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The Independent 23.08. 01:50
It's older than you think. The impact of immigration on Britain goes back far, far longer than many people realise, and in fact has been a major shaping force in the structure of the nation. It's quite a history. A date that is often given for im... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 30.05. 02:03
A travel company has apologised to hundreds of passengers whose cruise trips were ruined by a viral outbreak on their ship. The tour operator Travelscope offered refunds to around 500 holidaymakers, all of whom were British, whose seven-day trip ... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 04.05. 01:26
A young Iraqi told a court martial how he could do nothing to save his 15-year-old companion from drowning after both of them were allegedly beaten and forced into a canal by British soldiers who were throwing stones. Speaking publicly for the fi... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 03.05. 01:30
British soldiers drove a 15-year- old Iraqi boy who could not swim into a canal at gunpoint and threw stones at him as he floundered in "obvious distress" before drowning, a court martial was told yesterday. Four guardsmen who were on the last da... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 28.04. 01:55
The British Army faces claims that soldiers assaulted and tortured an Australian citizen mistaken for a Saddam loyalist. Members of the Royal Regiment of Wales are accused of beating the marine surveyor they arrested in a round-up of Ba'ath Party... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 25.02. 01:47
More than 100 rare and endangered dwarf seahorses were discovered packed in a parcel that was sent on a normal 24-hour airmail flight from the US. The protected animals were found at Stansted airport in Essex in a package marked "live tropical fi... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Times 16.01. 23:57
UNSUITABLE teachers and assistants are able to get jobs in schools because of the difficulties in placing them on List 99, according to a former deputy director of the Children’s Legal Centre. Yvonne Spencer, who is also an education lawyer with the... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 28.12. 01:21
The tide could be turning against spam, the unwanted e-mail bombardment, that has become one of the greatest irritations of modern times. In a legal case that could have wide ranging implications, an internet marketing firm has been forced to pay... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Times 04.11. 00:27
A GROUP of Iraqi villagers who claimed that they witnessed British paratroopers beating a civilian to death lied to a court martial because they saw it as a way of making money out of the British Army, a judge ruled yesterday. The Iraqis, flown to B... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Times 04.11. 00:26
AN URGENT review of evidence against British soldiers accused of atrocities in Iraq will be carried out after the sudden collapse yesterday of a court martial against seven paratroopers charged with murder. Exaggerated and false statements by Iraqis... [Artikel komplett lesen]