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Malta news: Pn revelations - PN MPs call for Franco Debono’s resignation from Parliament - PN to convene its National Council, reiterates backing for Gonzi and calls on Debono to resign. Since World War II Maltese political culture has developed into a two-party system donimated by the Nationalist...  

Malta news: Fenech Adami - Fenech Adami throws ball into Opposition’s court - Former Man Utd striker hopes to be president of France - Sant backs call for confidence vote. Fenech Adami throws ball into Opposition’s court Matters to come to a head once Opposition tables motion of no confidence,...  

Malta news: electoral campaign - Gonzi sets tone for electoral campaign; JPO says election is inevitable - ‘Politics means serving people and country, not oneself’ – PM - ‘We want to guarantee stability in the country’s interest’ – Muscat. Gonzi sets tone for electoral campaign; JPO says election...  

Malta news: Authority gas distributors - Party financing loopholes tailored for PN donors, says Labour - Authority says gas distributors' price increase not approved - Drier weather in December - Karate: Fourteen gold medals for Fgura Karate Club at national championships. Party financing loopholes...  

Great-Britain news: Massacre claims - Massacre claims 'deeply troubling' - Newsmaker - Cazenove's Wise new head looks beyond one-man brand - UK clears Areva/EDF, Westinghouse reactor designs. Massacre claims 'deeply troubling' Cold case detectives unable to rule out state collusion in the Miami...  

Art exhibition at Maltese Embassy in Paris - President makes call for public forum to discuss Constitutional reform - PN gets hundreds of thousands of euros from ‘JS list’ of contractors awarded public contracts - Industrial production up slightly. Art exhibition at Maltese Embassy in Paris On...  

UK news: Man jailed after stealing and other news - , battered by wind and rain - Man jailed after stealing more than 700 rare birds eggs - Police must act on corruption - report - 'Eagerness of Rooney blackmailer'. Britain battered by wind and rain High winds and heavy rain have battered England...  

Eurasia Partnership Capstone training in Malta again - Muscat warns against tax harmonisation - PL disappointed at HFO decision - Powerboat racing: The Ukrainians went, raced and conquered! - Launch of Government stocks switch auctions programme. Eurasia Partnership Capstone training in Malta again...  

Zoom on the republic of Malta: one of the world's smallest microstates, it is also one of the most densely populated countries worldwide. Malta's location has given it great strategic importance, coveted by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans,Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St John, French and...  

Firefighters in London have voted by more than nine to one to take industrial action in a row over new contracts. The Fire Brigades Union said its members backed a campaign of disruption short of a strike by 4,014 to 201, a majority of 95%. Turnout was 76%. The dispute is set to escalate after the...  

Pope Benedict XVI has praised the UK as a "force for good" as thousands of people turned out to greet him on the first day of his historic visit. But he also delivered a warning about "aggressive forms of secularism", urging the nation not to lose its traditional values as it "strives to be a...  

A former headteacher who abused at least a dozen schoolboys has been jailed for 21 years. Derek Slade was last week convicted of more than 50 offences of child abuse during the 1970s and 1980s. Blair Cancels Book Signing After Protests Tony Blair has cancelled a book signing in central London on...  

Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has flown back to the UK after nearly two decades evading British justice.The Onurair plane in which he was travelling touched down at Luton Airport on Thursday afternoon. Fugitive tycoon back in the UK Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has flown back to the UK after nearly two...  

Local media is reporting that a former policeman holding hostages on board a bus in the Philippines has shot two hostages. Rolando Mendoza is demanding to be reinstated as a police officer but this morning he told a local radio station: "I know they will kill me, I'm telling them to leave because...  

Kenny MacAskill spoke out as Libya prepares to mark the first anniversary of the day he freed Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds. Mr MacAskill said: "It was a decision I didn't choose to make, it was a decision I had to make. Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber release Kenny...  

Pupils collecting their A-level results were given goodie bags containing condoms and chlamydia tests at schools. The "summer savvy" bag put together by NHS Northamptonshire was aimed at reducing the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and helping young people avoid ending up in...  

Wheel clampers are to be banned from operating on private land, the Government is set to announce. More than 2,000 existing clamping licences will be revoked under the plans for England and Wales, with towing away also outlawed Clampers banned from private land Wheel clampers are to be banned from...  

Children could in future be screened for autism using a 15 minute brain scan developed by British scientists. The technique, which assesses structural changes in the brain, has already been tested on adults and shown to have an accuracy of 90 per cent. 15 minute brain scan could test for autism...  

Rescue attempts are under way to reach hundreds of foreign tourists who are stranded in India's Himalayan region of Ladakh. The country's air force is trying to get them out of the Zanskar Valley near Leh by helicopters. At least 150 people have now died after flash floods hit the country....