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BBC Overjoyed at Council’s Decision to Reject Fracking

The BBC has wasted no time expressing its unreserved joy at the news Lancashire County Council has rejected a planning application from Cuadrilla to drill for shale gas near Blackpool. The decision – which appears to be based on little

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Unchecked Immigration Pushes UK Population to New High

Rising immigration helped push the UK population up by almost half a million in just 12 months. Net migration rose to almost 260,000 last year, which when added to the natural growth of births over deaths comes to just under

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London Teens Invent Condom that Changes Colour to Detect STDs

Three London teenagers have invented a condom that changes colour if the wearer has a sexually transmitted disease. The condoms, made from a rubber called S.T.EYE, react to various pathogens that cause STDs, turning green for chlamydia, blue for syphilis,

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Leaked Transcript: ‘Sexist Scientist’ Was Just Joking

A leaked EU report has shown that Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt, who was hounded out of his academic positions for making sexist remarks, was actually joking when he made the comments. Sir Tim was forced to resign from

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Scottish Nationalists Accused of Cutting Queen’s Funding

Scotland’s nationalist government has been accused of refusing to pay its share of the costs of funding the monarchy, as royal sources revealed the Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace while a massive refurbishment takes place. The

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Two More Government Departments Confirm Plans to Fly Rainbow Flag

More government departments have revealed their plans to fly the rainbow flag during London’s gay pride march this weekend. There were reports Monday of a split in the government between the Foreign Office – who have declined the fly the

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SHOCK: One in 35 UK Men are Paedophiles, Crime Chiefs Claim

One out of every 35 men in Britain have paedophile tendencies, crime chiefs believe. According to analysis by the National Crime Agency (NCA), up to three quarters of a million men may have a sexual attraction to children, with 250,000

New National Crime Agency To Combat Organised Crime

RSPCA Elects Vegan Who Compared Farming to Holocaust to Governing Board

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), formerly one of Britain’s most respected charities, has elected a radical vegan who compared farming to the Holocaust to its governing board. Peta Watson-Smith, who outraged Jewish leaders with

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Vicar Slams Cathedral’s Plan to Bless Rainbow Flag

A vicar has criticised plans to drape a giant rainbow flag from the steps of York Minster in solidarity with gay and transsexual rights, describing it as “provocative” and “offensive”. The Rev Melvin Tinker, whose parish is within the Anglican

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Nobel Scientists Condemn Feminist ‘Lynch Mob’ That Ousted Professor

Eight Nobel prizewinning scientists have rallied to the defence of Sir Tim Hunt, the British scientist who was forced to resign his honorary professorship at University College London (UCL) after making comments on the “trouble with girls” in laboratories. Sir

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UK to Give £16m More to ‘Ethiopian Spice Girls’

Britain is set to give an extra £16m to a foreign aid to a project that funded Ethiopia’s version of the Spice Girls, despite warnings that it will be a waste of money. The Department for International Development (DfID) is

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Thatcher: BBC Assisted the Enemy During Falklands War

Margaret Thatcher accused the BBC of “assisting the enemy” during the Falklands War by broadcasting the moves British troops were likely to make before they actually happened, new documents reveal. Baroness Thatcher wrote that she was “very angry” at how

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Mayor of London to Cab Driver: F*** Off and Die

London mayor Boris Johnson has been filmed telling a taxi driver to “f*** off and die” in a late night argument on a London street. Johnson was cycling down the street when the passing driver shouted at home, accusing him

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Tory Cabinet Minister Orders Embassies Not to Fly Rainbow Flag

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has ordered UK embassies around the world to not fly the gay rainbow flag during pride marches. According to the Daily Mail the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London will also not fly the

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UN Chief Lectures Britain: Take More Migrants

Britain should take in more Mediterranean migrants, a senior UN official has said. Peter Sutherland, who is the UN Secretary General’s special representative on international migration, said the UK was not accepting its fair share, adding that unless it allowed

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Briton Hardens On Asylum As 50 Per Cent Say ‘Turn Them Away’

Nearly half of Britons think refugees should be turned away from the country, new research reveals. A Yougov poll for the Islamic Relief group found that 42 per cent do not think Britain should welcome refugees from foreign conflicts, compared

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Protesters Call for Gay Marriage in Northern Ireland

About 3,000 people are expected to march in Belfast today calling for the introduction of gay marriage in Northern Ireland. The province is the now the only part of the British Isles where civil marriage has not been redefined to

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