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‘President Bush should be criminally investigated for torture’

Read full script on.rt.com After the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the US has come under intense scrutiny for its use of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ that many experts have called torture. Now there are calls to bring those responsible in the US government to justice. Philippe Sands is a Professor of Law at University College, London. [...]

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Driven Up The Wall: Transport hell awaits London Olympics

London is on the home stretch for the Olympics, but there could be one insurmountable final hurdle for visitors. Some fear the country’s transport system won’t be able to handle the huge number of spectators, as RT’s Ivor Bennett explains. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook [...]

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Cop Chop: UK bobbies protest ‘criminal’ cuts

It’s not only workers suffering from budget cuts and broad reforms of pay and conditions. In Britain, police officers poured their anger out on the streets, with thousands of posts set to be axed. And as Ivor Bennett reports, that’s raising concerns over public safety. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website [...]

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$500000 ‘between friends’: Russian oligarch & UK prince in cash row

It could have been been the simple tale of one friend helping another – except the two in this story are a fugutive Russian oligarch and a cousin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. London-based Boris Berezovsky has given Prince Michael of Kent more than half a million dollars of financial support – raising questions over what [...]

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Frack To The Future: UK gives green light to far-from-green tech

READ MORE: on.rt.com Deep beneath the rolling English countryside lie pockets of gas suitable for energy – the trouble is, getting it can be destructive and toxic to those living above. The process of fracking is banned in some countries, but the British government intends to drill away – irrespective of public fears or the [...]

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‘Intellect failure permanent feature of UK govt’

It’s exactly three decades after the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano was sunk in the first major British attack of the Falklands war. RT sits down with historian and author Hugh Bicheno to discuss whether the conflict was worth it. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Inside Story: The widening rift in Israeli politics

Is there a rift between the Prime Minster and the security establishment, and how might it affect his chances of re-election? Inside Story discusses with guests: Naftali Bennett, Daniel Ben Simon and Rami Khouri.

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Deep in Debt: Big bills to get bigger for UK taxpayers?

Britain’s got big bills to pay, but is looking to a century-old solution when times were even tougher. Never-ending loans to cover the cost of the First World War are still being repaid today, but the Treasury Chief is planning more. And that means a financial headache for tomorrow’s children, as Ivor Bennett reports. RT [...]

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Gunning for Trouble: Cameron on arms trade tour in China backyard

Selling the best defence equipment to one of the world’s most important democracies. That’s how the British Prime Minister has defended his stop-off in Indonesia as part of his arms trade tour of Asia. It comes a decade after the country saw an embargo by the UK itself for using British jets to bomb civilians. [...]

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Pacific Posing: Cameron offers guns for glory in Japan

Britain is seeking to follow in America’s footsteps by heading east and beefing up its military presence in Asia. The Prime Ministers of Japan and the UK are negotiating a massive arms deal and possible deployment of a Royal Navy submarine in a region dominated by China. RT’s Ivor Bennett has more on this from [...]

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Binge Drinking: How much is too much?

In an effort to deter growing levels of binge-drinking in the UK, the government is proposing the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol. But its implementation has come under fire from the drinks industry, which claims it violates EU law. RT’s London-based correspondent Ivor Bennett reports. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com

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For News Sake: Sky hacked emails in ‘public interest’

Britain’s ‘Sky News’ TV network has admitted it authorised journalists to hack into private e-mails on two separate occasions. But the broadcaster, which is part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, said it’s actions were actually in the public interest. RT’s Ivor Bennett is across this in London. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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