A German police officer has been found guilty of murder for killing a man he met on an Internet chat forum devoted to cannibalism. The German news agency DPA reports the regional court in the eastern city of Dresden sentenced
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Vauxhall, South London, has admitted to making a pornographic “wrestling” film, taking an “a to z of drugs” and deliberately getting himself infected with HIV. Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett, 36, claimed his erratic behaviour was as a
Britain would be forced to scrap its independent nuclear deterrent as part of a deal to put Ed Miliband into Number 10, according to Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP leader confirmed her party would never vote to replace Trident and the
David Cameron has been given a huge advantage in Thursday’s leader’s debate, being drawn to stand on the far right, well away from the other main party leaders. Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Ed Miliband will all be bunched together
Comedian Noel Fielding is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police after he was heard telling guests at the Royal Albert Hall to “stab” Nigel Farage. Fielding made the comment as part of a “bizarre rambling joke” about racist teabags at
Shoppers in Bromley, South London, thought they witnessed a rare political act by a reigning Monarch, when a lookalike of HM The Queen was seen handing out UKIP leaflets. To make it all the more confusing Prince Philip’s double was
Nigel Farage is set to emerge as the winner from the seven-way leaders’ debate on Thursday with 8.9 million viewers tuning in, according to the political spread betting firm Sporting Index. The 2010 debates catapulted Nick Clegg into the national consciousness
Hollywood star Martin Freeman, famous for starring in The Hobbit, The Office and Love Actually, has appeared in a video endorsing Labour at the general election. The 43-year-old actor does not mention Ed Miliband in the video but does launch an
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been fined £180,000 after it sent thousands of confidential documents about BAE Systems to one of the investigation’s key witnesses. In the end the documents were found in a cannabis factory in East London.
Ed Miliband’s biggest donor has claimed Labour need to dump policies that “penalise” business and that the Conservatives are the best party at managing the economy in Europe. Dr Assem Allam, who has given £400k to Labour, said the party needed
With the general election officially starting on Monday Labour frontbencher, Douglas Alexander, has told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show his party would not specify which taxes they would raise if they win power. When he was asked whether Labour would announce
Some things never change. Disaffected voters in England are considering voting UKIP, Scots are sick of politics (as usual) and seek something else. All the parties in Wales are so awful that the people of the country have no idea
John Bercow was close to tears as Conservatives were narrowly defeated in their attempt to force him to face a secret ballot for re-election as Speaker in May. In the final four hours of the Parliament, retiring former Foreign Secretary William
MPs have demanded disclosure of all personal files compiled on them by undercover police officers while they were in Parliament. The call came during an urgent question in the House of Commons following revelations that police had kept a number
In 42 days the British public go to the polls in what is turning out to be the least predictable election ever. Uniform swings are out of the window, closely followed by the accepted two-party system. Here is our guide
An unemployed man from Blackburn has been convicted of making 15,000 obscene calls over a three-month period. Amjid Khan, 39, pleaded guilty to the offences at Preston Crown Court. The court was told he would pick strangers names out of
The emo-comedian Noel Fielding told an audience at the Royal Albert Hall to stab Nigel Farage, after a “bizarre rambling joke” about racist teabags. The event was held in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and even Frankie Boyle was
In the run up to the European referendum MPs have said they are “deeply concerned” about the way the BBC covers the EU. The European Scrutiny Committee claimed BBC bosses had tried to avoid giving evidence to them and when
It is strictly against the rules to cheer in the public gallery, but we can all privately admit that the temptation can prove too strong for some to resist. This was certainly the position David Cameron’s two children found themselves
The ‘wimin’ of the National Union of Students’ have launched a new campaign to make the world a better place; they want their members to use jazz hands instead of clapping. The plan was unveiled on the NUS Women’s group
A Labour frontbencher has attacked the Natural History Museum and M&S after they released a range of dinosaur t-shirts exclusively for boys. Chi Onwurah claimed the two were guilty of sexism because they had not produced alternative versions of the
David Cameron has announced he will not seek a third term as prime minister, even if he does win the election in May. In a move that may cause instability shortly before the campaign formally begins next week, he nominated
Ashya King, the boy whose parents took him out of an NHS hospital after doctors did not want him to seek private treatment is now cancer free. Brett and Naghmeh King were chased across Europe by the police and put
Theresa May has announced a package of measures to crack down on radical Islam, including a register of school governors and a review of Sharia Law. The Home Secretary warned those who did not want to join her partnership against
Sadiq Khan MP, the controversial Labour frontbencher, has been accused of attempting to use a “union stitch up” to secure his party’s nomination for Mayor of London. Mr Khan ran the campaign to get Ed Miliband elected Labour leader with
