| In Britain, New Generation Takes Leadership Rarely has a generation been transplanted so quickly and so radically from the roots it once took for granted. nytimes.com |
Huq on 'broken election promises' Former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq thinks politicians should stick to the manifesto promises they previously made. bbc.co.uk |
Private schools dominate top A-level grades Teenagers from private schools were three times as likely to gain straight As at A-level this year as pupils educated in the state system, figures show. telegraph.co.uk |
US embassy cables flush out royal gossip Nuggets of diplomatic 'news' about Prince Charles, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew found in leaked dispatchesPrince Charles 'to face Diana inquiry'Some members of the Syrian regime appeared to show "stark ignorance" of the outside world, one US ambassador in the Middle East reported in a leaked cable. The Syrian foreign minister, Farouk al-Sharaa, had assured Jordanian officials, who passed it on to the US ambassador in Amman, "that British Prince Charles would soon be implicated in a Scottish judicial investigation into Princess Diana's death, and was consequently planning a trip to Iraq and Iran 'to seek the support of the Muslim world'". This "tabloid-like story" showed how out of touch with reality he was, the Jordanian foreign minister confided in February 2004. "They just don't get it."Sarah Ferguson film upsets TurkeyThe fallout from a TV documentary made by Sarah Ferguson topped the agenda in talks between Turkey and the UK, a cable from the US embassy in Ankara reveals. David Miliband, then foreign secretary, was forced to distance himself from the Duchess of York at a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister, Ali Babacan, in November 2008.Ferguson had disguised herself and filmed disturbing treatment of disabled children at two Turkish care centres. Turkey condemned it as an attempt to sabotage its bid to enter the EU. "Miliband underscored to Babacan that Ferguson was no longer a member of the royal family and, as a private citizen, her activities could not 'be controlled'," the cable records.Prince Andrew hunts big game in AfricaExotic hunting trips by Prince Andrew with members of Arab ruling families are mentioned in the cables. Falconry in Morocco and the pursuit of big game in Tanzania appear to be the Duke of York's favourite pastimes. The embassy to the gulf state of Abu Dhabi reported in 2003 that military chief Muhammad bin Zayid al-Nahyan was a close friend of Jordan's King Abdullah. "The two frequently hunt – in Morocco and Tanzania – joined, more often than not, by England's Prince Andrew."Prince CharlesDiana, Princess of WalesPrince AndrewSarah FergusonMonarchyTurkeyThe US embassy cablesDavid LeighRobert Boothguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
WikiLeaks is threatening national security, says Downing Street Leak of thousands of confidential diplomatic cables is condemned as No10 braces for further embarrassing revelations from WikiLeaks throughout the week. telegraph.co.uk |