In this weekend’s German election, for the first time since World War II, a far right party looks likely to take seats in the German parliament. Founded in April 2013, the extreme right euro-sceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has become a populist anti-immigrant nationalist party in recent years. Despite ...
Not a single baby in Britain was given the name ‘Nigel’ last year, official figures show, and it could all be down to former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Oliver is now the most popular name for boys in Britain, but names such ...
For professional athletes retirement can be a funny thing. One day sport is there, in its all-encompassing, life-consuming self, and the next it's gone, and there ain't much there to bridge the gap. News this week that Rio Ferdinand is launching a new career as a professional boxer two years after ...
Former supermodel and petrolhead Jodie Kidd is set to launch the first ever nationwide live treasure hunt - for a CAR. The TV presenter was on hand this morning to provide fans with the first clue to the car’s secret location – a trumpet. Those that correctly guess the iconic ...
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 ...
Scare tactics were being used on speeding drivers in a quaint village - by effigies of Donald Trump waiting at a bus stop and a mooning policeman. Rather than lobbying the local authority with demands for speed cameras to be installed, villagers took an innovative DIY approach to the problem. ...
Threat to good manufacturing jobs in Belfast risks ‘domino effect’ with thousands of jobs at stake, union warns GMB, the union for aerospace workers, has called for the Government to intervene to protect Bombardier jobs in Northern Ireland. The union's call comes on the day Theresa May is expected the ...
No, this is not a review of the former Secretary of State's new book What Happened. I rather doubt I shall ever get around to reading it, which actually is not that unusual, even by its purchasers. There was an interesting article by Walt Hickey on the political data site FiveThirtyEight.com ...
Even though the UK statistics watchdog calculated that the promise of an extra £350m a week for the NHS post-Brexit was “misleading,” Boris Johnson has decided to make the claim again. The article, which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, could be seen as many, as another attempt by Boris to ...