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“Instead of throwing dead fish in the Thames, Farage should have done his job as a member of the fisheries committee”
Guy Verhofstadt has lashed out at Nigel Farage on Twitter over his river Thames fishing stunt, pointing out that if he cared about the British fishing fleet he would have bothered to turn up for them as a member for the fisheries committee in the European Parliament. - A role the British taxpayer paid him to fulfill, but one he avoided year after year. Farage joined fishermen in throwing Haddock into the river in protest after the UK agreed to...
Oscar-winning actor Emma Thompson joins fracking protest
Oscar-winning actor Emma Thompson has joined a peaceful walk and silent protest at a controversial fracking site. Protestors, led by over 100 women in white clothes, marched through Blackpool, Lancs., to urge the Government to publish an internal report on fracking which "could call into question" the viability of the industry. Emma Thompson, 58, led from the front holding a "NO FRACKING" sign in solidarity with the throng of protestors, accompanied by Greenpeace activist Tina Rothery. Emma Thompson in front...
Austin serial bombing suspect blows himself up as police close in
A suspected serial bomber blew himself up in his car as police surrounded him. Texas police have identified the man suspected of being behind a wave of bombings in Austin Texas identified as Mark Anthony Conditt. Detectives are still investigating if the man behind the manhhunt acted alone. Two people have died and five have been injured in teh boimbing spree which started on March 2. “This is the culmination of three very long weeks for our community,” Austin Police...
Women in banking face a ‘double glass ceiling’
Women in banking face a ‘double glass ceiling’; one when being promoted to management and another when being promoted to executive roles, according to new research from the SKEMA Business School Observatory on the Feminisation of Companies. Although women make up 52 per cent of banking sector employees globally, they average only 38 per cent of middle managers and 16 per cent of executive committees. These are the findings of Professor Michel Ferrary’s ‘Gender Diversity in the Banking Industry’ report,...
Watch – Cambridge Analytica Uncovered
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses of the company were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers. The murky world of big data and using social media to spread political messages to millions of people, raises more questions on the ethics and safety of the on-line world. Cambridge Analytica has been accused of using the personal data of 50 million Facebook members to...
The last remaining male northern white rhino has died after becoming ill
It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announced that Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, age 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19th, 2018. The last male northern white rhinoceros has died, leaving only two females with which conservationists hope to save the species from extinction. Sudan, the legendary male northern white Rhino who has died Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative...
Stephen Hawking’s funeral to take place at the University Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge
The funeral of Professor Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA will take place at the University Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge, on the 31st March 2018 at 2pm. The private funeral service will be attended by Professor Hawking’s family, friends and colleagues. Professor Hawking’s children Lucy, Robert and Tim said: "On behalf of our whole family we want to express our huge gratitude to all the wonderful tributes to our father and to those who have sent us...
Labour leader Corbyn would “do business with Putin”
Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from the Conservative Government and from within his own party, over his stance on Russian involvement in the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal, and his daughter, on 4th March. 23 Russian diplomats expelled from London following the incident. Moscow then denied all involvement, and is expelling 23 British diplomats in retaliation. The Labour leader believes it is highly likely that the Russian state was directly involved in the attack, but refused to directly...
Aid charity Shelterbox under fire for not reporting three incidents of sexual misconduct
Disaster relief charity Shelterbox has come under fire after failing to report three of its aid workers who were involved in allegations of sexual misconduct. The charity, which delivers boxes of emergency kit to disaster zones such as Haiti or Nepal following earthquakes and hurricanes, has admitted "three sexual misconduct incidents pre-2013, one of which is unproven". However, Shelterbox, which has bases in Truro and Helston in Cornwall and receives millions of pounds in donations each year, reportedly only made...