A public inquiry into the Iraq war opens today in the UK. Several British papers express concern over the choice of the chairman, Sir John Chilcot. Is he a ‘light touch’? Doubts also hang over the scope of the inquiry, seen by many as too broad.
An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened in London on Tuesday, with evidence from senior members of the UK’s defence establishment. Tony Blair, who will be the highlight of the inquiry, is due to give evidence after Christmas.
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair and other senior politicians will be publicly questioned about Britain's entry into the Iraq war as part of long-awaited independent inquiry hoping to learn lessons from the invasion which starts on Tuesday.
As Monday marks the third anniversary of the death of former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko (pictured) from radioactive poisoning, his widow Marina used the opportunity to speak out in the British media.
Residents of north-western Britain and Ireland were braced for more rain Sunday following the devastating floods of recent days, which killed one British policeman.
Rescue services in Britain recovered the body of a policeman missing since a bridge collapsed in north-western England as helicopters helped evacuate hundreds of residents stranded by the recent flooding.
A new organisation is taking on radical Muslims in the United Kingdom. The English Defence League’s movement is slowly gaining ground across the country, as its members protest against those who want to impose Sharia law across Britain.
Torrential rains lashed parts of Britain, flooding homes and buildings as rescuers worked through the night to evacuate about 200 people from the northern English county of Cumbria.
