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Boris Johnson’s burqa comments have split the British population down the middle, with condemnation and support being handed out in equal measure. Now an imam, a rabbi and actor Rowan Atkinson have had their say on the matter.
- ‘Can we film the Ecuadorian embassy from your house?’ BBC asks residents to install Assange cam
The BBC has sent a letter to residents living opposite the Ecuadorian embassy in London, asking if they can install cameras on their property to cover “the Julian Assange story.” - ‘This is a lie’: Israeli spokesman uses angry Twitter diplomacy to directly accuse BBC of bias
An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman left diplomatic niceties aside, heading straight to Twitter to accuse the BBC of lying in a story headlined “Israeli airstrikes ‘kill woman and baby.’” - Britain’s richest person & Brexiteer quitting UK for Monaco to save tax on £21bn fortune
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest person and a leading business cheerleader for Brexit, is to leave the UK for Monaco to save tax on his £21bn fortune – despite previously saying Britain would thrive outside the EU. - May's fawning curtsy for Prince William is mocked ... and it's not the first time
PM Theresa May has been entertaining the social media masses yet again with her trademark ‘how low can you go?’ curtsy for British royalty – this time it was Prince William’s turn to witness her mind-boggling contortions.
- Mr Bean, an imam and a rabbi walk into Boris burqa furoreBoris Johnson’s burqa comments have split the British population down the middle, with condemnation and support being handed out in equal measure. Now an imam, a rabbi and actor Rowan Atkinson have had their say on the matter.
- ‘This is a lie’: Israeli spokesman uses angry Twitter diplomacy to directly accuse BBC of biasAn Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman left diplomatic niceties aside, heading straight to Twitter to accuse the BBC of lying in a story headlined “Israeli airstrikes ‘kill woman and baby.’”
- Britain’s richest person & Brexiteer quitting UK for Monaco to save tax on £21bn fortuneSir Jim Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest person and a leading business cheerleader for Brexit, is to leave the UK for Monaco to save tax on his £21bn fortune – despite previously saying Britain would thrive outside the EU.
- ‘Can we film the Ecuadorian embassy from your house?’ BBC asks residents to install Assange camThe BBC has sent a letter to residents living opposite the Ecuadorian embassy in London, asking if they can install cameras on their property to cover “the Julian Assange story.”
- Homeless people given barcodes so they can accept online payments
In an attempt to adapt to the cashless society they now face some homeless people have been wearing barcodes around their necks so passersby can give them money by using their smartphone, in a Oxford University-backed scheme. - May's fawning curtsy for Prince William is mocked ... and it's not the first timePM Theresa May has been entertaining the social media masses yet again with her trademark ‘how low can you go?’ curtsy for British royalty – this time it was Prince William’s turn to witness her mind-boggling contortions.
- Boris Johnson facing Conservative party probe into Burqa comments
Boris Johnson is facing a probe for a potential breach of the Conservative Party’s code of conduct, after describing women in Islamic dress as “letter boxes” and comparing them to “bank robbers”, the Evening Standard reports. - Arsenal FC supporter Jeremy Corbyn slams American tycoon’s full takeover of club
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at American billionaire Stan Kroenke’s plans to take full ownership of Arsenal FC, and declared his solidarity with the Arsenal Supporters Trust’s bid to thwart the proposals. - Inmates feast on fillet steaks and fresh fish, prison smuggling practices exposed
Despite recent claims that British prisons are like Guantanamo Bay, inmates in Cheshire have been enjoying haute cuisine, smuggling in fillet steaks and fresh fish after complaints over the quality and quantity of prison food. - Britain’s £31 billion next-gen nuclear missiles at risk of delay due to faulty US welding
The UK’s next-generation nuclear missiles, which are set to cost £31 billion ($40 billion), are facing delays due to the discovery of faulty welding in ballistic missile tubes designed and manufactured in the United States. - BoJo’s incendiary burqa comments defended by Tory MP & BBC journalists
Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson has been defended after causing a furore over his “Islamophobic” comments, after describing Islamic dressed women as “letter boxes” and comparing them to a “bank robber”. - Britain will always be a ‘tier one’ military power: Williamson challenges May over defense spending
Gavin Williamson has defied Theresa May by declaring Britain will always be a ‘tier one’ military power, during a visit to Washington where he will hold talks with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
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RT News - August 09, 2018 (17:00 MSK)
The Kremlin blasts new US sanctions on Russia. The restrictions are in response to what Washington views as Russia's poisoning of double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March. Facebook relies on NATO and US-funded experts to tackle foreign...
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RT News - August 08, 2018 (17:00 MSK)
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