A "racist" British tapestry finished by Prince Charles portraying Native Americans has been slammed by campaigners who want it banned from public display. The 267ft New World Tapestry depicting US colonisation between 1583 and 1642 has been accused of portraying indigenous people as "subhuman, warlike savages". The work took 20...
A major undercover exposé of the white supremacist-linked ‘alt-right’ movement is launched today, revealing the year that a gay anti-racist activist from Sweden spent deep inside the world’s most active far-right network, on both sides of the Atlantic. Included as part of a groundbreaking new report into the ‘alt-right’ and...
Church officials have been forced to address 'concerns' after allowing a cathedral to be used to film HELLBOY - a movie about a demon summoned by the Nazis. Filming has been taking place at Wells Cathedral in Somerset - with reports suggesting it was Dr Who or Fantastic Beasts 2....
This shocking photo shows TEN ambulances queuing outside an overstretched A&E department with patients being treated inside the vehicles and in corridors. The line of vehicles waiting outside the Royal Cornwall Hospital highlights the deepening crisis within hospitals with patients being warned to stay away if possible. The lack of...
Humanoid robots are a 'strong' step closer after engineers developed synthetic muscle that can lift a thousand times its own weight. The 3D-printable synthetic soft muscle, which doesn't need an external compressor or high voltage equipment as previous attempts required, also has a strain density - expansion per gram - FIFTEEN...
Poverty-stricken residents near the Dad's Army town are evoking the Blitz Spirit by donating tins of food to help their neighbours - because so many rely on food banks. Demand for food bank provisions on the south coast where the fictional town of Walmington-on-sea was set has seen a massive...
A furious pensioner has spoken of his shock after claiming his brand new slippers had "swastikas all over the soles". Sam Purdie was outraged to find a pair of £15 slippers he ordered from online retail giant, Amazon, were covered in a pattern which apparently included the symbol. The retired...
The Office for National Statistics today released new zero hours contracts data. The data shows that women and young people are most affected by the contracts that do not guarantee any hours in a given week Women make up 58 per cent of those on zero hours contracts and 34 per...
Survey reveals transformation of London childhoods in a digital world The number of young teenagers in London who play outside or get enough sleep has dropped sharply in comparison to teenagers from previous decades, a startling new survey from Barnardo’s reveals. The study found just over half (55 percent) of...