Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 11:26:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080516/tpl-labour-mp-tables-terror-bill-amendme-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080516/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-labour-mp-tables-terror-bill-amendme-0a1c1a1 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:26:00 +0000 Labour MP David Winnick has tabled an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Bill designed to stop any extension of pre-charge detention to 42 days. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080516/tpl-torture-bill-launched-in-lords-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080516/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-torture-bill-launched-in-lords-0a1c1a1 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:13:00 +0000 A Labour peer has launched a bid to allow victims of torture to sue their perpetrators in British courts. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080516/tpl-commons-loses-expenses-battle-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080516/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-commons-loses-expenses-battle-0a1c1a1 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:35:00 +0000 The House of Commons has lost a High Court appeal over a freedom of information ruling forcing the disclosure of MPs' expenses. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080516/tpl-councils-warn-on-housing-shortage-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080516/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-councils-warn-on-housing-shortage-0a1c1a1 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:33:00 +0000 The economic slowdown and the credit crunch could combine to massively increase the demand for social housing, councils have warned. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-tory-bid-to-tackle-homelessness-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-tory-bid-to-tackle-homelessness-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:00 +0000 Conservative leader David Cameron has called the plight of Britain's homeless a "disgrace". Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-tricky-forms-cost-330m-mps-tell-hmrc-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-tricky-forms-cost-330m-mps-tell-hmrc-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:20:00 +0000 Overly complicated self-assessment tax forms are costing HM Revenue and Customs £330m a year, according to the Commons public accounts watchdog. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-nhs-it-scheme-four-years-late-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-nhs-it-scheme-four-years-late-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:00 +0000 An electronic system for patients' records will be introduced four years behind schedule, the government's spending watchdog has said. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-call-to-improve-specialist-education-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-call-to-improve-specialist-education-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:00 +0000 There is a lot more to do to improve the quality of education for children with special educational needs, according to a Labour MP. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-tories-target-police-regulation-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-tories-target-police-regulation-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:11:00 +0000 The Conservatives have pledged to restore "the heroism that has traditionally defined the police" by reforming health and safety laws to enable officers to put public safety first. Epolitix http://uk.news.yahoo.com/epolitix/20080515/tpl-brown-to-focus-on-economy-0a1c1a1.html /epolitix/20080515/r_t_epolitix_pl_poli/tpl-brown-to-focus-on-economy-0a1c1a1 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:26:00 +0000 Gordon Brown has insisted that he is the "best-placed" person to steer Britain through the current economic crisis. Epolitix