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Taliban threaten to kill Britain’s Prince Harry
The Taliban said Monday it was determined to kill Britain’s Prince Harry, serving in Afghanistan four years after his previous deployment was cut short over security concerns. A militia spokesman said the group had a “high-value plan” to attack the third in line to the British throne in southern province…
British recession not as bad as previously thought
Britain’s recession is not as deep as previously thought, according to revised second-quarter data published Friday, but questions remain over the outlook for the rest of the year, analysts said. British gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.5 percent between April and June compared with the first quarter, the Office for…
Britain: Pussy Riot sentencing is a ‘disproportionate response’
Britain added its voice to the international chorus of criticism of Russia on Friday after a court jailed three members of punk band Pussy Riot for criticising President Vladimir Putin. Alistair Burt, a junior foreign minister, said he was deeply concerned by Russia’s “disproportionate response” to what he said had…
Survey: Most Britons say Games worth the cost
Most Britons believe the London Olympics have delivered good value for money, according to a poll published Saturday, as the hosts revel in Britain’s best performance at the Games for more than a century. Some 55 percent of the British population think the Games are “well worth” the £9 billion…
Archaeologists believe the Mediterranean diet came to Britain during the Iron Age
Iron Age Britons were importing olives from the Mediterranean a century before the Romans arrived with their exotic tastes in food, say archaeologists who have discovered a single olive stone from an excavation of an Iron Age well at at Silchester in Hampshire. The stone came from a layer securely…
Archbishop Tutu accuses Britain of neglecting human rights obligations
LONDON — Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused Britain of neglecting its human-rights duties over a case brought by Kenyans allegedly abused by British colonial officials in the 1950s, The Times reported Monday. The case of three elderly Kenyans who claim to have been tortured during the Mau Mau uprising begins…
Hundreds evacuated as deadly storms flood Britain
Britain was bracing for more disruption on Friday after storms and flash floods in which one man died and hundreds of homes were evacuated. A landslide near the England-Scotland border overnight brought train services to a halt as torrential rains hit large swathes of Britain in the latest bout of…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi returns to Britain after 24 years
Aung San Suu Kyi begins a bittersweet return to Britain Tuesday, during which she will be showered with honours and have an emotional family reunion after nearly a quarter of a century in Myanmar. During her four-day visit the democracy icon will also meet members of Britain’s royal family and…
Argentina ‘suing’ British oil companies over Falklands
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina declared British oil exploration off the Falklands “illegal” on Monday and immediately set about suing five companies for pursuing activities around the contested islands. Britain responded almost immediately, saying the islanders were entitled to develop their own natural resources and it was Buenos Aires that was…
Olympic torchbearers cash in at up to $237,000 on eBay
Some of Britain’s Olympic torchbearers have been making the most of their country’s special moment — by selling their torches on eBay, attracting bids of over £150,000 ($237,000, 186,000 euros). The gold-coloured torches began appearing on the auction website within hours of the torch relay starting in southwest England on…
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