Torbay Labour Party is supporting efforts to keep library opening hours as they are. As part of the cuts being introduced by the Bay's Tory Mayor, there are plans to reduce opening hours. The Bay's Labour Chairman, Councillor Darren Cowell is to move an amendment at this week's budget meeting calling for £63,000 to be put back in to the library budget. Councillor Cowell said, ...

Michael Dugher MP, Labour's Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on the appointment of Michael Farmer as Conservative Party co-Treasurer

Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinistö won Finland's presidential poll on Sunday (5 February), in an election that showed voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite misgivings over European Union bailouts. More »

Hungarian villagers were scavenging for coal with their bare hands on Thursday (2 February) as a blast of Siberian air killed scores in Eastern Europe and looked set to keep its icy grip on the continent for days to come. More »

The Egyptian junta has said they're going to put 43 workers for Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO's) on trial including 19 Americans for 'illegal activities' and ' illegally receiving foreign funds.' One of them is Sam LaHood, the son of Arab-American Obama Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. A travel ban has been imposed and their passports collected to keep them f...

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Telegraph View: David Cameron must act to calm growing concerns among his supporters about the direction of his leadership.

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A £250m government scheme encouraging councils to keep or bring back weekly bin collections opens for bids.