Apocalypse tomorrow
Is the end of the world imminent? Doom-mongers around the globe believe it is.
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Prime Minister David Cameron brings forward the date of his long-awaited speech on the relationship between Britain and Europe, when he plans to offer people a “proper choice” on the future.
The beleaguered English Defence League takes to the streets of Solihull on Saturday. But with its figurehead Tommy Robinson in prison, is Britains far right a spent force?
India accuses Pakistan of crossing a heavily militarised line and killing two of its soldiers in the second incident in a week along the disputed region of Kashmir’s dividing boundary.
A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as police investigate reports of gunfire and use water cannons against protesters throwing missiles and fireworks, after a flag rally in Belfast.
The family of a British tourist who was shot in the crossfire of a gang fight in Thailand, have told of their devastation at his death.
A 22-year old British man has been shot dead at a new year’s eve party on the Thai island of Koh Phangan – it is thought Stephen Ashton was caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs.
Is the end of the world imminent? Doom-mongers around the globe believe it is.
Why did Susan Rice pull out of consideration as America’s next secretary of state? Was she too strident, too forceful – or did she simply fail to play the Machiavellian game of Washington politics?
Violent scenes outside Belfast city hall show that sectarian divisions remain strong in the city. As Sinn Fein gain more ground, are they provoking a backlash by loyalists?
Students and single mothers are increasingly turning to prostitution as government cuts impact on women who are struggling to make ends meet.
“Outrageous”, “reckless” and “frankly appalling”: Lord Justice Leveson delivers a damning verdict on the press. But David Cameron says he has “serious concerns” about the proposal of a new press law.
Former chancellor Lord Lawson condemns the Conservative-led coalition’s rising aid payments to Rwanda, a country which he says is run by “an unscrupulous monster”, writes Jonathan Miller.
Exclusive: A former ally of the Rwandan president warns that British aid is bankrolling an unaccountable, repressive regime accused of war crimes in neighbouring Congo, writes Jonathan Miller.
Britain feels there’s a painless – in national interest terms – way to settle this whole budget business.
Angela Merkel knows there won’t be a deal without David Cameron on board and she doesn’t want to be party to something that adds to anti-European feeling in Britain if she can avoid it.