Man Booker shortlist: Andrea Levy
Man Booker nominated novelist Andrea Levy: "I wasn't born to do this" news.bbc.co.uk |
Liverpool in hands of new US owners
New England Sports Ventures completes its takeover of Liverpool after former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett remove the temporary restraining order blocking the £300m sale. news.bbc.co.uk |
MP's wife accused of stealing kitten
Christine Hemming charged with burgling the home of her Lib Dem husband's loverAn MP's wife appeared before magistrates today charged with burgling the house of her husband's lover and stealing a tabby kitten worth £20.Christine Margaret Hemming, wife of the Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley, John Hemming, was not required to enter a plea during a brief appearance at the city's magistrates court.Hemming, of Moseley, Birmingham, is alleged to have burgled the home of Emily Cox on the night of 29 September. The MP fathered a child with Cox, a researcher, in 2005.Magistrates granted Hemming, 52, conditional bail until a committal hearing for crown court trial on 16 December.The MP, elected in 2005, was unavailable for comment.The fate of the cat was not made clear in court, but a picture of the animal, apparently called Beauty, was posted on the MP's blog under the heading "kitten missing" at 8.07am today. The photograph was accompanied by a message which read: "If anyone has seen this kitten please contact me at the House of Commons. There is a reward for its return."CrimeLiberal Democratsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
UK 'will lose fewer public jobs'
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector job losses will not be as high as previously thought. bbc.co.uk |
British Police Issue Warning Before Protests
The British police have warned students not to use violence in demonstrations on Tuesday against a planned increase in tuition fees. nytimes.com |