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Sergei Sayenko Will David Cameron "mend" the British society?16 августа 2011 17:41British Prime Minister David Cameron proposes a full revision of the government strategy in all areas. In the context of disturbances which shook London and other cities in the country, the PM considers such a revision an urgent step. Poor British army16 августа 2011 15:58According to The Daily Telegraph, the British Defense Ministry has started auctioning off accessories owned by agents of secret services and departments to at least somehow compensate for its budget deficit. Will US "supercop" lead Scotland Yard police?15 августа 2011 15:45The British media are discussing whether former New York and Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton will be appointed new Scotland Yard chief. London: is there a link between phone hacking scandal and riots?11 августа 2011 15:15Police in Britain have arrested another employee of the defunct News of the World on suspicion of phone hacking. Greg Miskiw, 61, is the 12th person detained by Scotland Yard in connection with the phone hacking scandal involving the News of the World tabloid. Cameron must go, Libyans, Iranians say10 августа 2011 23:53On Wednesday, the Libyan authorities (that is, Gaddafi’s government, which is still in power) said that the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his cabinet must resign, for, after suppressing the riot in their country, they “lost legitimacy. European Armageddon starts in Britain10 августа 2011 15:21More than 1,100 people have been arrested across Great Britain for violence and looting since the riots erupted last week, the Associated Press news agency reports. More than 100 policemen were injured during clashes with rioters. Britain has entered its fifth day of unrest, the worst in the past thirty years. Afghan keepsakes of British soldier9 августа 2011 18:45The British Defense Ministry is investigating hair-raising claims that a soldier of the Royal Regiment of Scotland sliced fingers off dead Taliban fighters to keep as souvenirs while on duty in Afghanistan, the BBC reports. Suspicion fell on a soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders battalion. Britain on fire9 августа 2011 13:11Disorders and violent riots that hit London four days ago have spread to other British cities as well. Arson and marauding are taking place in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol. As of the early morning hours of August 9th, the London police arrested a total of 239 people, 45 of them already charged. Who started London riots?8 августа 2011 15:09Lootings and arsons were reported in Brixton in the south of London on Monday night after widespread unrest in the northern areas of Tottenham and Enfield. Police say riots in Brixton were started by youth gangs who looted and torched a number of retail stores. The looters attacked police officers and vandalized police cars in other areas of London. What’s behind London riot?7 августа 2011 17:30At least 11 people, including 8 policemen, were injured during a riot in London in the early hours of Sunday. 9 of them were taken to hospital. The riot started on Saturday night in Tottenham, a district in London’s north, populated mostly by national minorities. The district also includes areas with the highest unemployment rates in London. British long livers – headache for UK government5 августа 2011 15:09The continuing growth of life expectancy may cause a social crisis in Great Britain, The Times and Daily Telegraph newspapers wrote Thursday citing the analysis conducted by the National Statistics Service. The analysis shows that 20-year olds are three times more likely to reach 100 that their grandparents and twice as likely as their parents. Where does UK defense money go?4 августа 2011 15:32British defense budget cuts will threaten the country’s national security and affect its influence in the international arena. Such a conclusion was made in a report prepared by members of UK parliament’s Defense Committee and cited in The Daily Telegraph. Britain appoints new ambassador to Russia3 августа 2011 17:05Britain’s former representative to the European Union Political and Security Committee Tim Barrow has been appointed a new British ambassador to Russia, the Foreign Office announced on Tuesday. Tim Barrow, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, will take office in November, replacing the outgoing ambassador Anne Pringle. UK looking for ways to protect Afghan interpreters2 августа 2011 15:05The Afghan Taliban has organized a proper hunt for interpreters who were used by the British military in the country, The Times reports. In this connection the UK is trying to decide what to do with Afghan interpreters who have loyally served the British troops in Afghanistan for many years. BBC journalists go on strike1 августа 2011 17:47Journalists at the BBC began a 24-hour strike at 00:01 Monday over large-scale job losses following reductions in the broadcaster’s budget. Starting from Tuesday, BBC journalists will switch to the work to rule principle under which they will do nothing beyond their immediate responsibilities. London knew about torture of terror suspects15 июля 2011 20:32Secret materials of the British MI5 and MI6 secret services, which confirm their involvement in illegal kidnappings and torture and which, until recently, had only been known to a narrow circle of people, went public this week. Sergei Sayenko has more. Murdoch’s media empire scandal heats up14 июля 2011 15:24On July 13th, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced that it was dropping its bid to purchase the BSkyB satellite TV network. We have more from our observer Sergei Sayenko. Orangemen take part in July 12 parade in N. Ireland12 июля 2011 18:17The Protestant Orange Order is taking part in demonstrations across Northern Ireland on Tuesday to commemorate Prince William of Orange’s Battle of the Boyne victory over Catholic King James II on July 12, 1690. Zatuliveter case revived in UK11 июля 2011 14:49A British court has accused Russian citizen Yekaterina Zatuliveter of cooperating with the Russia Today TV company. A prosecutorial letter received by the woman’s lawyers, claims that “Zatuliveter accepted a job offer from the government-financed Russia Today channel, which is broadly known as a propaganda instrument of the Russian government. Will British media learn a lesson from the News Of The World?8 июля 2011 17:30The News International Corporation owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has decided to close The News Of The World tabloid following the scandal over hacking into phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians. Here are the details from our observer Sergey Sayenko. |
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