Torn apart: The parents, left and right, with six of their children who they fear will be taken away from them. Although it sounds like a story from the Twilight Zone, it looks like in England it’s illegal to be fat. Four obese children are on the brink of being permanently removed from their family by social workers after their parents failed to bring their weight under control. In the first... 

Cheated death: Lucy on the day she came off life-support. A teenager who came out of a coma after a priest put holy water on her head says she owes her life to a miracle. Lucy Hussey-Bergonzi was expected to die after she collapsed from a brain haemorrhage. Her parents called in a Catholic priest to baptise her as they prayed and prepared to say their goodbyes. But as the water touched Lucy’s skin,... 

Russian senator blames failure of multiculturalism for UK riots. The death of multicultural society and the economic crisis are to blame for the riots that have convulsed London and other British cities this week, head of the Russian upper house’s international affairs committee Mikhail Margelov said on Wednesday. “I think the events occurring in the English cities have at least two reasons.... 

Social networking sites have fallen victim to the British Prime Minister’s irk after the worst unrest in a generation, as defined by UK authorities, rocked the country. Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement to the parliament on Thursday warning to unleash a clampdown on social media including social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Research in Motion (Rim), the maker of... 

Still reeling with shock and anger over the worst rioting in decades, Britain has turned to a tough reckoning with the perpetrators, with courts sitting through the night and the police saying Thursday that over 1,200 people had been arrested, the bulk of them in London. But, despite an apparent lull in the rioting that has ravaged London and other major cities, concern was growing about many of the... 

Though British top officials blame criminal aspirations for the nights of riots in the UK, locals from the violence-struck areas say the government’s budget policy is forcing youths towards crime. Prime Minister David Cameron talked tough on Wednesday, branding pockets of society “sick”, and pledging to reform them. “Whatever resources the police need, they will get. Whatever tactics the... 

The deputy mayor of London, Kit Malthouse, said Met Police have made over 450 arrests liked with the violence and disturbances across London, among which 100 have been charged. Defending the performance of the London Metropolitan police in the last three nights of massive violence in the capital, Malthouse said: “It was a very stretching night. I feel for all those people who have woken up this... 

London riots have spread to other British cities of Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Kent, threatening to engulf the entire country. London experienced the worst night of violence Monday, as looting spread across Peckham, Ladbroke Grove, Ealing, Catford, Chalk Farm, East Dulwich, Bethnal Green, Lewisham, Manchester, Clapham and Croydon, where one person was shot and injured. Met... 

United Kindom, London: Riot police tackle a mob after a number of cars are set alight in Hackney, north London on August 8, 2011. More than 200 people have been arrested and 35 officers injured during three nights of violent street riots in London. London’s police force is bracing itself for another night of violence, as the ongoing unrest became steadily worse on Monday with new pockets of violence... 

There were scenes of chaos in the early hours of Sunday morning as sustained looting spread from Tottenham to other nearby areas of Haringey. Chaos reigned in London after Saturday riots over the police fatal shooting of a man as looters attacked the shops damaged during the violence across Haringey area of the city. Officers dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who gathered outside a police station... 

Islamists are trying to enforce their severe Sharia law code of conduct in London, to drag “enveloped in sin “ Britain to a sin-free society by any means – from abstention to amputation. ­They’ve started a campaign to make certain areas of London and other cities Islamic law-controlled zones – starting with Walthamstow, East London. They do believe that Islam and Sharia are unstoppable... 

The London Metropolitan Police is encouraging businesses and the general public to immediately report anyone who holds anti-government political beliefs to the authorities as terrorists, calling on people to become volunteer informants as the state prepares for widespread social unrest. “This was the surprising injunction from the Metropolitan Police issued to businesses and members of the public... 

Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. The Back To Black singer was found at the property by emergency services at 3.54pm, and it’s believed Winehouse’s death was due to a suspected drug overdose. Winehouse was apparently ‘beyond help’ when paramedics arrived, according to Sky sources. Sources have also claimed Winehouse’s death was due to a drug overdose. Two... 

Britain is to cut its army by 17,000 while boosting territorial units who will be called on for dangerous missions. The Army is to be cut in size by 17,000 soldiers in a radical overhaul of the armed forces to be announced on Monday. The reorganisation will see the Army shrink to its smallest size since the Boer War, while Britain’s reserve forces will benefit from a £1.5 billion investment programme. Members... 

Overload: The latest calculations suggests the UK population could hit 70.4 million in 2026, three years earlier than forecast. Runaway migration will drive the UK population above 70 million in 15 years – three years earlier than previously predicted. In 2009 official estimates predicted it would take 20 years to reach this landmark level, a figure the Prime Minister has said the nation must not...