The ten things you need to know on Friday 2 November... 1) "JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS" From the Telegraph: "Tens of thousands of children have b...

The ten things you need to know on Sunday 4 November 2012... 1) "FAST, UNPREDICTABLE AND HARD TO CONTROL" Scoop of the day goes to the Mail on S...

If Ohio falls to the Mittster, prepare for a rerun of the blood-spattered Bush years. It is a chilling prospect. My message to US anti-war liberals who say they can't bring themselves to reelect the "drone president" is this: Obama may not deserve your vote but the rest of the world does not deserve Romney and his gang.

The ten things you need to know on Monday 5 November 2012... 1) "THIS IS AMERICA, NOT A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY..." I've long argued that the US pre...

Is an Obama victory a threat to Judeo-Christian values? Who is David Cameron backing in the race for the White House? Which Tory MP is set to appear o...

Child benefit could only be paid for the first two children under radical reforms being considered at the Treasury. Senior sources confirmed that a...

This is the 'big-choice' election, say the politicians and the pundits: today, Americans have to decide between 'big government' Barack and 'free mark...

** US ELECTION SPECIAL ** The top ten things you need to know on Wednesday 7 November 2012... 1) FOUR MORE YEARS The $2bn presidential election ...

Here are five things worth considering about the US presidential election result: Is Obama's victory good for David Cameron or Ed Miliband? Is there a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president, an Associated Pres...

The top ten things you need to know on Friday 9th November... 1) REGULATE THE PRESS, SAY TOP TORIES Phew. That's a relief. Just when Michael Gov...

An influential group of mainstream Tories, including four former cabinet ministers, have opened the door to a limited form of statutory press regulati...

The ten things you need to know on Sunday 11th November... 1) GONE IN 55 DAYS Poor ol' George Entwistle's decision to quit as director-general o...

The ten things you need to know on Monday 12 November... 1) A REWARD FOR FAILURE? Is the BBC its own worst enemy? The corporation didn't need t...

Chris Patten has admitted he knew about the Newsnight paedophile investigation but did not think it right to warn George Entwistle, the then director-...

The ten things you need to know on Tuesday 13 November... 1) ABU'S OUT "Laughing in our faces," screams the headline on the front of the Mirro...

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 14th November... 1) BY-ELECTION BLUES The Tory candidate in Thursday's Corby by-election, Christine...

If we want to preserve quality public-service broadcasting in Britain, we must defend the Beeb.

Gaza has been under siege since January 2006, after its residents dared to elect a Hamas goverment. The subsequent economic blockade imposed upon the Strip by the Israeli government at one stage prevented the residents of Gaza from importing, among other things, coriander, ginger, nutmeg and, even, newspapers.

The ten things you need to know on Friday 16th November... 1) NOT-SO-SUPER-THURSDAY Voters across the country went to the polls yesterday to e...

The ten things you need to know on Sunday 18th November... 1) 'BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES' Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues into its fifth da...

The ten things you need to know on Tuesday 20th November 2012... 1) CAMERON'S CHEAP ENERGY BILLS Remember when David Cameron threw everyone off ...

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 21 November 2012... 1) STAINED GLASS CEILING Unsurprisingly, the words "church" and "crisis" appear...

The ten things you need to know on Thursday 22nd November... 1) LOCK AND LOAD It's time for battle. David Cameron sets off for Brussels today, t...