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PM issues warning on euro stability

David Cameron says decisive action is needed to ensure stability in the eurozone

6:51pm Thursday 17th May 2012

David Cameron has warned fellow European leaders of the need for the eurozone to take "decisive action" to ensure stability in a high-level conference call to discuss the Greek crisis.


Olympic Flame handed over to London

David Beckham during the official handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame at the Panathenaic Stadium, home of the 1896 Athens Games

5:52pm Thursday 17th May 2012

The Olympic Flame has been handed over to London.

Peter Hain contempt case shelved

Comments by Peter Hain in his autobiography prompted legal action, which a judge has ruled will now not proceed

5:17pm Thursday 17th May 2012

A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.

I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron

David Cameron, pictured in 2007 with wife Samantha and their children, has written of his grief at the death of his eldest son Ivan (left)

5:13pm Thursday 17th May 2012

David Cameron has spoken of his grief at the death of his son in a letter to the parents of a brain tumour victim.

Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he wants to be 'beside Iranian athletes' at the Olympic Games

5:09pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.

Vauxhall deal secures future jobs

Vauxhall has announced a huge investment in its Merseyside car plant, creating jobs and adding an extra production shift

3:59pm Thursday 17th May 2012

The future of a car factory has been secured for years after workers agreed to a "ground-breaking" pay and conditions deal clearing the way for investment worth £125 million.

FO accused over royal lunch guests

Queen Sofia of Spain is to snub the Queen in a row over Gibraltar

3:10pm Thursday 17th May 2012

The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.

Peter Hain contempt case dropped

Comments by Peter Hain in his autobiography prompted legal action, which a judge has ruled will now not proceed

2:48pm Thursday 17th May 2012

A contempt of court case taken against Labour MP Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland will not proceed, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.

Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'

A journalist has told the Leveson Inquiry that David Cameron's strategy in the early days was to treat the Murdochs the same as everyone else

2:39pm Thursday 17th May 2012

News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

Hain contempt case will not proceed

Comments by Peter Hain in his autobiography prompted legal action, which a judge has ruled will now not proceed

2:35pm Thursday 17th May 2012

A contempt of court case taken against Labour MP Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland will not proceed, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.



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