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One million British workers on zero-hours contracts – survey

A man climbs a stairway in a narrow alley in Temple Bar, the legal district of London, July 30, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

LONDON: Around one million Britons are in jobs offering no guaranteed minimum work or pay, far more than the 250,000 estimated by the country’s statistics

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Britain losing battle against internet crime, MPs say

LONDON: Britain is losing the battle against cyber crime and needs a new crack crime unit to fight the growing problem in cooperation with its global partners, particularly the European

It’s a boy for Britain’s William and Kate

LONDON: Prince William, his wife Kate and their new son are spending their first night together after it was announced that Britain has a new future king. Cheering crowds rushed

Briton kidnapped near Nigeria’s Lagos airport

LAGOS, Nigeria: A British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria’s commercial capital, the British Consulate-General reported Friday. Diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping,

Queen Ella? King Terry? What’s in a royal name?

London: Way back in the mists of time, when schoolkids were expected to learn seemingly endless lists of facts off by heart, they chanted a poem to remember the names

UK government backs three-person IVF

LONDON: The UK looks set to become the first country to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people, after the government backed the IVF technique. It will

UK spied G-20 London Summit

LONDON — The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats’ phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as

Britain’s treasure islands make G8 tax test for Cameron

LONDON (Reuters) – Pitching tougher rules on tax evasion to the G8 is a precarious undertaking for Prime Minister David Cameron. Britain’s own tax havens are world leaders. Britain’s list

Queen to mark six-decade reign

LONDON: The Queen will go back to the scene of her coronation on Tuesday to mark a reign that has weathered six decades of social transformation and the end of

British police arrest 3 over soldier’s killing

LONDON: British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist