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Military, UK, Politics, Vessels, Army The UK army is planning to build up a strong shadow presence in the Gulf, marking a return to the seat of its old imperial power, a UK think tank said. The Arab Spring and security fears over a nuclear Iran are ...

It may have been true for a brief moment in distant history that Britannia did rule the waves, but in recent history nobody has ruled the waves effectively. ||| Ann Crotty It may have been true for a brief moment in distant history that Britannia ...

MOST of us don't plan to die on the job. Indeed one of the perks of being a commoner is the prospect of spending our final years enjoying well-deserved retirement. Not so monarchs, whose last official day of work generally coincides with their ...

Last week certainly was the apex of this season's contemporary art events here in New York. This time it had a decidedly New York/London spirit. There was the inspiring source of the Met's Punk: Chaos to Couture, which was London in the 1970s. There ...

Islam Times - It's an anthem that is usually sung with chest-thumping pride and misty eyes by British imperialists. Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves. This jingoistic celebration of Britain's former global conquest may yet degenerate into ...

UK Q1 GDP +0.3% q/q, better than median forecast of +0.1% Merkel: Need to ensure that in future bank shareholders can also suffer losses Merkel: ECB in difficult position, higher interest rates would be better for Germany German FinMin: Europe ...

British television is not your cup of tea? Are all those period dramas, Shakespearean plays and soapy Downton Abbey too much for you? Youre entitled to your opinion, of course, but chances are youve watched a BBC property or a British-inspired show ...

Boxing comment: At his press conference to formally announce details of his rescheduled Rule Britannia event on April 20 at Wembley Arena, Frank Warren betrayed no signs of a promoter approaching premature retirement. Instead he appeared the epitome ...

Has BlackBerry's new operating system launch has been hit with a hammer blow? Has the British government's security agency questioned it's security levels? On the eve of the BlackBerry Z10 launch, the UK's Computer Experts Security Group (CESG) is ...