Afghanistan

The Chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, is to speak out today against prejudice against Muslims, which she claims is the last acceptable form of bigotry in Britain.

With 2011 well under way it might be worth reflecting on the fact that this year will mark the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 11 September and the beginning of the still raging war in Afghanistan.

Yesterday Bob Ainsworth, who served as Minister of Defence under Gordon Brown, called for an end to the "War on Drugs" and for legalisation on the grounds that it is a war we are losing.

It's not often that an article in the Guardian interests me, but yesterday between the regular complaints about the cuts and the stories of the plight of downtrodden workers in far away places, there was a real gem of a piece about the Chinese dissident and now Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

When I was a small child I loved the Royal Tournament. I still remember one year when jousting knights took part in the tournament as being, for me, the high point of the show, that, and the sight of cavalry and horse drawn guns manoeuvring dangerously around the field and the legendary field gun race. All done of course to some of Britain and the world's best military music (Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture was particularly apt).

It's been more than twenty years since Margaret Thatcher was evicted from Downing Street by her own party, yet despite this the memory of the "Iron Lady" is still present in both the Conservative and Labour parties.

The European Union, a body of which I am no fan, has shown today that it is capable of being of some use to people and businesses in Europe.

Within minutes of Ed Miliband being elected as Labour leader, commentators, notably those on the right, were quick to paint him as the candidate of the trade unions due to his clinching his victory with union votes, despite trailing his brother when it came to support from Labour MPs and members.

As party conference season begins Britain's politicians will be seeking to create some stability following the general election in May, the election which led to Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War.

Following the announcement that Lord Pearson of Rannoch is to stand down as leader of UKIP, we take a look at the party leaders who announced their resignation following a disappointing election.

Two more British servicemen have been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced today.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for killing ten people whom the group described as "Christian missionaries", one of whom is believed to be a British woman.

A British soldier and a marine were killed in Afghanistan yesterday, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

British troops have launched a large offensive against the Taliban in what is being called Operation Tor Shezada (Operation Black Prince).

As the Farnborough airshow draws to a close we take a look at the A400M, EADS military transporter - nicknamed Grizzly in development - to see if it can be a success?

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that British soldiers could leave Afghanistan by 2015, following previous comments by Prime Minister David Cameron that troops would not stay in the country for "a day longer than necessary".

Five Muslim American students have been sentenced to ten years in prison in Pakistan after they were found guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks and funding banned terrorist organisations.

Four British soldiers were killed in a "vehicle incident" yesterday near Gereshk in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

The number of British servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001 has reached 300, following the death a royal marine who was injured in an explosion on 12 June this year.

The dark side of Britain's multicultural society was on full display yesterday when clashes erupted between Islamic extremists and anti-Muslim groups at a homecoming parade for British soldiers in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

A helicopter has been shot down by a Taliban rocket propelled grenade attack in Helmand Province, Afghanisatan, resulting in the loss of four lives.