UK news archive

29.09.2005 London's Trafalgar Square is reserved for war generals, not a man of peace like Nelson Mandela, an inquiry was told yesterday.

26.09.2005 Don't spin your record on world poverty during the party conference, Labour leaders were told today, because the Government's achievements on global anti-poverty initiatives are vastly over-stated and many polices continue to harm the poorest countries.

23.09.2005 Government regulation of pesticide use is inadequate, says a new report by the the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.

23.09.2005 Save the Children was the official charity of this week's black music awards in London, apparently because MOBO founder Kanya King was shocked by a television news report about malaria in Africa.

23.09.2005 UK company demand for palm oil - found in one in ten products on supermarket shelves - is driving the orang-utan towards extinction, according to new research.

22.09.2005 Britain is moving towards segregation, adding urgency to the need to drive forward the process of integration, the head of the Commission for Racial Equality warned today.

22.09.2005 Environment Minister Elliott Morley's claim that there is no evidence that a tax on aviation would work comes under attack following publication of a report that all householders, motorists and businesses will have to reduce their carbon dioxide pollution to zero if the aviation industry is to be incorporated into government climate change targets.

22.09.2005 An official "commission on integration", involving all faith groups, is to be set up following the warning by racial equality chief Trevor Phillips that some parts of Britain are turning into "fully fledged ghettos".

22.09.2005 A Rastafarian singer preparing to pursue his dream of crossing Africa on foot will be cheered on by friends and supporters at a farewell party on Friday.

22.09.2005 Who uses the Internet in Britain (and who doesn't), where they use it, and what they look at: the latest Oxford Internet Surveys shows how British people have responded to the rise of the Net. The findings form part of the World Internet Project, which coordinates surveys in 24 countries.

21.09.2005 All householders, motorists and businesses will have to reduce their carbon dioxide pollution to zero if the aviation industry is to be incorporated into government climate change targets for 2050, new research reveals.

21.09.2005 Former Commission for Racial Equality chief Lord Herman Ouseley has echoed concerns raised by the present chair, Trevor Phillips, about increased segregation within British society.

20.09.2005 British Muslims’ struggle to overcome Islamophobia and discrimination is like the movement to abolish slavery, says a prominent Muslim scholar.

20.09.2005 Competition authorities are urged to take action to protect consumers and farmers by stopping Tesco's uncontrolled expansion, as quarterly results showed that the company makes more profit in under five minutes than the average UK farm makes in a year.

20.09.2005 Women are being exposed to misleading messages about formula milk, through clever advertising which exploits a loophole in UK law, according to new research.

19.09.2005 Work by top British artists including Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Keith Coventry raised £23,800 for international development agency Christian Aid when it was auctioned by Sotheby’s at the Fine Art Society.

16.09.2005 British Energy is to extend the life of Dungeness B nuclear power station by ten years until 2018, it was announced.

15.09.2005 A new education report has uncovered a culture of racism in schools which is holding black pupils back.

14.09.2005 Thousands of people in the capital are taking part in a ten-day series of events standing up against violence in society.

12.09.2005 Babies in the womb are at risk from hazardous non-stick chemicals, flame-retardants, perfumes and other gender-bending chemicals, according to a new report.