Assange appeal rejected by Swedish court
WikiLeaks founder Assange to appeal against decision by Swedish court not to drop an arrest warrant against him. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to take his battle against an arrest warrant to Sweden’s Supreme Court, his lawyer has disclosed. Per Samuelson’s comments came on Thursday after a Swedish court rejected an attempt by Assange, who remains […]
UK collaborated with Assad, says ex-Guantanamo inmate
Moazzam Begg tells Anadolu Agency that UK security services handed over intelligence to Syrian regime. Former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg says he believes that “vindictive” terror charges levelled against him in the U.K. – which have now been dropped – were brought because of his efforts to expose links between the British and U.S. governments and Syrian President […]
Legal challenge mounted against UK anti-terror law
Anti-terror powers allowing police to stop individuals at UK ports for up to nine hours are challenged in Supreme Court. Human rights organizations have launched a legal challenge in the U.K. against a controversial anti-terror power which allows police to question people for up to nine hours on whether they have been involved in acts of terrorism. […]
UK to begin joint NATO military exercise in Poland
Exercise Black Eagle designed to ‘deter Russian aggression’. Britain is to begin a bi-lateral military exercise with Poland in the next few days that will involve 1,350 U.K. military personnel and 350 vehicles, the Ministry of Defence has told the Anadolu Agency. The announcement came on Monday as tensions between west European states and Russia continue […]
Report: One in five youths forced to sleep rough in UK
Charity reports nearly a fifth of young people in Britain have slept on the streets and in cars and night buses. One in five young people in the U.K. have been forced to sleep rough, a charity for homeless people has reported. According to a poll published on Thursday and carried out on behalf of Centrepoint, a charity which supports homeless […]
UK: Two sons lost, father says ‘Do not go to Syria’
Abubaker Deghayes has now lost two sons to the Syrian conflict, with another still fightng in the war torn country. The father who lost two of his sons fighting in Syria has said that he does not want others to suffer the same fate. Abubaker Deghayes, who lives in Saltdean, East Sussex, has lost his […]
Rights groups slam UK spy chief’s ‘web terror’ remarks
Head of GCHQ Robert Hannigan accused of being ‘securocrat’ destroying Britain’s ‘best traditions’ and regard for rule of law. Human rights groups have dismissed claims made by the head of the UK government’s communications headquarters that the internet has become a “command-and-control network” for terrorists. The criticism came on Tuesday after Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) […]
UK snubs Merkel’s warnings over immigration curbs
British government insists it will pursue immigration changes despite Germany’s chancellor’s reported ‘UK can quit EU’ remarks. The U.K. government has said the “Prime Minister will do what is right for Britain” in response to reports that Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would rather see the UK leave the EU than compromise over the bloc’s […]
90,000 UK children facing homelessness at Xmas
Shelter issues emergency appeal and says number of homeless living in bed and breakfasts has nearly doubled in three years. A total of 90,000 UK children will face Christmas without a home, according to a charity’s analysis of the latest government figures on homelessness in Britain. Shelter, a charity which helps people in England and Scotland struggling with poor housing […]