'Budget date of 24 March starts countdown for 6 May election'

10 March, 2010

Labour likely go to the country on same day as local elections in England as budget date confirmed. The Treasury will announce the budget will be held on 24 March, making 6 May a racing certainty for the general election. The timing is likely to mean parliament debating the budget in the week of 29 March. Gordon Brown could then go to Buckingham Palace to call the election on 6 April, after the Easter holiday weekend – The Guardian

Anyone drinking alcohol or carrying an open bottle or can would be removed or stopped from boarding under such a ban. The prospect is raised in a consultation from the Department for Transport but the Government has quietly dropped moves for a similar ban on trains – The Telegraph

Britain was hit by a barrage of bleak economic news yesterday as Gordon Brown prepared to put recovery from the recession at the heart of Labour's election campaign. On a dire day, figures revealed the sharpest fall in exports since 2006, the pound slipped below $1.50 on the international markets, and there were warnings Britain's credit rating is under threat – Daily Mail

Road signs warning drivers that drunken people may be in the road have been put up to reduce the number of accidents in Romania. The signs read "Attention - Drunks" and show a reveller crawling along with a bottle in his hand – The Times