‘A trade union representing Catalonian crop growers and cattle ranchers has staged a protest, demanding that the EU compensate them for the revenues lost as a result of the escalation of sanctions, which have closed […]

‘On 29 July 2014, WikiLeaks releases an unprecedented Australian censorship order concerning a multi-million dollar corruption case explicitly naming the current and past heads of state of Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, their relatives and other […]

‘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 […]