A year ago England was engulfed by riots but the UK government has done nothing to tackle the issues that sparked them, writes Siôn Simon

Musical supremo Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined the battle to save the historic Abbey Road studios, revealing he would like to buy it.

THIS week has seen a remarkable convulsion within Britain’s Labour Party, culminating in the confirmation by Tony Blair that he will quit within a year.

Tony Blair will quit as Labour leader on May 31 next year and resign as British Prime Minister on July 26 2007 after an eight-week battle for the succession, it was claimed today.