Labour targets deficit ahead of vote
The government promised on Wednesday to halve its huge budget deficit and curb bankers' pay in the hope of reviving its popularity before a national election next year.
Brown draws election's battle lines
Gordon Brown has warned that Tory policies represent a "gamble" for the economic prospects of millions as he drew the battlelines for the forthcoming general election.
Marks and Spencer appoints Dutchman to head retailer
Clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dutchman and supermarket boss Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.
Epileptic driver jailed over deaths
An epileptic New York driver who mowed down a British couple with his dustbin lorry has been jailed for at least 20 years.
I'll take a pay cut, says Alan Carr
Alan Carr has said he is "all for" taking a pay cut when his contract is renewed, saying people must pull together in the recession.
Hundreds line up in Mich. for chance to meet Palin
Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans lined up Wednesday at a Michigan book store to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national tour for her book "Going Rogue."
SC ethics panel weighing Gov. Sanford charges
South Carolina's State Ethics Commission has begun hearing details on a three-month investigation to decide if there's evidence that Gov. Mark Sanford broke state ethics laws.
Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision
The crew aboard a U.S. submarine made dozens of errors before the vessel collided with an American warship in the Persian Gulf, an accident that exposed lax leaders who tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers, a Navy review found.
Big Hubble instruments now Smithsonian artifacts
Equipment that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 was recently returned to Earth and is going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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The government promised on Wednesday to halve its huge budget deficit and curb bankers' pay in the hope of reviving its popularity before a national election next year.
Brown draws election's battle lines
Gordon Brown has warned that Tory policies represent a "gamble" for the economic prospects of millions as he drew the battlelines for the forthcoming general election.
Marks and Spencer appoints Dutchman to head retailer
Clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dutchman and supermarket boss Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.
Epileptic driver jailed over deaths
An epileptic New York driver who mowed down a British couple with his dustbin lorry has been jailed for at least 20 years.
I'll take a pay cut, says Alan Carr
Alan Carr has said he is "all for" taking a pay cut when his contract is renewed, saying people must pull together in the recession.
Hundreds line up in Mich. for chance to meet Palin
Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans lined up Wednesday at a Michigan book store to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national tour for her book "Going Rogue."
SC ethics panel weighing Gov. Sanford charges
South Carolina's State Ethics Commission has begun hearing details on a three-month investigation to decide if there's evidence that Gov. Mark Sanford broke state ethics laws.
Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision
The crew aboard a U.S. submarine made dozens of errors before the vessel collided with an American warship in the Persian Gulf, an accident that exposed lax leaders who tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers, a Navy review found.
Big Hubble instruments now Smithsonian artifacts
Equipment that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 was recently returned to Earth and is going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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