Topic: United Kingdom

Britain tells Israel it will amend war crimes law

Britain's top diplomat, who was visiting Israel, made the remarks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during "a very productive meeting" that lasted for more than an hour, the British embassy spokesperson told AFP."Hague reiterated the government's firm commitment to move as fast ...
Britain's top diplomat, who is visiting Israel, made the remarks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during "a very productive meeting" that lasted for more than an hour, the British embassy spokesperson told AFP."Hague reiterated the government's firm commitment to move as fast ...

I agree with Nick

Last night the leaders of the parties who want to control our lives had a televised debate.Did you miss it? I hope not because if it did one thing it was to prove to the world that politics in britain can be ...

Nuclear Fall Out?

It is that Britain enjoys a "special relationship" with the United States. The "special relationship", also explains how Britain so readily followed the United States into war both in Afghanistan and Iraq, and arguably how British Governments have frequently toned down their ...

France could look after Britain's nukes: report

Britain's nuclear arsenal could be maintained and serviced by France, in a rare collaboration on its closely-guarded independent deterrent, the Financial Times newspaper said Friday.Paris and London are close to striking a deal that would see Britain use a French laboratory to ...

Hague to make first visit to Russia

William Hague is to make his first visit to Russia since becoming Foreign Secretary in an attempt to rebuild relations with Moscow, it has been announced. "Britain's relations with Russia have been strained by a number of serious issues on which we ...

PM 'committed to nuclear deterrent'

David Cameron has insisted he is still committed to maintaining a full-time nuclear deterrent amid growing concern from Tory backbenchers. The comments came as the row over the cost and shape of the UK's nuclear capability intensified. The head of the UK ...

What is Nuclear Terrorism?

Osama bin Laden has called the construction of a nuclear bomb a holy mission for Al Qaeda . However, apart from this, there have been few concrete instances of evidence of extremists planning to obtain materials for nuclear terrorism.In November 2006, the ...
There are several strategies one might use to survive a nuclear attack, and maximize their chances of survival in the wake of the attack. These strategies come from books and public information campaigns including the United States' Survival Under Atomic Attack (1950), ...

THE WEEK IN CITY ampCORPORATE

This section offers news briefs on public relations in Great Britain. EDF, British Energy Bring us up to speed French energy firm EDF has agreed to buy British Energy, the UK's largest electricity producer, in a ?i2.5bn deal, EDF returned with an ...