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Sergei Sayenko Britain: military secrets accessible to everyone18 мая 2012 17:12Britain’s Ministry of Defense is investigating how secret documents naming 28 soldiers selected for sniper training came to be sold in a used car, the Yorkshire Post newspaper reports. Britain fearful of eurozone crisis17 мая 2012 15:59British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the eurozone would inevitably break up if its member countries failed to take urgent steps to assist the recovery of the eurozone’s weak nations. Our observer Sergei Sayenko has more details. Who will be punished for eavesdropping scandal?16 мая 2012 21:05On Tuesday, the UK Prosecutor General’s Office indicted Rebekah Brooks, the former head of the News International publishing house, which released the News of the World tabloid (also known under the abbreviation NoW), and her husband Charlie. Why does the U.S. criticize Britain’s foreign policy?16 мая 2012 20:07The US-based think tank Atlantic Council has published a report which offers a tough overview of the British foreign and defense policy. Why does David Cameron want to meet Mitt Romney?15 мая 2012 17:22British Prime Minister David Cameron may meet Mitt Romney, when the Republican US presidential candidate comes to London this summer for Olympics, the Daily Telegraph reports. British soldiers continue to die in Afghanistan14 мая 2012 16:50Two NATO servicemen who were shot dead in the south of Afghanistan on Saturday had been serving with the British contingent, Britain’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. This brings the number of British soldiers who have been killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the US-led military operation in 2001 to 414. Britain: secrets open to everyone11 мая 2012 18:32Andy Coulson revealed on Thursday that he had access to top secret documents despite passing only basic vetting checks before becoming British Prime Minister David Cameron’s communications chief. The revelation is part of the ongoing Lord Justice Leveson Inquiry into media ethics and journalism practices following the News of the World’s phone-hacking scandal. UK authorities vs. public sector workers on retirement plans10 мая 2012 16:09On Thursday, tens of thousands of British public sector workers joined protests against the retirement reform, changes in pay schemes and staff cuts in the public sector planned by David Cameron’s coalition government. Our observer Sergey Sayenko elaborates on the subject. Local elections in UK reveal crisis of ruling tandem5 мая 2012 20:42On Thursday, local elections took place in the UK. The main result of the elections was a convincing victory of the opposition Labor Party over the ruling tandem of the Conservative and the Liberal Democratic parties. The elections were held in 128 constituencies in England and 21 constituencies in Wales. In total, the candidates competed for 4,700 seats. Is Tony Blair returning to politics?4 мая 2012 21:26Former British Premier Tony Blair is planning to re-engage in big politics and his Labour Party doesn’t seem to mind, the Independent newspaper reports. Blair, who served as prime minister for a whole decade from May 1997 to June 2007, has held a series of meetings with small groups of Labour MP on burning political issues. British heroes of WWII Arctic Convoys will finally receive medals3 мая 2012 16:53British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered the review of the rules on military decorations, which raised hopes that Veterans of the Arctic Convoys will finally receive medals for their Arctic mission during the Second World War. Murdoch declared ‘unfit’ to run his media empire2 мая 2012 15:11On Tuesday the Commons media committee ruled out that Rupert Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a major international company. Britain threatens Argentina with sanctions27 апреля 2012 19:12The British government has threatened to introduce sanctions against Argentina amid continuing tension over the disputed Falkland Islands. UK Business Secretary Vincent Cable, in a written statement to the House of Commons, said that recent actions by the Argentine government were aimed at harming the economic interests of the Falkland islanders, the BBC reports. UK economy still in depression26 апреля 2012 19:48In the first quarter of 2012, the UK GDP decreased by 0.2%. This was announced by the UK Office for National Statistics on Wednesday. James Murdock denies all hacking charges25 апреля 2012 15:25Ex-media mogul James Murdock, the head of the News International corporation, has denied his involvement in phone hacking into the voicemails of British celebrities by the News of the World tabloid staff. He stated this during a hearing launched by the Levenson Inquiry investigators. Will BBC pull the plug on coverage of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations?24 апреля 2012 17:44BBC trade unions have threatened to boycott the coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June in response to the BBC leadership’s offer to raise the staff salaries by 1% only, The Guardian reports. Great Britain faces threat over Qatada23 апреля 2012 14:17Al-Qaeda has warned Great Britain that it will be attacked if Islamic cleric Abu Qatada is deported to Jordan, The Daily Telegraph says. Al Qaeda militants said that Qatada`s deportation would “open the gates of evil” and would affect Britain and its citizens worldwide. Array of arrests coming in Murdoch case20 апреля 2012 15:33According to Agence France Presse, a journalist from Britain’s best-selling newspaper was arrested at his home in Kent on Thursday on suspicion of illegally paying public officials. The Sun’s royal editor Duncan Larcombe, 36, was held following Thursday’s raid by detectives from Scotland Yard’s Operation Elveden unit. Did Jack Straw approve of Belhadj's handover?19 апреля 2012 15:51Libyan military commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj is taking legal action against Britain’s ex-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on charges of complicity in his torture and illegal handover to Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2004, BBC reports. VIP-thefts in British parliament18 апреля 2012 18:13Ten laptop computers, two Smartphones, a banking card as well as four barrels of beer, a bottle of champagne and a medal have reportedly been stolen from the British parliament in the last 10 years, France-Press reported Tuesday. We bring you a commentary by our observer Sergey Sayenko. |
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