I didn't eat for a day last week. This wasn't due to a bad curry or a particularly good night out on the town. My day of abstinence had a more noble purpose as I joined hundreds of others as part of a day of action organised by Make Votes Matter, a cross-party group campaigning for electoral reform set up in the wake of the 2015 General Election. Many high profile figures took part in the 'Hungry For Democracy' protest...

That's a solid gold shopping list. Realistic Brits reckon a £5.4m windfall would be 'just enough' to cover the cost of their lottery wishlist, according to a poll. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found most reckon they would need to bag £5,402,013.03 in order to cover the cost of their most-desired aspirational items. Buying a flashy holiday home, paying off the old mortgage and snapping up a new motor all feature on the lottery-winning shopping list as does...

Suspicions that the "Leeds salute" badge was nothing more than an elaborate marketing ploy have been raised by fans who say the re-design was simply a move to drive shirt sales. Leeds have announced they will be releasing a new badge after fans reacted with dismay to a design which had been revealed to mark the club's centenary. The badge, which will be voted on by supporters, is likely to create a frenzy of media attention around the new kit, which...

These adorable snaps show an injured otter sparked out on an operating table after it managed to survive dodging traffic on a dangerous dual carriageway. The tiny eight-week old otter cub called Flow was rescued from a near-certain death after she was separated from her mother. She appeared confused when discovered by RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Leanne Honess-Heather at a home along the busy A64 in Malton, North Yorks. The otter had travelled 1.5 miles from its home on the...

A Facebook glitch yesterday sent hordes of traffic away from the profiles of brands and celebrities to the personal accounts of some of the earliest adopters of Facebook. Businesses and celebs that have names starting with a number saw their traffic redirected to corresponding accounts that were set up under the same number back when Facebook gave pages an ID. People searching for 888 Casino this morning got the account of Sarah Tucker, who attended Harvard University where the social...

Many Remainers were hoping that the UK could at least stay in the customs union after the UK leaves the EU. However, this is now looking highly unlikely as the health secretary ruled it out today. Hunt appears to have drawn a line under the issue and the Government will not change course. Jeremy Hunt was insistent that the government would not change its mind on the issue, he said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “No. Because, if we...

A sharp rise in the number of bets placed on George Clooney becoming the 46th President of the United States of America has been reported by bookmakers. The Hollywood A-lister is now just 20/1 (from 50/1) to win the Democrat nomination for the 2020 election, with the leading online bookmaker accepting a surge of bets following Clooney’s reported donation to the gun-rights march being held next month. Clooney’s odds of replacing Donald Trump as the States’ next leader have also plummeted...

Stephen Fry has announced that he has prostate cancer in a video posted on his site. The celebrated comedian, actor, writer and presenter posted a video entitled "something rather mischievous" online, explaining that doctors discovered the tumour during a routine check-up. Fry, who appears upbeat in the video, said he had a gleason score score of eight, which is high enough to warrant some form of treatment. He had an operation in the first week of January to remove his prostate and...

Reports are emerging of women on hunger strike at Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre for women and families. According to reports from women held inside the detention centre over 120 of the women held there have refused meals since Wednesday breakfast. Labour's shadow home secretary Diane Abbott visited the centre this morning to meet the women inside and to "hear first-hand their experiences and their concerns" as she has been campaigning to end the much maligned system of holding people indefinitely on...