AngryApe News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Radiohead 'Slam British Government Nuclear Plans'Published Tuesday, 10th November, 2009 at 12:50 PM have blasted the UK government for their plans to build 10 nuclear power stations.Writing on their official website, the 'In Rainbows' rockers (who are known for their environmentally friendly views) have posted a message titled "Nuclear Power no thanks". The statement - written...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
By Nyankuir de Mabior The Kenyan Commission for Human Rights (KCHR) have launched a compensation campaign on behalf of five survivors of the Mau Mau Struggle. The campaign has the potential to cost the British Government millions of pounds and could possibly open the gates for more veterans seeking a similar settlement. After constant delays caused by the [...]
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Gemma Shaw The government are under increased pressure as the public question the war on the Taliban, in Afghanistan. Recent YouGov surveys have revealed general ill-feeling towards the war. In a survey of 1021 British adults, commissioned by Channel 4 News, 73% wanted the troops removed from Afghanistan, and 57% thought that victory is not possible [...]
prefixmag (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nuclear power is back in the news in the U.K., with the government planning to open up 10 nuclear power stations. Radiohead couldn’t let such plans go by without comment, and Thom Yorke has taken to the band’s official website to make a statement about the traumatic proposals. "Under the confused assumption that we can carry on consuming power as we do now into the future and...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The British government unveiled plans Monday to launch one of the world's most ambitious expansions of nuclear-power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 plants in the coming years to help meet surging energy demands in the era of global warming.
[Geeks are Sexy] (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two British politicians – both from the governing party – have clashed over the newly released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Half of this story comes as no surprise. With the game inevitably (and almost certainly intentionally) attracting controversy over an optional scene where the player must pose as a terrorist during an airport massacre, [...] Related posts: Call of Duty: Modern...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The British Government’s Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park and sustainable transport charity Sustrans are set to benefit from a £10m package of cycling improvements, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has announced. The funding – which is the remaining allocation of the Government’s £60m cycling budget for this year – will...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | yesterday
's Thom Yorke has blasted the UK government over plans to build new power stations.Blogging on the band's site, Yorke wrote that the government is "confused" over its stance on nuclear power. "Under the confused assumption that we can carry on consuming power as we do now into the future, and too afraid to think out of their own isolated political fuzzy cloud, the British government...
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
British Government targets increase superbug risks, say NHS infection chiefs Deadly superbugs have increased despite a crackdown on the best-known infections such as MRSA, a parliamentary report will warn this week. While rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile are falling, after scandals over major outbreaks, other potentially fatal infections which receive less attention appear to be...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The British's decision to ban a Malaysian palm oil advertisement has drawn attention from Malaysian officials, local media reported on Friday. Malaysian Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Jacob Sagan was quoted as retorting the British government's reason to ban the advertisement. He said that Malaysia federal and state authorities had put in great effort to protect...
Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
London - The British government echoed US warnings Friday that a binding deal on climate change is now unlikely
British National Party (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The British government has already granted so much power to the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels that it is powerless to stop a new EU regulation which will strip away the British public’s 100-year-old right to refunds for faulty or unwanted goods.
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Jewish community attacks government on Goldstone By Jessica Elgot, November 5, 2009Follow the JC on TwitterThe UK Jewish community has explicitly criticised Britain’s position on the Goldstone Report, in an unprecedented move.In a joint statement issued by the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies, British Jews expressed their dismay over the lack of action by the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
London - The British government echoed US warnings Friday that a binding deal on climate change is now unlikely to be agreed upon at a United Nations (UN) climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. The barriers to agreement on climate finance r...
