The NHS is suffering an Accident & Emergency crisis this week, with five hospitals having to declare states of emergency after being overwhelmed by demand. One official described the scenes at some hospitals as a “war-zone”, as patients were left
Senior Conservative Sir Alan Duncan has put pressure on his leader David Cameron by calling for the Fixed Term Parliament Act to be scrapped as its implications for the workings of British democracy become clearer. Writing in the Daily Mail,
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has said that doctors who do not speak English to an adequate level should be banned from working in the NHS. He also labelled inability to train enough doctors to meet current demand as
The Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that he would be willing to fast track a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU if he is still in power beyond the general election in May. The comment is being interpreted
A 328ft tall wind turbine has mysteriously collapsed at a wind farm in Northern Ireland, despite wind speeds not being more than a medium 10 to 12 metres per second (22 to 27 miles per hour). The wind farm, home
A Belgian rapist and murderer has been granted the right to be euthanized rather than spend the rest of his life in jail, as he says his incarceration is causing him “psychological suffering”. The death penalty is outlawed under European
A senior labour politician has called for a “radical rescue plan” to save the NHS from catastrophe. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Member of Parliament Frank Field has said that unless drastic action is taken, a disastrous financial shortfall
Two hundred migrants from Afghanistan and Eritrea have clashed at an encampment in Calais, leaving seven injured; one with a broken leg. The violence erupted out of a dispute which took place as someone attempted to jump the queue for
Lawyers for the notorious hate preacher Abu Hamza are arguing that he should not be sent to a high security jail following his conviction for terrorism offences, as he is disabled and might pick up an infection. Instead they want
An American surrogate mother is suing the British Surrogacy Centre, set up by millionaire businessmen Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow who made history by becoming the first gay couple named on a surrogate baby’s birth certificate. Megan Hoffner, who was contracted
Accusations of paedophilic rape have been levelled at Sir Peter Morrison, one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest confidantes during her time as Prime Minister. Scotland Yard have also been accused by the victim and his family of covering up the crime.
More than 1,000 children under the age of ten have been accused of serious crimes in Manchester alone over the last three years, but were never prosecuted because they are too young. The figure includes boys as young as seven
As Britain shivers under a blanket of snow and ice, it has emerged that offshore windfarms have been idling to prevent icing up – and drawing electricity off the national grid to do so. Critics have pointed out the “folly”
A senior Labour politician and London mayoral hopeful has given voice to fears that anti-Semitism could surge in the run up to the general elections this coming May. David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, has also expressed concern that London could
Children as young as three are being reported for racism and sent for counselling, a report has found. The Manifesto Club found that over 4,000 so-called racist and prejudicial incidents were logged by teachers in 2013/14, more than half of
Just over a decade on from assisted dying being legalised in the Netherlands, as many as 1 in 33 Dutch people are thought to have died this way, including 650 babies a year, euthanized so that their parents don’t have
HarperCollins, one of the world’s largest publishing houses, has left Israel off the map in atlases sold to schools in the Middle East, leading to the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales accusing the publisher of harming peace efforts.
Police Scotland, which is responsible for policing the whole of Scotland, has taken to Twitter to warn people that they are continuing to “monitor comments on social media”, and that “any offensive comments will be investigated.” The Tweet, posted at
Swastikas were daubed on cars and buildings across a Jewish Community in North London on Sunday night, leaving residents “shocked and fearful”. Twenty-seven cars were targeted, and the mark was even found on the walls of a primary school. The
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, has told the Economist that living on benefits in the UK is worse than being poor in India, because in India everyone else is poor too. Ms Bennett has claimed that her words
There’s no doubt about it, between the miserable weather and the Christmas raid on your wallet, it’s easy to feel pessimistic at this time of year. Between the spiralling public debt, the ever more frequent attacks on liberty and freedom
Over £1billion worth of property will be allowed to fall into the sea, the Environment Agency has decided, with no compensation paid to the properties owners as it has been deemed too expensive to protect them. However, some councils have
Concern is growing for the Christian populations of Kenya and Tanzania, as jihadists are widening their sphere of influence across East Africa, a leading charity for persecuted Christians has warned. Release International has identified Iraq as the worst place to
Britain’s youths have more opportunity than any generation before them to be innovative with technology, and yet are becoming a “lost generation”, unable to fix the simplest of gadgets, Professor Danielle George, presenter of this year’s Christmas lectures, has warned.
221 new species were described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2014, further allaying fears that climate change could be causing a mass extinction event. The species were discovered in sites worldwide, and include ants, fish, sea slugs, plants
