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Big Pharma overcharged NHS millions for anti-epilepsy drug
US pharma giant Pfizer and Hertfordshire-based drug company Flynn Pharma abused their market dominance by charging “excessive and unfair prices” for an anti-epilepsy drug, Britain’s competition watchdog has said.
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a scathing statement on Thursday suggesting the two pharma firms may have breached UK and...
UN accuses Britain of xenophobia despite receiving millions
Peter Sutherland, the UN’s special representative on international migration, is abusing his position in the United Nations to label anyone who disagrees with him as “xenophobic“.
He said that trying to stop illegal immigrants from entering Britain was “a xenophobic response to the issue of free movement…”
“In my opinion, the debate in the UK is grossly excessive in terms of Calais....
UK to toughen up on illegal immigrants
The British government is said to be taking a tougher line on undocumented immigrants following its latest migrant crisis.
According to the Guardian, immigrants living illegally in the UK will face sudden eviction from rental properties under new laws the government is set to announce.
The government will change the law to allow landlords to evict such immigrants without a ‘court order.’ This...
Queen Elizabeth II Orders Horror Plane Shootdown In 9/11 Cover-Up
The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is currently circulating an astounding new report in the Kremlin which states that the “exposure” of Queen Elizabeth II as being one of the main financiers of the 11 September 2001 attacks against the United States is becoming more apparent after the assassination-shootdown earlier today of the aircraft carrying Sana bin Laden, the sister of the alleged 9/11...
British PM urges talks with French president to tackle Calais migrant crisis
Prime Minister David Cameron has called on President Francois Hollande to hold urgent talks to discuss the situation at the port of Calais, where the refugee crisis “could last all summer,” he said.
Cameron called the pictures of migrants tearing down fences and hanging onto trucks as they try to enter the Channel Tunnel “unacceptable”.
“We are absolutely on it. We know it needs more work,”...
Shell to lay off 6500 jobs amid price slump
Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to lay off 6,500 jobs this year due to global decline in oil prices.
While announcing a 35% decrease in its profit, a statement from the company says it is intending to slash operating costs for 2015 by 10%. The London-listed oil firm said it may force to cut more jobs next year warning that lower oil prices could continue for several years.
“We’re taking...
1500 illegals storm to UK through Eurotunnel for a second consecutive night
At least one illegal migrant has died when he tried to enter Eurotunnel’s French terminal near Calais on Tuesday night as about 1,500 refugees attempted to break through fences in a bid to reach UK for a second straight night.
“Our teams have found a body this morning and firefighters have confirmed the person’s death,” a spokesman for Eurotunnel told France Info. BMFTV reported...
2000 migrants storm Eurotunnel terminal in Calais, causing traffic disruptions
Crowds of illegal migrants desperate to get to the UK stormed the Eurotunnel’s French terminal near Calais Monday night, causing traffic delays and disrupting rail services. The incident prompted UK authorities to re-introduce emergency measures.
About 2000 migrants tried to breach the fences of the Calais terminal on Monday night into Tuesday in a bid to reach the UK, according to a Eurotunnel...
Cameron refuses another Scottish Referendum
UK Prime Minister David Cameron says there is no need for another referendum on Scotland independence.
The British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not hold another referendum on Scotland while he is in power.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said there is no need for another referendum on Scottish independence, emphasizing that no vote will not take place while he is in office until at...
NHS unveils plans for emergency targets
The National Health Service (NHS) in England has unveiled new plans to ensure patients requiring urgent care are seen within four hours.
The drive is aimed remedying the NHS failure to meet its target for dealing with 95% of Accidents and Emergency (A&E) patients within four hours last winter.
NHS plans to ensure the time frame by creating better links between Primary Care Trusts and Hospitals.
The...
Pakistan plans mass surveillance system
The UK-based watchdog group Privacy International says Pakistan’s spy agency, ISI, is building a mass surveillance system.
A UK-based watchdog group says Pakistan spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has hired intermediary companies to acquire spying toolkits from Chinese firms for a mass surveillance program.
According to a recent report from Privacy International, the ISI has sought...
Barclays to Cut 30,000 Jobs
Barclays has reportedly announced plans to cut more than 30,000 jobs within two years, in a move that comes just two weeks after the bank’s chief executive Antony Jenkins was fired.
More than 30,000 employees of Barclays, the seventh-largest bank in the world in terms of managed assets, will be laid off within the next two years, in a development that comes amid the bank’s efforts to speed...
UK Girl Banned from Flight because she's Too White and Ginger
Grace Wain, 14 not allowed to fly because she is “too white”.
A very popular free newspaper in the UK recently ran the headline “Girl is banned from flight because she’s too ginger”. If the headline wasn’t contemptuous enough it’s opening sentence certainly was! It said:
“Gingers have it bad enough already without having to worry if they are let on a flight because of the colour...
Degradation of Earth risks humans’ health
The unprecedented degradation of the Earth’s resources threatens humans’ health gains.
The overexploiting of the Earth’s natural resources coupled with climate change can put at stake much of what humans have gained in their health enhancement efforts over the last 150 years, new study says.
The results of a study conducted by 15 leading scientists, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal...
Londoner arrested for charging iPhone on train
A man was arrested for charging his iphone on an Overground train in London.
A man has been arrested in London for charging his phone using a socket on a London Overground train.
Robin Lee, a 45 year old artist from North London, was handcuffed and arrested for abstracting electricity. Lee was then also arrested for unacceptable behavior after he allegedly became aggressive when showing his objection...