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Obama Administration Backs Argentina Over U.K. on Falkland Dispute

The Obama administration once again has sided with Argentina — and by default, against Britain — in the ongoing dispute over the island chain at the center of a 1982 war. In a move one British conservative analyst called “hugely … Continue reading

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Global warming 'will give Britain longer, colder winters'

Britain will be hit by longer and colder winters in coming years because of global warming, scientists have said. Melting Arctic Sea ice has changed wind patterns in the northern hemisphere – bringing blasts of colder air across the UK. … Continue reading

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UK-based Taliban spend months fighting Nato forces in Afghanistan

Taliban fighter reveals he lives for most of year in London and heads to Afghanistan for combat British-based men of Afghan origin are spending months at a time in Afghanistan fighting Nato forces before returning to the UK, the Guardian … Continue reading

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Britain chooses a model for recovery (1)

British politicians, facing the prospect of a debt crisis and a minority government for the first time in a generation, have turned to tantalizing voters – and sometimes threatening them – with the spectre of Canada. The Liberal Democrats, Britain’s … Continue reading

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Brown: I was right to borrow so much money (1)

Gordon Brown insists he was right to run up Britain’s largest-ever state deficit, despite a doomsday warning that savage spending cuts and tax rises are needed to balance the books. A report from a leading economic forecaster dealt a major … Continue reading

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Extremist muslim group to march through Wooton Bassett

MUSLIM radicals are planning a parade through Wootton Basset, the town which holds processions in memory of fallen British soldiers. Extremist group Islam4UK are organising a march in the coming weeks, which they claim will be in honour of muslims … Continue reading

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Who's running Britain…Daffy Duck? (8)

The multibillion-pound national progamme to overhaul NHS computer systems could be cancelled in this week’s Pre-Budget Report, Alistair Darling has said. The National Programme for IT (NPfIT), parts of which are already running four years late, aims to create a … Continue reading

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Brown announces timetable for Helmand handover (1)

The countdown to handing back Helmand province to Afghan control began yesterday when Gordon Brown announced a detailed exit timetable. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister said two key districts of Helmand, where more than 200 British troops have … Continue reading

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Afghanistan needs to shape up

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has issued an ultimatum to the Afghan government: either get rid of corruption, or Britain will pull all its troops from the country. In a speech Friday Brown said he will no longer “put the … Continue reading

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Brown faces winter of discontent

Gordon Brown faces a “winter of discontent” of damaging industrial disputes following last week’s gloomy news on the economy. Last-ditch talks to call off this week’s planned three-day strike by postal workers will take place tomorrow at the Trades Union … Continue reading

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Britain stalls on new deal to rescue Africa

Britain was last night accused of stalling on a deal to use banks’ multibillion-pound profits to help the world’s poorest nations as new figures show that the global recession has opened up a $70bn (£43bn) black hole in the budgets … Continue reading

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