The British House of Commons will sit for just 142 days this year, that’s 223 days off. During their time away from the parliament MPs claim they are working hard in their constituencies but this is not always the case…. Read More ›
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UK’s 5 wealthiest families worth more than poorest 20 percent
Published time: March 17, 2014 11:22 Reuters / Luke MacGregor The combined fortunes of Britain’s five richest families are worth more than the poorest 20 percent of the population, says an Oxfam report. The organization has appealed to the government… Read More ›
LA air traffic meltdown: System simply ‘RAN OUT OF MEMORY’
Maybe a reboot will fix it. Maybe a reboot will fix it. Maybe a reboot will fix it. Ma- By Jasper Hamill Posted in CIO, 12th May 2014 13:34 GMT A computer crash that caused the collapse of a $2.4bn… Read More ›
Scandal of experts who rule on NHS statins but get paid by drugs firms
MOST of the experts who are set to recommend the widespread use of statins next month are in the pay of the drug companies that manufacture them. By: Lucy Johnston Published: Sun, March 9, 2014 Dr Anthony Wierzbicki: Chairman… Read More ›
Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore
Autumn Radtke, 28, was CEO of First Meta Elizabeth Weise, USATODAY 4:40 p.m. EST March 5, 2014 The American CEO of a Bitcoin and virtual currency exchange was found dead in her Singapore apartment late last month, multiple sources report…. Read More ›
Britain opposes curb on Russian trade over Ukraine crisis – BBC says
Source: Reuters – Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:50 PM Author: Reuters By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Britain opposes trade sanctions on Russia and does not want to shut London’s financial capital to Russians in response to the… Read More ›
Penguins given ‘happy pills’ in soaking Britain
07 Feb 2014 London (AFP) After weeks of rain and wind, miserable penguins at a marine centre in England are being fed anti-depressants to cheer them up. The 12 Humboldt penguins at the Sealife Centre in Scarborough, northeast England, were… Read More ›
Financial world shaken by 4 bankers’ apparent suicides in a week
Published time: February 03, 2014 12:16 Mike Dueker (Still from YouTube video/Russell Investments) The apparent suicide death of the chief economist of a US investment house brings the number of financial workers who have died allegedly by their own hand… Read More ›
Water canon lined up in case of ‘austerity riots’
Water cannon set to be deployed across Britain amid fears of more riots Senior officers say likelihood of future protests against the Government mean they could need permission to deploy water cannon in mainland Britain for the first time Police… Read More ›
Is a mini ice age on the way? Scientists warn the Sun has ‘gone to sleep’ and say it could cause temperatures to plunge
2013 was due to be year of the ‘solar maximum’ Researchers say solar activity is at a fraction of what they expect Conditions ‘very similar’ a time in 1645 when a mini ice age hit By Mark Prigg UPDATED: 19:13… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs made more money from its investment banking division in 2013 than any point in its 145-year history (except 2007 when the credit crunch hit)
EEV : To my Greek friends: It is time to bring forward legal action against Goldman Sachs for the debt manipulation that magnified your financial hardship. The boost fuelled an average gold-plated payout of £234,000 per worker The bank plans to… Read More ›
Free public education that pays for itself? / education securities
– students would commit to paying a fixed percentage of their income (6%) during their prime earning years (35-54 for example) to the university that awarded their degree – student promises for a given university cohort bundled and sold to… Read More ›
Arms deals fixer Ziad Takieddine refused entry and returned to France
– confessed to paying kick-backs to an aide of the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy – Claims late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi paid up to £40m towards Mr Sarkozy’s successful 2007 presidential election bid Tom Harper Tuesday, 31 December… Read More ›
Video Health Research Report 28 DEC 2013
Topics: European Proposed ban on Cinnamon Baked Goods * London Telegraph Chewing Gum Culprit Behind Some Migraines * Tel Aviv University * Research Linking Gut Microbes to Autism Symptoms * Journal of Cell —Very Casual Report– Sorry for the background… Read More ›
China to become world largest economy in 15 years: research report
(Xinhua) 09:18, December 27, 2013 LONDON, Dec. 26 — China is expected to overtake the United States in 2028 to become the world’s largest economy, according to a research report released Thursday.
The gathering storm: A look back on middle-class Europe’s last carefree Christmas before the onset of World War One
From the following summer, Britain, mainland Europe and a large part of the rest of the world changed for ever ” There are “striking and unsettling parallels”, Emmerson says, with the “geopolitics of the world today”. He does not go… Read More ›
Housing double whammy: A whole generation ‘won’t be able to buy or rent a home’ (U.K.)
Unless we build affordable housing, more and more people will be priced out, say experts Andrew Grice Tuesday, 10 December 2013 A generation of Britons faces a housing “double whammy” as a growing number of people cannot afford to buy… Read More ›
Cody Wilson created a gun that can be download and built with a 3D printer – is he too dangerous for Britain?
The extreme libertarian is coming to London challenge the global financial system Paul Peachey Thursday, 21 November 2013 He speaks of liberty, freedom and helping society’s marginalised. His dedication to civil liberties has brought him a loyal band of followers…. Read More ›
Ancient humans ‘rampantly interbred’ with Neanderthals and a mystery species in Lord Of The Rings-style world of different creatures
Genome analysis of Neanderthal and human-like group called Denisovans It reveals ancient bedfellows may have included ‘mystery human ancestor’ Has been likened to Lord Of The Rings world of creatures which interbred By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:13 EST, 19 … Read More ›
Drugs scandal rocks Britain’s troubled ‘ethical’ bank
Britain’s Co-operative Bank, which prides itself on ethical investments, has been plunged deeper into crisis after its former chairman was filmed allegedly seeking to buy drugs. Former Co-op bank chairman Paul Flowers — a church minister —… Read More ›
Anonymous claims Parliament Wi-Fi hack during London protest
Cyber assaults ‘slow traffic’ as miscreants slurp email logins By Jasper Hamill Posted in Security, 12th November 2013 16:03 GMT Anonymous hacktivists have claimed they used laptops to launch cyber attacks against the British government whilst attending a protest in… Read More ›
Briton Held Over US Government Hacking Claims
4:04pm 28th October 2013 A British man has been charged by US authorities over the alleged hacking of government computer systems, including US Army and Nasa networks. Lauri Love, of Stradishall, England, and his partners allegedly stole information about… Read More ›
London to become next offshore yuan trading centre after Hong Kong
Tuesday, 15 October, 2013 [Updated: 5:32PM] Reuters in Beijing Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (left) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai after a signing ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: EPA China will give London-based… Read More ›
London’s ‘beautiful communist bicycles’ attract Chinese students, says Boris Johnson
Mayor Boris Johnson touts London’s 42 universities and says that Chinese students come to the UK to ‘meet the world’ Monday, 14 October, 2013, 6:02pm Jeremy Blum jeremy.blum@scmp.com Mayor of London Boris Johnson delivers a speech during a visit… Read More ›
Things rich people do: have ‘receipt wars’
Two Russian millionaires battle it out to see who can spend more at a night club in London. Dom Perignon bottles. (Getty Images/Getty Images) Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads. Editor’s note: “Things rich people do”… Read More ›
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
Contact: Tanya Gubbay tanya.gubbay@rhul.ac.uk 01-784-443-552 Royal Holloway, University of London A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts. Known… Read More ›
Print a working paper computer on an $80 inkjet
03 October 2013 by Paul Marks Magazine issue 2937. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Nanotechnology Topic Guide Ink laced with silver nanoparticles could make it a reality, to the joy of hobbyists “IMAGINE printing out a… Read More ›
Amnesty accuses Turkey of abuse on ‘massive scale’
Human rights widely violated in Gezi Park crackdown 02 October, 20:22 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA – Amnesty International released a report Wednesday accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of turning a blind eye to killings, torture, sexual abuse and… Read More ›
Saudi Arabian women activists to get back behind the wheel / They will defy ban on driving October 26
23 September, 17:40 (ANSAmed) – DUBAI – Saudi women will once again be getting behind the wheel in the ultra-conservative, oil-rich kingdom in a month, in an act of defiance against the law that bans them from driving. The… Read More ›
Leaked report to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows we may be headed for Global Cooling
Global warming? No, actually we’re cooling, claim scientists A cold Arctic summer has led to a record increase in the ice cap, leading experts to predict a period of global cooling. Major climate research centres now accept that there has… Read More ›
Artificial intelligence ‘will take the place of humans within five years’
Salespeople, call centre staff and customer service personnel could all be replaced by computers within the next few years, claims one technology entrepreneur. Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film Artificial Intelligence (AI) depicts a future where robots have become eerily human…. Read More ›
Muslim Brotherhood leader Gomaa Amin is in hiding in London
The new spiritual leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is living in hiding in London in fear of state-sponsored assassination, it can be disclosed. Mohammed Badie, 70, the Muslim Brotherhood’s previous spiritual leader, was arrested last Tuesday morning in Cairo. Photo:… Read More ›
Britain forced Guardian to destroy copy of Snowden material
Source: Reuters – Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:28 PM Author: Reuters By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The editor of the Guardian, a major outlet for revelations based on leaks from former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward… Read More ›
Newspaper forced to destroy Snowden files, editor jokes it’s ‘so Chinese can’t get them’
Alan Rusbridger reveals ‘one of the more bizarre moments in the Guardian’s long history’ Tuesday, 20 August, 2013 [Updated: 11:43AM] Agence France-Presse Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian. Photo: SCMP The British government forced the Guardian to destroy files… Read More ›
The Zombie Ward: The chilling story of how ‘depressed’ women were put to sleep for months in an NHS hospital room – leaving mental scars that remain 40 years on
Women with postnatal depression and anorexia passed through Royal Waterloo’s infamous Ward 5 They were drugged and subjected to horrendous levels of ECT Unluckiest were taken to the ‘Narcosis Room’ and put to sleep for weeks By Barbara Davies PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
What comes up when I type ” White People Shou” – “Black People Shou” – “Mexican People Shou”
Hmmm. Is it Racism, or Inciting? Yes When I typed Hispanic or Mexican there was no predictive behavior… I myself like everyone who has a good heart 😉
Warning over ‘epidemic’ of skin allergies from chemical in cosmetics and household products
A chemical found in everyday cosmetics and household cleaning products may be responsible for an “epidemic” of painful skin allergies, doctors have warned. Some well-known products that contain MI By Claire Duffin 7:00AM BST 07 Jul 2013 The preservative… Read More ›
Turkish PM’s treason claims against BBC reporter chills other journalists
Turkish journalists see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attack on presenter for BBC’s Turkish service as a warning to them all Constanze Letsch in Istanbul guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 June 2013 14.00 EDT Erdogan took offence at the BBC’s coverage of anti-government protests…. Read More ›
GCHQ surveillance – the documents
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/interactive/2013/jun/16/gchq-surveillance-the-documents?guni=Network TOP SECRET STRAP1 Economic crisis [edited for classification] Sigint continues to provide occasional high-value, sensitive and timely reports. More strategically, a key focus for the Prime Minister is the G20 heads of state meeting in London on 2 April…. Read More ›
GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits / phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009
Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009 Ewen MacAskill, Nick Davies, Nick Hopkins, Julian Borger and James Ball The Guardian, Sunday 16 June 2013 15.46 EDT… Read More ›
Police reveal scale of Elm Guest House investigation into alleged paedophile ring for VIPs
Cahal Milmo, Paul Peachey Sunday, 9 June 2013 Scotland Yard is pursuing more than 300 lines of inquiry in its investigation into allegations that a VIP paedophile ring abused children in care during the 1980s. The figure suggests that Operation… Read More ›
No bikinis to avoid offending Muslims at Miss World contest in Indonesia
© Flickr.com/brimfulofsasha/сс-by-nc-sa 3.0 Contestants at the Miss World beauty pageant to be held later this year in Indonesia will not wear bikinis to avoid offending Muslims, an organizer said. “There will be no bikinis and the contestants will not… Read More ›
Heroic Canadian schoolboy disciplined for disarming knife-wielding classmate because it broke school rules
Briar MacLean, 13, stepped after seeing a fellow pupil pull a knife on another during argument at school He disarmed the boy, but was then disciplined by staff for ignoring school rules saying he should have found a teacher His… Read More ›
Woolwich murder, the MI6 connection: Younger brother of Michael Adebolajo ‘was paid thousands to spy in Middle East’
Jeremiah Adebolajo, 26, is a university English teacher in Saudi Arabia Allegedly approached by MI6 who pressured him to become a spy Flown business class to five-star hotels and handed cash Sister Blessing says he ‘strongly’ rejected offers to work… Read More ›
Spy on your neighbours, says former MI5 head Stella Rimington
People who suspect their neighbours may be extremists should inform the security services because “the enemy is everywhere”, the former head of MI5 has said. Dame Stella Rimington Photo: CLARA MOLDEN Tom Whitehead and Hannah Furness 10:00PM BST 27 May 2013… Read More ›
The Obama administration Warns Britain if it tries to exit the E.U.
EU exit would put US trade deal at risk, Britain warned Obama officials say that the UK would probably be excluded from a trade agreement worth billions a year if it leaves the EU Julian Borger, Diplomatic editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 27… Read More ›
Revealed: Suspect who ‘tried to behead British soldier in London’ was held on terror charges in Kenya… and DEPORTED to UK
Appeared in court on suspicion of planning to fight for terrorist group Adebojalo was heading for Somalia, to be recruited by Al-Shabaab It is claimed that soon after he was targeted by MI5 as a possible informant He resisted attempts… Read More ›
Red-faced Bloomberg admits ‘inexcusable’ privacy breach
Gideon Spanier Monday, 13 May 2013 Bloomberg was today forced to issue a grovelling apology to clients for its “inexcusable” decision to let its journalists use internal customer information in a scandal that has rocked Wall Street and the… Read More ›
‘Sweetheart’ deal between HMRC and Goldman Sachs was struck to save Government embarrassment, court hears
Tom Peck Thursday, 2 May 2013 A so-called “sweetheart” tax deal between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the investment bank Goldman Sachs was struck to avoid “major embarrassment” to the Chancellor George Osborne, a court has heard. Dave… Read More ›
‘Shooting galleries’: The drug plan that could be too liberal for even Brighton
Plans for Britain’s first legal ‘consumption rooms’ are unsettling the resort widely touted as a prime location Charlotte Philby Wednesday, 17 April 2013 Britain could see its first so-called “shooting gallery” – somewhere drug addicts can legally use heroin… Read More ›