Mum spots £5 dildo on sale next to children’s toys and sweets at Poundland
The Bonkin' Bunny Vibrator is being sold at a London Poundland store alongside children's toys and sweets
Photojournalist awarded prize for undercover investigations on animal exploitation
Aitor Garmendia has been awarded the Picture of the Year International for his photographic report on undercover investigations in farms. The photojournalist scooped the prestigious gong after a photo series uncovering the hardships and appalling conditions that animals have to endure inside factory farms. Garmendia spent two weeks undercover in Northern ...
Pope Francis responds to 12-year-old climate change activist’s plea to go vegan for Lent
As we begin the first day of Lent, 12-year-old climate change campaigner, Genesis Butler, has received a response from Pope Francis regarding her plea for him to try vegan for Lent as part of the Million Dollar Vegan campaign. However, Pope Francis has not yet confirmed whether he will do so, and ...
It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees
It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees, a study has found. Getting used to life with no set routine, a huge amount of spare time and staying at home with their partner every day gets too much for some. One in 10 even admitted ...
Stick approach will not end youth knife crime
With knife crime on the rise, Dr Tim Bateman, Reader in Youth Justice at the University of Bedfordshire, comments on why a more nuanced approach that focuses on improving young people’s environments is needed: Tragic events such as the fatal stabbing of two teenagers in London last weekend rightly create ...
Asthma could be prevented by giving women a simple jab during pregnancy
Bronchiolitis affects up to half of babies and can increase their risk of developing the chronic condition five-fold
Giant prehistoric sea dragons that roamed the oceans more than 200 million years ago
It would have made the iconic ichtyosaur even more terrifying than previously believed. Some were almost as big as a blue whale.
‘Lame duck PM’ workers’ rights assurances ‘meanginless’
The government’s approach to protecting workers’ rights after Brexit has been heavily cristicised. With claims that the substitutes are “not worth the paper they are written on”. The prime minister said: “We have as a country led the way in workers’ rights while maintaining a flexible labour market. The enormous ...
GALLERY – Jungle bring a touch of soul to Alexandra Palace
@ Alexandra Palace, London22/02/2019Support: Little SimzPictures: Graham Berry (@blktphotography) Modern soul collective Jungle hit Alexandra Palace at the end of February for their biggest headline stint yet. Little Simz, who released her latest album GREY Area, on 1st March, was in the support slot. Check out the full gallery below. ...