Spouses under 21 can enter the UK
Published on Tuesday 8 November 2011 06:00 Foreign spouses will be able to enter the UK from the age of 18 after the courts ruled that banning under-21s was not a lawful way of dealing with the problem of forced marriages. Immigration Minister Damian Green told MPs the Government would […]
Arrest at The Sun spreads Murdoch hacking scandal
Source / Courtesy: Yahoo News LONDON (AP) — A journalist at Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun tabloid has been arrested on suspicion of police corruption, British media reported Friday, a development that spreads the taint of scandal to the country’s biggest-selling newspaper. U.K. broadcasters and newspapers identified the journalist as award-winning […]
Hajj pilgrimage 2011: by numbers
The annual Hajj pilgrimage which will peak on Saturday as the faithful gather in the plain of Mount Arafat, outside Mecca in the kingdom’s west, is the world’s largest annual gathering. Key numbers for the hajj this year: – An estimated 2.5 million pilgrims are gathering in Mecca this year […]
Dispatch: British troops and Taliban fighters in Mexican standoff
Across a flat, open expanse of ground 600 yards to our front we could see three Taliban standing at the corner of a mudbrick compound.The insurgents also knew precisely where we were. But they would only grab their weapons and open fire if the patrol from 2nd Bn The Rifles […]
UK: Captain Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for no-ball plot
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in last year’s Test match against England. Former world number two Test bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, was jailed for one year and bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, has been […]
More reasons to go to war- Could this be the beginning of WWIII?
The UK Is Stepping Up Preparations For War With Iran The UK is considering all options after growing increasingly concerned with Iran’s nuclear program, reports the Guardian. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-iran-war-2011-11#ixzz1cdxnnOoT
NEWS COMMENTARY ON BRITAIN’S THREAT TO CUT OFF AID TO GHANA OVER GAYISM
It is tantamount to ‘adding insult to injury’. At a time when the country is counting the loss occasioned by the devastating floods in Accra, Britain, our former colonial master has inflicted more dangerous wounds on Ghana. This is in the form of threats to cut off aid if Ghana […]
UK: St Paul’s tries to heal rifts and offers to open its doors
Cathedral may be set to reopen, but the bitterness over the Church’s attitude to protesters has deepened St Paul’s Cathedral looks set to reopen tomorrow as The Church of England appeared to be in the grip of a crisis of conscience surrounding its stance on London’s anti-capitalist protest. Those camping […]
UK: EU referendum, poll shows 49% would vote for UK withdrawal
Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain’s EU membership, Guardian/ICM poll shows. Conservative rebels pushing for an in-or-out referendum on Europe are riding the tide of public opinion, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain’s EU membership, and by a substantial […]
UK: Gaddafi dead: our Armed Forces did us proud in Libya
Success against Gaddafi must lead to even greater co-operation among our allies, says Gen Sir David Richards. The death of Muammar Gaddafi and yesterday’s formal declaration of Libya’s liberation brings to a close one of the most successful operations Nato has conducted in its 62-year history. The Libyan people had just […]
The growing number of young women becoming nuns
Source/Credit: BBC Each year in Britain a small but growing number of young women are giving up careers, boyfriends and everything they own to devote themselves entirely to God. Catherine describes herself as “a girly girl” who loves to be pampered. She has also wanted to be a nun since […]
UK: More than 400 claims of physical abuse on children attending British madrassas
More than 400 allegations of physical abuse against young people at British Islamic schools were made in the last three years, figures show. However, only 10 of these cases ever made it to court, with just two leading to convictions, a report into abuse at madrassas warns. Muslim campaigners have […]
UK: St Paul’s Cathedral appeals for anti-capitalist protesters to leave
St Paul’s Cathedral last night appealed for the growing numbers of anti-capitalist protesters camped on its piazza to leave because of a sharp fall in visitors. The Dean and Chapter said they were “appealing to the protesters’ better nature” in “encouraging” them to move on due to the “risk to […]
UK: Mindless EDL thugs storm Ahmadi Muslim exhibition in Cradley Heath market
Source / Courtesy: Halesowen News A MUSLIM book stall in Cradley Heath market was stormed by over 25 thugs from the English Defence League this weekend. The shocking attack occurred in front of shoppers, many of which were women and children, at the market at 2.30pm on Saturday. The local Ahmadiyya […]
Libya: Opening up is one of the rays of hope in a difficult world economy
Credit/Source: Monday, October 17, 2011 , by Christian-Peregin/Photo: Matthew-Mirabelli UK Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday encouraged Maltese businesses to prepare for the exciting opportunities that would result from the “opening up” of Libya and other North African countries. “This is one of the rays of hope in a difficult world economy,” […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslims thank Wimbledon Guardian and Wandsworth Guardian for exposing hate
A minority Muslim sect says it still faces persecution from extremists but has praised efforts to stamp out discrimination in south London. A year ago, this newspaper exclusively revealed shocking examples of Ahmadiyya Muslims, whose main mosque is in Morden, being openly insulted and discriminated by religious bigots who targeted […]
UK:Home Office rejects decriminalising possession of drugs for personal use
The Home Office has quickly rejected a call from the government’s official drug advisers to decriminalise the personal possession of all illegal drugs, including heroin and cocaine. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has said it would be better if the tens of thousands of people caught […]
UK: Unemployment rockets past 2.5m to reach 17-year high
Unemployment has soared more than expected to 2.57m – the biggest total in 17 years – while the number of young people without jobs reached a record high, official figures showed today. The number of Britons without work increased by 114,000 between June and August, the Office for National Statistics […]
Archbishop of Canterbury tells Robert Mugabe to act over church abuses
The Archbishop of Canterbury met President Robert Mugabe for tea, scones and jam on Monday in a bid to persuade the Zimbabwean president to curb the activities of his renegade bishop. Dr Rowan Williams said the meeting – the first between a British dignitary and Mr Mugabe in 10 […]