US congressmen told of Gulf war veterans’ plight

A Gulf war widow pleaded before a US congressional hearing in Westminster yesterday for the government to have the 'honesty' to set up a public inquiry into the spate of illnesses that have hit over 5,000 troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm 11 years ago.

Airlines to face health checks

Britain's major airlines face tighter regulation under a government crackdown to protect the health of millions of passengers.

Isaac Kaye

Isaac Kaye, the Labour donor at the helm of a drug company raided by police investigating an alleged £400m rip-off of the NHS, converted to Blairism after supporting South Africa's Afrikaner-led National party.

Paul Drayson

Paul Drayson, the Labour donor whose vaccine company has received two lucrative contracts, calls himself "doctor". His PhD is in robotics from Aston University in Birmingham, and his background is strictly entrepreneurial. He worked for Rover cars, and then made his first money developing a technology to create snack biscuits in fancy shapes.