Gove and Clegg are to launch GCSE reforms after coming to a conclusion which could be plausible to both sides of the coalition. British Education Secretary, who wants to replace GCSEs with tougher exams, believes students in England have been slipping behind high-achieving students of other nations such as Finland and Singapore. It is likely […]
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Gove and Clegg to replace GCSE
Gove and Clegg are to launch GCSE reforms after coming to a conclusion which could be plausible to both sides of the coalition. British Education Secretary, who wants to replace GCSEs with tougher exams, believes students in England have been slipping behind high-achieving students of other nations such as Finland and Singapore. It is likely […]
Protests against London NHS cuts
Anti-cut protesters joined the march from Southall to Ealing Common, carrying placards which read “save our hospitals” and “hands off our hospitals”. The Ealing Common rally, which was the largest protest in west London for some years, was addressed by speakers including doctors, councilors and MPs. The protest comes as services are to be downgraded […]
Protests against London NHS cuts
Anti-cut protesters joined the march from Southall to Ealing Common, carrying placards which read “save our hospitals” and “hands off our hospitals”. The Ealing Common rally, which was the largest protest in west London for some years, was addressed by speakers including doctors, councilors and MPs. The protest comes as services are to be downgraded […]
UK female imprisonment highest in EU
An investigation by The Independent showed the number of women in prison has been doubled in 15 years which has led to the separation of 17,240 children from their mothers who are imprisoned in Britain’s jails. According to the figures, only 80 young children are provided with a place to live with their mothers in […]
UK female imprisonment highest in EU
An investigation by The Independent showed the number of women in prison has been doubled in 15 years which has led to the separation of 17,240 children from their mothers who are imprisoned in Britain’s jails. According to the figures, only 80 young children are provided with a place to live with their mothers in […]
Bahrain described as Britain’s shame
Maryam al-Khawaja, acting President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, called on the UK parliamentarians to use their influence and exert pressure on Bahrain to commit to reforms and free political prisoners. Elaborating on the actual situation on the ground in Bahrain and its regime’s brutal crackdown on popular protests, she said that Bahraini […]
Bahrain described as Britain’s shame
Maryam al-Khawaja, acting President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, called on the UK parliamentarians to use their influence and exert pressure on Bahrain to commit to reforms and free political prisoners. Elaborating on the actual situation on the ground in Bahrain and its regime’s brutal crackdown on popular protests, she said that Bahraini […]
UK joins US-led wargame in Persian Gulf
Warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, are participating in the wargame, which is considered by analysts as a show of force in support of their staunch ally, the Zionist regime of Israel. The British component consists of four British minesweepers and the Royal Fleet […]
UK joins US-led wargame in Persian Gulf
Warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, are participating in the wargame, which is considered by analysts as a show of force in support of their staunch ally, the Zionist regime of Israel. The British component consists of four British minesweepers and the Royal Fleet […]
Protests held outside US’s UK mission
The scene began with a few hundred people assembling at Grosvenor Square on Sunday 17 September before the scheduled 2:30pm start time, with which many of them support Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, the organizers of the protest. The crowd became much larger in a short amount of time as London police officers set crowd barriers. Many […]
Protests held outside US’s UK mission
The scene began with a few hundred people assembling at Grosvenor Square on Sunday 17 September before the scheduled 2:30pm start time, with which many of them support Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, the organizers of the protest. The crowd became much larger in a short amount of time as London police officers set crowd barriers. Many […]
Britain’s STWC condemns Afghan killings
NATO troops backed by Britain and the US in the ongoing invasion of Afghanistan, claimed that 45 insurgents and no civilians had been killed but later admitted that up to 8 women and children had been killed in the air raid. Seven injured females were also taken to hospitals including some as young as 10 […]
Britain’s STWC condemns Afghan killings
NATO troops backed by Britain and the US in the ongoing invasion of Afghanistan, claimed that 45 insurgents and no civilians had been killed but later admitted that up to 8 women and children had been killed in the air raid. Seven injured females were also taken to hospitals including some as young as 10 […]
British MPs sign to recognize Palestine
The motion was signed by MPs after Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas announced decision to ask the UN General Assembly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state when the General Assembly convenes for a meeting from 24 September to 1 October. Richard Burden MP has tabled the motion, which is endorsed by 61 MPs so […]
British MPs sign to recognize Palestine
The motion was signed by MPs after Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas announced decision to ask the UN General Assembly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state when the General Assembly convenes for a meeting from 24 September to 1 October. Richard Burden MP has tabled the motion, which is endorsed by 61 MPs so […]
Minister axed over opposition to attack
Sir Nick Harvey, who was the Minister of State for the Armed Forces in the last two years, told some of his friends that he was fired in order to prevent a damaging split within the coalition government over an Israeli adventurism. Harvey’s friends added that if he had remained in the key Ministry of […]
UK activists to protest at US embassy
Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain has organized the protest, which will take place outside the US embassy in the UK capital on Sunday September 16. “The demonstration will be condemning in the strongest possible terms any and all insults against Islam and the symbols of our religion; especially those against the greatest man sent to mankind the […]
UK govt. cuts spell hunger for pupils
Experts say that despite evidence of increasing demand, the cuts put many vulnerable children at risk of going to school hungry and not being able to focus in lessons. Sharon Hodgson, Labour MP and shadow minister for children and families, made requests under freedom of information law to 128 local authorities and found a 40 […]
UKBA deports hundreds of immigrants
At least seven chartered flights have been sent to Pakistan, holding 350 to 400 Pakistanis whose asylum requests in the UK were refused. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has declined to discuss the issue of the flights until they have been confirmed to have landed in the Asian country. The British Home Office claims that […]