The British parliament is discussing a new bill on granting asylum. Those foreigners who are refused refugee status are to be deprived of financial assistance and repatriated, and their children…
In London, the first solemn ceremony of initiation into British citizenship took place. In the presence of heir to the throne Prince Charles, the new subjects swore allegiance to the Crown and sang…
The British government has seriously become concerned about the nation's obesity problem and intends to fight this phenomenon with economic methods - raising prices on fast food and other food that…
The UK will allow citizens of new EU countries to work freely in the country, but will deny them social benefits. UK Home Secretary David Blunkett announced the British government's decision in…
A new unit to fight organized crime, similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, is being created in the UK, RIA Novosti reports. The creation of the National Crime Agency was announced by UK…
Harrods department store is as much a London landmark as the Tower or Buckingham Palace. Until the tragic death of Princess Diana and the store owner's son Dodi al-Fayed, it was here that members of…
In the UK, a new law came into force last week tightening the rules for refugees staying in the country. Many consider Britain too loyal to illegal immigrants and asylum seekers.
According to a survey conducted among a thousand British schoolchildren aged 7-16, the young generation knows much more about the Internet than about books.
Oxford University Press intends to make available online all of its linguistic dictionaries and reference books on the disciplines studied at Oxford.
The British government has announced radical measures to combat truant schoolchildren. And also with their parents, reports the BBC.
Summer holidays are a good opportunity for students to earn some extra money. Since in Ukraine you can't earn much in three or four months, our young people have found a more profitable and…
The British government announced that the number of foreigners seeking asylum in the United Kingdom has halved over the year. According to BBC, in October last year nine thousand people filed…