Spying scandal whistleblower goes public

THE whistleblower who leaked details of a US computer surveillance programme has revealed himself as Edward Snowden – a former CIA employee – who says he revealed America's snooping of citizens' internet use...

Sheryl Crow undergoes a country conversion

NASHVILLE, Tenn. • For a couple of months now, Sheryl Crow has been loading her two young boys aboard a bus and taking off on a tour of country music radio stations around the country. She’s visiting with...

Vladimir Putin Divorces Wife Lyudmila

Vladimir Putin is about to become a bachelor again. After 30 years of marriage, the Russian president, 60, and wife Lyudmila Putin are divorcing, the couple announced in a TV interview on Thursday...

Model maker Hornby reports big losses

Hornby, the models firm that owns brands including Hornby model railways, Scalextric, Airfix, Humbrol and Corgi has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.4m for the 12 months to...

Selfridges Oxford Street; Watch raiders seized by passers by

Two people were arrested on Thursday night following an attempted smash-and-grab robbery at Selfridges department store in central London. The incident took place at about 8.30pm half an hour before the store...

UFO ALIEN DISCLOSURE by Ex-Canadian Defense Minister

Former Canadian defense minister Paul Hellyer says U.S. knows about UFOs and has even developed new forms of energy using technology from outer space invaders. These forms can allegedly save our planet.... Hellyer...

Bilderberg Meetings start on 6th June in Watford UK

The 61st Bilderberg meeting is set to take place from 6 until 9 June 2013 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.  A total of around 140 participants from 21 European and North American countries have...

Barristers Warning over UK legal aid reform plans

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has published its response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on legal aid reform, which includes paving the way for lawyers to compete for...

Brian May leads anti-badger culling protest in London

QUEEN guitarist Brian May took to the streets of London today to lead a protest against a planned introduction of badger culling. The 65-year-old musician joined with about 2,000 animal welfare supporters on the...

Istanbul Taksim Gezi Park has nothing to do with trees

Istanbul's central area of Taksim is currently the size of a fledging 'occupy movement' as people react to this morning's 5am tear gassing of protestors opposed to unchecked gentrification in the historic...

The University of London ULU Students Union to Close 2014

On Friday 3rd May, the University of London voted to shut down its students’ union. The University of London Union has been at the heart of student life in London for decades. It represents more than 120,000...

Did Double Yellow Lines Kill the High Street???

I was abroad for a while and came back to find that every high street I wondered into had turned into a parade of 99p shops. We blame the recession but then I have a think of my own family, I don’t think we were...

Apple 1 Computer Sells for More Than $650k

Don't throw that old computer or Macintosh out of the window just yet...One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of $671,400 at an...

More than 500,000 people forced to use food banks in UK

More than half a million Britons have resorted to using food banks to stave off hunger and destitution, the Government has been warned. Major charities signalled their alarm over a dramatic rise in the nation's...

£1bn Chinese investment into Royal Albert Docks

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has unveiled a £1bn project to turn the capital’s docklands into a Chinese business district, creating 20,000 jobs and strengthening UK ties with one of the world’s largest...
 

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