The Ukrainian parliament has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Igor Tenyukh as thousands of troops left Crimea for the Ukrainian mainland. Addressing parliament, Mr Tenyukh rejected criticism that he had failed to issue clear instructions to troops, many of
A school in Leeds is to teach all its pupils English as a foreign language due to the huge number of non-native speakers. City of Leeds School has pupils from more than 50 countries, with native English speakers a minority,
A British teenager became so obsessed with taking the perfect ‘selfie’ that tried to kill himself when failed. At the height of his addiction he was taking up to 200 pictures a day after dropping out of school to focus
The bodies of at least 15,500 unborn babies have been incinerated over the past two years, with some of them used to generate power to heat NHS hospitals, a new investigation has revealed. The report for Channel 4‘s ‘Dispatches’ programme,
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed that it is “beyond reasonable doubt” that flight MH370 “ended in the Southern Indian Ocean.” He said that new data from Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investigation’s Branch shed new light on
France’s Front National has made historic gains in town hall elections. The first national elections since François Hollande became president saw the incumbent Socialists suffer heavy losses, while the main opposition UMP failed to do as well it would have
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 people of Venice and its surrounding region have voted to split from Italy, with 89 percent favouring independence. The referendum, which took place online over a period of five days, saw a turnout of 73 percent, with just 11
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 number of Scarlet Fever cases in England has jumped significantly, with a total of 3,584 new cases since September 2013. The research by Public Health England shows that the number of cases is a huge increase on the average
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
Turkey has blocked access to social networking site Twitter, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan saying he “does not care” what the international community thinks. The court order blocking the site comes just days before local elections, during a corruption scandal
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
