Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has strongly criticised his successor’s handling of the migrant crisis, accusing Angela Merkel of having “no plan” in dealing with the influx. In an interview with Handelsblatt, the former Social Democrat chancellor accused Ms Merkel
At a glance, Facebook’s swoop to purchase WhatsApp for $19 billion appears eye watering, even if much of it is in stock (or funny money). The cash being paid still amounts to $4 billion, which eclipses Google’s $1.6 billion takeover
Should Twelve Years A Slave win this year’s Best Picture at the Oscars? No, of course, it shouldn’t. It is, as my friend Toby Young rightly says, “Torture porn for Guardian readers.” A far better candidate for Best Picture is…
The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for failing to meet EU-imposed air pollution targets. The Commission says that levels of nitrogen dioxide are too high in many cities and has accused the government of not doing
Living in a Labour area is demonstrably bad for your wallet, your education, and means you’re more likely to be on benefits, a data analysis has revealed. Lee Jenkins at the libertarian Backbencher blog has run a basic analysis of
PBS, America’s Public Broadcasting Service, broadcast a Master’s Series episode about Alice Walker on February 7th, entitled Beauty and Truth. The program, reports media monitor CAMERA, is a tribute to Walker, an author who gained fame from her 1982 novel, “The Color
Lord Deben, the well-known Tory green, has said that Christians cannot support the UK Independence Party. Responding to a piece by Rev. Sam Norton on why he supports UKIP, Lord Deben said that it was “impossible to understand a clergyman
The decision by David Cameron to block the right of constituencies to recall their MPs in cases of wrongdoing has been much debated in the UK over the past week. It echoes a feeling that has been building about Parliament
Facebook yesterday added another global brand and 450 million new users to its growing collection of social media properties when it agreed a $19 billion cash and stock deal for fast growing, five-year old startup WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a text,
Officials have been evacuated from Ukraine’s main government building close to clashes in the heart of Kiev that AFP reporters said left at least 17 protesters dead with apparent gun shot wounds. “This morning, all cabinet employees were evacuated from
You may have heard Nick Clegg throw down the gauntlet to Nigel Farage this morning on LBC radio’s Call Clegg show. Clegg has offered to debate Farage on Europe. And Farage should be jumping for joy. It was only 10
NHS Wales has been accused of covering up unusually high death rates at its hospitals, and ignoring calls to launch an investigation by England’s most senior doctor. Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS’s medical director, sent emails to his Welsh
Talks resumed in Vienna on Tuesday between Iran and the P5+1 negotiating partners (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) on a permanent agreement on Iran’s nuclear program with new information that Iran was aggressively moving
LONDON (AFP) — British music legend David Bowie on Wednesday urged Scotland to remain part of the UK during an acceptance speech at the annual Brit Awards ceremony. The reclusive 67-year-old was not at London’s O2 Arena to accept his
After all the gossip and speculation it’s time to come clean: Scarlett Johansson and I are more than just good friends. Much, much more. Yes, we have shared moments of intimacy – not, alas, together, or even at the same
Home Office figures have revealed the shocking statistic that 7,606 sham marriages happened in the first 10 months of last year – more than one per hour. Despite the high number, only 90 people were deported in the whole of
European Union funding is supporting radical non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are bastions of anti-Israeli political warfare under the guise of promoting peace, human rights and democracy, says Prof. Gerald Steinberg. Steinberg is the President of NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based independent
As had been predicted, the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined once again — this time to 1.9 percent, down from 2.03 percent. The likelihood of CPI falling short of the two percent forecasts was something I alluded to in my
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s High Court has quashed a legal challenge against the detention under anti-terrorism laws of the partner of Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who brought leaks from former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to world attention. David
A third of local authorities are planning Council Tax rises this year according to a survey by the Local Government Chronicle. Most of the rises are just below the threshold of two percent that would trigger a mandatory local referendum.
