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MOUNT EVEREST UPDATE: WORLD'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN SHRINKING? FOLLOWING 2015 NEPAL EARTHQUAKE, SCIENTIST TO MEASURE PEAK'S HEIGHT
Two years have passed since the major Nepal earthquake... READ MORE›
MISSILE FAILURE OFF FLORIDA? BRITISH LEADER WON'T SAY
A government statement posted on a Defense Ministry blog indicated there was a routine unarmed Trident missile test launch from HMS Vengeance in June... READ MORE›
BRITISH GOVERNMENT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM EX-MI6 AGENT BEHIND UNVERIFIED TRUMP-RUSSIA DOSSIER
The former MI6 agent behind an unverified dossier detailing compromising material Russia allegedly collected on Donald Trump, said he felt 'duty bound' to share the information... READ MORE›
BRITAIN, SAUDI ARABIA & AFGHANISTAN (PART 3) -- RT OP-EDGE
British collusion with sectarian violence Britain, Saudi Arabia Afghanistan Part 3... READ MORE›
BANGLADESH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCES OVER BRITISH ENVOY GRENADE ATTACK
Hannan was also sentenced to death for another attack during a new year celebration in 2001 in which 10 people were killed... READ MORE›
BRITISH BANKER GUILTY OF MURDERING INDONESIANS IN HONG KONG
Post to Facebook British banker guilty of murdering Indonesians in Hong Kong The nine-person jury returned unanimous verdicts against Rurik Jutting... READ MORE›
JUNKO TABEI, THE FIRST WOMAN TO REACH THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT EVEREST, DIES AT 77
It wasn't until 1988 that an American woman, Stacy Allison, would complete an ascent of Everest. Ms. Tabei continued her mountaineering expeditions around the globe for decades... READ MORE›
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BRITISH MILITARY BASE IN BAHRAIN IS A 'REWARD' FOR UK'S SILENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SAY CAMPAIGNERS
British military base in bahrain is a reward for uk's silence on human rights say campaigners... READ MORE›
BARBADOS PLANS TO REMOVE THE QUEEN AS HEAD OF STATE ALMOST 400 YEARS AFTER BRITISH COLONISATION
Prince Harry visited Barbados in 2010 In 2012, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller also pledged to replace the Queen as head of state... READ MORE›
FIRST COMBAT AMPUTEE REACHES TOP OF EVEREST
The commitment to Everest has been number one, Linville said in an interview in April... READ MORE›
MAP: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Queen Elizabeth will become officially become the longest serving monarch in British history this week, beating out her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to take the title... READ MORE›
BRITISH POLITICIAN JO COX DIES AFTER SHOOTING AND STABBING ATTACK
Cox, 41, from the opposition Labour Party, was left bleeding on the pavement after the incident in northern England, according to witnesses quoted by local media... READ MORE›
BRITISH SOCCER PLAYER REFUSES HONOR FROM QUEEN BECAUSE OF THE WORD 'EMPIRE'
In 2003, the poet Benjamin Zephaniah refused the office of the Order of the British Empire, or an OBE... READ MORE›
CHINESE MEDIA DESCRIBES UK PUBLIC AS 'POTATO LOVERS WHO CAN'T DRINK TEA PROPERLY'
Chinese journalists were confused by the Duchess of Cambridge's decision to borrow a tiara belonging to the Queen Mother... READ MORE›
TWO IRAQ VETERANS STRIVE TO BE FIRST COMBAT AMPUTEES TO CLIMB EVEREST
It will be Linville's third attempt to climb the 29,029-foot mountain with a veterans organization called The Heroes Project... READ MORE›
MOUNT EVEREST VICTIMS' GRUELING FINAL HOURS
Hide Caption 18 of 23 23 photos Exploring Mount Everest Sherpa climbers pose at Everest Base Camp after collecting garbage during the Everest cleanup expedition on May 28, 2010... READ MORE›
'A LIFE WASTED': MOTHER OF MOUNT EVEREST VICTIM WANTS ANSWERS
South-African born Australian Maria Strydom died in her husband's arms on Mount Everest. Strydom still wants answers... READ MORE›
MAN ACHIEVES CHILDHOOD DREAM OF CONQUERING EVEREST, DIES ON WAY DOWN
Arnold had told a local Dutch television station last year that climbing Mount Everest was a childhood dream, the Associated PressA reported... READ MORE›
FIJI IS FINALLY BREAKING OUR COLONIAL SHACKLES AND DITCHING THE UNION JACK
Fiji is removing the Union Jack from its flag after almost 140 years of displaying the British colonial symbol... READ MORE›
BRITISH HOSTAGE JOHN CANTLIE APPEARS IN FOURTH ISIS PROPAGANDA VIDEO
The 56-page colour magazine also purports to publish a longer essay from Cantlie which gives details about his capture... READ MORE›
A VEGAN DIED ON MOUNT EVEREST, PAPERS ARE KEEN TO TELL US
Another climber in the same expedition as Strydom, Eric Ary Arnold, also died on the mountain after suffering from altitude sickness... READ MORE›
SHOULD WE BE FLATTERED OR WORRIED THAT THE BRITISH ACCENT TURNS FOREIGNERS ON?
British voices leave British people cold while the rest of the world are hot for them... READ MORE›
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR DECADES, NOBODY MADE IT TO THE TOP OF MOUNT EVEREST LAST YEAR
MORE READING What you need to know before climbing Mount Everest this year Climbers trapped on Mount Everest 'are getting desperate'... READ MORE›
DEATHS, RESCUE MARK PERILOUS WEEKEND ON MOUNT EVEREST
At least two Indian climbers were missingA on Mount Everest... READ MORE›
TWO EVEREST CLIMBERS DIE ON THEIR WAY DOWN
That night, while resting at Camp IV, the uppermost of four camps on the route to the summit, he died, Mr. Sherpa said... READ MORE›
A SHERPA WOMAN WHO WORKS AT A CONNECTICUT 7-ELEVEN JUST CLIMBED EVEREST FOR A RECORD SEVENTH TIME
A Sherpa woman who works at a Connecticut 7-Eleven just climbed Everest for a record seventh time... READ MORE›
'IT'S WIDE-EYED, CHILDLIKE AND MAGICAL.'
Hide Caption 8 of 23 23 photos Exploring Mount Everest Hillary and Nepalese-Indian mountaineer Tenzing Norgay climb beyond a crevasse on Mount Everest in 1953... READ MORE›
U.K. WOMAN IN SYRIA SAYS ISIL 'NOT MY CUP OF TEA'
Ms Begum, a law graduate, flew her family to Turkey before crossing the border into Syria... READ MORE›
EX-SOLDIER WHO LOST A LEG IN IRAQ REACHES THE TOP OF EVEREST
Chad Jukes is the second combat amputee in six days to climb Everest... READ MORE›
BREAKFAST LIKE A KING AS FORTNUM & MASON PUBLISHES RECIPE FOR EDWARD VIII'S KIPPERS
Fortnum Mason The Cookbook by Tom Parker Bowles is published by 4th Estate, costs ?30, and is out now... READ MORE›
DEC PRAISES A??OVERWHELMINGA?? BRITISH RESPONSE TO EBOLA APPEAL
5 million people affected by the Ebola crisis, including working in some of the worst-affected and most remote areas of Sierra Leone and Liberia... READ MORE›
EFFORTS TO RETURN BRITISH TOURISTS FROM SHARM EL-SHEIKH DESCEND INTO CHAOS AS UK GOVERNMENT REBUKES AIRLINES
Efforts to return British tourists from Sharm el-Sheikh have descended into chaos... READ MORE›
HONG KONG MURDERS: RURIK JUTTING ALLEGEDLY DESCRIBED AS AN 'INSANE PSYCHOPATH' IN AUTOMATED EMAIL RESPONSE DAYS BEFORE MURDERS
Hong kong murders rurik jutting allegedly described as an insane psychopath in automated email response days before murders... READ MORE›
INDIAN COUPLE ACCUSED OF FAKING WIDELY PRAISED EVEREST CLIMB
They separately interviewed the couple and the climbing Sherpas and after four days officially declared the Rathods' Everest summit feat... READ MORE›
CLIMBER PROFILED BY WASHINGTON POST DIES ON MOUNT EVEREST
More than 250 people have died climbing Mount Everest since 1953, many from altitude related illnesses... READ MORE›
A YEAR AFTER NEPAL'S DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE, EVEREST CLIMBERS RETURN
The avalanche that coursed through Everest Base Camp sent him sprawling, choking on snow but alive... READ MORE›
ICELANDIC VR COMPANY BRINGS YOU TO 'EVEREST'
Everest and the daunting nature of the Khumbu Icefall, which has taken many a climber's life over the decades... READ MORE›
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TALLY OF BRITONS JOINING ISIS AND SIMILAR GROUPS ABROAD GROWN TO 850
She left Scotland in November 2013, apparently informing her family only that she was about to enter Syria from Turkey... READ MORE›
TOP US COMMANDER MAKES SECRET VISIT TO NORTHERN SYRIA
He met US military advisers and the leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, made up of Kurdish and Arab rebel forces... READ MORE›
BORIS JOHNSON WILL ALWAYS PUT HIS OWN INTERESTS BEFORE BRITAIN'S
David Cameron wants to remain in the European Union but Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel and other Tory Ministers are demanding we leave... READ MORE›
CAMERON BACKS DOWN OVER SYRIAN CHILD REFUGEES; BRITAIN TO ACCEPT MORE
His spokesman said the government would be talking to local councils to make sure the necessary support exists to take in more children... READ MORE›
VLADIMIR PUTIN IS DANCING AROUND US WITH EASE
Only Nato ground forces can take the fight to Isil while preventing the Russians from acquiring dominance over the Middle East... READ MORE›
IS AUSTRALIA TOO WORRIED? ISRAELI EXPERT PROFESSOR EFRAIM INBAR THINKS SO
Islamic State Is Australia too worried? Israeli expert Professor Efraim Inbar thinks so... READ MORE›
HOW TO SOLVE THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS? CREATE JOBS IN MIDDLE EAST, GERMANY SAYS
Germany has a new plan to help Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries gain some stability... READ MORE›
ISIS MAGAZINE CONFIRMS JIHADI JOHN WAS KILLED
As a British citizen, he personified the concerns of security forces worried about a resurgence in homegrown radicalism inspired by the hard-line ideology of the Islamic State... READ MORE›
SYRIA AND FRANCE SAID TO BE DEADLIEST FOR JOURNALISTS IN 2015
In October, the Islamic State killed two Syrian journalists, Fares Hammadi and Ibrahim Abdel Qader, who were both living in Turkey... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REFUGEE PROCESS IN TURKEY 'A LITTLE BIT BEHIND,' CANADIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS
He declined to say how many Syrian refugees from Turkey will be resettled to Canada, saying it was too early speculate on those numbers... READ MORE›
'I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A DEATH SENTENCE'
There are between 6 million and 8 million people displaced in Syria, along with more than 4 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan... READ MORE›
A MASS GLOBAL MIGRATION CRISIS COULD BE JUST BEGINNING
There are between 6 million and 8 million people displaced in Syria, along with more than 4 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan... READ MORE›