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Britain's Supreme Court to give Assange judgement May 30

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:55 +0200

Britain's Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will give its judgement in the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's long-running fight against extradition to Sweden on May...

Aung San Suu Kyi to address UK parliament on June 21

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:55 +0200

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to address parliament on June 21 during her landmark visit to Britain, it was announced Wednesday.The 66-year-old democracy icon...

Olympics: Britain to ban leaders guilty of rights abuses

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:54 +0200

World leaders and politicians guilty of human rights abuses will be banned from entering Britain for the 2012 London Olympics, the foreign ministry said Wednesday."Entry...

Tom Watson: Blair and Brown should come clean over the News of the World

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:40 +0200

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown should come clean about their relationship with executives at the News of the World, claims Tom Watson, the deputy chairman of the Labour Party and leading...

Alastair Campbell takes PR job with Downing St colleagues

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:39 +0200

Alastair Campbell has taken up his first permanent job since he left Downing Street nine years ago, accepting a role at a PR company run by his former deputy.

Rain makes April 'a washout' for many retailers

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:39 +0200

Richard Dodd from the British Retail Consortium says bad weather harmed high street sales during April as the shoppers stayed out of the rain.

Gary Connery practices Bremont wingsuit stunt

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:39 +0200

Bremont Wingman Gary Connery flies over the Alps in his wingsuit in a practice flight before he attempts to land without a parachute for the first time.

Child rapists have unduly lenient sentences doubled

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:38 +0200

Roshane Channer and Ruben Monteiro, who were locked up for raping an 11-year-old girl, had their sentences more than doubled by the Court of Appeal today.

Mounties train with Household Cavalry to protect the Queen

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:38 +0200

Royal Canadian Mounted Police train at London's Hyde Park Barracks in preparation to take on the task of acting as the Queen personal bodyguards.

High speed rail line is the only viable to solution to overcrowding, say MPs

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:37 +0200

Building a new high speed rail line is the only viable to solution to overcrowding on a key swathe of Britain's train network, an all-party group of MPs has said.