DC Expects 4 Million For Inauguration
District and federal officials are preparing for as many as 4 million people for the inauguration of President-elect Obama on 20 January next year, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Washington Mall.
Only a fraction of those Read more




The entire membership of the far-right racist British National Party (BNP) has been available to view on the internet since Sunday, it has been reported.
Shadow Children’s Secretary Michael Gove will announce Conservative plans today to restore confidence in the exam system. He aims to push exam standards watchdog Ofqual to ensure British exams are on a par with the best in the world.
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls (pictured) is to make a speech today announcing plans by the Government for improved Children’s Trust Boards, which it hopes will strengthen child protection efforts in every area of the country. The move is a reaction to the death of Baby P in Haringey, where
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to fly to Syria to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad. It will be the highest profile visit to the country since Tony Blair in 2001.
