(BBC) South Asian women allege abuse by British in-laws
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March 13, 2010
March 9, 2010
US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
(BBC) A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
March 5, 2010
Dutch MP in UK to show Islam film
(BBC) Dutch MP Geert Wilders' arrives in the UK to show his anti-Islam film after overturning a ban on entering the country.
December 5, 2009
UN hits back at global warming sceptics
The UN climate change panel rejects claims that the case for human influence on global warming has been exaggerated.
November 25, 2009
Rape Scepticism in 'Poor Areas'
(BBC) - Police are less likely to believe a rape victim if she lives in a deprived area, a report says.
November 15, 2009
Islamists 'Promote Jihad in Jail'
(BBC) A report claims radical Muslims are spreading extremist propaganda and promoting jihad from inside British prisons.
November 4, 2009
Taliban link to shootings probed
(BBC) The Taliban could have infiltrated the Afghan police to carry out the fatal shootings of five British soldiers in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown has said.
October 31, 2009
UK Detained 1,300 Child Migrants
(BBC) - More than 1,300 children were held at UK immigration removal centres during a 15-month period, the government says.
September 14, 2009
Heroin supply clinic 'cuts crime'
(BBC) A scheme where addicts get heroin in supervised clinics has led to big cuts in street drugs usage and crime, the BBC learns.
September 6, 2009
Gender pay gap in City 'shocking'
(BBC) Men working in the UK's financial sector receive five times more in bonus payments than women, according to a survey.
August 30, 2009
Lesbians given equal birth rights
(BBC) Lesbian couples can now register both their names on the birth certificate of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.
August 22, 2009
US Lutheran split over gay clergy
(BBC) Traditionalist US Lutherans warn they might form another denomination after their Church voted to allow gay pastors.
July 29, 2009
Call to 'tolerate' drug dealers
(BBC) Police should tolerate some drug dealing to keep down levels of violent crime, a report by a think tank says.
July 23, 2009
UK waste prompts Brazil complaint
(BBC) Brazil is to lodge a formal complaint over an illegal shipment of 1,400 tonnes of UK toxic waste, its government says.
July 12, 2009
Inquiry opens into Iraqi's death
(BBC) A public inquiry into the death of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa in British military custody six years ago is due to open.
July 1, 2009
Migrant squalor
(BBC) Afghans in Calais dream of Channel crossing to London
June 22, 2009
Attack on Russian regional leader
(BBC) The president of the troubled republic of Ingushetia in southern Russia is wounded in an assassination attempt.
June 20, 2009
Thousands march for Tamil rights
(BBC) Thousands of people arrive in central London to demonstrate in support of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
June 16, 2009
Many children 'wrongly' locked up
(BBC) Up to three-quarters of children locked up on remand are wrongly or unnecessarily jailed, a report says.
April 28, 2009
Malay massacre evidence reviewed
(BBC) The UK government is to review evidence about a 1948 massacre of unarmed Malaysian villagers by British troops, the BBC understands.
April 7, 2009
Thousands protest in Tamil UK rally
(BBC) Thousands protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London over the treatment of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.
April 4, 2009
Warning of food price hike crisis
(BBC) A crisis is unfolding in the UK caused by rising food prices and the impact of the recession, the Save the Children charity warns.
April 1, 2009
Police clash with G20 protesters
(BBC) Protesters storm the Royal Bank of Scotland amid demonstrations ahead of the G20 summit of world leaders in London.
March 27, 2009
G20 demonstrators march in London
Tens of thousands march peacefully demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs.
March 24, 2009
Recession rage
(BBC) How the downturn may boost G20 protests
UK 'in Afghanistan for long term'
(BBC) British forces may be in Afghanistan for five years and civilians for 20 years or more, Britain's new envoy says.
March 13, 2009
Belfast chooses peace in face of renewed terror
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — When Irish Republican Army dissidents gunned down their first British security forces in more than a decade, they hoped to provoke a steely security crackdown and tit-for-tat attacks that would drag Belfast back into the bad old days.
Binyam blames UK for mistreatment
(BBC) A UK resident freed from Guantanamo Bay tells the BBC he would not have faced torture but for Britain's role in his case.
March 5, 2009
Firm 'sold workers' secret data'
(BBC) The information watchdog shuts down a company which it says sold workers' confidential data to building firms.
February 23, 2009
Freed UK detainee 'happy to be home'
British resident Binyam Mohamed, who was held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years, says he is grateful to be back in the UK.
February 16, 2009
Ministers 'using fear of terror'
(BBC) A former head of MI5 accuses the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism to restrict civil liberties.
Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic
(BBC) A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French submarine in the middle of the Atlantic, the UK confirms.
February 3, 2009
UK: Walkout continues at energy plant
(BBC) About 400 workers at Longannet power station in Fife have voted to continue their walkout over foreign contractors.
January 11, 2009
Prince's racist term sparks anger
(BBC) Prince Harry's racist comment about a Pakistani army colleague prompts widespread criticism, despite his apology.
January 3, 2009
Thousands march over Gaza strikes
(BBC) A series of demonstrations are taking place across the UK to protest against the Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
January 1, 2009
UK call to help close Guantanamo
(BBC) The UK is pressing its European partners to help resettle inmates from the US Guantanamo camp, the UK Foreign Office says.
December 21, 2008
Not forgotten 20 years on: relatives and wellwishers gather to mourn victims of Lockerbie disaster
(Guardian) It was a cold, sombre and restrained event held to mark the night 20 years ago when a terrorist bomb destroyed an airliner flying 259 people home for Christmas, and devastated the unassuming Scottish town of Lockerbie.
December 4, 2008
Ruling due on DNA database case
(BBC) A ruling is due from the European Court of Human Rights which could have major implications on the UK's DNA database
November 25, 2008
New UK laws against forced marriages
(BBC) Anyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland convicted of trying to force someone into marriage faces jail.
November 10, 2008
WWI veterans mark Armistice Day
Three surviving British veterans of World War I lead events to mark the 90th anniversary of peace being declared.
October 30, 2008
Call for Afghan 'Berlin airlift'
(BBC) The international community is urged to stage an emergency relief operation to prevent Afghanistan falling victim to a devastating famine.
October 27, 2008
Police will use new device to take fingerprints in street
(Guardian) Every police force in the UK is to be equipped with mobile fingerprint scanners - handheld devices that allow police to carry out identity checks on people in the street.
October 21, 2008
Rich and poor gap 'narrows' in UK
(BBC News) The gap between rich and poor in the UK has decreased since 2000, a major international survey concludes.
September 30, 2008
Gurkhas win right to stay in UK
(BBC News) A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain win their immigration test case at the High Court.
September 13, 2008
UK women swim to aid Afghans
(BBC) A group of six women begin a charity swim across the English Channel to raise money for maternity hospitals in Afghanistan.
September 7, 2008
One in four 'facing fuel poverty'
(BBC News) Almost a quarter of the population will be pushed into fuel poverty by the end of next year as prices rise, a report suggests.
August 27, 2008
UK presents before UN sea bed claim around Ascension Is
(Merco Press) Britain is to formally present its case to the United Nations in New York for extending its territorial rights around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. States have rights over their resources, including oil or gas reserves, up to 200 nautical miles from the shoreline.
August 12, 2008
Rape victims told alcohol consumption may cost them compensation
(Guardian) Rape victims seeking compensation are having their payouts reduced if they had been drinking before they were attacked.
July 29, 2008
Changes in murder laws proposed
(BBC News) People who kill after suffering domestic abuse may be able to use a new defence to escape a murder conviction.
July 12, 2008
Armed forces 'get free education'
Service personnel are to be allowed to study for a qualification free of charge after six years' duty, it is reported.
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