Tag: Britain
Britain to freeze welfare payment for two years
British finance minister George Osborne said Monday there would be no increases in state benefits for the working-age population for…
Britain’s Phones 4U collapses with 5,500 jobs at risk
British mobile phone retailer Phones 4U has collapsed into administration, putting more than 5,500 jobs at risk, the group said…
Britain arms Kurds with machine guns to fight IS
Britain is to ship heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary…
Britain to set up Ebola centre in Sierra Leone
Britain is to set up a medical centre to treat victims of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, the international…
Solve your own crimes, British police tell citizens
Some victims of crime in England and Wales are being told to do their own detective work by the police,…
Britain raises terror threat level on Iraq, Syria fears
Britain raised its terror threat risk level to “severe” on Friday because of fears over the situation in Iraq and…
Number of migrants in Britain up 39%
Net migration to Britain increased by more than a third in the past year, official figures showed Thursday, making a…
Briton with Ebola flown home from Sierra Leone
A British healthcare worker who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being flown back to London for treatment,…
British ‘close’ to identifying Foley killer
British authorities are “close” to identifying the hooded Islamic State jihadist who beheaded American journalist James Foley, the British ambassador…
Britain’s fugitive drug baron captured in South Africa
Police in South Africa have arrested a British fugitive drugs dealer and convicted fraudster who has been on the run…
BBC News to cut 400 jobs in austerity drive
The BBC said on Thursday it will cut 415 jobs from its news department in the latest cost-cutting measures by…
Britain ‘extremely concerned’ by Gaza deaths
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday he was “extremely concerned” about the loss of life in Gaza, where…
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts
More than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the…
Britain boosts airport security after US warning
Britain has bolstered security at its airports in what leaders said Thursday was the correct response following US alarm that…
How Kidnap Of Umaru Dikko Was Foiled 30 Years Ago
Thirty years ago, there was an attempt to kidnap a Nigerian minister, Alhaji Umaru Dikko, who died in London on…