Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates, is looking to attract adventure tourists following the opening of the World's longest zip-line. Thrill-seekers will travel at speeds of up to 120kph to 150kph at a height of 1,680 metres above sea level on top of Jebel Jais mountain. The...
Humans are allocated less space on flights than that given by law to cattle on their way to slaughter, shocking new research has revealed. Based on a medium sized calf weighing 75kg (the average weight of a human) the legal entitlement for cattle in transportation is 0.5m2 . On a...
Boris Johnson’s ‘unity’ speech sparked an "overwhelmingly negative response" on social media, with 44 per cent negative sentiment displayed compared to just seven per cent positive. Mr Johnson was attacked for a lack of substance and a lack of understanding of the EU following his speech which kick-started the government's "road...
Jeremy Corbyn has said the powerful "can't carry on walking by" after a rough sleeper was found dead just yards from the entrance to Parliament. The Labour leader said it is time MPs took up the moral challenge to properly house everyone as the tragic case unfolded next to Westminster....
A musical adaption of George Bizet's Carmen has started a run at Union Theatre. The production will showcase Bizet’s unforgettable tunes re-conceived as musical theatre, stirringly bringing to life the story of a dangerous, seductive Spanish heroine recklessly playing with her fate and that of her lovers at a time of...
An exiled Azerbaijani rapper who uses his music to challenge his country’s dynastic leadership, a collective of Russian lawyers who seek to uphold the rule of law, an Afghan seeking to economically empower women through computer coding and a Honduran journalist who goes undercover to expose her country’s endemic corruption...
Cricketer Ben Stokes today pleaded not guilty to affray after an incident outside a nightclub. Stokes, 26, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court along with defendants Ryan Ali, 28, and Ryan Hale, 26, Each of the three men pleaded not guilty to public order offences and the case was sent to...
"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary." Valentine's Day has arrived once again leaving men across...
More than 10,000 drivers have been issued £1.5MILLION in fines at a single London junction in just three years. The single junction in wealthy Wimbledon has caught around ten motorists a day. The junction in wealthy Wimbledon generated almost one and half million pounds for Merton Council, assuming those motorists...