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The BBC allowed MI5, Britain’s intelligence service, to vet its applicants in a bid to stop potentially “subversive” people from influencing the broadcast material, new files have revealed.
- Govt officials splash £10mn of public cash on business flights in midst of austerity
While Tory policies thrust austerity on the British public, two government departments have come under fire for splashing more than £10 million of taxpayers’ money on thousands of luxury fights in just 12 months. - 'I am human, I bleed red’: Twitter user hits back after UK govt accuses her of being 'Russian bot'
After reportedly being accused by the UK government of being a Russian bot, Twitter user @Partisangirl has responded with a picture of herself, declaring: “I am human. I am not a machine! I bleed red.” - EU ‘systematically & forensically annihilates’ May’s Irish border plans
The EU has comprehensively rejected UK proposals for a new customs relationship that sought to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland, plans that suffered a “systematic and forensic annihilation,” says a senior EU diplomat. - Man jailed for 16 years after hurling acid at aspiring model & cousin (VIDEO)
A man caught on CCTV hurling acid at an aspiring model and her cousin, leaving them with “dreadful and life-changing” injuries, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.
- Govt officials splash £10mn of public cash on business flights in midst of austerityWhile Tory policies thrust austerity on the British public, two government departments have come under fire for splashing more than £10 million of taxpayers’ money on thousands of luxury fights in just 12 months.
- MI5 vetted thousands of BBC staff to keep ‘evil’ and ‘subversive’ lefties outThe BBC allowed MI5, Britain’s intelligence service, to vet its applicants in a bid to stop potentially “subversive” people from influencing the broadcast material, new files have revealed.
- UK seeks to extend MI5 & police powers and will target those ‘vulnerable to radicalization – report
UK police and domestic intelligence agency MI5 will get new powers to round up suspected terrorists before they strike, including targeting radicalization-prone communities, as terror threats grow, according to a media report. - British govt must explain its behavior in Skripal case, Syria strikes – UKIP MEP
Although the UK has deemed Russia responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, the public needs proof, a UKIP MEP told RT, adding that London should also justify its role in the Syria airstrikes. - 'I am human, I bleed red’: Twitter user hits back after UK govt accuses her of being 'Russian bot'After reportedly being accused by the UK government of being a Russian bot, Twitter user @Partisangirl has responded with a picture of herself, declaring: “I am human. I am not a machine! I bleed red.”
- EU ‘systematically & forensically annihilates’ May’s Irish border plansThe EU has comprehensively rejected UK proposals for a new customs relationship that sought to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland, plans that suffered a “systematic and forensic annihilation,” says a senior EU diplomat.
- Man jailed for 16 years after hurling acid at aspiring model & cousin (VIDEO)A man caught on CCTV hurling acid at an aspiring model and her cousin, leaving them with “dreadful and life-changing” injuries, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.
- OPCW work on Skripal poisoning lacks transparency – Russian envoy to UK
The investigation of OPCW experts into the poisoning of ex-Russian double agent Sergei Skripal lacks transparency as it wasn’t conducted in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Russian envoy to the UK said. - Instagram rap tribute to dead 13yo boy lands UK teen in court for ‘hate crime’
A photo posted to social media to remember a boy killed in a tragic car crash has seen a UK teen charged with a hate crime, because the caption quoted lyrics from rapper Snap Dogg. - David Cameron’s disastrous Libya intervention criticized by own committee (VIDEO)
The UK’s intervention in Libya contributed to the north African country’s current instability, according to a commission chaired by David Cameron – who as prime minister oversaw and championed the 2011 military action. - MPs form yet another committee to tackle ‘Russian problem’
Senior UK MPs are forming a ‘brains trust’ to make sure they are fully prepared for perceived threats coming from Moscow. The chairs of six other committees looking at issues such as foreign affairs and fake news will be included. - Britain should ‘move towards friendship’ with Assad – ex-UK ambassador to Syria
The UK “should swallow its pride” and reopen its embassy in Damascus, the former UK ambassador to Syria said.
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