UK

Queen Elizabeth opposed a change to the British voting system which would have allowed “proportional representation” – a type of electoral system that decides the make-up of a parliament by allocating seats on the basis of […]

A UK businessman is making thousands of pounds in cash by selling jars of fresh air to wealthy people in China for £80 per jar.  Leo De Watts says he sells British countryside air shipped […]

An embarrassing new report has highlighted the poor security of Britain’s nuclear weapons. The study, commissioned by the European Leadership Network (ELN), highlights the fact that UK nukes could be hacked by cyber terrorists, allowing them […]

British authorities are negotiating a deal with the U.S. that will allow them to directly serve wiretap warrants on U.S. communications companies in criminal and national security inquiries, U.S. officials have confirmed.  The new wiretapping […]

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has dismissed a UN panel’s ruling that Julian Assange should be allowed to go free, saying that their ruling is “ridiculous”.  The UN panel said that Assange had been “arbitrarily […]

Homeless people in London could be fined £1,000 for sleeping rough, under tough new rules introduced by a London council.  Despite the fact that the homeless are unlikely to have the funds to pay the […]

A missing family cat who left his owners distraught after leaving home 14 months ago, has been found living the life of Riley at a pet food factory near his home. The Mirror reports: Two-year-old […]

Blackberry picking could soon be illegal under proposed new by-laws designed to protect Bristol’s parks and green spaces. Bristol City Council has proposed 34 new bylaws for 212 parks and green spaces around the city […]