If I said the UK has no constitution, I’d be exaggerating. What I mean is it does have a constitution, but not as you’d expect! The United Kingdom has no single written document that forms its constitution. Instead, the ‘constitution’ is formed through various acts of Parliament and...
The maximum sentence for incest in the UK, where the children lived, was two years. Three counts means that Khan will serve six years in prison despite being 81 and in poor health. Despite the life-changing news, the children said they have even more respect for the man they still call...
The UK inmate is said to be incredibly wealthy from his involvement in drug trafficking and was described as “the Hulk” by one of his former partners. He is also rumored to effectively run the prison, meaning he could well escape, and is due to appeal against his sentence. It seems ...
In October 2004, the trio of Jon Ablewhite, John Smith, and Kerry Whitburn stole the body of Gladys Hammond from her grave. The theft was part of a campaign against Darley Oaks Farm, Newchurch, Staffordshire, UK, which bred and sold guinea pigs for research. Since September 1999, the th...
“There’s not going to be a complete collapse,” predicts UK Scientific Adviser John Beddington, “but things will start getting really worrying if we don’t tackle these problems.” If they aren’t dealt with, the next new decade could lead to a new era of global conflicts, as nations...
UK album charts and when released in the USA, it reached #23 on the Billboard charts. The album remained in the Billboard charts for over a year and was a commercial (though not a critical) success. The album went on to earn platinum selling status in both the US and the UK. The ...
quite a number of them produced. I have selected the ten I think are the best of the genre and included a small snippet of each below. Interestingly only 3 of the ten films here are in the English language – I wonder what that says about the UK and USA when it comes to fine ...
(including ghosts, zombies and humans). Some of the graphics represented flesh being ripped off in chunks as well as dismemberment. It was considered so bad, at the time, that it is the only game ever to be permanently banned in the UK. It seems funny now, when compared to the games ...
The UK thought that nuclear landmines might be an interesting way to slow down the Soviets. These would be buried underground and then remotely detonated once the Red Army had overrun the area. Unfortunately, the mechanism was prone to malfunctioning in cold weather. To counter this, British ...
With the advent of the Internet, technology now allows a cheaper viewing experience. If you are lucky enough to live in an area where most of the material on TV is available online and on demand, there really is no reason to pay for TV anymore. In the UK, the cost of a TV license...