...significant turn for the worse, a gloomy report warns today. Research for the Engineering Employers Federation suggested that tens of thousands of jobs are set to be axed and trading conditions will be among the toughest for 20 years. A survey of more than...

Byline: J Simpson FOR the las ten years everyone has been going on about getting gangs, hoodies, neds, etc off our streets. Surely a far bigger danger to the public today are bankers, ministers and MPs, all of whom are past masters at passing the buck. J Simpson, Barrhead, Renfrewshire

Byline: Neil Shoebridge Nov 30, 2008 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Seven Network was the top ranking TV station in Australia for 2008. Its night-time audience fell by three per cent and it lost viewers in some key age groups, but was still the best performer. Nine Network's

NSW: Eighth ATM exploded in ten days Another ATM has been exploded in Sydney's west .. bringing the total number of similar attempted robberies across the city to eight in the past ten days. Residents of Regents Park called the police after they heard a loud blast just before 1.30am (AEDT) this

...more than a quarter-million dollars in political donations to retain the House seat he's held since 1990. The money includes tens of thousands of dollars from political action committees controlled by other members of Congress. He's also gotten help from...

Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 Big Ten Conference football coaches, presumably, are big Oregon fans this week. The Ducks play at Oregon State on Saturday and the outcome could have a big effect on the bowl destination of several Big Ten teams. I am absolutely rooting for

...operation. Twenty people aged between 19 and 64 were arrested and another two are being questioned on the Costa Del Sol in Spain. Tens of thousands of pounds was seized along with a large amount of drugs, believed to be destined for the streets of Coventry and...

TEN: Top seeds for Auckland tournament Wellington, Nov 28 NZPA - Top eight seeds for the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament in Auckland from January 5-10 (world ranking in brackets): Elena Dementieva (Russia, 4) 1, Nadia Petrova (Russia, 11) 2, Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark, 20) 3, Katarina

The South Carolina Public Service Commission issued the text of the follwoing orders: Order Number 2008-772 Dockets: 2008-357-E Date Filed: 11/26/08 Summary: Order Granting Confidential Treatment and Allowing Ten Days to Respond to Duke's Motion to Dismiss - Ann Mathis, Complainant/Petitioner v.

Byline: KENT YOUNGBLOOD; STAFF WRITER Last Saturday, the Gophers played a Wisconsin football team whose bowl prospects have risen thanks to a running attack that is aimed downhill. This week, the Gophers get Iowa, another team on the rise thanks to an old-fashioned ground game. In Happy Valley on