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Qatada Due For Release

Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

Terror suspect Abu Qatada is to be released from prison on Tuesday after winning the latest round in his battle against deportation. The radical cl...

Abu Qatada To Be Released On Bail

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Terror suspect Abu Qatada is to be released on bail after winning his battle against deportation to Jordan. The radical cleric, who is also known a...

Abu Qatada Will Not Be Deported To Jordan To Face Trial

Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.01.2013 | UK

Abu Qatada has won an appeal against deportation to Jordan where he was to face trial on terror charges, according to a ruling by the Special Immigrat...

Will Jordan's Human Rights Record Halt Abu Qatada's Extradition?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will find out on Monday if he will to be deported to Jordan to face trial. Qatada is fighting extradition to the Middle E...

(PHOTOS) Cameron At Syrian Refugee Camp: 'We Will Help You'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK

David Cameron has promised to get tough on Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad, after hearing "horrendous" stories of suffering from refugees at ...

Jordan 'Foils Major Al-Qaeda Terror Plot'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK

A major al-Qaeda plot which aimed to ensure "the highest death toll" in coordinated on shopping malls and residential areas in Jordan has been prevent...

Minister 'Asked For Jordan To Pardon Abu Qatada'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

Home Office ministers sought a pardon for Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada in a bid to deport him from the UK, a tribunal has heard. James Broke...

Poison Chalice

Wendy Wason | Posted 03.12.2012 | Home
Wendy Wason

Chantelle Houghton now has a baby girl to look after. It's hard enough having a new baby without the stress she's going through right now. She won't let her cross-dressing ex see the baby. You couldn't make this up. It sounds like the plot of a bad soap-opera. Chantelle is still famous but I wonder if the fame she was after just feels like a poison chalice now.

Top Secret Syrian Security Documents To Be Broadcast On TV

Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK

The contents of top secret Syrian security documents are to be broadcast on Arabian news channel, Al Arabiya. The documents, leaked by members of ...

Leaving Syria for Jordan: Safety Is Not the End of the Story

Penny Sims | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK
Penny Sims

For many refugees I spoke to, their story about how they left begins with a deciding moment: "my house was destroyed"; "there was so much firing in the street, I could not get to the hospital just 10 minutes away"; "we saw too much killing".

Syria: One Woman's Story

Cat Carter | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK
Cat Carter

I'm crouched next to Reem, a beautiful young Syrian woman living in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A head scarf covers her hair and her family hover nearby. She is telling me about her life in Dera'a, Syria, and why they left. She is also crying.

Katie Price Banned From Driving After Not Paying Fines

WENN | Posted 01.09.2012 | Home

Katie Price has been banned from driving for a year after failing to pay two speeding tickets - because she didn't open her post. The glamour model...

Jordanian Athletes Out Of Paralympics Over Sex Charges

PA | Posted 23.08.2012 | UK

Three members of the Jordanian Paralympic squad charged with sex offences will not be taking part in the Games, organisers have confirmed. Locog sa...

King Of Jordan Intervenes In Paralympic Team Sex Offences Case

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK

The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, has personally intervened in the case of three members of the Jordanian Paralympic team accused of sex offences at a ...

Paralympic Athletes Quizzed Over Indecent Assault Claims

PA | Posted 21.08.2012 | UK

Three members of the Jordanian Paralympic team have been questioned by police about allegations of indecent assaults on women while preparing for the ...

So Kick Me in the Teeth, I Still Like BlackBerry

Trevor Davies | Posted 02.09.2012 | UK Tech
Trevor Davies

Newspapers and broadcasters are preparing obituaries for RIM. The Blackberry apocalypse is nigh.

10 Books You're Ashamed To Read On The Train

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 29.08.2012 | Home

We've all been there. Sat on a packed commuter train, you reach into your bag and slide out your latest paperback with the caution of skeptic picki...

(QUIZ) Who Wrote It: Martin Amis Or Katie Price?

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 11.07.2012 | Home

As literary relationships go, it's an unusual one. But since he first described her as "two bags of silicone" in 2007, author and perennial foot-i...

The Ultimate Family Holiday: Five Ways

Black Tomato | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Black Tomato

Going away with your family needn't mean gluing yourselves to a beach for a week or returning to that same tried and tested villa for another year.

PHOTOS: Katie Price's Silliest Poses

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK Comedy

You've got to take your hat (and everything else) off to Katie Price, The Artist Formerly Known As Jordan. She's just launched her new underwear ra...

Abu Qatada 'Could Be Freed On Bail By The End Of The Month'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK

Abu Qatada bail hearing has been set for 28 May, meaning that the radical cleric could released on bail by the end of the month. The man once descr...

What Happened In Vegas...

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 16.05.2012 | Home

Given that Katie Price is recently engaged and she's just touched down in Las Vegas, you could be forgiven for thinking she's planning a quickie weddi...

Abu Qatada Applies For Bail

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Politics

Abu Qatada's lawyers have applied for a bail hearing before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, a spokesman for the Judicial Communications Of...

Abu Qatada's Deportation Appeal Hearing Has Been Rejected

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Politics

Abu Qatada's request for a deportation appeal hearing at the Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights has been rejected. The ruling clears ...

Alex Reid Packs A Punch Over Packed Lunch In Parliament

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Alex Reid, former hubby of glamour model Katie Price, has been throwing his weight about by telling MPs to ban school packed lunches. The fame-hung...