Perhaps it’s not too much of a surprise to learn that there’s a strong correlation between spending time in not-particularly-clean water and exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This is the revelation of a study presented Monday at the Society for General … Read the rest
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UK teenager arrested after racist soccer tweet
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of sending a racist tweet aimed at black Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck.
The post was made after Welbeck netted the winning goal during an FA Cup quarter-final clash against his former club Manchester … Read the rest
US attacks London’s ‘constant accomodation’ of China
The Obama administration accused the UK of a “constant accommodation” of China after Britain decided to join a new China-led financial institution that could rival the World Bank.
The rare rebuke of one of the US’s closest allies came as … Read the rest
Gays turn to incest in Britain
Gays in Britain have now turned to incest to have children. A woman has helped her 24-year-old son become a father by carrying his child.
In the first surrogacy of its kind, a donor egg fertilised by her son Kyle … Read the rest
France will not send military, arms to Kiev
France has no plans of sending military instructors or delivering equipment to Ukraine as opposed to Great Britain, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Britain would send instructors to Ukraine … Read the rest
British threaten to halt intel to Germany
British intelligence chiefs have threatened to halt their sharing of information with their German counterparts if Germany goes ahead with a parliamentary inquiry into British and US spying, according German media reports.
The British are worried that German politicians could … Read the rest
New DNA tests question Queen’s legitimacy
New DNA analysis of the remains of one of England’s most well-known monarchs, King Richard III, has led to fresh questions over the legitimacy of the present British Royal family, the House of Windsor.
“We question the legitimacy of the … Read the rest
Global demands for justice reaching ‘critical mass’
A report from the United Nations accuses past and current US officials of withholding details regarding which specific individuals were responsible for the nation’s policy of enhanced interrogation, known throughout the rest of the world as torture. While the illegal … Read the rest
British Navy jolted by Russian flotilla
The British Navy has been jolted by a Russian naval flotilla that entered the English Channel to undertake a series of exercises.
The British have described the flotilla as a “provocation”, although foreign vessels regularly pass through.
While the four … Read the rest
Majority of Scots would now vote ‘yes’ to independence
Just six weeks after the referendum in which Scots rejected independence by 55 to 45 percent, a new YouGov poll for the Times has found that 52 percent now back a split from the union, as Labour sees its support … Read the rest
Russian planes everywhere: UK media hypes intercept
Two Royal Air Force jets reportedly threatened to shoot down a Latvian cargo plane, rushing at supersonic speeds to intercept it, after the plane failed to respond to air traffic control over Kent in Southern England and sent authorities into … Read the rest
Two Royal Air Force jets reportedly threatened to shoot down a Latvian cargo plane, rushing at supersonic speeds to intercept it, after the plane failed to respond to air traffic control over Kent in Southern England and sent authorities into … Read the rest
British spies allowed warrantless access to US data
British authorities are capable of tapping into bulk communications data collected by other countries’ intelligence services—including the National Security Agency—without a warrant, according to secret government documents released Tuesday.
The agreement between the NSA and Britain’s spy agency, known as … Read the rest
British authorities are capable of tapping into bulk communications data collected by other countries’ intelligence services—including the National Security Agency—without a warrant, according to secret government documents released Tuesday.
The agreement between the NSA and Britain’s spy agency, known as … Read the rest
Whatever happened to shale gas?
In certain circumstances, no news is good news. Sometimes, though, it tells its own story, especially when it we are experiencing something akin to a news blackout on an issue which should be constantly in the public eye.
That issue … Read the rest
Ron Paul joins secessionists
Secessionists across the world were inspired by Scotland’s energetic attempt at independence from the United Kingdom earlier this month. Ron Paul, as it turns out, joined them.
In an essay on his eponymous institution’s website Sunday, the former U.S. congressman … Read the rest