‘Despite his reputation as a womaniser and fondness for malt whisky, a daily habit that brought about his premature death aged just 61, the funeral of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn in 1995 was marked by an […]

‘Police are set to ban Gaza protesters from King Street and move them elsewhere after limiting numbers to 10 at a time. From tomorrow (Saturday), GMP will be imposing conditions on demonstrators, including limiting the […]

From an article in The Independent: “Russell Brand has been vocal in his criticism of the media coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Particularly in his satirical YouTube series, The Trews. He memorably dissected FOX News […]

‘When biotech told Vermont they would sue the state in order to reverse the voters’ wish to have GMO foods labeled, the state decided to prepare for the worst-case scenario. They started a fund to […]

From an article in The Independent: “Corey Griffin, a philanthropist who was instrumental in making the ALS ice bucket challenge fund-raising drive go viral, has died after drowning in a diving accident off the coast […]

From an article in The Independent: “Jeremy Clarkson “does not see a problem” with the racist language he has used in the making of the hit show Top Gear, the BBC’s director of television said […]

According to an article from The Independent: “More than two years into the Curiosity rover’s lonely trek across Mars, conspiracy theorists believe they’ve struck gold: an ‘alien thigh bone’ has been spotted on the surface […]

According to an article originally published in The Independent: “A new report claims that Russian scientists have discovered traces of marine life living on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Vladimir Solovyev, the […]

‘”If the United States thinks that they can fix things by bombing the area now, it is impossible.” — Mehmet Ali Sahin, deputy chairman of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party. Recent territorial gains in Iraq […]

‘William Hague claimed hundreds of pounds on expenses to fund a protest meeting – to fight his own Government’s NHS reforms. The Cabinet minister was accused of hypocrisy for campaigning against hated health service cuts […]