Newt Gingrich: going, but not forgotten
Newt Gingrich is to quit the US presidential campaign, after a bid for the White House that’s kept headline writers reliably entertained.
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Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps has told Channel 4 News he did not use false testimonials on the get-rich-quick website he ran before entering politics.
When Francois Hollande’s socialist government presents its budget to the French people, it will cast a harsh light on the distinction between election rhetoric and the realities of power.
Archaeologists searching for the corpse of King Richard III under a car park in Leicester discover human remains.
Millionaires and celebrities who use tax avoidance schemes may be exposed by their own accountants under a plan by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
The top 10 per cent of Britain’s wealthiest households are more than 500 times richer than those in the bottom 10 per cent – and the gap has widened, the latest data reveals.
Bankrupt ex-billionaire Sean Quinn avoids a jail sentence despite blocking the state bank from seizing £400m worth of assets by claiming bankruptcy after being found guilty of contempt of court.
Britain’s super-rich have got even richer over the last year, with the wealthiest 1,000 UK residents now worth a record £414bn.
Newt Gingrich is to quit the US presidential campaign, after a bid for the White House that’s kept headline writers reliably entertained.
Almost one in 10 people earning more than £10m a year is paying less than the 20 per cent basic rate of income tax, says the Treasury in defence of plans to cap tax breaks on charitable donations.
In the weeks before the budget, the debate focused on one issue. If the government cut the 50p tax rate, as they had threatened, would the budget end up being dismissed as a giveaway for the rich?
Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards has apologised after claiming that Fifa and Uefa had “stolen” football from England during a conference in Qatar where he fell into a fountain.
The Republican rivals are ripping each other to shreds in tonight’s Florida primary. But it’s not just the politicians who are getting up to some monkey business over the outcome of this race.
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is wooing Florida voters by calling for a bold new frontier in space travel – including a manned colony on the moon.
The frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney, has finally bowed to pressure and released his tax returns for 2010 and 2011.
Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina Republican primary with a convincing victory over Mitt Romney. The result blows the Republican race for the presidential nomination wide open.