Archive for the ‘england’ Category

European court to consider DNA database - UPI.com

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Two men have asked the European Court of Human Rights to order their DNA and fingerprints removed from the British police database.Read the full story

Judge: Saudi threats apparently ‘rolled over’ British government

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

The British government appeared to have "rolled over" in response to pressure from Saudi Arabia to drop an investigation into alleged bribery in an arms deal with BAE Systems PLC, a High Court judge said Thursday.Read the full story

Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth: poll

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

LONDON (AFP) - Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.Read the full story

The only black faces at the BBC are in the canteen, says McGovern - Independent Online Edition > Med

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The award-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern accused the BBC of institutional racism yesterday, saying the only black people working there were in low-pay jobs. Interviewed on BBC Radio Five Live, the creator of the popular crime drama Cracker criticised the corporation, telling the presenter, Simon Mayo: "I work quite a lot ...

UK | ‘Friendly fire’ kills UK soldiers

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Three British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.Read the full story

Britain expels Russian diplomats over Litvinenko - Times Online

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Russia warned Britain tonight its decision to expel four Russian diplomats over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko would have "the most serious consequences". The Cold War-style expulsions - the first in a decade - were announced in an emergency Commons statement this afternoon by David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary.Read the full ...