Britain was renowned the world over for its court system and fair trials but that will most likely end "Parliament will this week be asked to make the most serious single assault on liberty in memory. The witness anonymity bill abolishes the right of defendants to know the...
Head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler's has been restored and it will be reinstalled at the Germany's Madame Tussauds . "A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin's new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its...
In 2004 The UK government launched a consultation document to consider the repatriation of human remains held in Britain to aboriginal groups and based on the news included below it would appear the the correct decision was eventually made. Thousands of ancient human parts -...
"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...
Homosexual soldiers in the UK are going to be paid for their travelling expenses to attend Gay Pride parades, which is angering 'straight' troops as they are not allowed to claim for trips made to the Queen's Garden...
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There has been some disagreement over whether the Portuguese investigation into the dissapearance of British child Madeline McCann has been 'closed,' . The Portuguese police are reportedly about to clear the girl's parents as possible suspects."Kate and Gerry McCann are set...
I'm not a believer in state schools being religious - Christian, Muslim, whatever. I feel that state run schools are best being secular. If a parent wants something different then by all means but not on the state....
so modern art is riddled with atomic energy, I didn't know my paintings are 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'"A Russian curator says she's developed a foolproof method of determining whether a piece of art was made...
I am sure that many of you will be surprised to learn that the Republic Of Ireland has soldiers operating in a number of different countries including Chad and that a total of 86 Irish soldiers have died in the service of the United Nations since 1960.Since joining the United...
"The way the internet works could be changed forever following a proposed relaxation of the rules governing domain rules.Up until now websites could only use certain suffixes at the end of internet addresses, such as ".co.uk", ".com" or ".org". But in a move to liberalise the...
A committee of MPs have called Gordon Brown's plans to shake up the role of attorney general 'inadequate and pointless.'"A committee of MPs called on Tuesday for the political and legal roles performed by the...
British government has moved a legislation for extending police custody to 42 days. However, Government has also planned to pay compensation in case any suspect is not charged after 28 days of captivity. "The government is expected to offer a last-minute...
Ed Balls, the UK Schools Secretary, has threatened to close down 67 schools if they don't improve their testing results."Dozens of London schools - including many city academies - are being ordered to raise their standards or face losing their independence. Ministers are...
"It took 99 years, but Minnesota has finally given official recognition to the practice of naturopathic medicine, which relies on the body's powers to heal itself.Under a new state law, naturopaths -- who use everything from herbal remedies to biofeedback -- will be allowed...
NowPublic's own Len Brody is heading to Halifax." Leonard Brody is Co-Founder and CEO of NowPublic. NowPublic is one of the pioneers in citizen-generated news and is quickly becoming one of the largest news agencies...
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