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22/01/2009 20:06

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Don't loot timber, public warned - Cameron hails 'progressive' future - Pensioner charged with machete attack.



Don't loot timber, public warned

Authorities have warned people against trying to remove timber which has washed up on the Kent coast four days after being lost from a Russian-registered cargo ship.

Cameron hails 'progressive' future

David Cameron has rejected claims he will lead a "right-wing nationalist" Government by declaring himself a "progressive conservative".

Pensioner charged with machete attack

A 76-year-old man has been questioned by detectives over an alleged machete attack on another pensioner.

Storm timber washes up on coast

Timber lost from a Russian-registered cargo ship has finally washed up on the Kent coast.

Knife robberies rise by 18%

The number of robberies involving knives soared by nearly a fifth last year, official crime figures have shown.

Obama to receive daily economic briefing

President Barack Obama will get a daily economic briefing, similar to the national security briefing he receives every morning.

Obama closing Guantanamo as he reshapes US policy

President Barack Obama put his own clear stamp on U.S. national security policy on Thursday, ordering Guantanamo prison camp closed within a year, naming new envoys to the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan and welcoming Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to help forge new global strategies.

Obama signs order to close Guantanamo in a year

President Barack Obama began overhauling U.S. treatment of terror suspects Thursday, signing orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, shut down secret overseas CIA prisons, review military war crimes trials and ban the harshest interrogation methods.

Senate panel approves Geithner for treasury post

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday cleared the nomination of Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary despite unhappiness over his mistakes in paying his taxes.

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