More than half of British people believe that religion does more harm than good a recent poll has found. Twenty percent of people describing themselves as “very religious” also agreed with that statement. Less than a quarter of those surveyed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (more commonly known as NASA) has issued a Climate Risk Management Plan, warning that climate change may compromise their ability to launch satellites and gather evidence on climate change. But climate change blog site
Immigration from outside the European Economic Area (EEC) cost the UK economy £118bn between 1995 and 2011, researchers from University College, London have found. The EU-sponsored report also found that migration from EEC countries brought net economic benefit in just
A “a rude, intolerant, highly politicized climate crusader” who was a “dangerous enemy of free speech” has been honoured by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its latest report. Its synthesis report, which is a climactic summary of a
A London doctor is being investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) for alleged Islamophobia after posting criticism of ISIS and support for Israel on his private Facebook page. He was reported to the council by Faisel Alam, who described
Disturbing videos of life inside the Islamic State have emerged, showing boys as young as five being trained in urban warfare skills and men bartering over Yazidi slave girls. The videos are being smuggled out of the ISIS-held territory by
EU membership is causing problems for Britain, as what was intended to be an economic partnership is turning into a political project, British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said. Responding to threats by the Commission that Britain would
South Eastern America is seeing its earliest and deepest snow falls in over 100 years, whilst temperature records have also been broken. The cold spell is drawing predictions of a new mini ice age between at least 2015 and 2035,
The emperor was proudly parading his clothes this weekend, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Copenhagen to release its new report into climate catastrophe. In line with previous reports, the latest offering has again gone one
Despite the supposed political neutrality of the BBC, one of their editors has been caught out taking a dig at Tories and backing the Greens on his Twitter account. Michael Marshall, deputy editor of BBC Earth is a new recruit
A 15 year old Army Cadet who had been out selling Remembrance Sunday poppies was burned in a makeshift blow torch attack in Manchester last night. His attacker, described as black or Asian and about 5ft 8 inches tall and
A mother who was jailed after being accused of poisoning her daughter by taking her abroad for an alternative therapy has now been exonerated after the case against her collapsed in court. Mary Kidson rejected the NHS’s assessment of her
British faith schools are to be forced to teach equality and respect for gay rights or face closure, in a move backed by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. The orders come following 40 snap inspections of faith schools, including Christian and
The “This is what a feminist looks like” t-shirt proudly worn by Harriet Harman during Prime Ministers Questions last Wednesday was made by factory girls in the Mauritius who earn just 62p an hour and sleep 16 to a room.
Climate change is happening – but not because of human activity, Daniel Botkin, professor Emeritus in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at University of California Santa Barbara has said. Moreover, the focus on man-made global warming is
The revelation by National Grid that Britain’s energy margins are being squeezed to the limit has caused widespread discussion of energy policy, with renewables advocates scrabbling to assure the public that solar and wind power can meet the demand. But
An Oxford University Professor has torn the UK government’s energy policy to shreds in his appearance before the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Speaking to the Lords yesterday, Professor Dieter Helm said that the “Miliband-Huhne-Davey” policy (referring to
Errors by NHS staff have left patients infertile, children suffering from brain damage, and have even caused the untimely death of patients, a new report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found. The investigation looked in depth at
A westernised 25-year-old mother is the latest Brit to head to Syria. Tareena Shakil, a fan of The Only Way is Essex, who grew up embracing western values, crossed into the country with her 14-month-old son on Monday, after being
Cumbria County Council attempted to get the details of a toddler’s death suppressed for 15 years in an effort to protect its staff, it has emerged. The Judge ruling on the case accepted that certain details surrounding Poppi Worthington’s death
Michael Fallon was right: parts of Britain are in danger of being “swamped” by migrants, former Home Secretary David Blunkett has said. Fallon originally made his comments in an interview on Sky News, but was quickly forced to retract them
The secretary for the environment Liz Truss was taken apart by Andrew Neil on yesterdays’ Sunday Politics over climate change policy, having to fall back on the stock answer “we know warming is taking place” five times during the course
Members of Parliament will not have to pay Labour’s proposed Mansion Tax. Instead, the bill will be picked up by taxpayers, as the tax on homes worth over £2m will be claimable on expenses, the Express has revealed. Under current
A new left wing party has broken Spain’s two party system for the first time since the death of Dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. Podemos (Spanish for ‘We Can’) beat the socialists in a nationwide poll over the weekend to
Wind power is too variable and too unpredictable to provide a serious alternative to fossil fuels, a new study by the Scientific Alliance and the Adam Smith Institute has confirmed. The researchers concluded that, although it is true that the
A British pensioner who quipped “I’m not a Muslim” when asked to remove his shoes at airport security spent more than six months with a criminal charge of racism hanging over him, before the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case
An Australian climate change lobby group has faced a backlash after creating a billboard advert comparing coal miners to paedophiles. The ad was one of a number of possible images posted onto the Facebook page of the Australian Youth Climate
All prospective medical students applying for a place at English universities will have to undergo a face to face interview to ascertain whether their values align with those of the NHS, as of next year. The plans are part of
Nearly one third of voters would back the UK Independence Party if they thought the party could win in their constituency, according to a new poll by Opinium for the Observer today. The news comes on the same day that
When Owen Paterson was sacked from his position as Environment Secretary back in June, he blamed the ‘Green Blob’ – a conglomeration of “powerful, self-serving” environmental lobbyists. Now an investigation by the Mail on Sunday has given shape to that
Another day, another round of infighting between the People’s Front of Judea and the Judean People’s Front. The Edinburgh University Student’s Association (EUSA) has been accused of “inconsistency” in its commitment to “end rape culture and lad banter on campus”,
A Copenhagen gallery has withdrawn from exhibition a number of artworks by controversial Swedish artist Dan Park, after the gallery owner received death threats against himself and his family. The exhibition, which had been organised by the Danish Free Press
A French mother of three has had to have all four limbs partially amputated after a routine abortion went wrong. She and her husband are now suing the medical team in Bordeaux University Hospital, and have decided to go public
Man-made climate change is a myth and all efforts to prove its existence have failed, according to Weather Channel founder John Coleman. The award winning weatherman, whose career spans over sixty years, drew on the support of over 9,000 Ph.D.
The Danish Parliament is set to once again debate the legality of male circumcision today, with the Red-Green Alliance and the Liberal Alliance teaming up to push for a ban on the practice. The other parliamentary parties are in internal
More than half of the UK’s donations to smaller charities working in Syria fall into the hands of ISIS and other Islamist groups, the London based anti-radicalisation think-tank Quilliam has claimed. Two charities who send aid convoys to the country
Spanish authorities have been roundly criticised by the UN after a video emerged showing an immigrant being beaten up and dumped back in Morocco when he attempted to scale a fence into the enclave of Melilla. The UN High Commission
225 children under the age of ten have been admitted to hospital in Scotland for alcohol-related injuries or illnesses in the last three years, according to figures released under a Freedom of Information request. The figure rose drastically to 4,884
The French government is drawing up plans to ban any immigrant whose “personal behaviour” is deemed to pose a threat to “security or public order”. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has made it clear that he wants to keep certain
A man has been convicted of possessing prohibited images of children thanks solely to his large collection of manga and animé cartoons. Robul Hoque, who was convicted at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to ten counts of the charge,
