
Slow news day, much? From out of nowhere Tuesday we learned that teams of aspiring junior astronauts are competing to make a one-way trip to colonise Mars. That’s right. They’re journeying around 140 million miles into space for a visit
by Simon Kent17 Feb 2015, 9:34 AM PST0

It sounds like a scene out of a JK Rowling novel or a plot line from Downton Abbey: a local amateur dramatics society has waged war on a rival group by jeering and heckling during a performance to such an extent that children
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Feb 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

Five-year-olds could be given sex education if proposals from the Deputy Children’s Commissioner are adopted. Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children’s Commissioner, was tasked with looking at the aftermath of Pakistani grooming gangs, and her conclusions was that parents right to remove
by Andre Walker17 Feb 2015, 9:19 AM PST0

A judge has criticised senior managers at Darlington Borough Council after a child was taken into care due to the father’s links with the English Defence League. Sir James Munby, the most senior family court judge in England and Wales,
by Nick Hallett17 Feb 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

ISIS fighters are “buying their wives kinky underwear,” demanding Viagra to better their performance, and subjecting their wives, concubines, and sex slaves to sadistic sexual practices, according to Syrian doctors forced to treat jihadists in conquered territories.
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler17 Feb 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

A council boss who refused to resign after it was revealed her children’s services department had failed to protect young people from grooming gangs is likely to get a £600,000 pay-off. Oxfordshire County Council Chief Executive, Joanna Simons, will get
by Andre Walker17 Feb 2015, 8:14 AM PST0

A Liberal Democrat peer and director of a developer which has been seeking, unsuccessfully, to build a new market town of 10,000 homes in rural Sussex, is now lobbying the government for developers to be given the right to buy agricultural
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Feb 2015, 8:06 AM PST0

A couple who were arrested after trying to stage a bogus wedding have been jailed – after the groom forgot the bride’s name. Zubair Khan, 28, from Pakistan, and Beata Szilagyi, 33, from Hungary, were exposed after Khan had to
by Nick Hallett17 Feb 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

Ministers are stalling the publication of a report that heavily criticises NHS management as they are determined to avoid bad press for the health service ahead of the election, it has been claimed. The paper’s author Stuart Rose is said to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Feb 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

Secret filming by a Jewish journalist in Paris has shown the increase in anti-Semitism in the French capital as he was subjected to spitting and verbal abuse. Zvika Klein, who works for Jewish news outlet NRG, silently walked through the
by A.B. Sanderson17 Feb 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

A leading think tank has released a report on the opportunities Britain will have if it votes to leave the European Union. The Institute of Economic Affairs has published the document detailing four different choices following independence, now that “Brexit”
by A.B. Sanderson17 Feb 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

An ISIS report, recovered by Libyan media in January, reveals that the Islamic State would be aiming at Libya “to get to Europe,” overrunning it with migrants to “turn it into hell.” According to the report, ISIS considers “illegal immigration” to be a privileged channel of access to the Old Continent.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 Feb 2015, 4:15 AM PST0

A man accused of being a terror mastermind behind a plan to detonate bombs in Manchester, Copenhagen and New York has gone on trial today in the US. Abid Naseer is accused of being the ringleader of the UK-based conspiracy,
by Andre Walker17 Feb 2015, 3:59 AM PST0

Greece is on a collision course with senior officials of the Eurozone after refusing to be bullied during debt financing talks. The newly-elected leftwing Syriza government reacted with fury to demands that the country stick to the austerity plan which were
by A.B. Sanderson17 Feb 2015, 3:54 AM PST0

The presence of British flags on the government’s business advice site is off-putting to women, a Liberal Democrat MP has said. Lorely Burt, who is a junior minister in the Treasury and the government’s Ambassador for Women in Enterprise, made
by Nick Hallett17 Feb 2015, 3:43 AM PST0

Try asking a politician to condemn an abuse of the MPs’ expenses system and you will get the same response from almost all of them: “sorry, not one for me”. In fact, newspaper stories about expenses scandals almost never carry
by Alex Wickham17 Feb 2015, 1:01 AM PST0

These are trying days for Christians and Jews. Around the world followers of these two great faiths are being slaughtered in the most gruesome fashion. So who will speak for the dead and stand up for their right to worship
by Simon Kent16 Feb 2015, 10:10 AM PST0

Already known for populating her twitter feed with the pocket-sized digital cartoons, Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop has given a light-hearted interview responding only in ‘Emojis’, the popular Japanese ideograms. Although the interview with youth-orientated media network Buzzfeed was clearly not
by Oliver Lane16 Feb 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

The director of a controversial spoof documentary on Nigel Farage and UKIP will be appearing in Southwark Crown Court on Friday of this week, charged with cheating the public revenue. Chris Atkins, a journalist and film-maker who gave evidence to
by A.B. Sanderson16 Feb 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

Londoners viewed more porn on Valentine’s Day than they would do normally, according to statistics from PornHub. Whilst the rest of the UK recorded a fall on the most romantic day of the year, Londoners got their kicks in front
by Andre Walker16 Feb 2015, 9:44 AM PST0

The Italian Navy and Coast Guard have enjoyed a busy weekend in Europe’s internal sea as a spike in migrants fleeing destabilised north Africa and other nations beyond by boat led to an enormous rescue operation that saw 2,164 migrants recovered and
by Oliver Lane16 Feb 2015, 9:01 AM PST0

The Guardian has been strongly criticised by its own readers for an article which suggested that freedom of speech must only be used “responsibly”, and that speech without self restraint was tantamount to “provocation”. The commentary, by columnist Hugh Muir,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds16 Feb 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

Three women were arrested after man was “glassed” at a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey at a Glasgow cinema on Valentine’s Day. The man was reportedly attacked when he asked a group of drunken, rowdy women to quieten down.
by Nick Hallett16 Feb 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

Russian soldiers and pro-Russian separatists continue to shell in strategically important Debaltseve, Ukraine, despite an official ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia set to begin at midnight on February 15. In response, the European Union (EU) passed new sanctions and admitted Russia sent forces to east Ukraine.
by Mary Chastain16 Feb 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

Greece will leave the Euro and the rest of the EU has to work out how to minimise the impact on financial markets, says Ken Clarke. The pro-European former Chancellor of the Exchequer made the claim on the BBC Sunday
by Andre Walker16 Feb 2015, 8:00 AM PST0