Figures released by the BBC show that the organisation spent nearly £30m on hotel rooms in just three years, according to the Daily Star. The bill was up 32 percent last year, which the BBC claimed was due to advanced
A senior MP has warned that the murky world of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) in Westminster “are the next big scandal waiting to happen”. Labour’s Graham Allen is concerned at the sheer number that have been set-up recently, and
A leading think tank has warned that Labour leader Ed Miliband’s plan to link the minimum wage to average earnings will make it harder for the unemployed to enter work. The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), claims that a higher
A failing NHS hospital has been voted the best for patient care just two years after it was taken over by a private company. Hinchingbrooke, was described as a ‘basket case’ after running up debts of £40million, and failing to
One of UKIP’s most senior European candidates has refused to apologise after she was pictured making an offensive hand gesture at protesters. Janice Atkinson made the ‘one-fingered salute’ after members of the People’s Assembly of Ashford had screamed abuse at
The Conservative Party has wheeled out the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, in a final attempt to save their European Parliamentary members from the UKIP surge. The party, which traditionally wins the European Elections, has been trailing in third place
One third of British voters say that David Cameron has eroded the power of Christianity, according to The Sun. The ComRes poll says that the Prime Ministers policies, which include gay marriage, have humbled the national religion. The poll will
Immigrants who come to this country should be forced to learn English, said Britain’s most senior Asian MP. Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Culture, said that new arrivals in the country must respect “our way of life” and
Education chiefs in France have caused a stir by inviting boys to wear skirts to school in order to combat sexism and inequality according to the Local. On Friday boys at 27 schools across Nantes in Western France were invited to
Britain’s business lobby has warned against the UK adopting quota policies for women and ethnic minorities in the work place. The idea of quotas was put forward by the Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan, who said that Labour could legislate
Michael Dugher, Labour Shadow Minister and Vice Chairman, has launched a foul mouthed tirade against UKIP leader Nigel Farage in the Daily Express. The Barnsley East MP said Farage was a “bulls*** artist” and that it is “bollocks” to suggest
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has branded advocates of British independence “deeply unpatriotic”, according the BBC. In an interview on Radio 4, he claimed that leaving the EU would lead to widespread unemployment. He claimed it was wrong to
Foreign prisoners spend an average of 234 days behind bars AFTER their official release date because it is so hard to deport them. There are currently 850 foreign prisoners in British jails despite having already completed their sentences. The Sun
A Saudi man has divorced his wife after she was videoed driving the family car, despite it being illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia. The Times reports an unnamed woman sent the film to her husband as an
The European Parliament’s largest political party is facing questions about why its election advert has only white people on it. The advert featured on the website of the European People’s Party’s (EPP) UK affiliate The 4 Freedoms Party, which is fielding
British state schools are churning out children who do not know right from wrong, a headmaster of a leading independent school will say today. Richard Walden, head of the Independent Schools Association, believes state schools spend too much time on
The pub reputed to have the oldest interior in Britain has refused to serve UKIP leader Nigel Farage a pint of beer. The Crown Bar in Belfast, refused a photo call for the UKIP leader when he visited Northern Ireland
Russia is considering creating its own version of Eurovision, because the existing contest represents the “collapse of the European Union’s moral values” according to The Local. The straight version of the competition will be called ‘Voice of Eurasia’, and has been
1996 was a revolutionary year for gentlemen right across the globe, as a Pfizer team in Kent invented and patented Viagra as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. It was evidence that the world stands just that little bit prouder when
Emergency services are desperately searching for survivors after an explosion caused a mine to collapse in Turkey. According to BBC the explosion on Tuesday at 12:20pm (GMT) killed at least 238 people, but 120 are still unaccounted for. The mine
The victims of a 1974 bombing campaign allegedly carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) are to sue the British government, according to the BBC. They claim there was collusion between British forces, the government and the terrorists who
The mother of teenage cancer sufferer Stephen Sutton has posted a message on Facebook, informing the world of his death in the early hours of this morning. The message followed an ominous message yesterday saying that the 19 year old’s
Eighteen year old John Maguire from Northern Ireland has appeared in court charged with breaking into a women’s house, locking himself inside, trying her clothes on and stealing her knickers, all after getting drunk. On 22nd September Mr Maguire was
The first man to claim asylum based on climate change has lost his latest appeal against deportation from New Zealand. Ioane Teitiota, 37, does not want to return to Kiribati as he claims his right to life is threatened by
The boss of a pro-European investment firm has said that UKIP winning the European election will have no impact on markets because the party is just a “protest”. Stuart Mitchell from SWMC European Fund also said the debate had not
