Top Stories:
Independent – Gordon Brown tonight promised “real help for families and businesses” to battle recession as he paved the way for tax cuts to be announced next week. The Prime Minister said “it makes sense for Government to support interest rate cuts with fiscal action” and predicted administrations across the world would shortly be following suit. But he also raised the spectre of deflation – a consistent fall in prices, sparking a recessionary spiral.
BBC – A senior social worker and police did not want Baby P returned home where he suffered severe abuse, the BBC’s Panorama has learned. It found social worker Sylvia Henry wanted him to go into foster care after he was taken to a north London hospital in 2006 with non-accidental injuries. But her bosses decided Baby P should be looked after by a family friend. Haringey Council has apologised for not doing more, but a statement disputes some of the claims made by Panorama. The Panorama show airs on BBC1 tonight at 20:30GMT.
Sky – A supertanker hijacked by pirates and with British nationals among its hostages is making its way to a Somali port, according to the US Navy. Navy spokesman Lieutenant Nathan Christensen said pirates on board crude carrier Sirius Star were “nearing an anchorage point” off the town of Eyl. The port has become a haven for pirates and a number of other ships are still being held there.
Mail – California burning: 30,000 flee the flames and 800 homes are destroyed as LA is ringed by fire.
Business:
Times – Sterling rose against the dollar in early trading today, despite forecasts by George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, that higher government borrowing could lead to a run on the currency. The pound recovered to $1.5007 by Monday afternoon, after closing at $1.4855 on Friday before Mr Osborne’s comments emerged in The Times that sterling was heading for “a collapse” if Gordon Brown attempted to borrow his way out of recession. Against the pound, the euro was unchanged at 0.857.
ITN – The recession will be deeper and longer than previously thought, the CBI business group has said. The CBI predicts the recession will run for almost all of 2009, with growth hit by the dramatic falls in confidence and business activity in the wake of the recent financial turmoil.
Also In The News:
Guardian – Internet users are being warned to stay vigilant by researchers who believe that next Monday could be the worst day the year for computer attacks. After analysing information on viruses and internet worms taken from more than 500,000 machines around the world, security experts at PC Tools have pinpointed November 24 as the potential peak of malicious software activity for 2008.
Times – An Arab sheikh suing Michael Jackson for £4.7 million wanted the fallen pop star to sing the sheikh’s own songs, it was revealed at the High Court today. Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second son of the King of Bahrain, had set Mr Jackson up with a recording studio at his Neverland ranch and then sent him his compositions.
Mail – Miracle puppy hit by car at 70mph so hard he was embedded in the grill… and survived.
Telegraph – Luxury yacht Alibella may prove the ultimate credit crisis bargain. The seller of one of the world’s most luxurious yachts – the 164ft Alibella – is offering a €9.5m (£8.1m) discount to a buyer prepared to complete a deal within the next 30 days. Alibella – which has been finished with gold leaf and marble and comes complete with a helicopter landing pad – is one of a number of super yachts to have had millions of pounds slashed from their asking price in recent weeks.
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