”Britain” News

French police bulldoze immigrant camp near Calais

CALAIS, France – French police razed a squalid camp used by illegal immigrants in scrubland near the English Channel port of Calais on Tuesday, using backhoes and buzz saws
09 23 2009 5:04AM (...more)

US-Britain ties 'as strong as ever' despite Lockerbie row: Britain

LONDON (AFP) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President Barack Obama agreed Thursday that their "special relationship" was as strong as
09 11 2009 8:45PM (...more)

Corpse found in London freezer after 20 years

LONDON – London police discovered a woman's corpse in a home freezer 20 years after death and were questioning her 83-year-old daughter, Britain's Press Association reported. Police searched the home of Daulat
05 30 2009 7:13AM (...more)

Weird War Stories: Mike Grell & Mark Ryan on The Pilgrim

Comics legend Mike Grell hasteamed with writer Mark Ryan to put pen to paper with words andbeautiful Grell art in a series that mixes horror, magic andscience-fiction - and it's called 03 17 2009 8:32AM (...more)

Rude humor, outrageous characters a winning combo

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's not that Americans can't master the outlandish sketch comedy exemplified by " Little Britain USA ." It's just that, from Monty Python to Borat to Eddie Izzard , the British invariably do it so much better.
09 27 2008 9:23PM (...more)

Etc.

Am I allowed to turn it down? In case you were busy and missed the announcement, a book that was published 14 years ago has been honored with the prestigious Diagram Prize. But one of its authors doesn't sound at all excited. The award, sponsored by Bookseller magazine, a 09 26 2008 6:37AM (...more)

UK Immigration Policy and the Global War on Talent Examined by Business Immigration Law Expert Thalej Vasishta

Gordon Brown 's recent announcement regarding proposed changes to UK immigration policy is a response driven by a fear of the far right 'stealing' labour voters
11 25 2009 6:25PM (...more)

Surge in immigrants in Britain Anglicising names: report

LONDON (AFP) - Rising numbers of immigrants in Britain are Anglicising their names or changing them to everyday British ones, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
01 21 2008 12:08AM (...more)

Suspect's release seen as blow to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - The release of a man suspected of links to Al-Qaeda could undermine Pakistan 's claims to be winning the battle to contain terrorism within its borders, analysts and experts said Tuesday.
09 2 2007 10:39PM (...more)

British boxing star Gavin out with weight problems

BEIJING - Frankie Gavin , the world lightweight champion from Britain , has dropped out of the Olympic boxing tournament because he didn't think he could make his 132-pound weight limit.
08 7 2008 10:47PM (...more)