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Colonize planets to save the human race - Stephen Hawking
World famous physicist Stephen Hawking says humankind should colonize other planets to ensure the future of the species. He claimed armed aggression could end civilization and that space travel would provide somewhere to go.
While taking an American visitor on tour of London’s Science Museum, the physicist said colonizing other planets could be “life insurance” for whatever embattled remnants...
London Mayor Boris Johnson to give up US citizenship
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is set to renounce his American citizenship in a bid to become a candidate for UK prime minister.
“The reason I’m thinking I probably will want to make a change is that my commitment is, and always has been, to Britain,” Johnson told the Sunday Times during a trip to the US.
Boris Johnson has dual nationality because he was born in New York.
“It’s an accident...
Britain launches new project to test Driverless Cars
A driverless vehicle, known as a Meridian shuttle, is seen in central London on February 11, 2015.
Britain has launched a multi-million-pound project to develop the technology of driverless cars, giving the green light to the testing of the futuristic vehicles on public roads.
UK officials told AFP on Wednesday that driverless cars would improve road safety and create jobs for Britons in the sector....
London mayor calls on Cameron to bring forward referendum on EU
The Mayor of London has called on British Prime Minister David Cameron to bring forward plans for holding a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union.
Boris Johnson said a speedy vote is in Britons’ best interests.
“Let’s get it done. We should stress that this is something that can be very positive, not just for Britain but for the whole of Europe and indeed for investors in...
Britain 'reserves right' to arm Ukraine
Ukrainian army troops on the outskirts of the city of Izium.
Britain has joined the United States in saying it reserves the right to supply the Kiev government with lethal aid amid a new round of peace talks over the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
Britain will not allow the Ukrainian army to collapse in its fight against pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond stated during...
UK in scandal after authorities coverup at least 1400 girls ignored
Muslim rape scandal destroys ‘white privilege” myth. Pakistani rape gangs targeted white children, authorities covered up scandal over ‘racism’ fears.
The girls were specifically selected by the Muslim rape gangs because they were white. They were seen as “easy meat”. Their so-called “white privilege” didn’t help them at all, in fact it was an integral reason why they were...
Racist Expression is a Politician's Human Right - Equalities Watchdog
Politicians should not be silenced from saying things that “could be construed as racist” if debating issues of national importance such as immigration, Britain’s equalities watchdog says.
New legal guidelines on freedom of expression in Britain also defend media organizations’ right to publish drawings of the Prophet Mohammed if they consider them to be in the wider public’s interest.
However,...
UK road fatalities rise after traffic cop jobs slashing
Road deaths have continued to surge for a third consecutive quarter, new figures are anticipated to show, after a significant number of traffic patrols have been eliminated from Britain’s road system.
The Department for Transport on Thursday is expected to confirm an alarming trend among those killed or seriously injured (KSI) in automobile accidents. In the first six months of 2014, the percentage...
British Nationalists to hold anti-Semitic protest in London
Joshua Bonehill-Paine
Far-right nationalists are planning a demonstration in a London borough next month to protest the alleged “Jewification of Great Britain.” Anti-fascist groups have pledged to deny marchers “an inch of our streets.”
The march, organized by British National Party-linked activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine, is called “Liberate Stamford Hill.”
Bonehill-Paine is calling for...
Russian bomber carried nuclear missile over the English Channel
A Russian bomber reported intercepted flying over the English Channel last week is purported to have carried a nuclear weapon.
Sources within the Ministry of Defence have revealed that one of the two long-range bombers was carrying at least one air-dropped “seek and find” nuclear missile, designed to seek and destroy a Vanguard submarine, Sunday Express, reported Sunday.
It said RAF Typhoon fighter...
Church of England warns over three-parent babies
The Church of England has expressed opposition to an amendment on a bill up for debate next week that would allow so-called “three-parent babies.”
Introducing laws to allow in vitro fertilization (IVF) babies to be born with DNA from three different people would be “irresponsible,” said medical ethics adviser to the Church of England, Rev Dr. Brendan McCarthy.
An amendment to the Human Fertilization...
UK Government Announces Plan to Remotely Control Vehicles
State to seize control of cars via wi-fi sensors to reduce “traffic congestion” & global warming.
The UK government today announced a plan to remotely control vehicles on roads using wi-fi technology in order to reduce traffic and offset global warming, the latest manifestation of the ‘Internet of Things’ that will stir up concern amongst privacy advocates.
A report released today...
British Lawmakers urge Ban on Fracking
A group of British lawmakers is demanding a ban on hydraulic fracturing or fracking for oil in the country despite government defiance.
The MPs say fracking must end as it is “incompatible” with climate change targets and could increase the risk of environmental damage to public health.
This is while a cross-party Environmental Audit Committee report has coincided with the revelation of a secret...
At least 500 Britons died in 2014 over NHS issue
A new study reveals that hundreds of British patients died last year over healthcare issues.
The study by the College of Emergency Medicine has found that 150 of the patients who died, could not be admitted because of hospital bed shortages. Another 350 died because they were not treated fast enough.
This is while a separate report has revealed that 4 million pounds have been spent on unapproved schemes...
Chinese kills British boy because he was dancing Psy's Gangnam Style
Killed: Jordan Brennan, 17, pictured, suffered a fatal blow to the head during a scuffle with a 16-year-old boy at a corner shop in Manchester in October.
A teenager who started performing the Gangnam Style dance in a corner shop was killed by an Asian boy who thought his dancing was racist, a court heard.
Jordan Brennan started doing the dance move made popular by South Korean artist Psy while visiting...