Greece’s financial difficulties escalated on Monday after it was warned of a possible credit rating downgrade and Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank president, said Athens would have to act “courageously to bring its budget under control.Int
Failure to agree a new global framework on climate change at Copenhagen would squander the world’s best hope of avoiding the worst effects of global warming, officials from close to 190 countries heard on Monday morning.The conference was opened by
Eight local authorities in England have been told they must urgently improve their social care services for adults.The Care Quality Commission found overall improvement, with 95% of councils in the top two categories. But its annual report rated one
It would be disastrous for the Ghana Black Stars to turn their radar on the Elephants of Ivory Coast ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, notes right-back John Paintsil.'They look the biggest threat and our game against them should be
Doctors are being warned not to respond to flirtatious approaches on social networking sites.The Medical Defence Union, a legal body for doctors, said communicating via sites such as Facebook may be a breach of ethical responsibilities. It issued th
Arsene Wenger tried to sign the Moroccan in he summer, but Bordeaux rejected their offer - along with rivals bid from West Ham and Sunderland.
Wenger remains keen, and speculation in France is again ride that Arsenal will make a new bid for Chamakh
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