Christianity could be facing a catastrophic collapse in Britain according to official figures suggesting it is declining 50 per cent faster than previously thought. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Away from public view, this safe haven for drug users has 1,000 regulars. Crime is down, the streets are safer. Could it work in Britain? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The Pontfadog oak, which is 1,285 years old, has been knocked down by the wind Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BBC Panorama has uncovered fresh evidence of how some Sharia councils in Britain may be putting Muslim women Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
North Korea told the Foreign office this morning that it should consider evacuating the British embassy in Pyongyang. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers are expected to agree on Wednesday to bar bankers in Europe from getting bonuses bigger than their salary, introducing the first cap of its kind globally.One Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
The true scale of Britain’s involvement in the slave trade has been laid bare in documents revealing how the country’s wealthiest families received the modern equivalent of billions of pounds in compensation after slavery was abolished. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Illegal abortion on the grounds of gender may be taking place in Britain within immigrant communities, ministers have admitted for the first time after an official analysis of birth statistics. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Almost half of Britain’s co-ed schools have no female students taking A-level physics, but one London school is showing how it is possible to buck the trend, writes Elizabeth Day Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Nick Cohen: Why is the church still such a force in our society when most of us disregard its clerics’ teachings? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Everybody knew that Israel’s move to build new settlements in the previously off-limits area outside Jerusalem known as E1 would anger friends and enemies alike. But few probably guessed that it would send European ambassadors fleeing the country. Original post on theatlanticwire.com Comments on reddit.com
You’ve seen the pictures, read about the bloodshed, heard the accusations. The military head of Hamas was assassinated by Israel in Gaza. Rockets fired in retaliation killed three Israelis and Israel then went into overkill. The November anniversary of the Balfour declaration is marked not with wimpy fireworks but real bombs, big bangs. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A Muslim radio station has been fined £4,000 after a presenter said gay people should be ‘tortured’. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland will hold a vote in 2014 on independence in what could result in the eventual breakup of Britain, a British government minister said on Tuesday.The announcement ended months Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Jimmy Wales says his website would encrypt all connections with Britain, and called the plans ‘technologically incompetent’ Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Simon Jenkins: Our courts now jail at the drop of a headline – for stealing water or abuse sent on Twitter. So who are we to condemn Russia? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
President Rafael Correa says Britain’s threats to remove Julian Assange are Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Saturday cast the Andean country’s tensions with Britain over asylum for WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange as a menace to Latin America, warning Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
QUITO/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge at the mission Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Private contractors will be in charge of looking after UK’s nuclear weapons in Scotland. Original post on tv.com Comments on reddit.com
Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London 2012 Games after spectacular opening ceremony showcasing best of Britain. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on digg.com
His disastrous British visit has to raise questions about his capacity for the diplomacy required to be president Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
Romney: Don’t let U.S. become a second-tier nation. Like Britain Original post on dailykos.com Comments on reddit.com
In remarks that will concern some Tory traditionalists, the Prime Minister said he was determined that the Coalition government will legislate for gay marriage in this Parliament. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Britain is in its longest double-dip recession for more than 50 years, according to official figures expected today which will increase the pressure on George Osborne to adopt a Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on digg.com
Exclusive: Corporate power, unrepresentative politicians and apathetic voters leave UK ‘increasingly unstable’, says study Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
An ancient text suggests that an eighth-century jump in carbon 14 levels in trees could be explained by a previously unrecognized supernova explosion Original post on scientificamerican.com Comments on reddit.com
