Google, Starbucks, and Amazon in Hot Water Over Tax Evasion in the UK
Members of Parliament are scheduled to question representatives from the companies later today
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Britain's Brain Drain: Professionals Flee High Taxes
The number of Brits leaving England for new lives abroad has risen sharply over the past 20 years, according to new research undertaken for the UK Home Office.
Osborne Using Money Left Over From Printing Presses to Reduce British Debt
Well, that's one way to do it
BBC Banned Space Signals Over Content Fears
Martians can be just vile in their everyday speech
British Professionals Emigrate To Escape High Taxes
Expats can keep more of their money and live a lot better
British Man Whose Death Caused a Scandal in China May Have Been a Spy
Repercussions of Neil Heywood's death brought down Bo Xilai and his wife, Gui Kalai
Operations Cancelled in English Hospital After Rat Found
But at least they'll be free once the pest is dealt with
Nine People Told to Pay Rape Victim
Admitted to naming the woman raped by soccer player on social media
Tea Party in the UK?
Conservative MPs joined the Labor opposition to demand real cuts to the EU budget
UK Votes Down EU Budget, MPs Demands Spending Cuts
Rebel MPs say they're giving the government a stronger negotiating position
Cameron Facing Rebellion Over E.U. Budget
Pushing for a freeze while some Conservative MPs are pushing for a cut
Britain's NHS Refuses Cystic Fibrosis Patient Access to a Free Drug
They say it would be "unethical," but seem unclear on the meaning
Alleged Terrorist's Family To Sue U.K. Over His Drone-Strike Assassination
That no-due-process thing is a bitch
One Million British Families to See Reduction in Child Benefit
Government has decided that a family with one parent earning over £50,000 a year doesn't need the extra cash
Botched Births Cost British NHS Billions in Litigation
Good to know when planning where not to give birth
U.K. May Shift Intelligence Emphasis From Terrorism to Cyberattacks
The CIA will be most upset
British Won't Go Along with Illegal Iran War Planning by Americans
The government reportedly cites secret legal advice against allowing the use of bases on UK territory
Report: U.S. Request to Use Bases On U.K. Territory for Pre-Emptive Iran Strike Rejected
The government was reportedly advised of the illegality of such a strike by the attorney general's office
UK Government Still Against Military Action Against Iran
U.S. has been asking to use British bases
Father of Pakistani Girl Shot By Taliban Says She Will "Rise Again"
Malala Yousufzai is currently receiving treatment in the UK
Bureaucratic Rules Hobble British Foster Parents
They need permission for haircuts and school trips
Spain Rejects Automatic Scottish EU Membership in Event of Independence
Would have to negotiate membership
David Cameron Faces Potential Investigation Over GDP Hint
May have alluded to GDP figures coming out tomorrow during Prime Minister's Questions
Ecuador Concerned About Assange's Health
Wikileaks activist has been in Ecuador's London embassy for months
Cameron: Prisoners Will Not Get Vote
Such a move is illegal according to European Court of Human Rights
Prince Harry Party Model Claims British Secret Service Pushed Her Arrest, Detention
Carrie Reichart was put in jail for allegedly bouncing checks days after going public with claims of partying with the prince
British MPs Question BBC Director-General Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up Claims
Complaints that were allegedly covered up were about the performer Jimmy Saville, now dead,
Two Scottish Nationalist MSP Quit
Row over opposition to Nato leaves the Scottish National Party with a majority of one in the Scottish Parliament
European Commission Supports Financial Transaction Tax
UK has been especially resistant to the proposed measure
