US, Britain test new ways to track combat troops

British military officials are testing new technologies that they say will make operations with the United States and other coalition partners more efficient and responsive to threats.

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P&G SEC filing confirms antitrust probes

Authorities in the United Kingdom are investigating potential antitrust violations involving an unnamed Procter & Gamble Co. subsidiary, the consumer products company said Thursday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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US nuclear weapons reportedly out of UK

The United States has withdrawn its nuclear weapons from Britain more than 50 years after it first deployed atomic bombs there, a watchdog group says.

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U.K. to Buy 140 Armored Vehicles

The British government plans to buy 140 armored vehicles from Force Protection Inc. for its soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Britain's Own "Big Brother" Eyed Orwell

George Orwell's left-wing views and bohemian clothes led British police to label him a communist — but the MI5 spy agency stepped in to correct that view, the writer's newly released security file reveals.

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British Court Denies Cancer Drug Plea

A court has rejected a British woman's plea for the country's health service to provide her with the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

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Blackburn Beats Manchester United 4-3

David Bentley scored three goals, helping Blackburn Rovers and American goalkeeper Brad Friedel defeat Manchester United 4-3 Wednesday in England's Premier League.

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A new display ban on cigarettes in English shops comes into being. Is that right? (Poll)

From Monday 9 November, British lawmakers have agreed a new display ban on cigarettes in shops and vending machines.

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A mother-of-three has branded a council "ludicrous and completely outrageous" as she took the authority to court for using controversial powers to spy on her family.

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Britain has become the online "designer drugs" capital of Europe with more than a third of all internet retailers that sell "legal highs" based in the UK, according to a report from the European Union's drug agency.

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The Lower Interest Rate Cycle Ends

Mervyn King and the Bank of England were firmly in CFD traders sights this week after the latest October meeting minutes and comments by King that the next move up in interest rates is likely to be up, and that this should be taken into consideration for future financial planning …

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The deaths of five British soldiers at the hands of an Afghan policeman with whom they were working has unleashed an outcry in Britain and highlighted the vulnerability of Western troops as they carry out a key part of the counterinsurgency strategy to train more Afghan Army and  …

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Ninety-two years ago today the British foreign secretary, Arthur James Balfour, sent the now famous letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, to Baron Rothschild to be transmitted to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Grant Park and all that....Reflections of an unforgettable election..(Poll)

I cannot believe that it is exactly one year ago today I was in Grant Park watching the results of the American presidential election, seeing my predictions come true and the new President-Elect walk unto the stage with his family.

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An incoming Conservative government would take steps to cut the vetting database down to size and would balk at 'pre-crime' behavioural vetting techniques.

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The use of aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those who do not have obvious cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, researchers say.

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Co-operation: A Key to Peace

By: Aslam Khan

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The Home Secretary admitted yesterday that the Government had made mistakes in its handling of immigration and had overreacted to the 7/7 bombings in London.

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First female Beefeater, Moira Cameron, subjected to bullying by fellow male Beefeaters in spite of her dedicated 20+ years of service in the military.....

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There are plenty of good reasons to legalise cannabis: prohibition has done nothing to limit its use; there's little evidence to suggest it's any more damaging to one's health than other legal drugs; and it ought to be up to people themselves to decide how best to live thei …

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Charm, it seems, can only get you so far. Despite Europe's initial wild reception of Barack Obama, the anti-Bush, and the bestowing upon him of the most prestigious of Euro-lib awards, the Europeans still seem to expect action from a sitting U.S. president.

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Immigration officers have warned bosses that new rules designed to stop bogus students entering the UK are not working, the BBC has learned.

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(Tribune Media Services) -- Six hundred years ago, Brussels was just a nice place to stop and buy a waffle on the way to France.

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Tougher action should be taken against the thousands of parents who lie to get their children into popular schools, England's school places watchdog says.

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IT IS often said that law and order has broken down in modern Britain.

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MORE than 2,000 Scottish children as young as 10 have been treated for alcohol and drug addiction in the past five years, it was revealed yesterday.

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The home secretary faces mass resignations from the government's drug advisory body over his decision to force out its chairman, who accused ministers of distorting scientific evidence on cannabis.

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A man "was abandoned inside an ambulance for more than five hours after the . . . driver forgot about him and went home." The man was apparently in the ambulance for hours during the evening of October 27, 2009 and the early morning of October 28, 2009.

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The disclosure will reignite the row over the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds despite his conviction for the murder of 270 people when Pan Am flight 103 exploded in mid-air over Lockerbie in 1988.

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The most senior British officer to be killed in the Afghan campaign had warned about the risks posed to troops by a shortage of helicopters. Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, 39, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, died in a roadside bombing.

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The origins of the festival Hallowe'en seems to have grown around the ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain, marking the end of the light half of the year and the beginning of the dark half.

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