Archive for the ‘england’ Category
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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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