Tobacco cost could rocket post-Brexit according to latest doom and gloom prediction
LEAVING Europe could put the price of cigarettes up by £3 per packet according to the latest prediction on life outside the Union. As the referendum approaches a report has suggested a pack of 20 cigarettes could go up by a third, a respected international think-tank has said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...
Hollywood star Tim Roth slams Tony Blair and orders him to be JAILED over Iraq War debacle
DIVISIVE ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair should have been jailed for his part in the Iraq War, according to Hollywood legend Tim Roth. The Reservoir Dogs actor – who stars as an anti-war campaigner in a BBC drama airing next month – claimed he had “nothing but contempt” and “very low...
The haunting image of the «sea cemetery»
How can we remember those who drown at sea? Kelly Grovier looks at a floating memorial to Syrian refugees who have died in the Mediterranean. The death at sea of a loved one is a fate that haunts survivors with particular horror. This week, photos circulated in social media of a temporary memorial off the coast of Turkey,...
Doctors released an accurate diagnosis of Angelina Jolie
After the rumors about Angelina Jolie dying soon went viral last week, it was sad news for everyone who thought they were going to be losing one of their favorite stars. Fortunately, the good news is that these rumors were far from reality as one of Hollywood’s all-time favorite is only having temporary health...
PC GONE MAD: Universities ‘would BAN JESUS from speaking on campus today’, says Oxford don
BRITAIN’S attitude to free speech is so feeble that even Jesus would be banned from preaching on university campuses, according a top Oxford academic. Leading professor Timothy Garton Ash said a combination of barmy Home Office legislation and trigger-happy student activists had led to our right to freedom of expression...
ASOS offers explanation for sending customers extra-long jeans that left them crying with laughter
A young man was left 'baffled' last week when he opened his delivery of ASOS jeans and realised the legs were FAR longer than was normal. George Riggall posted photos of the jeans to Twitter, saying they "wouldn't even fit Peter Crouch" and telling the retailer he didn't think they had a 32inch inside...
Michael’s mansion for sale: Home where Jackson died is put on the market for $23.9million
It has been on and off the market for years. And now the mansion Michael Jackson was renting for $100,000-a-month when he died has been put up for sale once again. The house, which has seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and a seven-car garage all sprawled over 17,200 square feet comes with an asking price of $23.9million. It...
Should you really eat fat to stay slim? The new food rules explained
The nation was enjoying its breakfast last week when the latest food fight broke out. A damning report by a leading obesity charity warned that the low-fat, low-cholesterol message underpinning 30 years of public health advice was plain wrong. Eat more fat, less carbohydrate and don’t worry about cholesterol, urged the...
IS hits back as army moves into Falluja
Militants from the so-called Islamic State have launched a dawn counter-attack as Iraqi government troops push into the city of Falluja. A day after troops advanced through the southern suburb of Nuaimiya, scores of IS fighters attacked them, army officers told news agencies. The army defeated the attackers but suffered...
New Labour equality chief ‘had two wives and labelled Israel an extremist state’
A LABOUR politician who was allegedly married to two women at the same time and reportedly described Israel as an extremist state is now in charge of equality in Birmingham. Councillor Waseem Zaffar is the new cabinet member for Transparency, Openness and Equality on the city council — tasked with making sure it is being...
Sanders has a new nickname for Trump
Bernie Sanders has a sarcastic new nickname for Donald Trump: "Mr. Macho." The Vermont senator, who is hunkering down in California for his last showdown with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, used the nickname as he bashed the presumptive Republican nominee for embracing — and then backing...
GROVELLING Merkel and Hollande launch thinly-veiled ATTACK on Brexit
GROVELLING Merkel and Hollande launch thinly-veiled ATTACK on Brexit The grovelling heads of state warned EU member-states “not to close in on yourselves” in a thinly-veiled reference to Brexit campaigners. The Europhile German Chancellor and French President said “the forces of division” threatened the...