Tony Blair: Gordon Brown has 'zero' emotional intelligence

Tony Blair repeatedly assured Gordon Brown that he would not contest the Labour leadership, then resolved within minutes of hearing of John Smith's death to stand, telling Peter Mandelson "it's mine", the former prime minister admits for the first time in his autobiography.

Blair reveals that even before Smith's death he was "straining at the leash", straying out of his policy brief and becoming more convinced that "something was missing" in Brown's ability to lead. He admits that he toyed with the idea of leadership before Smith's death in 1994, but told Brown he had his backing in order to avoid a battle. Read the rest at The Guardian

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Blair is 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths

Former British prime minister Tony Blair said he was "desperately sorry" over the deaths in the Iraq war, in extracts released Tuesday from his memoirs. Blair said he was "sorry for the lives cut short", but maintained it was right to remove dictator Saddam Hussein from power, in extracts from "A Journey", his account of his decade in office. He said the aftermath of the 2003 invasion was "terrible" and said he wept over the loss of life.

Blair said he still felt a sense of "anguish" for the relatives of those killed in the conflict. Read the full article from AFP.

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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess Of York, Caught Selling Access To Prince Andrew

The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, says she feels 'devastated' after it was revealed that she attempted to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, with prices reaching as high as half-a-million pounds.

The News of the World, a British tabloid, had posted the secret footage on its website. She is heard to say, "500,000 pounds to me, when you can, open doors".

When asked if she was referring to the Prince, "yeah".

It was reported by the Associated Press that 'Fergie' has been suffering financially before, and has complained on numerous occasions that her divorce settlement had been 'stingy'.

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