
Another blogger was hacked to death in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday, with police arresting two suspects after the latest attack targeting independent writers. Three men attacked Washiqur Rahman, 27, near his home in the morning, just weeks after an American
by AFP30 Mar 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

The Guardian has run a piece attacking ExxonMobil for its stubborn, selfish refusal to stop being an oil business. Here’s how the oil giant responded when asked for a quote: “ExxonMobil will not respond to Guardian inquiries because of its
by James Delingpole30 Mar 2015, 12:56 AM PST0

Fusilier Lee Rigby, drummer and machine gunner of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers murdered in broad daylight in South-East London by a pair of Islamist terrorists has been honoured in his home town with a bronze memorial. Standing in the Middleton
by Oliver Lane29 Mar 2015, 7:48 AM PST0

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
by Andre Walker29 Mar 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

The 30-aircraft exercise comes amid a backdrop of an increasingly belligerent Russia, but is just as much a message to Whitehall as it is the Kremlin. Whoever wins the forthcoming British general election will have the casting vote over how
by Oliver Lane29 Mar 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

Letters seized from the compound of executed terror leader Osama bin Laden have revealed the deeply prosaic bureaucracy of running a global terror group, and the concern shared by senior members over climate change. Even as American drone strikes were
by Oliver Lane29 Mar 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

We were a little taken aback this week to see that Russell Brand came 4th in Prospect Magazine’s list of top world thinkers. The revelation took some getting over, and quite a bit of anaesthetic, so today’s missive is several
by Dominic Frisby29 Mar 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran may accept new constraints to its uranium enrichment program at nuclear talks but is pushing back on how long it must accept limits on technology it could use to make nuclear arms, Western officials told
by AP29 Mar 2015, 4:08 AM PST0

Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Sunday on the second and final day of a summit. “The Arab leaders had decided to agree on the principle of a joint Arab
by AFP29 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

A new small British opera, Between Worlds, is attempting to dramatize what it was like for victims in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Composer Tansy Davies and librettist Nick Drake have collaborated on a work Drake calls “a requiem
by William Bigelow29 Mar 2015, 3:43 AM PST0

The Green Party has fired an activist in North West England because he posted a cartoon picture of a girl in a short skirt – and was consequently branded ‘sexist’ by Labour. Stephen Delahunty, who described himself as a ‘press
by A.B. Sanderson28 Mar 2015, 9:10 AM PST0

A BBC radio presenter vented his anger on air after losing his slot on a mid-Morning show because he is engaged to a Conservative MP standing for re-election. John Darvall proposed to Bristol North West MP Charlotte Leslie on Christmas
by A.B. Sanderson28 Mar 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

A BBC presenter found herself in the middle of a Twitter storm after claiming a radio documentary on climate change was balanced because it did not feature any sceptic voice. (h/t Bishop Hill) Climate Change: The Inconvenient Facts, which is
by Nick Hallett28 Mar 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Police Chiefs put gifts for their lovers on expenses and preyed on junior members of the police force because of a sense of entitlement, a scathing report has revealed. The College of Policing, a professional body for police in England and
by A.B. Sanderson28 Mar 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

A Christian baker who refused a bake a cake celebrating gay marriage has given an impassioned defence of his faith in court. The Express reports that Daniel McArthur, general manager of Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland, told Belfast County Court
by Nick Hallett28 Mar 2015, 7:11 AM PST0

Corporal Anna Cross, the nurse who contracted the deadly Ebola virus when volunteering as a British Army reservist, has been released from hospital in London after being given the all clear. She becomes the first patient in the world to be
by A.B. Sanderson28 Mar 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was planning a “spectacular gesture” that would make everyone “remember” who he was, an ex-girlfriend has claimed. Speaking to German tabloid Bild, the woman, known only as Maria, said Lubitz had told her he was going
by Nick Hallett28 Mar 2015, 4:52 AM PST0

The man who blamed police for his teenage daughter running off to join Islamic State has been revealed as attending a rally led by hate preacher Anjem Choudary that was also attended by Michael Adebowale, the killer of soldier Lee
by A.B. Sanderson28 Mar 2015, 4:40 AM PST0

Something went by unnoticed in the press – an EU crackdown on sweetheart tax deals was announced in a decision by the EU’s Council of Ministers. While there is certainly a public interest to see multinationals pay their fair share, the fact
by Alan Murad28 Mar 2015, 4:03 AM PST0

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Saudi King Salman has vowed that the military intervention in Yemen will not stop until the country is stable and safe. The king made the remark Saturday at the opening session of an Arab summit
by AP28 Mar 2015, 3:45 AM PST0

SISTERON, France (AP) — A member of a gliding club in the French Alps says the German co-pilot accused of crashing a passenger plane nearby frequented the club as a child with his parents. Francis Kefer, a member of the
by AP28 Mar 2015, 3:44 AM PST0

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are turning out en masse to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call. Good-humored voters smiled when electoral officials arrived late at many polling stations where registration was to
by AP28 Mar 2015, 3:42 AM PST0

ROME (AP) — Amanda Knox, who maintained that she and her former Italian boyfriend were innocent in her British roommate’s murder through multiple trials and nearly four years in jail, was vindicated Friday when Italy’s highest court threw out their
by AP28 Mar 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

This isn’t so much a piece about Jeremy Clarkson as about all the other celebrities the BBC employs who aren’t Jeremy Clarkson. I call them the “Wankerati.” Here are some examples: Ian Hislop; Dara O’Briaiaiaan; Brian “PermaSmile Astro Boy” Cox;
by James Delingpole28 Mar 2015, 1:55 AM PST0

After the announcement this week that Britain would be boosting the defence of the Falkland Islands, senior figures in the Argentine government have protested their innocence in the matter, and have insisted the move was purely for electoral purposes. Speaking
by Oliver Lane28 Mar 2015, 1:42 AM PST0