7yo boy banned from playground over his ‘inappropriate’ hair – at school where Head sports a PINK do

The parents of a seven-year-old boy put into isolation for having lines shaved into his hair have accused his school of hypocrisy - because the head has PINK HAIR. Little Lucian Smith's parents allowed him to have the fashionable cut during the Easter holidays, thinking it would grow back by the time term started. But when he turned up to lessons on the first day back, he was hauled into isolation during break times over the 'inappropriate' style. Lucian Smith,...

Why I despise paedophile hunters

If you're looking for a demonstration of how Western society has decayed into an internet-fuelled rot then look no further than the viral social media trend that is paedophile hunting. With a warped sense of social responsibility that harks back to Medieval lynchings Britain's streets are now home to vigilantes who are taking the law into their own hands in order to bring sex criminals to justice. They lay out a trap, play the role of the bait and with...

Forcing Google and Facebook to sponsor local journalism is not the answer

By Ben Bird Tech giants Google and Facebook have come under fire recently for providing a platform giving users of their social channels access to large volumes of news content, whilst doing nothing to support its origination. But should they be made to pay, or should advertisers be doing more to back local journalism? The news media marketplace has changed massively over the past decade. The explosion in internet usage has opened up a new digital audience for regional news content,...

Film Review: The Deminer

A solitary figure dressed in fatigues hunches over a dusty patch of ground. He scratches away at the earth and pulls from it a pot flecked with gritty, dried soil. As he adjusts to stand straight, there is a marked stiffness in his right leg and a curious crease in the thigh of his trousers. A blue wire attached to a small pack dangles from the pot. A quick snip from a pair of pliers and the man turns to...

Beer of the Week: Innis & Gunn Gunnpowder IPA

Innis & Gunn has become one of the UK’s most successful international craft beer businesses since launching in 2003. In 2016, for instance, the brewery sold more than 27 million bottles of beer around the world. Operating from a site in Perth, Scotland, Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp and his team develop and barrel-age an assortment of beers sourced to over 28 countries. In addition to their core range, Innis & Gunn also brew a constantly developing programme of limited-edition, barrel-aged beers. The brewery...

Len McCluskey attacks ‘Corbyn-hater’ Labour MPs over anti-semitism row

Union goliath Len McCluskey has laid into Labour MPs who, in his opinion, used the anti-Semitism row to attack Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. Mr McCluskey accused MPs Chris Leslie, Neil Coyle, John Woodcock, Wes Streeting and Ian Austin of "polluting" Mr Corbyn's bid to tackle the problem within the party. He told the New Statesman "I look with disgust at the behaviour of the Corbyn-hater MPs who join forces with the most reactionary elements of the media establishment and I understand...

Watch 13 trucks line up under a bridge to stop suicide

When a man on a motorway bridge in Michigan was threatening to jump off, trucks lined up underneath to prevent a suicide attempt. The Michigan State Police came up with the ingenuous plan of calling in passing trucks to pull up and park under the bridge to prevent a fatal fall. The trucks stayed for several hours as police negotiators talked to the man on the bridge who finally walked away safely on Tuesday morning.     https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/nine-simple-words-stopped-man-jumping-londons-waterloo-bridge/19/10/  

Don’t throw away a generation of progress in N.Ireland on the back of Brexit

In a keynote address at the CBI Northern Ireland Annual Dinner on Thursday, CBI Director-General, Carolyn Fairbairn, will reflect the deep concern about political uncertainty and Brexit shared by businesses and communities across Northern Ireland. 20 years on from the Good Friday agreement, politicians from Northern Ireland, Britain and the EU must make sure they do not turn the clock back on peace and prosperity. The CBI urges all sides to consider what’s at stake. In the 20 years since...

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