NHS blowing taxpayers’ cash on porn for sperm donors
The NHS has once again come into the spotlight for spending taxpayers’ money on porn for sperm donors.
Europe
Capello, Gerrard hail Rooney’s match winning performance against Switzerland
England boss Fabio Capello hailed ace striker Wayne Rooney after he scored his first goal for the country in a year.
Gordon Brown’s allies call Blair’s criticism ‘one-sided’
In light of former British prime minister Tony Blair's criticism of his successor Gordon Brown in his book-'A Journey'- Brown's supporters have openly accused Blair of being 'unfair' and 'one-sided' in his remarks.
Blair sought Fergie’s ‘hairdryer treatment’ advice to deal with ‘troublesome’ Brown
To deal with his successor Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair turned to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for advice.
UK youth justice system treats ethnic groups differently
A research has shown that the British youth justice system treats black and mixed-race youths differently, and at times, they are over-represented in the system, suggesting that they are being looked at differently.
Blair says Brown “effectively blackmailed” him over cash-for-honours scandal
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has claimed his memoir 'A Journey,' due to be released today, that his successor Gordon Brown "effectively blackmailed" him while he was in No 10, Downing street.
British forces have ‘created space’ for good Taliban in future politically stable Afghanistan: Clegg
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that the country's forces have ‘created the space’ in Afghanistan in which a political settlement could be reached with elements of the Taliban who were prepared to renounce violence.
Blair admits was clueless about history of Islam at time of 9/11 attacks
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has claimed in his memoir 'A Journey' that the 9/11 attacks represented a declaration of war by a new type of enemy and added that he understood the new war was ideological. He admits that at that time, he did not fully understand the history of Islam and underestimated the "hold of this extremism".
Tony Blair says Princess Diana was a manipulator like him
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has compared himself to Princess Diana, claiming that they both were adept at grasping the feelings of others and instinctively playing on them.
Churchill’s ‘never have so many..’ iconic speech to highlight Battle of Britain’s 70th anniversary
The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be marked by the reading of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” speech that he delivered in Parliament on August 20, 1940, and by a fly-past of Spitfires, and Hurricanes.