Straw drops 45-minute claim
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The government&#39;s claim that Iraq could fire chemical and biological weapons within 45 minutes was formally withdrawn by the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has been challenged to justify "dramatic" cuts which will shut diplomatic posts around the world.
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ISRAEL&#39;S prime minister Ariel Sharon cancelled a meeting with Jack Straw yesterday - because he lost his voice. The Foreign Secretary was scheduled to meet Sharon during a two-day visit to the Middle East.
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Lord Black, former owner of The Daily Telegraph, won a temporary reprieve yesterday when a US judge dismissed a lawsuit by his former company, which was seeking $1.
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A controversial special damages claim that threatened to cripple the Financial Times (FT) has been struck out by the High Court. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that a record Â£230.
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Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw  said on Friday the number of British victims of the Asian  tsunami may be 440, of which 49 have been confirmed dead.
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Watchdog recommends 10-day ban after Derek Conway made payments of Â£45,000 to his son
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Sport: Cricket: Flintoff's late night pedalo escapade rocked England's World Cup boat and ruined team spirit, claims captain.
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Some householders will face legal action for unpaid water charges within seven weeks, the BBC learns.
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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Sunday he has launched an inquiry into claims that a member of parliament was bugged by anti-terror police.
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Business & money: Virgin boss says he will 'battle to the 11th hour' as shareholders protest at nationalisation 'campaign'
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An MP's call for compulsory counselling and a "cooling off" period before abortions is defeated.
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Price tag for Jack Straw's new prisons programme does not include building three 2,500-place jails
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By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Paul Taylor in New York. PeopleSoft succumbed to a sweetened $10.3bn (Â£5.22bn) takeover offer from Oracle yesterday, putting an end to a bitter 18- month battle that
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Question 1: How many weeks did it take for the BCS to once again prove it was a fraud? One. Let&#39;s pretend for a minute that this was December 6th and not October 19th.
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, dropped the appeal of his perjury conviction yesterday after concluding that it would be too costly and time-consuming to pursue the matter any further, his attorney announced.
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&quot;Please help me. These may be my last hours.&quot; Margaret Hassan shown in a video pleading for a change in British policy. Photo: Reuters.