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Britain’s Home Office is “disregarding and mistreating” medical evidence of torture in order to reject asylum claims, a charity has claimed.
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- US court denies new trial for Russian citizen Viktor Bout
- Nearly one million Syrians living under siege – UN
- India rail crash toll hits 146, survivor search called off
- Ukrainian nationalists march in Kiev on Euromaidan anniversary
- Bolivia declares state of emergency due to drought, water shortage
- Saudi-led forces say broken Yemen truce will not be renewed
- 3D metal printer that works in zero gravity developed by British scientists
British scientist have designed a 3D metal printer that can function in zero gravity, allowing astronauts to easily produce vital spare parts while on space missions far from Earth. - Turkish students in Britain have scholarships revoked in post-coup crackdown
Turkish university students in Britain accused of backing a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are being stripped of their scholarships and have had their allowances stopped. - Britain ‘cheerleader’ for Bahrain’s ‘woefully inadequate’ human rights reforms – Amnesty
Amnesty International has condemned the British government for attempting to whitewash human rights abuses in Bahrain by “cheerleading” the country’s “woefully inadequate reforms.” - Royal Navy has ‘woefully low’ total of ships, MoD made ‘extraordinary mistakes’ – MPs
The Royal Navy has a “woefully low” number of ships available for overseas deployments, while cutting-edge vessels intended to replace the aging fleet are prone to engine and design failures, the parliamentary Defence Committee has warned.
- 3D metal printer that works in zero gravity developed by British scientistsBritish scientist have designed a 3D metal printer that can function in zero gravity, allowing astronauts to easily produce vital spare parts while on space missions far from Earth.
- Turkish students in Britain have scholarships revoked in post-coup crackdownTurkish university students in Britain accused of backing a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are being stripped of their scholarships and have had their allowances stopped.
- Britain ‘cheerleader’ for Bahrain’s ‘woefully inadequate’ human rights reforms – AmnestyAmnesty International has condemned the British government for attempting to whitewash human rights abuses in Bahrain by “cheerleading” the country’s “woefully inadequate reforms.”
- Torture evidence ignored by Home Office to reject asylum claims, charity claimsBritain’s Home Office is “disregarding and mistreating” medical evidence of torture in order to reject asylum claims, a charity has claimed.
- Queen’s elite Guards regiments are badly short of soldiers – MoD figures
Manpower in some of Britain’s elite Guards regiments, which protect Buckingham Palace, has fallen so dramatically that only a few hundred junior infantrymen can be mustered by some battalions, figures indicate. - #NotMyPrince: ‘Anti-colonial’ Twitter campaign rejects Prince Harry’s Caribbean tour
Prince Harry is facing anti-monarchy protesters during his trip to the Caribbean, where the hashtag #NotMyPrince is trending. - Legalize cannabis to end Britain’s ‘embarrassing’ drugs policy, say MPs
Cannabis should be legalized to bring British drugs policy out of the “dark ages” and put it in line with other Western countries, a cross-party group of MPs has said. - Tony Blair’s return to politics would re-energize Brexit movement, say Euroskeptics
Iraq War-era Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied planning a shock return to frontline politics to actively oppose Brexit after branding Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn a “nutter” and current Tory PM Theresa May a “lightweight.” - Royal Navy has ‘woefully low’ total of ships, MoD made ‘extraordinary mistakes’ – MPsThe Royal Navy has a “woefully low” number of ships available for overseas deployments, while cutting-edge vessels intended to replace the aging fleet are prone to engine and design failures, the parliamentary Defence Committee has warned.
- UK’s Iraq war probe designed to ‘avoid blame,’ Whitehall memos reveal – report
The injury into UK’s involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was designed by the government to avoid allocating blame to individuals and departments, memos obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have reportedly revealed. - Nigel Farage backtracks on promise to leave politics, claims he could run for MP again
Nigel Farage has backtracked on his promise to quit frontline politics, instead claiming he would run for MP again if there is a by-election in South Thanet in Kent. - London bridge shut down by domestic violence protest (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
London’s Waterloo Bridge was shut down after a group of activists known as Sisters Uncut staged a sit-down protest in opposition to cuts to domestic violence services in the UK.
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