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- EAST TIMOR
Clwyd, Ann That this House welcomes the exhibition in Parliament this week, from 6 July 2009, highlighting the sufferings of the Timorese people under the illegal Indonesian occupation between 1975 and 1999; commends the UK Government for funding part
- DFID: UK helps hi-tech fishers on International Co-ops Day
A new system which will allow fishermen and women in Kenyato access real time information on buyers and current selling prices on their mobile phones is one of the projects to benefit from recent GBP5 million funding from the Department for International
- United Kingdom visa fees on the move
The United Kingdom has increased the fees to enter the region for Jamaicans effective July 6. The British High Commission, in a release, reminded Jamaicans that payments were to be made at the Worldbridge Visa Application Centre, 34 Trafalgar Road, at
- Britons join queue for Jackson show
Ticket details for the Michael Jackson memorial show have been released (AEG Live) Organisers of Michael Jackson's public memorial have announced that British fans will be able to apply for tickets. The clamour for tickets for the event in Los Angeles
- Brussels needs to rethink GM policy, says NIAB
The EU must radically re-think its stance on GM crop technology if western agriculture is to deliver food and fuel for future generations, according to one of the UK's leading plant scientists. Speaking to a conference of international agri-investment
- UK troops face critical Afghan task
UK forces in Afghanistan are paying a high price as the Taliban fight back with deadly weapons. Caroline Wyatt, just back from Helmand province, says it is a critical time.
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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earths surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UKs strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. The UK currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside of the EMU for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with varying degrees of power opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999.
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AP - The lawyer for a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with "acting against national security."
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