Tag: Britain
UK scraps visa bond for Nigerians, 5 other nationals
Britain has shelved a plan to force visitors from six “high-risk” countries to pay a cash bond of £3,000 (US…
Britain set to issue sovereign Islamic bond
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday made a bid to position London a leading hub for Islamic finance. Cameron…
11 die as storm lashes Europe
At least 11 people were killed on Monday as a fierce storm tore across northern Europe, causing mass disruption to…
Jihadists’ threats rising, says British intel chief
The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned there were thousands of Islamist extremists in the country who…
Britain launches new anti-crime agency, just like FBI
Britain’s new FBI-style crime-fighting agency was launched Monday with a threat to hit the country’s most “horrible” criminals with a…
British deputy speaker quits in wake of rape charge
A deputy speaker in Britain’s lower house of parliament quit on Tuesday after the public prosecutor announced that he will…
Egypt massacre: France, Britain urge for UN meeting
France, Britain and Australia jointly requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the deadly violence in…
Britain Exports Arms To Rights Violators, Say Lawmakers
Britain has issued export licences worth £12 billion ($18 billion, 14 billion euros) for the sale of military equipment to…
Britain Set To Compensate Kenyans For Mau Mau Torture
Britain was to announce Thursday it will pay compensation for thousands of Kenyans who were abused and tortured in detention…
Britain identifies citizen killed in Nigeria
Britain has revealed the identity of its citizen killed by Nigeria’s terror group, Anasaru. He was Brendan Vaughan. He was…
Britain warns over antibiotics resistance
Britain has warned about the global threat resistance to antibiotics poses to mankind. The government’s chief medical officer described the…
Hostages: 3 EU nations blast Ansaru for barbaric killings
Three European nations, Britain, Greece and Italy, whose citizens were among the seven hostages murdered by Ansaru, Nigeria’s terror group…
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Djokovic downs Murray for Aussie title
Novak Djokovic further consolidated his world number one status by winning the Australian Open Sunday. It was his third straight…
Algeria ends desert siege with high death toll
Algerian forces stormed a desert gas complex, In Amenas, to free hundreds of hostages but 30, including several Westerners, were…
Britain honours Murray, Farah, others
Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins led a parade of Olympic champions whose achievements in a remarkable summer of sport…
600 Nigerian soldiers going to Mali
Nigeria will contribute 600 soldiers to the proposed 3,200 West African troops soon to be deployed to Mali, the Minister…
UK charges Nigerian with fraud attempt on dead man
A Nigerian-born man appeared in a British court in Surrey on Wednesday charged with attempting to defraud a British-Iraqi family…
Busted: Nigerians, Dutch fake weddings
Dutch police have busted a wedding scam involving Dutch citizens being paid to go to Britain to marry illegal Nigerian…
Britain steps out of recession
Britain has exited its longest double-dip recession since the 1950s after its economy returned to growth in the third quarter…
Britain extradites radical Islamic preacher Hamza
LONDON (AFP) – Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were extradited from Britain to the United…
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Murray overpowers Djokovic to win first Grand Slam
History-making Andy Murray ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion when he beat 2011 winner Novak Djokovic…
Laura Robson makes another giant kill
Chinese ninth seed Li Na was knocked out of the US Open in the third round on Friday, losing 6-4,…
Olympics: Britain’s triple jump champ in injury setback
Britain’s former world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu suffered a worrying injury setback just five weeks from the start of…
Euro 2012: France, England make it a tie
France came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with England on Monday as a cagey Euro 2012 opener between…
Britain begins four-day diamond jubilee for Queen
Britain on Saturday kicks off four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee, including a 1,000-boat river…
Drogba Confirms Chelsea Exit
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba confirmed on Tuesday he will leave newly-crowned European champions Chelsea when his contract expires at…
Britain charges ex-editor over phone hacking
Former Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged on Tuesday with trying to conceal evidence…
Britain, Nigeria Partner Against Drug Money
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it is currently in talks with Britain’s Serious Organised Crime…
Britain: Nigerian Hostage takers knew assault was coming
The Nigerian kidnappers of two European hostages killed in a botched rescue mission were probably aware beforehand that their security…
Failed Hostage Rescue Bid: 100 soldiers involved
SOKOTO, Nigeria — Around a hundred troops, a tank and two helicopters were deployed in a failed hostage rescue bid…