The British Prime Minister, Mr.Gordon Brown, says that as Britain moves into a full economic recovery his Government will invest and grow within sustainable public finances. He said he would “cut inefficiencies” and cut “unnecessary programmes.”
A new multi-million pound complex in the Darwin Centre at the UK’s Natural History Museum aims to educate people about the issues of global warming. The new centre opened to the public this week.
South African political analyst, Moeletsi Mbeki, is warning of growing conflict in his country; he says too many political elites are failing the people and that there should be more immediate investment and development for the future.
The Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, gives an update on the state of the British economy and how the UK is tackling the economic recession. He’s speaking before a Treasury committee hearing in London today.
A unique festival celebrating all aspects of Indian culture including music, food and dance- and a 24-foot model of the Taj Mahal palace- has been going on in one of Britain’s leading multi-ethnic cities.
Britain’s National Health Service will have to play a leading role in the response to climate change, concludes a study launched this week. The study will help guide development of the service for the future.
British medical scientists at Bristol University have taken what’s believed to be a major step forward in understanding how to reduce the severity of the disabling neurological condition of multiple sclerosis.
The former Afghan Minister of the Interior, Ali A.Jalali, has been speaking at a UK defence conference on the situation in his country and the challenges from extremism.
A new exhibition of Islamic art and photography by British Muslim artists has gone on show in the heart of London: in the famous Durbar Court of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Whitehall.