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  Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many commentators believe that their failures in UK politics from 1997 were partly the result of continued internal tension between Europhiles (such as Kenneth Clarke and Michael Heseltine) and Eurosceptics (such as John Redwood and William Hague).
Conservatives are also generally opposed to devolution to the national and English regions of the UK, preferring a unitary centralised state.
To this end, they emphasise Britain's Protestant heritage, they oppose any transfer of power away from the state (either downwards to the nations and regions or upwards to the European Union), and they are highly critical of homosexuals, single parents and other non-traditional family groupings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)   (4877 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Newspaper puts monarchy on trial
A national newspaper is to challenge two central tenets of the hereditary British monarchy under the Human Rights Act.
The newspaper wants the removal of what it says are anomalies and for a reinterpretation of the 1701 law - which the paper says also discriminates against women by favouring male succession.
The newspaper's legal challenge comes as a Guardian/ICM poll of 1,003 people indicates that 66% think the ban on Catholic succession should be lifted, while 63% disapprove of the ban on children to unmarried parents, and 68% on adopted children.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1056800.stm   (599 words)

  
 MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Sun under fire over Saddam pics
Today's paper carries a series of photographs showing the former Iraqi dictator in his cell, including one on the front page showing him in his underwear.
But in a statement issued today, the American military in Baghdad said the photos violated military guidelines "and possibly Geneva convention guidelines for the humane treatment of detained individuals".
The Sun said today it had been told the name and location of the site but was not publishing any details to protect coalition troops from attack.
media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1488532,00.html   (360 words)

  
 MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Sudoku fever grips UK newspaper readers
But the Times was the first British newspaper to publish the deceptively simple puzzles, which players solve by placing the numbers one to nine into grids.
Today, the paper's features editor, Mike Harvey, likened the puzzles to the tabloid bingo craze and said they had a more instant impact than the launch of the cryptic crossword.
But today Harvey revealed he nearly turned away the man who came up with idea of introducing Sudokus to the Times.
media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1480828,00.html?gusrc=rss   (725 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | World Latest
The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, today threatened to "cut off the hands of any aggressor" if the country was attacked.
Today is the 100th anniversary of San Francisco's great earthquake and fire.
Today Ishinosuke Uwano will return to the country he left behind more than 60 years ago.
www.guardian.co.uk /worldlatest   (496 words)

  
 Injured Zarqawi has fled Iraq, UK newspaper says - Boston.com - Europe - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Al-Zarqawi has shrapnel lodged in his chest and may have been moved to Iran, The Sunday Times newspaper reported, adding his supporters may try to move him on to another country for an operation.
The paper quoted an unnamed insurgency commander as saying the Jordanian-born militant was wounded three weeks ago when a U.S. missile hit his convoy near the northwestern Iraqi city of al Qaim.
His group is blamed for many of the suicide bombings and ambushes by mostly Sunni Arab guerrillas, which have killed more than 600 Iraqis in the last four weeks and raised fears Iraq could slide toward civil war.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/05/28/injured_zarqawi_has_fled_iraq_uk_newspaper_says   (504 words)

  
 MPACUK :: Discussion Forum - First UK Newspaper to reprint caricatures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A STUDENT newspaper has been forced to recall thousands of copies after deciding to publish a controversial cartoon of the Muslim phophet Mohammed.
The Cardiff University-based Gair Rhydd newspaper became the first in the UK to reprint one of the caricatures that sparked protests and caused outrage among Muslims across the world.
In 2005, Cardiff University launched the unique Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK to promote a greater understanding of the religion and the life of Muslim communities in the UK.
forum.mpacuk.org /showthread.php?t=6588&goto=newpost   (473 words)

  
 Other McLibels - News UK (Today Newspaper)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Summary:The Today paper was issued with a libel writ after publishing an article implicating McD in the destruction of tropical rainforests.
The proceedings concern articles published in "Today" on 7th and 8th August 1989 whlch alleged that tbe Plalntiff and its parent company had beeninvolved in buying beef for hamburgers from cows reared on recently deforested tropical ralnforest land.
The Defendants now recognise that their allegations concerning the Plaintiff were wrong, and have agreed to apologlse to the Plaintiff, to pay all its legal costs and to provide for it free of charge a full page of advertising space in "Today".
www.mcspotlight.org /company/other_mclibels/news_uk.html   (318 words)

  
 Telegraph | News
News articles from the UK and abroad - The Telegraph's online newspaper has the latest UK business news, UK countryside news, UK education news, UK technology news and weather news for the UK.
The online newspaper covers obituaries, law reports and UK news articles from the worlds of technology, business, education and the countryside.
UK news articles, daily weather news - telegraph.co.uk, UK online newspaper.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/02/nna02.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/08/02/ixnewstop.html   (799 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited
UK: French car giant Peugeot Citroën announces the closure of its Coventry plant, putting 2,300 jobs at risk.
Environment: UK scientists at loggerheads with US colleagues.
From the archive: On this day in 1945, the Guardian reported on the death toll at the Buchenwald camp.
www.guardian.co.uk   (615 words)

  
 Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, news, sport, showbiz, health, femail, comment | the Daily Mail
Motorists were today warned of another summer of misery at the petrol pumps as the cost of oil spiralled to new highs amid growing international tensions.
The worst towns and cities for household theft were named and shamed by a leading insurer today.
The report compared the frequency of theft claims in different UK towns and cities with the national average reported to the company.
www.dailymail.co.uk   (671 words)

  
 Conservative Party (UK) Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The strong bilateral relationship between George W. Bush and Tony Blair would likely remain should Cameron or another Conservative leader take power alongside a Republican US President, or alongside a Democratic President with a similar view on international affairs, although the UK Conservative Party is more ideologically in line with the US Republican Party.
Cameron beat his closest rival David Davis by a margin of more than two to one, taking 134,446 votes to 64,398, and has announced his intention to reform and realign the Conservative Party in a manner similar to that achieved by the Labour Party in opposition under Tony Blair.
They also are known for their support for capital punishment.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Conservative_Party_(UK)   (3746 words)

  
 glbtq >> discussion >> View topic - Controversial Research Funded by UK Newspaper
The Guardian is the only UK paper that has consistently published diatribe and the most vicous of attacks on transsexual women by feminists (and this comes from a feminist!).
However, there is now great pressure on transgender psychiatrists to develop evidence based practice and, hopefully, the new UK standards of care will provide the impetus for medics and the TS community to collaborate.
As well as the UK standards of care, there is the inquiry into Russell Reid yet to come - and at least one court case.
www.glbtq.com /discussion/viewtopic.php?p=919   (3029 words)

  
 Thinking Anglicans: Putney meeting report
If all liberals left the church it would cease to be a national institution and become a narrow sect.
A letter in The Times today commenting on this article is at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-777273,00.html
Another letter today from Charles Read pointing out that the meeting was not attended only by liberals, and speaking up for evangelicals who support an inclusive church.
www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk /archives/000082.html   (131 words)

  
 Stomach operation diabetes cure?
A story in today’s Daily Mail (UK newspaper) has suggested that a stomach operation designed to help the seriously obese to lose weight could offer hope of a cure for Type 2 diabetes.
Some other people who have had the operation at a hospital in Liverpool (UK) have also experienced the same improvement in their diabetes control.
With Type 2 diabetes some insulin is still produced but it is either not enough or is not working effectively.
www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=5557   (312 words)

  
 The Herald, Glasgow, Scottish sport, football, politics and business news
The Scottish Executive will today announce the introduction of electronic vote counting in next year’s Holyrood and council elections.
Once considered fit only for consumption by horses and Scots, the humble oat is experiencing a massive revival in its fortunes as people recognise its healthy properties.
The UK’s beleaguered banks came under renewed pressure when a comprehensive survey showed widespread dissatisfaction among consumers.
www.theherald.co.uk   (390 words)

  
 Gannett buys UK newspaper chain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
ARLINGTON, Va. — Gannett Co. Inc., the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher and parent of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday agreed to buy British publisher Newsquest Plc for $1.68 billion in cash and assumed debt to enter the growing UK regional newspaper market.
The purchase is Gannett's biggest investment outside the United States and gives it a beachhead in the UK market that could lead to further acquisitions there and elsewhere in Europe, analysts say.
For Newsquest — the third-biggest publisher of regional papers in the UK — the agreement ends a four-month search for a buyer as the industry contends with a gradual decline in circulation that has pressured publishers to expand or sell out.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1999/06/25/fin_gannett_buys_uk.html   (333 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | British troops arrested in Basra
Three UK servicemen were injured during the day, but the MoD would not say if they were caught in the firebombing.
Tensions have been running high in the city since the arrest of a senior figure in the Shia Mehdi Army by UK troops.
Iraq's Finance Minister, Ali Allawi, tells the UK's Independent newspaper that large-scale corruption in Iraq's ministries, particularly the defence ministry, has led to the theft of more than $1bn.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4260894.stm   (598 words)

  
 Muslim students condemn UK newspaper spy ploy - Irna
The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) in the UK and Eire said that the action of the Mail on Sunday will do nothing to help alleviate the concerns of Muslim students.
In a recent expose, the newspaper was caught offering student reporters at the London Student Newspaper cash in return for infiltrating Islamic Society meetings in an attempt to report claims of Islamic radicals being active on campuses.
The University of London Union said last week it was considering banning the sale of the Daily Mail following reports that its sister paper has been trying to bribe students to spy on their Muslim colleagues.
www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-234/0603141412161127.htm   (356 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - WANTED - FOR 20,000 DEATHS AT BHOPAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ex-Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson, 80, has evaded the law for 18 years after jumping bail on charges of culpable homicide following the 1984 tragedy in India.
Today, he is living in a £680,000 US holiday home while 120,000 poverty-stricken Bhopal victims are ravaged by health problems and sackfuls of skulls bear testimony to the world's worst industrial disaster.
Yesterday an Indian court ruled Anderson must stand trial for homicide after rejecting a plea that the charges against him be reduced to rash negligence.
www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12154413&method=full&siteid=50143   (375 words)

  
 Telegraph newspaper online
Featured areas include online job news, UK arts news, daily sports news from the UK and abroad including horse racing, motoring news and car test drives, money experts with advice on personal finance and the latest stock market news, as well as sections for Brits abroad.
French car giant Peugeot-Citroen is to end production at one of its main UK factories with the loss of 2,300 jobs.
Supporting the BNP is not a protest against a racially mixed society: it is a cry of rage from some of poorest areas in the country, writes Rachel Sylvester.
www.telegraph.co.uk   (332 words)

  
 The Today Page
Welcome to the new look Today Page - more changes are on their way, for a more dynamic and interactive presentation.
The Today page is your one stop page for things that are happening today.
Matt and Katie are waiting for you - I don't know their recipes, I don't have their transcripts, I only see it a few mornings a year).
today.thingy.com   (516 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
While the triple Vuelta champion said he felt good on the climb, it was more a confidence boost than anything else, acknowledging today's [Stage 6] mountain-top finish to the ski station of Aramon Valdelinares will be a different kettle of fish.
Although Tour of Britain leader Nick Nuyens (Quick.Step-Innergetic) lost his jersey for less than an hour after the finish of Stage 2 yesterday, successfully appealing his crash that occurred inside the final three kilometres, the 25 year-old Belgian still rates his closest adversary on the overall classification as his biggest threat to claiming overall honours.
Today's stage [Stage 3] is a carbon copy of last year's stage to Sheffield won by Colombian Mauricio Ardila, who went on to win the race.
www.cyclingnews.com /news.php?id=news/2005/sep05/sep01news2   (3139 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Film
This archive of films produced under the post-war Labour government is part of an online exhibition from the UK's National Archives.
Among the delights are the classic short, Coughs and Sneezes, the spendidly slapstick Pedestrian Crossing, the timely Watch Your Meters and the faint surrealism of Journey by a London bus.
As his debut family drama, Junebug, opens in the UK, director Phil Morrison talks to Geoffrey Macnab.
film.guardian.co.uk   (1067 words)

  
 Belfast Telegraph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Almost 70 PSNI officers have been convicted of criminal offences over the past two years, including assault, drink-driving and possession of an offensive weapon, it can be revealed today.
A hundred years ago today, the San Francisco earthquake laid waste to much of the city.
But the commemoration will be tinged with the fear that it could happen again.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk   (253 words)

  
 World business, finance, and political news from the Financial Times - FT.com UK
World business, finance, and political news from the Financial Times - FT.com UK Skip to main content, accesskey 's'
Leaders of the democratic world will set an inspiring example for today’s dictators and tomorrow’s tyrants by coming to the G-8 Summit in St Petersburg, writes Andrei Illarionov, who resigned from his post as an advisor to President Vladimir Putin last December.
Commentators argue that neo-conservative intellectuals close to the Bush administration conceived the war in Iraq.
news.ft.com /home/uk   (526 words)

  
 UK newspaper article
But when we meet in Los Angeles, he looks more like the husband of one of his fans than their idol.
There is no sign of the sequinned shirt he wears on stage; today, he is in jeans - bulging just a little round the waistband - and trainers, and his only concession to affluence is a fat cigar.
He is also wearing sunglasses, which, since we are sitting in the Stygian gloom of his private recording studio, seem somewhat superfluous.
www.vex.net /~paulmac/diamond/mail/msg00477.html   (1619 words)

  
 The Observer | Review | Godspeed You! Black Emperor: adjusting to fame after 28 Days later
In contrast to the thriving metropolis of today, Montreal was a depressed city, riven by linguistic conflict, economically compromised by the flight of the monied anglophone community.
And so Montreal's most troubled sons and daughters - who bridged the city's two language communities - were able to articulate a despair and sense of grievance that chimed with the decay and suspicion around them.
All this makes them one of the most compelling and intriguing rock bands today - a much more hardline version of the right-on, privacy-seeking, avant-garde Radiohead of Kid A, a distant, infinitely more romantic variation on anarcho-irritants Chumbawamba.
observer.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,6903,836839,00.html   (1661 words)

  
 Gordon Press-ing realities in a surreal world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
"Today the law is clear: the United States government and the governments of each state may be sued for copyright infringement, and may not plead immunity as a defense."
He found the newspaper story relevant and made a joke about it, but did not view what I was saying as especially significant.
Let us turn back for a moment to shakers and movers of the USA today, namely the secret police, or Gordon.zog as we are referring to them here.
www.heaven-words.com /1.htm   (18057 words)

  
 KMC Forums - UK Newspaper: Anakin crisped 11/03/04
Today in the UK in the Daily Mirror newspaper was a full page article showing the horriffic burns and injuries to Anakin and a picture (the one of the 3/4 length puppet of Anakin crisped good n proper.)
Really does look bloody grusome, this film is gonna be in the UK a PG or 12 at least.
Location: UK It looks a very exspensive fake, and not something the british Press would forkout for to do (it costs too much money) LOL
www.killermovies.com /forums/f38/t31687.html   (350 words)

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