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Vietnamese sentenced to 40 yrs for plotting to bomb UK airport
May 29, 2016 02:09A US federal court has sentenced a Vietnamese person to 40 years in prison for conspiring to commit a bombing attack in London in 2011.
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Britain selling record amount of weaponry to repressive regimes
May 29, 2016 01:42The British government is selling record amounts of weaponry such as missiles, bombs and grenades to repressive regimes identified by its Foreign Office as having dubious human rights records, including war crimes.
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UK would be forced to join EU army if remains in bloc: Defense minister
May 28, 2016 10:46The UK Armed Forces Minister has warned that the United Kingdom will be forced to join a European Union Army if it remains as a member of the bloc, a plan that has reportedly been kept secret from British people.
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Brexit to lead to Scottish independence vote in 2 years: Salmond
May 28, 2016 09:48Scottish National Party (SNP)’s Alex Salmond says the Scottish government would hold a new referendum to become independent within two years if the UK votes to leave the European Union.
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UK schools evacuated after receiving bomb threats
May 28, 2016 02:56Tens of UK schools have been evacuated after receiving bombing and shooting threats for the third day in a row.
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Blair says Corbyn government a 'dangerous experiment'
May 28, 2016 02:54Former Prime Minister Tony Blair says it would be a “very dangerous experiment” for Britain to give further power to Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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UK university lecturers on two-day strike for pay rise
May 26, 2016 07:18UK university lecturers have launched a two-day strike over an unresolved pay dispute, amid warnings that other university staff could join the row.
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UK Muslim women face gender, religious discrimination: Study
May 26, 2016 07:12A study has found that Muslim women face a double bind of religious and gender discrimination in the British society, which subjects them to harassment and abuse.
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Brexit will be 'applauded' in Moscow: UK defense secretary
May 25, 2016 02:37Britain’s possible exit from the European Union (EU) will be “absolutely applauded in Moscow” as it would lead to the relaxation of Western sanctions against Russia, says UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon.
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UK has 'no involvement' in Yemen war but probing reports of cluster bombs
May 25, 2016 02:30The British government says it is investigating reports of the utilization of UK-made cluster bombs by Saudi Arabia during its ongoing war on Yemen, with the European country's senior military official dismissing any kind of "involvement" in the conflict.