The former leader of the Conservative Party on Slough Borough Council who admitted having two wives at the same time is to be electronically tagged.
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‘Two wives’ Tory chief given tag
Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey, designer Peter Saville and comic Harry Hill donated artworks to help save a gallery after it lost regular Arts Council funding.
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Artists donate to gallery auction
First Minister Carwyn Jones says Labour can build on big gains at the council elections and win an outright majority in the Welsh assembly.
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Jones targets more Labour success
GPs are making mistakes when prescribing drugs to one in six of their patients, a review by General Medical Council suggests
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GPs ‘making too many drug errors’
One in four pupils at independent schools in the UK is from a minority ethnic background and 5% are from overseas, Independent Schools Council data suggests.
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Private schools ‘show ethnic mix’
For Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker planning a mayoral run, her marriage to her longtime partner will be a personal event, but one that is freighted with political significance.
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For Christine Quinn’s Wedding, Politics an Uninvited Guest
International envoy Kofi Annan is expected to brief the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, as reports of carnage in Syria steadily increase despite the council's agreement to boost the number of monitors there.
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Pressure on Syrian regime heats up
United Nations Security Council to vote on move Friday.
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Ceasefire Observers Head to Syria
TWENTY DAYS have passed since the U.N. Security Council endorsed the Syria peace plan of former secretary-general Kofi Annan. It’s been eight days since Mr. Annan said the regime of Bashar al-Assad had agreed on a deadline of April 10 — Tuesday — to withdraw heavy weapons from cities , and five since the Security Council ratified that date. So the entirely predictable outcome of the initiative ought now to be recognized: Mr. Annan and his backers have merely provided cover for Mr. Assad to go on slaughtering his own people. Read full article > >
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Editorial Board: The U.N.’s failed plan for Syrian peace
TWENTY DAYS have passed since the U.N. Security Council endorsed the Syria peace plan of former secretary-general Kofi Annan. It’s been eight days since Mr. Annan said the regime of Bashar al-Assad had agreed on a deadline of April 10 — Tuesday — to withdraw heavy weapons from cities , and five since the Security Council ratified that date. So the entirely predictable outcome of the initiative ought now to be recognized: Mr. Annan and his backers have merely provided cover for Mr. Assad to go on slaughtering his own people. Read full article > >
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Editorial Board: The U.N.’s failed plan for Syrian peace
IT’S NOW BEEN 10 days since the U.N. Security Council endorsed a six-point plan for Syria created by former secretary general Kofi Annan, and the Obama administration’s ambassador described it as “the best way to put an end to the violence, facilitate much-needed humanitarian assistance and advance a Syrian-led political transition.” During that time, according to the London-based Strategic Research and Communication Centre, 624 more Syrians have been reported killed, including 58 women and 45 children. Read full article > >
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Editorial Board: Syria’s cover for murder
What happened to bodies that lost Arts Council England funding?
Israel has cut working relations with the UN Human Rights Council, officials say, after it decided to investigate settlements in the West Bank.
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Israel escalates UN rights spat
If Rick Santorum wants to keep Mitt Romney from wrapping up the Republican nomination before the convention, he should encourage Newt Gingrich to stay in the race, not drop out . Not everyone buys this theory, I admit. The doubters include Santorum — who keeps shoving Newt toward the exit — as well as quite a few leading conservatives, including Family Research Council head Tony Perkins and influential blogger Erick Erickson. They want to see a two-man contest between a “Massachusetts moderate” and a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. Read full article > >
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Santorum needs Gingrich in the race
The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.
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GMC guidance on assisted suicide
