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New wave of immigration from Eastern Europe to flood UK with beggars

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A police officer prepares to search a group of Romanians living on Park Lane’s central reservation in London Up to 40 beggars have made Park Lane their home, transforming a stretch of the central reservation into a gambling den and doss house On Saturday, in the first part of this major series on the expected imminent influx of unskilled workers from Romania and Bulgaria, we revealed how countless... 

US worried about UK's EU exit

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US officials have repeatedly valued Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU), saying they do not want the UK to leave the 27-nation bloc. Last month, British Prime Minster David Cameron set a deadline to hold a national in-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union by the end of 2017. In his long-awaited speech on Europe in the City of London on January 23, Cameron... 

Dresden bombing, Britain's forgotten war crime of WWII

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While Britain claims to be an advocate of human rights in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and many other countries around the world, British history itself is corroborating evidence that Britain, the greatest human rights preacher, has also been the most flagrant human rights breacher. More than 500,000 German civilians and refugees, mostly women and children, were slaughtered by Britain’s saturation... 

Shocking new healthcare scandals emerge in UK

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A British health manager warned the boss of the NHS four years ago that his hospital was a threat to patients’ safety. A nationwide investigation into avoidable hospital deaths has found that such warnings from doctors were often silenced or ignored. ­Gary Walker, the former chief of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, was silenced in 2010 under a £500,000 ‘super gag’ agreement; he is now... 

UK accuses Argentina of bullying over Falkland Islands

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague has accused Argentina of “bullying and intimidatory” behavior following his Argentine counterpart Hector Timmerman’s comments that the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) will be controlled from Buenos Aires in 20 years. Hague insisted that the South Atlantic islands will remain under British rule for centuries, labeling Timmerman’s remarks as “fantasy”... 

Argentine FM: there's no such thing as Falkland islanders

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Argentine Foreign Minister said there is no such thing as Falkland islanders as they are British citizens living in the disputed territory. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has said that there is no such thing as Falkland islanders, but they are British citizens living in the disputed territory. Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday, Timerman said “The Falklands islanders... 

Argentina says it will control Falklands within 20 years

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The Falkland Islands will be under Argentina’s control within 20 years, the country’s foreign minister told British press, claiming that the UK “has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to find a solution” to the issue. Speaking to reporters from The Guardian and The Independent, Hector Timerman stressed that “not one single country in the world” supports Britain’s claims... 

UK planning broad online domestic spying regime

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UK officials plan to monitor Britons’ online activities by placing surveillance devices on the country’s telecom networks, a Parliamentary report says. The program would keep tabs on which websites were visited as well as who contacted whom. ­On Tuesday the British Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee published the report outlining a massive, national surveillance program... 

Conservative MPs urge Cameron to delay gay marriage vote

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Members of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party urged him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage, warning it could harm his re-election bid. Conservative MPs are also preparing to defy Cameron’s plan to legalize gay marriage. Opponents of the gay marriage bill have warned the issue could weaken the party and harm Cameron’s chances of re-election in 2015. Conservative association... 

Argentina: UK's Falkland referendum proposal illegal

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Argentina has dismissed Britain’s proposal for a referendum that would let residents of the disputed Malvinas Islands decide whether to remain under British colonial rule as “illegal.” “The referendum is illegal because the United Nations declared it to be a nation implanted since 1833 when London invaded and expelled the Argentine inhabitants,” Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector... 

UK: Israeli raid on Syria is justified

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague claims the Israeli regime’s violation of Syria’s airspace in the air raid on a Syrian army research center is a “reaction” to the Syrian crisis rather than a breach of the country’s sovereignty. “I’m not going to give any condemnation of Israel, rushing to any criticism,” Hague told the BBC. In a clear attempt to whitewash the Israeli aggression,... 

25k protest cuts to London hospital

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The British government’s decision to slash services at a London hospital has turned into an unexpected headache that saw 25,000 people march in the city in protest. The protest, on Saturday, was organized by Save Lewisham Hospital campaign group to prevent a planned closure of its new A&E department, Intensive Care, maternity and children’s services. The proposals to cut the services have... 

World's 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times over

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The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed, adding that the global economic crisis is further enriching the super-rich. “The richest 1 percent has increased its income by 60 percent in the last 20 years with the financial crisis accelerating rather than slowing the process,”... 

London 'Muslim Patrol' gang intimidates Britons to convert to Islam in street action

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Target: This so-called Muslim Patrol take the alcohol from this man and filmed it for a YouTube propaganda video Police are investigating reports a gang claiming to be Islamic vigilantes have been confronting members of the public and demanding they give up alcohol and women cover their flesh in their ‘Muslim area’. The hooded men, who call themselves Muslim Patrol, have been filmed walking... 

Helicopter smashes skyscraper crane in central London

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Two people died when a helicopter collided with a crane close to Vauxhall train station in central London during the morning rush hour, reports Scotland Yard. Nine people were also injured in the incident and have been taken to hospital. Authorities have confirmed that one of the dead was the pilot of the helicopter and the other was inside the high-rise building the crane was attached to. Out of... 
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