Mayor John Peyton and Sheriff John Rutherford will attempt to seek community support against recent violence by holding a rally at a Westside Park this afternoon, a day after three people were slain in random killings and another was fatally shot after at

The veteran political journalist John Sergeant is to quit TV talent show Strictly Come Dancing because he fears there is a real risk that he could win it.

Any hope to end years of Liberal infighting appeared to be fading Sunday as the party's three leadership candidates exchanged bitter barbs about their first debate before next spring's convention.

Alistair Darling will call Labour rebels to a series of private meetings today over the 10p tax issue as he begins a week-long operation to spare Labour its most embarrassing Commons defeat since it came to power in 1997.

The Conservatives are promising to give $400 million to help Canada's battered manufacturing sector, and would cancel plans to restrict which film and TV projects are eligible to receive tax credits.