Since Scottish independence from the United Kingdom became a real political possibility following the election of a majority Scottish Nationalist Party government to the Scottish Parliament, critics ranging from MPs to generals have shot down SNP plans for an independent Scotland to "share" Britain's armed forces.
The government's new environmental deal counters criticism from environmental charities that the coalition is failing to live up to its ambition of becoming the "greenest government ever".
After being arrested on Saturday over allegations of serious sexual assault, Dominique Strauss-Khan has made his first public appearance handcuffed and surrounded by policeman. He was taken to an unknown location while waiting for his hearing to start in a Manhattan court later on today.
Nato airstrikes in Libya against the forces of Colonel Gaddafi should be stepped up to include infrastructure targets, the head of the British Armed Forces has said.
What do Sayeeda Warsi, Susan Kramer and Oona King all have in common? All three are from different political parties, but yet they share these characteristics - they are all women, they are all from ethnic/religious minorities and they are all failed politicians - so naturally it makes sense that they should all three be baronesses as well.
Before his death Osama bin Laden indicated that Al-Qaeda should not bother to assassinate U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden as he is not important enough.
The Bank of England is expected to release its quarterly inflation report tomorrow and the expectations are that, for the fourth time in a row, the BoE will be revising up its inflation forecast while maintaining a commitment to low interest rates.
The election of the Scottish National Party in last Thursday’s elections to the Scottish Parliament shocked Great Britain and could even lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom. Yet the SNP is just the latest of many separatist movements to show signs of success, here we look at some of them and their leaders.
Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after reports emerged that a deal is being put together to attempt to solve Greece's debt crisis.
Scottish independence has come to the forefront of politics thanks to the election of a majority Scottish National Party government to the Scottish Parliament last Thursday.
The referendum proposing to change Britain's electoral system from "First Past The Post" (FPTP) to "Alternative Vote" (AV) has been lost decisively by the "Yes" campaign.
The likelihood of a breakup of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland looked ominously closer today after the separatist Scottish National Party won an overall majority in elections for the devolved Scottish government.
My article "AV or not AV, that is the question" appears to have upset 'Abigail' by the tone of her comment posted at the foot of my article. Here's what she said:
Local election results from across England have pointed to a strengthening of both the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberal Democrats have taken a battering.
It's Thursday, 05 May 2011 and the British are being given the opportunity to decide in a Referendum on whether or not to change the way the electorate votes and chooses its MPs. On offer, is sticking with the current system of electing one outright winner who simply gets the largest number of votes cast, commonly known as "First-past-the-post" (FPTP) or, to change to an Alternative Voting system (AV) whereby the winning candidate must obtain more than 50 per cent of all votes cast - m...
One of the "forgotten" former headline stories was the catastrophic flooding in Queensland, Australia. Here is a snippet of what has been happening.
The killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Special Forces came as something of a surprise to the world and many questions have been raised about the circumstances of his death, but there is little doubt that after this life will be different for both the Obama administration and for Pakistan.
Politicians, not least in the USA and Europe, are espousing greener energy and advocating massive reductions in carbon emissions in the relatively near future, whilst doing little to allay the fears of a generally ill-informed public on a practical means to bring this energy policy about. An obvious practical means but the one most prolific in doomsday scenarios, is the development, expansion and more intensive use of nuclear power.
NATO forces flattened a building inside Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday, in what a press official from Gaddafi's government said was an attempt on the Libyan leader's life.
The latest minutes of the meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee revealed that the MPC was once again split on keeping interest rates at the historic low of 0.5 per cent.
Makwaia wa Kuhenga writing for Tanzania's leading English language newspaper, The Citizen, on Sunday 17 April 2011, tells us he witnessed the Libyan troops of Colonel Qaddafi being mowed down, scores of them being buried and the rest rounded up and returned home. This was during a little known war in October 1978, now almost forgotten in the West, when Colonel Qaddafi gave military support to General Idi Amin of Uganda on his invasion and annexation of the Kagera salient in Tanzania.
Two Afghan soldiers have been killed after a man wearing an Afghan military uniform and a suicide vest started shooting in the Afghan defence ministry.
Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Conservative Party supporters to "do everything" they can to ensure that voters reject a proposed change to Britain's electoral system.
Vittorio Arrigoni, a 36 year old Italian pro-Palestinian activist, has been found murdered in the Gaza Strip.
The arrest of two veiled women in Paris on Monday, on the grounds that they were attending an illegal demonstration against France's "burqa ban", brought into sharp focus the clash of cultures that is consuming much of Western Europe.
The Bahraini government is attempting to close down two opposition Shia groups, as it continues its campaign to bring an end to political unrest.
The trial of Dutch MP Geert Wilders has resumed in Amsterdam. Mr Wilders, who leads the Party for Freedom (PVV) stands accused of inciting hatred against Muslims.
Part of an Associated Press release reads: "...angry crowds chanted 'All the whites out!'...French soldiers in boats plucked trapped countrymen from the banks of lagoons.....France commandeered commercial airlines after attacks on civilians, peace keepers and foreigners.
Laurent Gbagbo, the apparently outgoing President of Ivory Coast has been arrested.
Two women have been arrested in Paris this morning, as France's ban on burkas and other face covering garments came into effect today.
