Worst' hospital disputes MRSA infection figures
A foundation trust which topped the league table for rates of MRSA infection has attacked the figures as "misleading" claiming they "grossly misrepresent" the hospital's ...
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Praised in print? Must be ripe for fraud
If the directors have big share options, the chief executive is lionised in the press and the corporate governance is praised, bail out now: these are among the biggest p...
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Diary
The Diary is normally too repressed to celebrate sentimentalism in public life, but occasionally a little heartwarmer sneaks under the wire, and today it's an Evening Sta...
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Argentina says debt default is over
Argentina was poised last night to announce it had reached agreement with its creditors to restructure $103bn (£54bn) of its debts, more than three years after decla...
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In excellent health
For the last couple of years, Labour have been desperately trying to shift the focus onto health and education - and then the Tories go and do it for them with their Marg...
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Society Facts
The government is claiming credit for a fall in deaths related to drug abuse after the total dropped to its lowest since 1994.
Figures from the Office of National Stati...
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Never mind the superbugs
Tony Blair was given a rough ride last week for daring to suggest that the latest MRSA mortality rates were not unduly worrying. Though the truth hurts, he was right. Com...
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Funding from chancellor keeps down council tax rises
Council tax rises in Britain next month will be the lowest for 10 years but still twice the level of inflation, according to a detailed survey published today.
It shows...
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BAT boosts profits by 20%
British American Tobacco, the world's second biggest cigarette maker, today reported 2004 pretax profits of ?1.8bn, a 20% increase over the previous year.
BAT, with core...
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Lib Dems make old Labour policy grab with tax and duty pledges
Charles Kennedy yesterday outlined the Liberal Democrats' "alternative budget" in terms designed to appeal to old Labour voters.
He promised that he would "not shy away...
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