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Morning news headlines for March 13, 2013

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:24:00 GMT

TORY backbenchers have expressed dismay amid suggestions that plans for minimum pricing of alcohol are being dropped; the world was kept waiting for a new pope as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney last night and SAS sniper Danny Nightingale, jailed for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition, will ask the Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions.

Morning news headlines for March 6, 2013

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:35:00 GMT

FOREIGN Secretary William Hague has paid tribute to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who died yesterday after a two-year battle with cancer; radical measures to transform the way the criminal justice system tackles child sexual abuse have been agreed and Ed Miliband will today unveil Labour’s “new approach” to immigration.

Morning news headlines for February 1, 2013

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:31:00 GMT

THE police watchdog is “woefully under-equipped and hamstrung” and does not have the power or resources to get to the truth, a scathing report by an influential group of MPs said today and David Cameron is in Liberia today for talks on international development targets and will have a “historic opportunity” to lift 350 million children out of extreme poverty, charities said.

Algeria hostage crisis: William Hague accuses terrorists of “cold-blooded murder”

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:16:00 GMT

PRIME Minister David Cameron will chair a Cobra meeting this morning over the continuing hostage situation in Algeria.

Morning news headlines for November 30, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:38:00 GMT

DAVID Cameron is facing one of the toughest challenges of his premiership as he wrestles with the political fallout triggered by Lord Justice Leveson’s proposals to reform the press and Labour was celebrating a clean sweep in three parliamentary by-elections in Rotherham, Middlesbrough and Croydon North.

Morning news headlines for November 29, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:55:00 GMT

LORD Justice Leveson’s long-awaited report into press standards is published today; William Hague is under pressure to back a historic vote at the United Nations granting recognition of a Palestinian state and Ed Davey will set out fresh proposals to slash demand for electricity as he publishes a blueprint for energy that critics say will massively increase households bills.

Morning news headlines for November 20, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:58:00 GMT

THE Church of England will voting on whether to give final approval to introducing the first female bishops; William Hague will address MPs today about the mounting crisis in Gaza and Ed Davey will flesh out proposals to ensure all households are on the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs available.

Morning news headlines for November 19, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:54:00 GMT

WILLIAM Hague has led fresh calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East; a crackdown on “time-wasting” legal challenges to planning decisions and other public policies will be promised by David Cameron today and the Church of England’s national assembly begins a key three-day meeting where members will be asked to give final approval to legislation introducing women bishops.

Morning news headlines for November 16, 2012

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:50:00 GMT

THERE were swings towards Labour today as the party held its two seats in the parliamentary by-elections; turnout for the police and crime commissioner elections yesterday was expected to be as low as 10% in some areas and former Conservative politician Lord McAlpine has commenced legal action against organisations and individuals who wrongly linked him to a paedophile ring.

Syria urged to end brutal crackdown

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

FOREIGN Secretary William Hague warned that Syria was at a “fork in the road” last night, amid widespread condemnation of the regime’s bloody repression of protests.