Yesterday, the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) desire to introduce minimum unit price (MUP) alcohol in Scotland temporarily failed. The Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) and other European drinks manufacturers have won their appeal at the Court of Session under Lord Ronald
Endless concessions and accommodations to Islamic demands only give way to more demands for even more Islam, as shown in the recent blockbuster revelations of an Islamic takeover of UK public schools. What is less well known is the same
In the run up to next month’s European Elections, many commentators have been focusing on the rise of Eurosceptic parties across the continent. Parties such as UKIP in Britain, the Front National in France, the Party for Freedom in the
The Sports Hangover tries to recover from a wild weekend. Thank goodness the hangover proves not as painful as Donald Sterling’s. What Do You Do For an Encore after Three Decades of NBA Futility? Is it safe to say
Racism is not just a hot issue for the NBA, Dani Alves a soccer player for Barcelona has been victimized by ugly racist taunts, including having bananas thrown at him ridiculing him as a monkey. On Sunday, ESPN reported that
In our weekly preview of the financial markets we look at US home sales, the growth of the EU money supply, Eurozone inflation and unemployment, and rising UK house prices. Monday 28th April, US Pending home sales forecast to rise
Which college basketball team produces the best NBA talent? The NBA has boasted a Development League for over a decade but its real “D” league long predates the existence of the Association. The schools that develop the most productive NBA
Some fans love the NBA playoffs, but many others watch it to remember players from their college. The following is a list of all 492 NBA players from this season listed from the best to worst player at each college
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in finding victims of what they describe as one of the worst alleged sexual predators they have seen. Currently over 90 victims are known to have been abused by William James Vahey, who
Britons scored almost bottom in a basic quiz about the European Union, according to a new study by the left-wing think-tank Demos. The Sun reports that only around 1.67 in four people who were quizzed in Britain could correctly answer
If boxing is dead, why did Floyd Mayweather, Jr. earn $73.5 million for just two fights last year? Money, as the boxer aptly goes by, tops ESPN’s list of the world’s highest paid athletes. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, two
The President of the largest political grouping in the European Parliament has praised the EU for allowing young Frenchmen to access porn movies in Germany. Joseph Daul, president of the European People’s Party, which incorporates centre-right parties from most EU
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was forced into an embarrassing climbdown yesterday as it admitted Britain’s ‘Plan A’ was working. Its Chief Economist said last year that Britain was “playing with fire” by adopting austerity but now they have upgraded
Paul Rusesabagina became a towering figure in the fight for human rights after using his position at Kigali’s Hotel des Mille Collines to save 1,268 people from the genocide in Rwanda. On the 20th anniversary of that atrocity, Rusesabagina writes that
CIUDAD REAL , Spain, April 3 (UPI) — Paul Simon missed this one in “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” Spanish police are hoping to speak to a man who allegedly left 21-year-old Edelia Aponte at the bottom of a well after
A political backlash against both parties has created a strong Tea Party movement in France that is rocking the country’s political landscape. Socialist President François Hollande’s failed economic policies and hard-left social policies are angering those who had never before participated
A major newspaper in Spain has published an exclusive claiming that sources within the search effort to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are considering the possibility that the plane was shot down by military forces in order to prevent
Another week in which European inflation data dominated the headlines, following an unexpected slip by Spain in to deflation (down 0.2 percent), saw pressure mount on the ECB to undertake some kind of intervention- and fast- to avoid the region
On Feb. 1, the Associated Press ran a piece on the Buffalo Mass Mob, led by organizer and founder Christopher Byrd, which uses Facebook and Twitter to assemble like-minded lay Catholics and vote on which of a selection of the
Monday’s open enrollment deadline for ObamaCare, which, with its subsidies and tax credits, represents the largest expansion of government, is a good time to assess the total scale of government in the US. Appreciating the full scope of the US
On March 30, 1867 American Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased Alaska from Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl for $7.2 million, or roughly two cents per acre. After receiving news that the Czar would approve a transaction regarding Alaska,
The people of Venice and its surrounding region have voted to split from Italy, with 89 percent favouring independence. The referendum, which took place online over a period of five days, saw a turnout of 73 percent, with just 11
Venezuelan deputies claim to have found new evidence that President Nicolás Maduro was born in Colombia and presented the nation with a fake birth certificate, according to one of Spain’s largest newspapers. ABC reports today that deputy Walter Márquez, who initially
Sally Beauty supply, a retail chain that sells hair and beauty items based in Denton, was hacked earlier this month according to a release obtained by Breitbart Texas. The company hired Verizon’s forensics firm to investigate the incident and pinpoint exactly how
The National Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have released a report claiming that fracking will risk polluting our waterways and harming threatened species. The report, authored by Veronika Moore, Alison Beresford and Benedict Gove, all
CASTELLDEFELS, Spain, Feb. 27 (UPI) —A team of Spanish scientists said they used strains of probiotic bacteria found in baby poop to create pork sausages. The scientists, from the food safety program at Catalonia’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Research,
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samsung sought Monday to frame its new Galaxy S5 smartphone as a lifestyle product, as it emphasized a built-in heart-rate sensor and improved camera features over its slightly larger size. One of the main appeals of
The sorry story of unrestricted migration from mainland Europe to Britain has opened another chapter, after the latest statistics from Eurostat – the EU’s statistic stooges – revealed that the UK has been by far the hardest hit country in
The World Cup remains four months away. But London bookies William Hill already have posted odds. They imagine the home team as enjoying the best chance. The odds reflect the amount won based on bet of 100 whatevers (pick your
A European legal analyst has said that proposed new legislation in Spain to return to limits on abortion and assert the state’s right to protect the lives of unborn children reflects a growing trend toward a broader pro-life movement that
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 13 (UPI) —Three people were shot dead and 23 were wounded in anti-regime violence in Caracas, officials said, amid escalating Venezuelan unrest over economic hardships. The government of President Nicolas Maduro blamed the violence on the “fascist”
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 (UPI) —A poster appearing to promote pedophilia has been removed from a bus stop display near the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, officials say. JCDecaux, the advertising firm that maintains billboards at the bus
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — That drone you might have spotted hovering and zipping around the Sochi Olympic slopes isn’t searching for terrorists or protesters hiding behind the fir trees. It’s being used to transmit live video of snowboard and ski
People are taking to social media to share their views on the accusation Dylan Farrow made earlier this month against her adoptive father, director Woody Allen. Some Spaniards apparently didn’t feel Twitter or Facebook was sufficient to vent their outrage
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Princess Cristina testified Saturday in a historic judicial hearing aimed at helping determine whether she and her husband illegally used company funds for personal expenses, including lavish parties at their modernist Barcelona mansion.
LONDON, United Kingdom–A British citizen is reported to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria, as fears over the increasing number of foreign fighters in the country are being realized by Western governments. The news emerged as the International
A UN committee has told the Catholic Church to get over its opposition to adolescents having sex and that it needs to change its teachings on abortion and homosexuality. These explosive directives came in an official report issued by the Committee
The European Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner has admitted that corruption across the European Union is “breathtaking” and could account for as much as $160bn lost every year, a figure around seven times larger than Britain’s annual contribution to the EU.
During a visit to Washington, D.C. earlier this week, I was accosted several times by young, feisty American girls who were overly eager, after hearing my British accent, to take me to task over the recent reporting regarding Her Majesty
MADRID (AP) — It was a short story, then a Hollywood movie. Now the tragic tale of cowboys in love is being reinvented again: Brokeback Mountain — the opera. Ahead of its world premiere in Madrid, author Annie Proulx told
