Britain will celebrate the marriage of another member of the royal family on Saturday. Queen Elizabeth’s eldest granddaughter, equestrian star Zara Phillips, will marry rugby player Mike Tindall in Scotland. Their nuptials follows the late April media-frenzied wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. Both will attend Saturday’s wedding, which by royal standards is being […]
Britain Reviews Scrutiny of Extremists
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office says his country will review its scrutiny of far-right extremist groups after Friday’s mass killings in Norway. The prime minister chaired a meeting Monday of the National Security Council to determine whether Britain’s security agencies have given what the council calls adequate scrutiny to the right-wing groups. It also […]
Britain Reviews Scrutiny of Extremists
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office says his country will review its scrutiny of far-right extremist groups in the wake of Friday’s mass killings in Norway. The prime minister chaired a meeting Monday of the National Security Council to determine whether Britain’s security agencies had given “adequate scrutiny” to the right-wing groups. The council also […]
James Murdoch Accused of Lying to Parliament
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says News Corporation executive James Murdoch has “questions to answer” regarding the testimony he gave to the British parliament this week about how much he knew about the phone-hacking scandal engulfing his company. Murdoch, the heir apparent to media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire, admitted to a parliamentary investigative […]
Britain’s Cameron Calls for James Murdoch to Account for Phone-hacking Testimony
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says News Corporation executive James Murdoch has “questions to answer” about disputed testimony he gave to Parliament this week about how much he knew about the phone-hacking scandal engulfing his company. Murdoch, the heir apparent to Rupert Murdoch’s vast global media empire, told a parliamentary investigative committee that when he […]
British Forces Detain Two Britons in Afghanistan
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say British forces have detained two Britons in Afghanistan, amid media reports the two were suspected of fighting for the Taliban. In London, Britain’s foreign office Thursday confirmed the detention of the two British nationals and said embassy staff was providing assistance. No other details were given. Afghan officials told news agencies that the […]
Two More Suspicious Deaths in British Hospital
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
British police have linked two more deaths at a northwest England hospital to insulin-contaminated saline, as they continue to hold a nurse for questioning. Greater Manchester Police say the deaths of an 83-year-old man who died Thursday and an 84-year-old woman who passed away July 14 are now part of the investigation. Three other deaths […]
British Deputy PM says Probe May Clean Up Press-Government Ties
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says Britain’s phone hacking scandal has created a once-in-a-generation chance to clean up murky relations among media, police, and politicians. At a news conference Thursday in London, he said he hopes a wide-ranging judicial inquiry will help “clean up the murky practices and dodgy relationships which have taken root […]
British Forces Detain Two Britons in Afghanistan
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials say British forces have detained two Britons in Afghanistan, amid media reports the two were suspected of fighting for the Taliban. In London, Britain’s foreign office Thursday confirmed the detention of the two British nationals and said embassy staff was providing assistance. No other details were given. The Times of London newspaper reported that […]
Kenyans Get to Sue Britain for Alleged Mau Mau Abuses
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Four Kenyans have won court approval to sue the British government for alleged torture during the anti-colonial Mau Mau rebellion. The four Kenyans, all in their 70s and 80s, say they were beaten and sexually assaulted by British colonial officers trying to suppress the rebellion during the 1950s. The British government tried to have the […]
