LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland has decided to waive a bonus worth almost a million pounds ($1.6 million), the bank said on Sunday, after the handout angered Britons bearing the brunt of government austerity measures.
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BBC slammed for putting 'token women' on Question Time, Mock the Week and QI in damning report
Viewers felt there was a perceived habit of treating the elderly as 'peripheral' or 'token' figures. Concerns were raised that on Strictly Come Dancing older contestants like Ann Widdecombe (pictured) were 'figures of fun'.
No fear of third force
KLUANG: A third force emerges only when politicians ? especially from the Opposition ? are unable to meet the people?s expectations, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hisham-muddin Hussein.
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Duvalier must face trial for serious rights crimes - U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should be tried for torture, rape and killings committed during his rule, not merely on corruption charges as proposed by a Haitian judge, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.
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Tests show students died in double suicide, despite parents? protests
Two students found dead in a Scottish hotel perished in a double suicide according to post-mortem tests, The Times has learnt.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7149850.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Cut off from the outside world: Closest ever recorded pictures of uncontacted Indian tribe in the depths of Peru's forests
Taken in Man� National Park, south-eastern Peru, these detailed images show the daily life of a family from the Mashco-Piro tribe.
April 4 trial for businessman in NFC case
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here Tuesday set two days from April 4 for the trial of businessman Datuk Shamsulbahrin Ismail, who is charged with cheating National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) director Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail of RM1.75mil.
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Guilty plea over rail death girls
Network Rail admits health and safety breaches over the deaths of two teenage girls at a level crossing in Essex in 2005.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-essex-16786373
Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper dish up trouble for Miliband over lasagne
The husband-and-wife Labour duo wined and dined 30 supporters at a party over New Year, where one of their children told guests Miss Cooper will be Labour’s next leader.
Artprice eyes sales boost from online auctions
PARIS (Reuters) - French art database and ad specialist Artprice.com expects sales to soar this year on the back of the launch of an online auction service, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday.
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London Tube union rejects Games pay offer
LONDON (Reuters) - Workers on London's Underground rail network have rejected a bonus offer covering the Olympics, raising fears that services could be disrupted during the Games this year.
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HP director Babbio to leave board
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday long-time director Larry Babbio Jr. will step down, as the technology giant continues to restructure its much-criticized board.
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Blogger apologises to former NSTP top execs
KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Datuk Ahirudin Attan has apologised to former top executives of publisher New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd (NSTP) as part of an out-of-the-court settlement in a defamation suit.
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Government scales back child worker vetting scheme
Plans to vet millions of people working with children and vulnerable adults are to be scaled back to ?common sense? levels, the Government announced today
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150406.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Special Report - Boko Haram: between rebellion and jihad
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At about 10.40 one morning last August, Mohammed Abul Barra rammed his ash-coloured station wagon into a security gate outside the United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, knocking it off its hinges. Barra's 1996 Honda Accord then crashed through the main building's glass doors and slammed against the reception desk.
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West End ticket sales hit �528m
London's Theatreland enjoyed record box office sales in 2011 for an eighth consecutive year, according to figures released by the Society of London Theatre.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16795432
Suhakam urges Kelantan to speedily resolve orang asli issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Tuesday urged Kelantan's PAS-led government to adopt immediate measures to resolve problems pertaining to the orang asli community in the state.
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Tax-cutting blow as CGT to raise �1.5bn less than planned
George Osborne faced a fresh blow over capital gains tax yesterday after it emerged it is due to raise �1.5 billion less than expected.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7149784.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Iranian arms smugglers using European ship firms - study
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iranian traffickers, trying to dodge an embargo imposed by Western nations over Iran's nuclear program, are smuggling weapons on container ships owned by firms from the countries that imposed the sanctions, a think-tank said Monday.
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