The BBC is reporting that is reporting that Business Secretary Vince Cable is still vehemently supporting the need for banking reform despite the Government being attacked by the CBI and the British Bankers’ Association. In an interview in the Times, he said banking reforms will go ahead despite a row over the speed of the [...]

Nearly all British people are aware of the risks of skin cancer, but many still put themselves at risk by getting sunburnt. A YouGov survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK shows that 20 per cent of those surveyed find themselves without protection if the weather is sunny, and 22 per cent want to be tanned. [...]

Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick Upon Tweed Sir Alan Beith has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the bosses of the largely nationalised bank RBS to abandon plans that would see thousands of customers unable to use cash machines operated by other banks. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which is 83 per [...]

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has wished Muslims across the UK and across the world Eid Mubarak on the occasion on Eid. Mr Clegg said Eid is a time for families and friends and for celebrating the huge contribution Muslims make to British life through Business, culture and public service. The Deputy PM said: I [...]

Nick Clegg on what action can be taken to stop a reoccurance of the August riots. In depth interview of Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne. Former BBC journalist James Cox says don’t let the Murdoch’s off the hook. Learning the lessons In the immediate aftermath of the riots across England, Nick Clegg visited the main [...]

The following article was written by Sharon Bowles and published today on her website. “Eliminate the impossible and you are left with the improbable” “Too little, too uncertain, too late – that has been the response of EU leaders to the Eurozone debt crisis. One reason for me being at the forefront of pushing for [...]

Housing charities and other organisations who are lobbying to tackle housing problems are locked in a war of words with the Housing Minister, they say that the situation remains desperate and that we face the toughest conditions for years; while the minister defended the government’s record stating that he was determined to “pull out all [...]

A British team of adventurers are on the verge of completing an epic first and it is all being made possible because of climate change – last night the team were set to become the first to row to the magnetic North Pole. According to the Independent on Sunday, they were less than a mile [...]

The BBC is reporting that a new study by the think tank Demos, suggests that parenting styles are one of the biggest influences on how children drink when they grow-up – the study concludes that warmth and affection is the best approach for parent to adopt. The BBC reports that Demos studied data based on [...]

Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Shires’ regular weekly Advice Surgery is tonight (Friday) at “Oakwood Lodge” Chaucer Avenue, Short Heath. Ian will be there between 7 & 8pm so if you’ve an issue that you need to get off your chest or a problem with one of the local service providers, don’t keep it to yourself, as [...]