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Study: A British EU exit could hit GDP by 2.2 percent
World
March 23, 2015
Study: A British EU exit could hit GDP by 2.2 percent
Britain leaving the European Union could result in a permanent loss of 2.2 percent of the country's gross domestic product…
Osborne readies final budget before knife-edge election
World
March 18, 2015
Osborne readies final budget before knife-edge election
Chancellor George Osborne will try to make voters feel that the economy's recovery is finally working for them when he…
Court papers: ‘Jihadi John’ part of network linked to failed London bombers
World
March 2, 2015
Court papers: ‘Jihadi John’ part of network linked to failed London bombers
Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as "Jihadi John," was a member of a network in contact with one of the…
Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’
Egypt
February 26, 2015
Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’
Half of the British Muslim population say they are discriminated against in the United Kingdom as it has become less…
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
World
February 25, 2015
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday Britain would send military personnel to Ukraine soon to help train its army, warning Moscow…
Britain to allow world’s first ‘three-parent’ babies
World
February 4, 2015
Britain to allow world’s first ‘three-parent’ babies
Britain on Tuesday became the first country to allow a “three-parent” IVF technique which doctors say will prevent some inherited…
UK and US intelligence agencies to up cyber security cooperation
World
January 16, 2015
UK and US intelligence agencies to up cyber security cooperation
Britain and the United States will increase cooperation on cyber security, Prime Minister David Cameron said, setting up "cyber cells"…
UK embassy in Cairo suspends public services for security reasons
Egypt
December 7, 2014
UK embassy in Cairo suspends public services for security reasons
The British embassy in Cairo suspended public services on Sunday for security reasons, an embassy spokesperson said. The embassy declined to…
Tech NGO to host first ‘Africa Data Challenge’ conference in UK
Egypt
November 12, 2014
Tech NGO to host first ‘Africa Data Challenge’ conference in UK
The Planet Earth Institute (PEI) NGO announced hosting the first ‘Africa Data Challenge’ conference at Impact HUB, Westminster, on 18 November. "During…
Report: One in five youths forced to sleep rough in UK
World
November 7, 2014
Report: One in five youths forced to sleep rough in UK
One in five young people in the UK have been forced to sleep rough, a charity for homeless people has reported.According to…