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  • February 2008

    • UK Troops Accused of Executing Iraqis

      BBC  |  Feb 22, 08 2:35 PM CST

      UK Troops Accused of Executing Iraqis

      (Newser) - British soldiers killed up to 20 Iraqi captives after a 2004 firefight, say lawyers representing five men taken prisoner that day, the BBC reports. The men—described by their lawyers as laborers, not insurgents—say they heard UK soldiers killing and torturing captives at a British base after the gun battle. The lawyers say soldiers also mutilated corpses. British defense officials deny the allegations. More »

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      Iraq  • United Kingdom  • torture  • Mahdi Army  • British troops  • Scotland Yard  • prisoner of war  • Ministry of Defence

    • Record Brain Drain Rocks Britain as Emigration Soars

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 21, 08 3:35 AM CST

      Record Brain Drain Rocks Britain as Emigration Soars

      (Newser) - The UK is experiencing the worst "brain drain" of any country as the British move abroad to seek better lives at the highest rate since just after World War II, a study has found. More than a tenth of the highest-skilled Brits have moved overseas for reasons that one professor said had to "do with quality of life, laws and bureaucracy, tax and all the rest ." Of 3.2 million British-born people living abroad, more than a third are highly-skilled university graduates. More »

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      United Kingdom  • immigration  • British  • brain drain  • emigration

    • How Bad Is Northern Rock?

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 1:08 PM CST

      How Bad Is Northern Rock?

      (Newser) - The subprime crisis has forced the British government to do what it dreaded: nationalize a bank. What's the fallout from the Northern Rock takeover? Gordon Brown "put quite a good face" on an unpalatable decision, says Philip Stephens of the Financial Times. Nationalization hasn't hurt him much, but the dithering has. Result: An election is probably years away. More »

    • UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 17, 08 7:35 PM CST

      UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm

      (Newser) - More UK military wives are freezing their husbands' sperm before the men serve in the Middle East. One London fertility clinic expected interest from soldiers but was surprised by the "wives and girlfriends who want to have children should anything happen," a spokesman said. But servicemen must give consent before sperm storage, experts say, due to the high divorce rate among soldiers. More »

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      United Kingdom  • soldier  • fertility  • British military  • embryo  • sperm  • fertility clinic

    • UK Nationalizes Northern Rock

      BBC  |  Feb 17, 08 12:52 PM CST

      UK Nationalizes Northern Rock

      (Newser) - British ministers plan to nationalize Northern Rock as part of a bold, desperate move to rescue the struggling bank, the BBC reports. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said two private bids to take over Northern Rock failed to offer “sufficient value for money to the taxpayer,” adding that London would only hold onto the bank until market conditions improve. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Richard Branson  • Alistair Darling  • Northern Rock  • Bank of England  • nationalization  • Virgin Group  • taxpayers

    • Georgian Exile Died of Natural Causes: Police

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 10:33 AM CST

      Georgian Exile Died of Natural Causes: Police

      (Newser) - Tests on a billionaire Georgian opposition leader found dead yesterday in his London-area home show he died of natural causes, the Telegraph reports. Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, said in December he had been the target of two assassination attempts, and his death surprised acquaintances, who said he was in good health, and raised suspicions of foul play.  More »

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      Georgia  • United Kingdom  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Boris Berezovsky  • Badri Patarkatsishvili

    • UK Scraps Plan To Tax Rich Foreigners

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Feb 13, 08 12:17 PM CST

      UK Scraps Plan To Tax Rich Foreigners

      (Newser) - Facing criticism from Britain's financial establishment and within his own Labour party, Treasury Minister Alistair Darling yesterday scrapped plans to tax "non-domiciled" foreigners as much as $60,000 a year. Investors worried the levy would push rich foreigners out of London and compromise the financial sector, the Financial Times reports. The troubles at the Treasury have led to speculations on Darling's future. More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Alistair Darling

    • Georgian Dissident Found Dead in Britain

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 13, 08 11:34 AM CST

      Georgian Dissident Found Dead in Britain

      (Newser) - A Georgian opposition leader living in Britain was found dead today outside London, the Guardian reports. Badri Patarkatsishvili, a 52-year-old businessman and former presidential candidate involved with last year's anti-government protests, died of an apparent heart attack; police are treating the death as "suspicious." Patarkatsishvili, worth an estimated $11 billion, was under investigation on charges of attempting to overthrow Georgia's government. More »

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      Georgia  • United Kingdom  • heart attack  • Mikhail Saakashvili  • Boris Berezovsky  • Badri Patarkatsishvili

    • UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 12:35 PM CST

      UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      (Newser) - Legislation proposed in the UK would disconnect from the Internet people who illegally download or share files. Under a plan to be recommended in a paper from the government's Department of Media, Culture and Sport, file pirates will face a "three strikes" policy—the first offense gets an email, the second service suspension, and the third Internet disconnection, reports the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • file sharing  • ISP  • Internet access  • illegal downloading

    • US, UK Zero in on Illegal Prescription Drug Abuse

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 10, 08 1:09 PM CST

      US, UK Zero in on Illegal Prescription Drug Abuse

      (Newser) - American and British officials have launched campaigns to curb the illegal use of prescription drugs. The target of the British effort is doctors who "mis-prescribe" high doses of painkillers and sleeping pills that officials say are proving dangerously addictive, the Guardian reports. Across the Atlantic, Washington is spearheading an initiative to alert parents to the new drug threat facing teens. More »

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      United Kingdom  • doctor  • Heath Ledger  • prescription drugs  • drug addiction  • patients  • painkiller  • sleeping pills  • over-the-counter drugs

    • Woman Held in Bomb Threat on British Oil Rig

      Reuters  |  Feb 10, 08 10:58 AM CST

      Woman Held in Bomb Threat on British Oil Rig

      (Newser) - British authorities have detained a 23-year-old woman in connection with a bomb threat that caused an evacuation of hundreds of oil workers from a North Sea oil rig, the BBC says. The woman had been working aboard the platform, which is located about 130 miles northeast off the coast of Scotland, and officials don’t believe the incident is terrorist-related. More »