HAVANA — Cuba’s Ladies in White have vowed to keep protesting against the island’s communist-run government despite the death of their late founder and spiritual leader, but the loss presents new challenges for a dissident group already struggling to be visible and influential among islanders. While Laura Pollan’s passing Friday from a respiratory virus probably [...]
Thousands lined the streets of Wootton Basset yesterday as the town came to a respectful stand-still for the last time – as it was officially and royally re-named. And instead of gathering to pay their respects to a repatriated member of the armed forces, this time it was Royal Wootton Bassett’s turn to be honoured. [...]
The historic House of Commons vote on whether the UK should pull out of the EU is set to take place in three weeks. If the vote is in favour of a referendum David Cameron will come under huge pressure to offer the British public a chance to say once and for all if they [...]
Gita Lima has been working for the Prime Minister and his wife for several years David and Samantha Cameron’s nanny is a Nepalese woman who was recruited from a charity which offers help and advice to immigrants seeking to escape abusive employers. Gita Lima has been working for the Prime Minister and his wife for [...]
It looks like something which could be seen in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire. But these shocking images – which show garden sheds and garages transformed into dodgy homes for immigrants – are not from the slums of Mumbai. Incredibly, they are from a west London suburb. According to The Sun, the sheds in Southall [...]
George Osborne plans to raise up to £500 million through VAT on cosmetic surgery Chancellor George Osborne plans to raise up t cent. Until now, VAT has been charged only on minor treatments including Botox injecto £500 million a year by slapping VAT on cosmetic surgery. The move – already being dubbed a ‘boob tax’ by [...]
Supporter: John Prescott backed the new boilers Millions of homeowners who were forced by John Prescott to buy expensive energy-saving boilers are now facing bills of £150 to stop them from breaking down in the cold this winter. The £4,000 water heaters – known as condensing boilers – were hailed by Mr Prescott, when deputy [...]
HAVANA — The first member of a Cuban spy ring to walk free from prison in the United States thanked islanders Friday for their support during his 13 years behind bars and vowed to keep pushing for the release of the other four. Rene Gonzalez, a 55-year-old dual U.S.-Cuban citizen who left a federal lockup [...]
Raul Castro is changing the way life works in Cuba, lentamente. According to Reuters, the island ruler sent several hundred reforms to the annual Commuist party congress, and one of them just approved now allows Cubans to buy and sell cars made after 1959. Previously, only cars that predated the island’s Communist revolution could be [...]
HAVANA — The founder of a prominent Cuban dissident group, the Ladies in White, was hospitalized for acute respiratory problems and was in intensive care Saturday, family members and associates said. Laura Pollan went to a hospital Friday and was in serious condition the following day, though stable and showing signs of improvement. “She is [...]
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