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Revealed: the link between Liam Fox donors and Tory HQ - The Guardian
A source close to Leigh said: "Howard Leigh was as shocked as anybody to find that donors' funds were being used to fund Adam Werritty's trips. There is no way that he would have countenanced that." Leigh is now the senior treasurer of the party. ...
Private school scholarship scheme aims to mix London's ethnic groups - The Guardian
The charity has asked to remain anonymous because it is concerned about negative publicity if the project is unsuccessful, Levin said. The headteacher said: "If it works, then I hope we could go to business, go to government and say, 'Come on – let's ...
Child detention: has the government broken its promise to end it? - The Guardian
Among charities active in this sphere, the response to Barnardo's decision to get involved ranges from "gruff acceptance to downright hostility", according to one campaigner who asked not to be named. "The general feeling is that the UKBA was under a ...
Eta expected to announce definitive end to four decades of violence - The Guardian
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images In a historic step for Spain, the armed Basque separatist group Eta is this week expected to announce a definitive end to more than four decades of violence, according to sources close to the negotiations. ...
Police told to move along as anti-bank protesters camp out at St Paul's - The Guardian
But I found myself here," said one man, who asked not to be named, from Sheffield. "I'm pretty middle of the road politically, so I wasn't sure about all the Socialist Workers placards at first. But this issue has attracted people from all walks of ...
G20 summit expected to back IMF plan for bigger bailout fund - The Guardian
... in Paris on Saturday is expected to back moves by European leaders and the International Monetary Fund for a more substantial bailout fund to rescue indebted nations and prevent the eurozone's collapse, according to sources close to the meeting. ...
News Corp investors urged to be cautious over re-election of Murdochs - The Guardian
A corporate governance specialist who asked not to be named said the move by Glass Lewis could trigger other influential organisations such as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to come out against News Corp directors. ...
Iranian lashed 74 times for 'insult' to Ahmadinejad - The Guardian
... charges such as those caught after drinking alcohol is common in Iran but political activists are usually lashed for ambiguous charges such as desecrating Islam or prophets," said an Iranian journalist based in Tehran who asked not to be named. ...
What happened to the Conservatives' green agenda? - The Guardian
But the chancellor's uncoupling from Cameron's green agenda was not unexpected, said a source close to Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary. It follows Osborne's behind-the-scenes opposition to tough targets for future ...
Huaxi: the village that towers above China - The Guardian
One migrant labourer from the steel factory, who declined to give his name, said the tower would help the economy and create new opportunities. "Nobody would invest so much money in something that wasn't sure to be a success, right? ...
We all love Manchester. But it's nothing to do with politicians - The Guardian
One of their "senior artists" told me that; she wouldn't give her name because retail, as a sector, has a stick up its arse, but she said it all the same. We give each other a "isn't this a bit mental?" look. All the money, combined with the noiseless ...
Abortion in America: terminating one twin - The Guardian
(All but one of the patients I spoke to insisted on anonymity.) Some patients are so afraid of being treated with disdain that they withhold this information from the obstetrician who will deliver their child. What is it about terminating half a twin ...
Microsoft drops partner accused of cold-call scam - The Guardian
He declined to give his name, because, he said: "These scammers don't have any scruples. I don't want to have to worry about whether they would track me down. But they target vulnerable people by calling during the day, when you'll get retired people ...
Taliban stays quiet on killing of former Afghanistan president Rabbani - The Guardian
A western expert on the Taliban, who did not want to be identified, said senior figures within the movement had tried to bypass the ISI and hold direct talks with Karzai's government and the US, and Pakistan had responded with ruthless efforts to ...
Julian Assange publishers to release autobiography without his consent - The Guardian
Assange did not respond to requests for comment, but according to a source close to him, he was aware the publisher had plans to release the draft manuscript, and would have liked to have enjoined it, "but the manner in which this has happened has ...
Met police drop action against the Guardian over hacking sources - The Guardian
The force said the application for production orders had been made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act rather than the Official Secrets Act. Senior Scotland Yard sources said the force "regretted" the attempt to get the Guardian to hand over its ...
Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian - The Guardian
Police sources said the senior investigating officer who was inquiring into whether a member of the Weeting team had leaked information had taken the decision to seek the production order on his own. The senior source said that not even Deputy ...
Pressure on attorney general to block Met move against press freedom - The Guardian
Lib Dem sources said that as deputy prime minister, Clegg was unable to express a view on what action the attorney general should take. But senior Lib Dems lined up at the party conference in Birmingham to call on the attorney general to use his powers ...
BlackBerry maker RIM to face MPs over riot claims - The Guardian
One committee member who declined to be named said: "There was suggestions from police that BBM in particular was used to facilitate organised crime during the riots. The question is, does [Research in Motion] have a responsibility to monitor its ...
Freed China dissident was tortured in custody, say rights groups - The Guardian
An official at Meizhou prison who refused to give his name said the prison did not comment on individual cases. Yang was previously arrested in 2005 for helping villagers in Guangdong who were seeking to unseat local officials accused of corruption. ...
Tawarga: fires blaze and bad blood lingers in Libyan ghost town - The Guardian
A local police chief, who refused to give his name and ordered journalists out of the town, said the fires were the work of arsonists in the pay of Muammar Gaddafi who were hoping to tarnish the reputation of the new authorities. ...
A fight at the opera as conductor quits Italy for new role in America - The Guardian
"The Met was quite apologetic when it rang to say he was going there, but this has really created a problem for us," added the manager, who asked not to be named. "It looks like Luisi may succeed Levine permanently so I can understand him heading off ...
Forensic Science Service closure could leave trail of damage - The Guardian
"To think you can refashion so much of the market and not have repercussions is simply daft," said a senior forensics specialist who worked at the Home Office but asked not to be named. "All of the private companies are very competent, but this isn't ...
Jacques Chirac 'too ill' to stand trial for embezzlement - The Guardian
A source close to Chirac's defence lawyers said the former president could no longer keep up a conversation and would ask people, "Who is Fillon?" – a reference to François Fillon, the prime minister. Chirac's wife denied rumours earlier this year that ...
Bill Bryson joins fight in countryside planning row - The Guardian
"We don't have the time or the resources to do this adequately," said a spokesman for one northern Labour council, which asked not to be identified. "We are being rushed into making decisions that will affect our communities for years. ...