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Read in depth articles on the latest current affairs and have your say in our forums. en-gb Chester Chronicle http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/girl-two-dies-after-pool-accident-59067-21373941/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:35:17 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/girl-two-dies-after-pool-accident-59067-21373941/ A two-year-old girl has died after an accident in a swimming pool on a family holiday to Turkey, official sources said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/720m-to-prevent-flood-carnage-59067-21373704/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/720m-to-prevent-flood-carnage-59067-21373704/ An additional investment of £720 million is needed to prevent a repetition of the devastation caused by last summer's floods, an insurance firm has warned. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pm-pledges-30m-for-palestinians-59067-21373523/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pm-pledges-30m-for-palestinians-59067-21373523/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced an additional £30 million of British support for the Palestinian Authority as part of ongoing financial backing for economic and social development in the territories. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/tory-candidate-quits-after-arrest-59067-21373568/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/tory-candidate-quits-after-arrest-59067-21373568/ Conservative leader David Cameron confirmed that his party's General Election candidate in Watford has resigned after police launched an inquiry into harassment allegations. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered-59067-21373613/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered-59067-21373613/ Happy hours in pubs and clubs could be banned in an attempt to promote responsible drinking, a government spokesperson has said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/jobless-must-earn-their-benefits-59067-21373659/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/jobless-must-earn-their-benefits-59067-21373659/ Radical changes to the benefits system will put responsibility "right at the heart of the welfare state", Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell has said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pensioners-missing-out-on-benefits-59067-21373431/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pensioners-missing-out-on-benefits-59067-21373431/ Over half of British pensioners are struggling to live on a low income and are missing out on thousands in pension credits, statistics have revealed. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/fears-grow-for-future-of-assembly-59067-21373205/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/fears-grow-for-future-of-assembly-59067-21373205/ Concerns for the future of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government heightened after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/stab-arrest-teenager-bailed-59067-21373038/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/stab-arrest-teenager-bailed-59067-21373038/ A 16-year-old arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old who died just yards from his south London home has been released on bail, police said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-iraq-hostage-59067-21372995/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:35:13 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-iraq-hostage-59067-21372995/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of British hostages being held in Iraq, following a militant group's claim that one of five men they kidnapped last year had committed suicide. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/us-torture-claims-unreliable-59067-21372304/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/us-torture-claims-unreliable-59067-21372304/ Assurances from the US that it does not use torture can no longer be relied upon by the British authorities, an MPs' report has warned. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/brown-in-mid-east-to-meet-leaders-59067-21372079/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/brown-in-mid-east-to-meet-leaders-59067-21372079/ Gordon Brown is holding talks with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his first visit to Jerusalem as prime minister. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pay-bonus-link-to-surgeons-success-59067-21372124/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pay-bonus-link-to-surgeons-success-59067-21372124/ Patients groups have criticised plans to pay surgeons bonuses linked to their performance on the operating table. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/nhs-trust-s-talks-with-virgin-group-59067-21372169/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/nhs-trust-s-talks-with-virgin-group-59067-21372169/ The Camden Primary Care Trust had an "informal meeting" with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group earlier this year, it is confirmed. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/yard-auditors-probing-met-contracts-59067-21372214/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/yard-auditors-probing-met-contracts-59067-21372214/ The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is "researching" Scotland Yard contracts that were awarded to a company owned by a friend of Sir Ian Blair. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/school-trip-girl-in-fall-from-hotel-59067-21372259/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/school-trip-girl-in-fall-from-hotel-59067-21372259/ A British schoolgirl is in a serious condition in Italy after reportedly falling 30 feet from her hotel window. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-hostage-in-iraq-59067-21372034/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:05:18 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-hostage-in-iraq-59067-21372034/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of British hostages being held in Iraq, following a militant group's claim that one of five men they kidnapped last year had committed suicide. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/surgeons-may-get-operation-bonuses-59067-21371829/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/surgeons-may-get-operation-bonuses-59067-21371829/ Surgeons could receive performance-related bonuses for their operating work under plans being drawn up for the NHS. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/further-poll-blow-for-labour-59067-21371615/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:35:13 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/further-poll-blow-for-labour-59067-21371615/ Gordon Brown's Labour Party is trailing the Conservatives by more than 20 points nationally, according to an opinion poll released ahead of Thursday's Glasgow East by-election. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/poll-backs-jail-for-knife-carriers-59067-21371498/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:05:17 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/poll-backs-jail-for-knife-carriers-59067-21371498/ More than two-thirds of young people believe anyone caught carrying a knife in public should be jailed for two years, according to a poll.