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Queen guitarist Brian May leads London march against badger culling
Queen guitarist Brian May led several hundred black-and-white-clad demonstrators through the streets of London on Saturday, urging the government to scrap plans to cull thousands of badgers. The cull, which started in two areas of southwest England on Saturday, will see up to 5,000 badgers killed in a bid to…
Britain’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament Nigel Evans denies rape charge
A deputy speaker of Britain’s lower house of parliament said Sunday that allegations of raping one man and sexually assaulting another were “completely false”, adding that he had previously regarded both men as friends. Nigel Evans, 55, a lawmaker in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party, issued the denial a…
UK lawmakers approve marriage equality
British lawmakers voted in favour of legislation allowing gay marriage on Tuesday despite a split in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party. Members of parliament voted by 400 to 175 to approve the draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales. In a late intervention just two…
British lawmakers will issue demands for staying in European Union
Lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party will on Wednesday issue a “manifesto” spelling out the sweeping changes that need to be made to keep Britain in the European Union. The Fresh Start group of eurosceptic MPs will urge Cameron to demand four “significant revisions” when he makes his…
Britain to withdraw 3,800 troops from Afghanistan in 2013
Britain will withdraw 3,800 of its 9,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday. “We’ll be able to see troops come home in two relatively even steps in 2013, 2014, leaving probably around 5,200 troops after the end of 2013 compared with…
Twitter: 150 million tweets sent about London Olympics
The London Olympics led to 150 million tweets — more than the US elections and Super Bowl combined, Twitter said Tuesday. The Spice Girls’ performance in the closing ceremony generated the biggest spike of the Games, while Usain Bolt’s victory in the 200m made him the most-discussed athlete. London Mayor…
Parliament committee: Time is ‘now’ to radically change UK drug war
The British drug war could be forever altered if the recommendations of a new report issued by the Home Affairs Committee are taken seriously. After a year of study and hearing from numerous experts, the Home Affairs Committee released its first major report on drug policy in 10 years, and…
Britain awaits crucial report into press ethics
A top British judge will on Thursday publish a key report into a phone-hacking scandal, potentially paving the way for strict new press laws and raising tensions in the coalition government. Brian Leveson is widely expected to include recommendations for statutory regulation when he publishes his findings from a year-long…
British government to implement minimum alcohol pricing to curb ‘drunken mayhem’
The British government is on Wednesday to announce minimum alcohol pricing in a bid to curb “drunken mayhem” on the streets of England and Wales. The coalition is set to unveil a consultation on setting a minimum price of 45 pence per unit of alcohol sold, 5 pence higher than…
British lawmaker lambasted over reality show stint
Politicians have done many things over the years to win votes, but none more so than British lawmaker Nadine Dorries, who spent 12 days in the Australian jungle eating ostrich anus on national television. The feisty 55-year-old has been catapulted into the public eye by her appearance on “I’m A…
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