Outrage over 4,256 rapists, paedophiles being allowed to go free in Britain

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The BBC has caused outrage after it allowed a leading academic to demand the age of consent be lowered to 13 on its show. Professor John Spencer stated on a BBC Radio Four programme that all teenagers should be free to have sex, and even argued that the current age of consent of 16 has turned half the population into criminals.

September 22nd, 2009 Ambassador: US-UK ties intact despite LockerbieLONDON — The U.S. ambassador to London said Tuesday that the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has not hurt relations between Britain and the United States.

September 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former president Pervez Musharraf has said he will return to Pakistan under pleasant conditions. He added that he will not retaliate against those who are demanding to try him under Article 6 of the Pakistan Constitution.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - A three-year-old boy has become the youngest known crime suspect in Britain after being probed by police over alleged disorder and vandalism. Officers from Strathclyde police in Scotland visited the toddler's home this summer after receiving a complaint of damage to household property.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has accused the United States and Britain of playing a part in the secret negotiations for allowing a 'safe exit' to former President General Pervez Musharraf in 2008 PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, while moving a privilege motion against President Asif Ali Zardari in the National Assembly, asked Zardari to disclose the full terms and the role played by Britain, the US and other countries in the covert deal which allowed Musharraf allay high treason charges against him. "The British and the Americans have no right to dictate terms on our internal affairs.

September 6th, 2009 New letters on UK-Libyan ties outrage IRA victimsLONDON — Britain made no demands that Libya offer compensation for Britons killed by Libyan explosives supplied to Irish Republican terrorists for fear it could jeopardize ties with Tripoli, according to new documents released Sunday. The revelation prompted accusations that the British government had acted to protect energy deals, and added to questions about whether trade ties influenced last month's decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

August 27th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan and Britain have agreed to facilitate the return of thousands of Pakistanis who are detained or living illegally in the United Kingdom. Interacting with media persons after a meeting with British Home Secretary Allan Johnson here, Pakistan Interior Advisor Rehman Malik said both countries have reached an accord to facilitate the return of the illegal migrants.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Two of the ten Pakistani students who were detained during counter-terrorism raids in Manchester and Liverpool earlier this year have flown back home, discontinuing their fight against deportation. Abdul Wahab Khan, 26, and Shoaib Khan, 27 were among ten Pakistanis who were detained in April on national security grounds after officials claimed that they have foiled a major bombing plot by Al-Qaeda.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - A beauty parlour for kids as young as three has come under fire for offering makeovers, fake tattoos, and even a glass of alcohol-free champagne to its little customers. The controversial US-style Tantrims and Tiaras salon in Glasgow has been accused of "sexualising" young children, and stripping them off their innocence.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britain has withdrawn deportation orders on two of the nine Pakistani students who were detained on national security grounds earlier this year. Both students, Sultan Sher and Janas Khan belong to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan and were arrested from Leeds and Milton Keynes respectively.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two Chinese rapists were taken into custody after one of them left his number on QQ, most popular free instant messaging computer program in Mainland China, for the woman after attacking her. The woman was at a square with her boyfriend when the two men rode up on a motorcycle.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The news that foreign criminals, including rapists and terrorists, are being treated to lavish cuisine as they wait to be deported, has not gone down with the taxpayers in Britain. There is an outrage among residents over money being spent on the preparation of mouthwatering dishes for 383 inmates, who are currently staying at a luxurious 47 million pounds Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Berkshire.

June 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Fifteen Australian men have been arrested in a global swoop on those who downloaded a film clip of the rape of an 8-year-old Russian girl, police said Monday. They expect to pick up at least 30 suspected paedophiles as they run through the list of those who accessed the film in the four months it was on the internet last year.

April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher last night branded the Gordon Brown Government's treatment of brave Gurkhas as "disgraceful". Backing The Sun's campaign for justice, Thatcher told her aides that she was "very distressed" after ministers brought in new rules shutting thousands of Gurkhas out of Britain.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - Only certain categories of Gurkhas veterans will be allowed to settle in the United Kingdom, leaving tens of thousands of other hopefuls in the lurch despite a landmark court ruling. The British Home Office ruled out a blanket policy, amid fears that it would lead to up to 100,000 veterans and their dependants wanting to come to Britain.