Wakefield Express - Latest National NewsLatest National News from the PALehman deal 'may save 1,000 jobs'- September 22, 2008 Japanese bank Nomura is understood to have been chosen as preferred bidder to buy Lehman Brothers' European arm in a deal that could save at least 1,000 London jobs.http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Lehman-deal-39may-save-1000.4515697... Police 'thought Menezes was bomber'- September 22, 2008 The officers who shot Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube Station were convinced he was a suicide bomber who could only be stopped by an "instant killing", an inhttp://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Police-39thought-Menezes-was-bomber... HBOS chief defends bank takeover- September 22, 2008 HBOS chief executive Andy Hornby has defended his company's takeover by Lloyds TSB, telling staff: "It was the right thing to do."http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/HBOS-chief-defends-bank-takeover.45... Hutton: Must push for nuclear power- September 22, 2008 Britain must press ahead with new coal and nuclear power stations to keep the nation's lights on, Business Secretary John Hutton said.http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Hutton-Must-push-for-nuclear.451366... Miliband pledge on Pakistan blast- September 22, 2008 Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism following the blast which ripped through a major hotel in Islamabad, Foreign Secretahttp://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Miliband-pledge-on-Pakistan-blast.4... UK 'has uphill task in Afghanistan'- September 22, 2008 British soldiers in Afghanistan face a "long uphill task" and progress in the country could take years to achieve, Defence Secretary Des Browne has warned.http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/UK-39has-uphill-task-in.4516526.jp Man 'phoned mother before killings'- September 22, 2008 A man believed to have killed his two young daughters before committing suicide phoned their mother to say "the children have gone to sleep forever", a family friend shttp://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Man-39phoned-mother-before-killings... Miliband hails 'inspirational' PM- September 22, 2008 Foreign Secretary David Miliband has paid a high-profile tribute to Gordon Brown, using his conference speech to praise the Prime Minister's leadership on the global stagehttp://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Miliband-hails-39inspirational39-PM... Darling warns of 'bumpy road ahead'- September 22, 2008 Chancellor Alistair Darling warned of a bumpy road ahead for the economy as he promised tighter regulation to stabilise the banking system.http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/Darling-warns-of-39bumpy-road.45136... MP asks for sleaze watchdog probe- September 22, 2008 Parliament's sleaze watchdog is considering whether to mount an inquiry into claims that Labour MP Keith Vaz tried to interfere in a court case, it was disclosed today.http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/latest-national-news/MP-asks-for-sleaze-watchdog.4516555... |