UN investigators indicate Assad behind chemical weapons strike
UN inspectors will publish a report on Monday that indicates that the Assad regime is responsible for the chemical weapons strike in Damascus, according to The Times (£). The report will also include circumstantial evidence that a nerve gas was used in the attack, according to sources. The disclosure comes as the UN confirmed that it has received papers from Syria seeking to join the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Death penalties for Delhi gang rape
The Delhi court has sentenced to death the four men responsible for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in Indian capital, the BBC reports. Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta were found guilty on all counts earlier this week.
Bank of England urged to cap house prices
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published a report calling for the Bank of England to put a 5 per cent cap on annual house price appreciation to prevent another property bubble, says the Independent. The request, from an industry that typically benefits from rising prices, comes months before the government will begin offering mortgage guarantees to riskier homebuyers under its shared equity scheme. Recent figures from Halifax show that property prices are already rising at more than 5 per cent a year.
Nigel Farage accused of running a “totalitarian” organisation
Mike Nattrass, the former deputy leader of Ukip resigned on Thursday, accusing leader Nigel Farage of running a “totalitarian” organisation, the Guardian reports. The MEP, who has been embroiled in a long-standing dispute over his deselection as a candidate for the 2014 elections, protested that only Farage’s “cronies” would be selected to stand. Though he did concede that Farage was an “excellent frontsman.”
Vince Cable distances himself from ally Lord Oakeshott
Vince Cable was forced to distance himself from one of his key allies, Lord Oakeshott, yesterday after the peer suggested that the Lib Dems find a new leader, The Telegraph reports. In a manoeuvre designed to weaken Nick Clegg's standing ahead of next week’s Lib Dem party conference, Lord Oakeshott warned that the Deputy Prime Minister's ratings “are very poor and have been for a long time,” suggesting that Cable be considered as a successor. The business secretary responded that Oakeshott’s intervention was “seriously unhelpful.”
UN inspectors will publish a report on Monday that indicates that the Assad regime is responsible for the chemical weapons strike in Damascus, according to The Times (£). The report will also include circumstantial evidence that a nerve gas was used in the attack, according to sources. The disclosure comes as the UN confirmed that it has received papers from Syria seeking to join the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Death penalties for Delhi gang rape
The Delhi court has sentenced to death the four men responsible for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in Indian capital, the BBC reports. Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta were found guilty on all counts earlier this week.
Bank of England urged to cap house prices
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published a report calling for the Bank of England to put a 5 per cent cap on annual house price appreciation to prevent another property bubble, says the Independent. The request, from an industry that typically benefits from rising prices, comes months before the government will begin offering mortgage guarantees to riskier homebuyers under its shared equity scheme. Recent figures from Halifax show that property prices are already rising at more than 5 per cent a year.
Nigel Farage accused of running a “totalitarian” organisation
Mike Nattrass, the former deputy leader of Ukip resigned on Thursday, accusing leader Nigel Farage of running a “totalitarian” organisation, the Guardian reports. The MEP, who has been embroiled in a long-standing dispute over his deselection as a candidate for the 2014 elections, protested that only Farage’s “cronies” would be selected to stand. Though he did concede that Farage was an “excellent frontsman.”
Vince Cable distances himself from ally Lord Oakeshott
Vince Cable was forced to distance himself from one of his key allies, Lord Oakeshott, yesterday after the peer suggested that the Lib Dems find a new leader, The Telegraph reports. In a manoeuvre designed to weaken Nick Clegg's standing ahead of next week’s Lib Dem party conference, Lord Oakeshott warned that the Deputy Prime Minister's ratings “are very poor and have been for a long time,” suggesting that Cable be considered as a successor. The business secretary responded that Oakeshott’s intervention was “seriously unhelpful.”
