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UK gets stern warning over ‘Isolationist’ immigration plan

Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has attacked David Cameron’s plan to tighten immigration rules for Bulgarians and Romanians in the UK.

JK Rowling revealed as commended crime novel’s writer

JK Rowling secretly posed as a retired military policeman to write a novel that has been hailed as one of the best debut detective stories in years.

UK says no tax cuts during debt crisis

UK says no tax cuts during debt crisis

UK finance minister George Osborne says Britain must stick to its austerity drive and avoid tax cuts while it tries to wipe out a record deficit.

‘Honest conversations’ needed about UK spending cuts

David Cameron risks his government’s austerity drive, particularly its plans to cut police funding, becoming the focus of Britons’ fear of the future.

UK police arrest 100 after London riots

More shops were looted on a second night of clashes in London and nine more police hurt as disorder spread after police killed a man during an arrest.

Rupert Murdoch taps Chase Carey as next in line

Mother of murdered UK girl on hacking list, says charity

The mother of a murdered British schoolgirl was targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch’s <i>News of the World</i>.

Cameron says UK coalition will defy doubters

Britain’s ruling coalition partners will not be distracted by critics who say the alliance has no chance of lasting, PM David Cameron said on Friday.

‘Score draw’ TV debate leaves UK election wide open

‘Score draw’ TV debate leaves UK election wide open

UK’s election remained wide open on Friday after the three main party leaders were unable to land a knockout punch during a live televised debate.

UK police arresting people ‘just for the DNA’

Britain has built the world’s biggest DNA database without proper political debate, a genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.

Libya rules out payments to IRA victims’ families

Libya will not pay compensation to the families of people killed by Irish republican bombs they say were made using Libyan-supplied explosives.

UK’s Brown denies ‘double-dealing’ over Libyan

Gordon Brown said on Wednesday his government had put no pressure on Scotland to release the Lockerbie bomber to improve trade links with Libya.

Britain and Scotland to publish Lockerbie papers

The British and Scottish governments will publish documents relating to the release of the Lockerbie bomber on Tuesday.

UK police decline to reopen paper phone tap case

British police said on Thursday they would not reopen investigations into the interception of celebrities’ cellphone voicemails by journalists.

US subsidies ‘poison’ emerging market talks

The US subsidies for failing industries risk ”killing” American attempts to discuss trade with developing nations, a US official said on Friday.

UK leaders call crisis meeting over expenses scandal

Britain’s political leaders called emergency talks on Tuesday to thrash out a new system of expenses after a scandal over claims.

JG Ballard dies at 78

JG Ballard, whose novel Empire of the Sun vividly portrayed his childhood imprisonment, died on Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.

UK’s super-fast broadband review to be published

Plans to build a super-fast broadband network to help Britain’s economy stay competitive will be published on Friday.

Britain’s most haunted places revealed

From screaming skulls and headless horsemen to murdered brides and phantom farmers, English folklore is full of spine-tingling ghost stories. Terrified witnesses speak of seeing…

Psychics see big trouble over new laws

Fortune-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers marched on Downing Street on Friday to protest against new laws they fear will lead to them being ”persecuted and prosecuted”.…

‘English Patient’ director Anthony Minghella dies

British film director Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar for The English Patient, died in a London hospital on Tuesday after a short illness, his agent said. He was 54.…