
Departing editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, stated last month that as part of the publication’s new dedication to climate activism, they would begin aggressively targeting universities, trusts and businesses who commit the cardinal sin of investing in fossil fuels.
by Danny Lee Weston13 Apr 2015, 12:54 AM PST0

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has defended a member of his party who works in the porn industry, reasoning that no laws have been broken. John Langley, aka Jonny Rockard has been working in the industry for 30 years. He now refers
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 Apr 2015, 10:25 PM PST0

British school-children are taught to believe that global warming will be an unmitigated disaster: soaring temperatures will turn out green and pleasant land into an arid desert before it sinks beneath the waves of a rising sea. But for the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 Apr 2015, 9:44 AM PST0

As much as a quarter of Britain’s £11.7 billion aid budget is squandered on unworkable projects and private contractors, the Mail on Sunday has found. The scale of wasteful spending with private companies is such that one charity has dubbed
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 Apr 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say five Kurdish rebels have been killed in eastern Turkey in a clash sparked by a rebel attack on troops that wounded four soldiers. A Kurdish news agency said a civilian was also killed in
by AP12 Apr 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Six Greenpeace activists who scaled an Arctic-bound Shell oil drilling rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean abseiled down on Saturday, with the oil giant securing a restraining order against the environmental group. The protesters had been camped out
by Andre Walker12 Apr 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Men called Nigel are twice as likely to vote for Nigel Farage’s UK Independence Party as members of the general public, a new survey has discovered. Men called Dave, Nick or Ed were, by contrast, showed no real deviation from
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 Apr 2015, 5:00 AM PST0

Islamic State militants hammered, bulldozed and ultimately blew up parts of the ancient Iraqi Assyrian city of Nimrud, destroying a site dating back to the 13th century B.C., an online militant video purportedly shows. The destruction at Nimrud, located near
by AP12 Apr 2015, 3:36 AM PST0

David Cameron has followed UKIPs lead by offering to raise the level at which families pay inheritance tax to £1m. The proposal revives a Tory promise from 2010 which Mr Cameron was blocked by Liberal Democrats from implementing in coalition –
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 Apr 2015, 3:06 AM PST0

When news emerged that sci-fi books recommended by conservative-leaning author Brad R. Torgersen had swept the prestigious Hugo Awards nominations, sections of the mainstream media flew into an all-too-predictable panic. Disturbed by the idea that popular culture might liberate itself
by Allum Bokhari11 Apr 2015, 9:06 AM PST0

A Parliamentary hopeful who claims he is a ‘feminist’ has been caught on CCTV camera in a strip club, repeatedly trying to touch a naked lap dancer. Maajid Nawaz, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn, visited the club
by A.B. Sanderson11 Apr 2015, 8:22 AM PST0

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is being run by “secular extremists” who do not share the vales of the general public, UKIP’s Douglas Carswell has said. Speaking after the CPS decided to block an attempt to prosecute two doctors for
by Nick Hallett11 Apr 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

The war of words between George Galloway and the Labour party in Bradford West is threatening to spill over into legal action over claims that Naz Shah, who is standing for Labour, lied about being forced into an underage and
by A.B. Sanderson11 Apr 2015, 5:41 AM PST0

The National Secular Society has said that the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception is causing “unsustainable population growth”, which is the “largest single factor driving the destruction of the planet”. The criticism came as a Catholic campaign group launched an
by A.B. Sanderson11 Apr 2015, 5:19 AM PST0

LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper has published surveillance-camera images that appear to show thieves robbing a high-security safety deposit facility in London’s diamond district. The methodical heist has fascinated Britain — and left police on the defensive. The footage
by AP11 Apr 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

A Cairo court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants on Saturday, and jailed a US-Egyptian citizen for life over Islamist protest violence. Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata also sentenced to death two Islamists who
by AFP11 Apr 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

Prominent historian and TV presenter Dr David Starkey says that too many minority groups play the victim card. “I find it very, very sad that there is now this perpetual procession of people – group after group – wanting to
by A.B. Sanderson11 Apr 2015, 4:20 AM PST0

Scandal-hit Rotherham Council is luring new managers to work for its tarnished brand by offering a 25 percent pay increase despite £23 million cuts elsewhere. The extra £40,000 per year being offered to the Chief Executive to compensate for the
by A.B. Sanderson11 Apr 2015, 3:08 AM PST0

Europeans who join Islamic State often commit the most violent atrocities in order to “prove themselves” to their commanders, a former prisoner has revealed. The prisoner, who has only been named as Omar, had been held by the terror group
by Nick Hallett11 Apr 2015, 3:03 AM PST0

Proposals to create a parallel bus-route from a gypsy encampment to the centre of French city Montpelier has met with approval by local government after a union member called the present arrangement a “sanitary risk”. Despite the call for change by
by Oliver Lane11 Apr 2015, 12:00 AM PST0

One of the remaining questions in the Germanwings plane crash concerns the timing of the co-pilot’s decision to commit mass murder/suicide. Andreas Lubitz needed to lock the captain out of the cockpit to put his plan into motion. What would have happened if Captain Patrick Sondheimer did not have to use the bathroom?
by John Hayward10 Apr 2015, 8:04 PM PST0

German police are investigating a report from Lufthansa, parent company of Germanwings, that a woman tried to scam free tickets from the airline by claiming to be the cousin of a teacher killed in the Flight 9525 crash.
by John Hayward10 Apr 2015, 11:28 AM PST0

Less than two months after a jihadist killed an innocent Jewish man outside of a Copenhagen synagogue, a kosher deli in the city suffered damage after vandals smashed out a window and wrote anti-Semitic messages on its walls.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Apr 2015, 10:35 AM PST0

In just under a year, Twitter will celebrate its 10th birthday. The microblogging service is currently the 8th-most visited website on the internet, with over 280 million active users. By offering a free, open platform that allows instantaneous communication to
by Allum Bokhari10 Apr 2015, 8:52 AM PST0

Jeremy Clarkson has slammed the brakes on his planned re-appearance on the BBC since he was fired for attacking a producer who worked on Top Gear. The controversial star was due to appear as a host on Have I Got
by A.B. Sanderson10 Apr 2015, 8:10 AM PST0