The budget amendments of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko coincide with the amendments of the Party of Regions, said ex-minister of finances, people's deputy from PR Mykola Azarov at the today's briefing, as ForUm's correspondent reports. He expresses regrets that

The sate budget of the Government provides the increase of average pension in 1.5 times. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stated today presenting the project of amendments to the state budget 2008, as ForUm's correspondent reports. According to her, if the

The Parliament didn't approve the non-confidence resolution to the Government, as ForUm's correspondent reports. This decision was supported by 174 people's deputies (172 from the Party of Regions and 2 from NU-NS - Viktor Topolov and Yuriy But), no other

The people's deputies of Ukraine have come to the session hall after the break, as ForUm's correspondent reports. Speaker of VR Arseniy Yatsenyuk said there are 244 people's deputies. He also said that the draft law about amendments and revisions

A DRINK-driver who killed a woman when she ploughed into her vehicle at high speed while she was using a mobile phone was jailed today for six years.

DAVID Davis claimed victory in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election today â€" but on a lower turnout and by fewer votes than at the last general election.

President of the Charity Fund "Development of Ukraine", Rynat Ahmetov initiated new all-Ukrainian project: Cancer is curable. Timely detection and treatment of oncological diseases in Ukraine. The Fund is to purchase unique equipment to treat oncological diseases. The total budget

GORDON Brown, the Prime Minister, has been trying to boost his online image, fielding video questions from YouTube viewers.

A "RAINBOW alliance" of Labour, Liberal Democrat and independent councillors is to run Highland Council after the previous ruling independent-SNP coalition collapsed

GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, 78, could be released from prison as early as Valentine's Day, it was claimed yesterday.

KATE and Gerry McCann yesterday welcomed European Parliament backing for an EU-wide missing-child alert system.

THE polls have closed in the by-election for Haltemprice and Howden, the contest which was triggered by shadow home secretary David Davis' resignation last month.

NEW court reforms intended to bring about speedier and more effective justice are not being used as much as had been expected, a senior lawyer said yesterday.

THEY may be old and virtually useless, but they are among the most iconic items of modern times and will be forever identified with the former wearer.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of two French students arrested a man last night after an appeal for information on his whereabouts.

THERE was a dramatic twist yesterday in motorsport boss Max Mosley's privacy action against the News of the World over what it called a "sick Nazi orgy", when its

SIX people died yesterday when a car and a lorry collided head-on. The victims were all in the car, which crashed near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire in the early hours.

NINE British troops were injured in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan, it emerged last night.

THE launch of the new iPhone has been hit with supply problems, with one retailer warning it had received only limited numbers of the gadget.