A senior Israeli minister described the “animosity” shown towards the state by British media, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and academics, as “disguised anti-Semitism”, in an interview...
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Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state in northern Europe which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is governed under a constitutional monarchy and a democratic parliamentary system made up of two houses; an elected House of Commons and an appointed House of Lords. It has a population of more than 62 million and has the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP. It is predominantly a Christian country, although successive waves of migration have contributed to the growth of other faiths. It is a member of the European Union as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, G7, G8, G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization.
22 May 2013
Downing Street will be warned by senior Conservatives that a sea change is under way in the parliamentary party as growing numbers of MPs decide that Prime Minister David Cameron is a liability,...
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19 May 2013
The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was close to collapse yesterday after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the...
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17 May 2013
Britain edged closer to a referendum on Europe after a Eurosceptic lawmaker said yesterday that he would put forward legislation backed by Prime Minister David Cameron guaranteeing a vote by 2017...
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13 May 2013
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond believes the economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom, despite dire warnings from London about the risks of independence.
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6 May 2013
British historian Niall Ferguson has apologised for remarks suggesting that economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about future generations because he was gay and childless.
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The UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that underlined the threat the anti-EU party poses to his...
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Tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands will work more closely with Britain and other European countries to fight tax evasion, British finance minister George Osborne said on Thursday....
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Britain’s anti-European and anti-immigration UK Independence Party faced a growing racism storm on Tuesday ahead of local elections seen as a test of its ability to take seats off Prime Minister...
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British advertising regulators have been accused of failing to protect children from aggressive marketing by food firms using internet games and online ads. The Children's Food Campaign has called...
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Actress Helen Mirren was in the limelight with a popular win at the Olivier Awards, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time emerged as best in...
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Investors will have their pick of British banks in the next couple of years with up to five lenders looking to float on the stock market, offering a potentially lucrative, and nostalgic, punt on...
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