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President Obama hailed the meeting as 'a turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery'

G20 Summit

Obama hails the new world order

Markets soar after President brokers 'historic' G20 deal between world leaders to bring end to recession

Obama takes fight to North Korea on eve of summit

As President heads for Strasbourg he warns of 'stern' response should long-range missile launch go ahead

Boris accuses MPs of 'talking tripe' over transport nightmare

Boris Johnson's famously short fuse was on full display yesterday when he berated MPs for "talking tripe" after they criticised his handling of the heavy snowfall that brought chaos to London in February.

The despair that drove a ruined man to kill his family

An inquest yesterday heard how massive debts led to tragedy for an apparently happy household.

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Sean O'Grady: Not so much green shoots as seeds of hope, but welcome all the same

Good news: the Germans may be right. There are straws in the wind that suggest that the economy may indeed improve more rapidly than seemed possible even a few weeks ago. Thus, we may, as Angela Merkel keeps telling us, not actually need such a massive fiscal boost as Gordon Brown and Barack Obama have been campaigning for.

NHS trusts fail to meet new hygiene tests

Twenty-one NHS trusts have failed to meet hygiene standards set by a new "super-regulator" for health and social care. All trusts were told they had to meet government standards on cleanliness as part of their registration with the new Care Quality Commission.

Belfast Telegraph website posts record traffic

The Belfast Telegraph's website has posted record traffic figures, setting new benchmarks for page impressions and unique users.

Faffing about on Facebook? Good work

Internet-surfing workers relax: employees who regularly sneak a peek at Facebook or shop online during office hours could actually be boosting their productivity.

Boris Johnson has yet to make any comment regarding the a phone conversation that was broadcast on Channel 4 this week

Pandora: Guppy gives his interpretation

The elegantly sordid saga of Dispatches, Darius Guppy and the London Mayor continues apace, with convicted fraudster Guppy defending his (and Boris Johnson's) honour from the distant shores of Cape Town.

Alfons�n inspects the World Cup with Diego Maradona after Argentina's victory in the 1986 tournament

Raul Alfonsin: Politician who led Argentina out of the dark years of the military junta

As President of Argentina in the 1980s Raúl Alfonsín was utterly overwhelmed by his country's huge economic problems and compelled to be eternally wary of elements of his army who tried to overthrow his government.


Columnist Comments

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Hamish McRae: The real summit has been between China and the US

The theatre gets in the way of the substance at the G20

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Steve Richards: Woolly words expose weakness of leaders' convictions

Do not be deceived by the grandeur of the event or the posturing of participants

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Mark Steel: No place for arrogance

There's supposed to be an art to fiddling at work

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