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Oil dispute set to come to an end new
Sunday, 28 June 2009
The bitter dispute by contract workers which has led to wildcat strikes at power stations and refineries across the country is set to come to an end tomorrow after a deal was agreed to resolve the row over jobs.
Nine out of 10 fear NHS cuts new
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Nine out of 10 people fear NHS services will be cut as a result of the recession while some would be willing to pay more taxes, according to a poll out today.
Pensioner with swine flu dies new
Sunday, 28 June 2009
A pensioner who contracted swine flu has died in hospital, it emerged today.
Troops detain Honduran president new
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Honduran soldiers detained leftist President Manuel Zelaya today in a constitutional crisis over his attempt to win re-election, government officials said.
Rebel investors line up against Marstons' cash call
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Marstons, the listed pubs group that is looking to tap investors for £176m, is facing a rebellion from leading shareholders over a rights issue some have dubbed "totally ridiculous".
Mixed results in the high street as ASOS takes checkout crown
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Marks and Spencer's results expected to fall, while HMV's are buoyant thanks to others' misfortunes
Xstrata ready to dig deeper to win over Anglo
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Mining group prepared to wait up to two years to merge with rival and create a £43.6bn company
Hamish McRae: Demographic change means we must all prepare for a very different world
Sunday, 28 June 2009
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Northern Ireland loyalists get rid of their weapons
Sunday, 28 June 2009
In a move hailed as momentous, loyalist organisations in Belfast announcedyesterday that they are abandoning the weaponry they used to kill a thousand people in the Northern Ireland troubles.
Lance Armstrong: Mountain to climb
Sunday, 28 June 2009
He has beaten cancer and won the Tour de France seven times. Now, aged 37, he's back and has been written off by everyone – but don't bet against him pulling off the eighth wonder of the world
Grey day for gay media as 'Pink Paper' folds its print edition
Sunday, 28 June 2009
After 20 years fighting for the cause, the newspaper withdraws to the web
Oil, shares and anger: One man vs the company he founded
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Peter Garnham knew he was on to a good deal when he set up a company to drill in Cameroon. But now he's living in a council flat in Berkhamstead. Does the firm owe him anything? Mark Leftly investigates the strange history of Bowleven
Margareta Pagano: So what does BP's choice of chief say about us Brits?
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Svanberg highlights a sad dearth of home talent
Iran online: Around the world in 60 minutes
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Neda Agha-Soltan was denied mourning rites by Iranian authorities desperate to stifle the anger at her killing. Due to the internet, they failed
Suicide is legal, helping someone to die is not. Must the law be changed?
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Debbie Purdy and Michael Wenham, both living with terminal illnesses, put their opposing views ahead of this week's Lords debate
The hijab debate: 'I don't want to be judged on my looks'
Sunday, 28 June 2009
The President of France caused a furore last week when he described the head covering worn by Muslim women as 'a sign of subservience'. But is the issue as simple as Nicolas Sarkozy thinks?
Defiance! Meet the Romanian families refusing to be forced out
Sunday, 28 June 2009
In the face of hatred, a handful of Romanians have decided to stay on in Northern Ireland.
The marchioness, the pig farmers and the £140,000 film about muck
Sunday, 28 June 2009
An aristocratic activist has infuriated the world's biggest pork producer
Victim of British torture tells of his life of suffering
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Rebel talks to the IoS about the Mau Mau court case against the UK Government
Why BP went to Sweden for its new chairman
Sunday, 28 June 2009
This Scandinavian country punches way above its weight on the business world stage, with its history of innovation and trade. Richard Northedge reports
How We Met: Sanjeev Bhaskar & Nitin Ganatra
Sunday, 28 June 2009
'In our bedsit days, we'd dare each other to eat ridiculous combinations of things on pizza'
The war zone: How the notorious London neighbourhood they call the 'V' is fighting for its life
Sunday, 28 June 2009
One year on from Ben Kinsella's murder, the area of London's King's Cross where it happened – known simply as the 'V' – is as bleak as ever. Is there any hope for the youngsters growing up in this brutal atmosphere? A man called Beef, who spends his days patrolling its streets, thinks there is
BAE to sign Navy deal by recess
Sunday, 28 June 2009
BAE Systems, the Ftse 100 defence giant, and the Government, are aiming to secure a 15-year shipbuilding agreement by Parliament's summer recess next month.
Holiday firms to pull premium economy seats following 'absurd' flight duty rise
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Leading holiday groups will stop offering so-called premium economy seats to their customers after the summer because of a dramatic hike in the Air Passenger Duty (APD).
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