The explosive New York Times story is mostly about the News of the World and its practices. But it is also, perhaps more significantly, about Scotland Yard and how it conducted investigations during the episode.
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Allegations have recently been posted on Paul Staines’ blog Order Order (where he blogs under the pseudonym Guido Fawkes) about a relationship between William Hague and one of his special advisors, Christopher Myers. These allegations have led to Myers resigning from his post and to the Hague’s releasing a full and frank statement which include
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The Iranian government says it will restrict the number of students admitted to humanities programs at universities, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. ... It follows criticism of humanities studies last year by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He called the...
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The Foreign Secretary's extraordinary denial of rumours over his sexuality raises more questions than it answers, says Max Clifford.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks for the first time following speculation about his private life.
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Leading statistical body questions Chancellor's claim that a £5.8bn tax grab from benefits, tax credits and public service pensions is 'fair'.
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At Labour's 1996 conference, Tony Blair joked about nicknames he'd been called: "First it was Stalin. Then it was Kim Il Sung. Now it's the devil with the demo
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One of the problems with the Labour leadership election is that because there is little polling on how candidates are impacting audiences, speculation is exaggerated. But there are questions the media isn't asking: why has David Miliband's stock - who was way ahead of the others when starting out - fallen so much? Why is he running neck-and-neck and not way ahead?
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Andy Burnham, David Miliband, Diane Abbott, Ed Balls and Ed Miliband answer the FT's questions on restoring trust in politics, cutting the deficit and UK immigration
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