The Artesian Blog takes a look at the morning headlines:
US opens 'major Afghan offensive' - The US army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in south Afghanistan's Helmand province.
The US military says about 4,000 Marines as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved, supported by Nato planes. (full story)
'Kick in the teeth' for students as grants are frozen - Student grants and loans will be frozen next year, while tuition fees rise, sparking warnings of financial misery for thousands of undergraduates.
Ministers announced that financial support for students would be capped because of "difficult economic times". (full story)
Miracle survivor of Comoros Airbus crash tells of rescue from Indian Ocean wreckage - A shy Paris schoolgirl described yesterday how she clung to a piece of wreckage in the Indian Ocean for more than 13 hours before being rescued. She was the only one to survive among 153 people on board the Yemenia Airlines flight that crashed into the sea off the Comoros Islands early on Tuesday. (full story)
Brown finally admits that there will be cuts in public spending - Gordon Brown changed his tune on public spending last night, admitting Labour would have to cut Government programmes, as he tried to refocus his attack on the Conservatives.
The Prime Minister insisted that Labour would secure economic growth, efficiency savings, asset sales and public-sector reforms to protect frontline services which would be at risk under a Tory Government. (full story)
Virgin Atlantic to cut 600 jobs and tenth of services - Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to axe almost a tenth of its services this winter with the loss of up to 600 jobs as the recession continues to bite into the airline industry.
The Richard Branson-led company said it would not run its daily service from Heathrow to Chicago this coming winter and was suspending one of its two daily services between Heathrow and Hong Kong. (full story)
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