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A UK soldier serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has died in a hospital in Britain after being injured by an explosion in Afghanistan.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:57PM
United Kingdom’s official economic figures show a 0.2 percent drop in the country’s economic activities for the last three months of 2011, Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:10AM
Several British lawmakers are to visit the disputed Malvinas Islands (Falklands) next month, in a move which is likely to intensify tensions between Britain and Argentina over the archipelago.
Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:40AM
Former London Metropolitan Police chief has warned that Britain will face years of public disorder fuelled by the persisting economic crisis, with police struggling to maintain their control over the cities.
Wed Dec 7, 2011 9:2AM
British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened to veto a new EU treaty proposed by France and Germany aimed at saving the euro if that fails to safeguard UK's financial services.
Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:51PM
A British student association at St Andrews University has burned an effigy of US President Barack Obama in protest at police crackdown on 'Occupy' protesters there.
Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:58AM
Unemployment in Britain is likely to increase between October and December as dismissal rates are set to outpace hiring, a survey shows.
Thu Nov 3, 2011 7:29PM
Members of Unison, Britain's largest public sector trade union, have voted in support of massive industrial action and will join the anti-government protests on November 30.
Thu Nov 3, 2011 7:19PM
The British government has spent tens of thousands of pounds training Yemeni security forces and supplying equipment to the suppressive regime over the last five years, a governmental report reveals.
Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:27AM
Global nuclear powers plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on upgrading and modernizing their atomic warheads and delivery systems over the next decade, a report says.
Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:37PM
A monetary consultancy has warned that London will lose 27,000 jobs in 2011. Last seen in 1998, the figure comes in the height of the euro zone debt crisis.
Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:14PM
Britain has turned into a safe home for the criminals, as it was revealed that some 4,000 foreign criminals who should have been deported are living freely in the country.
Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:12PM
Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral has resigned to show his opposition against the plan to evict protesters from the Church's steps.
Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:48PM
Scotland's Labour leader Iain Gray has criticized the government for the double increase in youth unemployment, representing a challenge to the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:10PM
Britain's senior judges have warned the government against cutting legal aid in its bid to save almost £350 million yearly as part of its spending cuts program.
Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:44PM
The UK union Unite has accused a charity run by Prince William of wasting resources on top lawyers to halt an industrial action planned for earlier this month.
Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:44PM
The population of Britain will swell to 70 million by 2027, as the number of immigrants to the country is steadily rising, a new report shows.
Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:25PM
The Real IRA (Irish Republican Army) has claimed responsibility for three recent bombings in Northern Ireland, two of which targeted banks.
Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:20PM
Thousands of BBC workers will be balloted again on the question of whether to stage fresh strikes over job cuts, and pay and conditions' disputes.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:59PM
An exhibition featuring the history of Islam from fashion to science, and language to architecture and its influence on the British society is underway in London.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:10PM
Children as young as 10 fear for their safety when walking in London streets, where crime and violence are rampant, a new study says.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:35PM
Vatican has ordered an unprecedented inquiry into alleged child sex abuse by senior priests at a Roman Catholic school in Ealing, west London.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:46PM
A Libyan dissident has launched legal proceedings against Britain and its spying agencies for their role in kidnapping and torturing him.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:34PM
A new report has raised the prospects of 1,500 job losses, driverless Tube trains and mass closures of ticket offices in London.
Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:20PM
Libyan revolutionary fighters have found a fawning letter sent by UK's Prince Charles to deposed despot Muammar Gaddafi in a palace used by Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:34PM
A new poll has shown a majority of Britons prefer a referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union. 49% of voters favor a complete seclusion.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:27PM
The chairman of News International has been summoned for a 2nd hearing before the MPs for the plain discrepancies in his evidence over phone hacking scandal.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:18PM
The number of UK-born university applicants for 2012 has fallen by 12% due to the raising fees to up to £9,000 per year, says the Ucas admissions service.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:43PM
A new report has rejected claims made by British PM David Cameron that members of street gangs and criminals ignited and fueled the August protests in the UK.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:20PM
The St Paul's Cathedral has planned legal action against the Occupy London protesters who promised to keep their occupation of the site until after Christmas.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:19PM
Scotland's Finance Secretary has denounced the country as “subsidizing the rest of the UK”, expressing hope for the future of the nation by getting independent.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:48PM
A doctor, who worked for Saddam Hussein's Intelligence Agency and was responsible for torturing the Iraqis, has been allowed to stay in Britain.
Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:32PM
The UK foreign spying apparatus MI6 had warned former defense secretary Liam Fox's self-style advisor Adam Werritty over his interventions in British policy on Iran, a news report says.
Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:49PM
British anti-capitalist movement is gaining momentum as more protest camps are being pitched in other locations across the capital London.
Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:14PM
An investigative report says the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been pocketing millions of pounds in EU's aid money, putting a big question mark on its impartiality claims.
Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:29PM
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has spent thousands of pounds of the licence-payers' money on issues such as alcoholic drinks for the last year's leaving parties.
Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:23PM
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged Conservative MPs not to vote yes on an upcoming referendum on UK membership of the European Union, insisting it would affect the economic recovery.
Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:9PM
The British Chancellor George Osborne has called for a long-term solution to the eurozone debt crisis, considering it a “real danger” to the economy of European countries, including the UK.
Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:58PM
The head of the National Federation of Women's Institute has condemned the British government for ignoring women voters, insisting WI members are “suffering disproportionately” under the coalition 98government's policies.
Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:42PM
Thousands of disabled persons are due to take part in protests across the UK against the coalition government's welfare cuts for disabled people as part of the Hardest Hit campaign.
Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:35PM
British Chancellor George Osborne has become under pressure to abolish planned fuel duty increases, which would lead to an 8-pence increase in the price of a liter of petrol.
Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:3PM
Britain's new defense secretary, Philip Hammond, has urged British companies to “pack their suitcases” and fly to war-ravaged Libya in order to win lucrative contracts.
Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:17PM
A new survey shows that amid an unprecedented rise in the property rental costs, an average British family has to pay almost half of its monthly income to rent a house.
Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:13PM
A report commissioned by the Hills Fuel Poverty Review has found that fuel poverty will leave almost 3,000 people dead in England and Wales this winter as many have no money to pay for the fuel needed to heat their homes.
Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:10PM
British police have acted unnecessarily brutally when they stormed a fully legal plot on the Dale Farm site in Essex to evict the residents, says a human rights activist.
Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:23PM
A recent study has revealed that British retailers incurred a record loss of £4.9 billion within a year due to shoplifting, employee theft, administrative errors, and organized retail crime.
Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:44PM
British Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to apologize for an alleged government cover-up of the Hillsborough disaster, with MPs approving a motion to release all documents concerning the disaster.
Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:27PM
An inquiry by the UK Cabinet Secretary has found that Liam Fox's contacts with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty have breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct.
Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:26PM
British Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged Prime Minister David Cameron to make a parliamentary statement responding to an official report on former Defence Secretary Liam Fox's conduct.
Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:26PM
Official figures have revealed that the Britain's inflation rate has reached a three-year high of 5.2 percent, with British households' purchasing power continuing to fall.
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