Staring down a flood of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants when restrictions expire at the end of the year, British ministers recently proposed a unique idea: an ad campaign to make the UK look like a terrible place to live.... Read more»
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Rupert Murdoch is the most powerful man in global media, which makes him a strong contender for the most powerful individual in the world. There is no good way to measure this, but the mere panoply of interests and the devil-may-care attitude his employees take toward professional ethics vastly magnifies his power and influence beyond merely giving people the news in his typical biased fashion.... Read more»
When Scottish nationalists this week secured a deal to hold a referendum on independence from Britain, they were trading heavily on their country’s historical and cultural identity.... Read more»
President Obama and Chancellor Merkel have a bit of fun at the expense of Prime Minister Cameron.... Read more»
Britain expelled all Iranian diplomats from the UK in response to the attack on its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Wednesday. Iran’s embassy in London has been ordered to close immediately, Hague told parliament.... Read more»
The rapid advance of Libyan rebels into Tripoli was the result of a strategy formulated with the help of British, French and Qatari special forces, and with intelligence provided by the Obama administration, NATO and U.S. military and intelligence officials have reportedly said.... Read more»
British Prime Minister David Cameron promised Monday to overhaul government policy to tackle a “slow-motion moral collapse” which he said lay at the heart of last week’s deadly riots.... Read more»
The British government is exploring ways in which it might restrict the use of social media.... Read more»
This week’s riots in Britain have renewed the debate about multiculturalism: how much should immigrants (be forced to) assimilate into their adopted cultures?... Read more»
A fifth night of violence was prevented in Britain with a huge police operation and heavy rain in some areas. During the evening magistrates worked around the clock to fast track people suspected of rioting.... Read more»
Police and community leaders fear the London riots may spread now that an initial inquiry revealed that a handgun found at the scene of the police shooting that killed Mark Duggan had not been fired.... Read more»
Riots in London pitting gangs against police are spreading to other areas of Great Britain.... Read more»
British Prime Minister David Cameron has told the British parliament that he wishes he had never hired former News of the World editor Andy Coulson as his communications director. (With video.)... Read more»
A former News of the World journalist who made allegations about phone hacking at the tabloid newspaper has been found dead, police say.
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