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A Chinese plane searching for the missing Malaysia Airways MH370 flight has spotted “suspicious” objects floating in the Indian Ocean, according to state media. The Xinhua news agency reports that searchers found two “relatively big” objects, and “many white smaller

The Iranian government views evangelical Christians as a threat to national security and has imprisoned some of them for up to 8 years, according to a UN report. The report on the human rights situation in Iran also says that

BBC bosses have asked for a major make-over for their new London headquarters, even though they’ve only been open for 18 months. The £1 billion headquarters, known as New Broadcasting House (NBH), will get the revamp despite complaints from staff.

The search for debris that could be from the missing MH370 flight has been halted at nightfall after a second unsuccessful day. Several aircraft and ships have been searching an area of 8,880 square miles for pieces of debris that

A video on the Twitter account of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) showing British men joining Islamist fighters in Syria, saying that the “doors of Jihad are still open.” One of the men talks of bringing fellow Muslims

A Liberal Democrat councillor has defected to the UK Independence Party after national president Tim Farron allegedly interfered in the selection of a parliamentary candidate. Cllr Ian Jones, who is a member of Truro City Council, said that Farron rang

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been handed sweeping new powers to raid the bank accounts of tax dodgers. Speaking during the budget statement, George Osborne said: “The public tolerance for those who do not pay their fair share

The head of a TV station in Kiev was assaulted and forced to write a letter of resignation after far-right politicians stormed his office. Oleksandr Panteleymonov was forced to write the letter by members of the Svoboda party, including an

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presented this year’s budget with higher approval ratings than he had last year. Research from YouGov shows that the percentage of people who think he’s doing a good job has risen by 11 points

Australia has announced that it is investigating two large objects seen on satellite imagery that are potentially linked to the missing MH370 Malaysia Airways flight. The objects were spotting floating in the southern Indian Ocean, 1,550 miles southwest of Perth.

UKIP Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall has offered to eat his own shoes if Scotland votes for independence in September. The North West England MEP made the offer during a party meeting in Widnes, according to the local Runcorn and Widnes

Ukrainian government websites have been hit by a series of malware attacks as tensions with Russia have increased. TechWeekEurope reports that a number of sites in Ukraine have been hit by large Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks, which involve

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner today backed Russia’s claim to the Crimea, comparing it to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. Speaking during a visit to Paris, Mrs Kirchner said that Crimea “has always belonged to Russia”, just as

Putin has gone as far as he needs to in Ukraine and has no plans to invade any more of its territory, it was claimed yesterday. The Ukrainian government has been exaggerating Russian troop movements in order to garner sympathy

Crimean Tatars are to be forced off their lands and relocated, according to Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev. Russia’s official RIA Novosti news agency reports that Mr Temirgaliyev said in an interview that he wants to “regularise” the land

Tony Benn’s body could lie overnight in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster, an honour that has previously only ever been accorded to Margaret Thatcher. Parliamentary authorities have submitted a request to the Queen for

An Islamic Charity alleged by David Cameron to be a front group for Hizb ut-Tahrir, the radical Islamist group, receives £70,000 a year state funding, according to new research. The Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation is being given grants to fund places

An Islamic teacher has been spared jail despite being convicted of sexually abusing a young girl as he taught her the Koran. Suleman Maknojioa was given a 40 week custodial sentence suspended for two years as he supports his family

Politicians in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria have asked the Russian parliament to allow their territory to join the Russian Federation. The region, also known as Trans-Dniester, forms the part of Moldova on the east bank of the Dniester river.

Iran’s foreign minister cancelled a dinner with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over meetings she had with opposition activists, the Fars News Agency reports. The semi-official Iranian news outlet said that Mohammad Javad Zarif cancelled the scheduled dinner in

George Galloway has launched a speaking tour of Scotland called “Just Say Naw” ahead of September’s independence referendum. Speaking at the Carnegie Hall in Dumfermline, the Bradford West MP made a series of humorous remarks about Nationalist politicians and addressed

Scarlett Johansson has told a British newspaper that she has ‘no regrets’ over her decision to become a spokeswoman for the SodaStream company. Speaking to the Observer, the actress said she “stands behind” her decision to resign as a global

Bulgaria is effectively selling citizenship for £150,000, according to an investigation by undercover reporters for the Daily Telegraph. As Bulgaria is an EU state, anyone who acquires citizenship there is allowed to settle and work in any other EU country,

The president of the Irish National Trust has refused to debate a leading sceptic of man-made global warming. Professor John Sweeney of ‘An Tasice, the Irish National Trust’, had been due to debate Dr Benny Peiser of the Global Warming

UKIP have been banned from speaking to students at Derby University ahead of May’s European Elections after the Students Union failed to lift a rule prohibiting the party. The Express reports that the Union have not lifted the veto, despite

If Scotland votes for independence it could put the 2015 General Election in doubt and potentially bring down the next government, according to a leading lawyer. Professor Alan Boyle, a specialist in international law at Edinburgh University who wrote the

Polls opened in Venice yesterday in a referendum on whether the city and its surrounding region should leave Italy and become independent. The five-day-long vote is taking place online and has been organised by activists at plebiscito.eu who are dissatisfied

The UK Independence Party is on course to win the largest share of the vote in May’s European Elections, according to a new poll. The party is currently on 30 percent, with Labour in second place on 28. The ComRes

A Liberal Democrat councillor called a barman a ‘migrant’ and told him to go back to his own country in a drunken altercation at Charing Cross station. Cllr Stephen Fenwick pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault, and was given a

A convicted terrorist has to today admitted to trying to travel under a false ID. Nabeel Hussain was arrested at Stansted Airport on 23 September last year. He was allegedly trying to fly to Turkey under a false passport. On