British pupils ordered to ‘CONVERT TO ISLAM’ for bizarre homework assignment
CHILDREN were told to write to their parents explaining why they had converted to Islam as part of a bizarre homework assignment. Year 8 Pupils at Les Beaucamp High School in Guernsey were asked to explain to their parents “how becoming a pupil has changed your life how much you love your family and hope they can accept...
UKIP’s Nigel Farage brands EU a BURNING BUILDING and urges public to RUN for the exit door
NIGEL Farage has likened the European Union to a “burning building” and urged the British public to dash to the “exit door”. The UKIP leader said: “The more I look at the EU — we’ve a currency crisis tearing north and south apart, a migrant crisis leading to walls being built in Austria...
Down syndrome model Madeline Stuart shares romantic snaps with her boyfriend
When Madeline Stuart graced the New York Fashion Week runway in figure-hugging couture, she brought the fashion crowd to its feet. In that moment the 18-year-old model, who has Down syndrome, captured the hearts of people worldwide, but her own heart lies closer to home. On the same day she returned to her Queensland roots to...
Hop on a coach and explore the rich history of Scotland
Break for the Borders on a coach trip and find a side to the country that is very different to the tourist trail. ONE afternoon we’re in a stately home that once belonged to a very lucky boy. In 1848, when he was six months old, the Third Marquess of Bute inherited a fortune from his family’s coalmines, ironworks...
EXCLUSIVE: British Government accused of snubbing Commonwealth war heroes for EU migrants
THE British Government has been accused of ostracising Commonwealth countries in favour of the European Union (EU). Commonwealth leaders are becoming increasingly concerned over their countries' futures as Prime Minister David Cameron pushes for Britain to remain in the EU. This week 80 business and community leaders from...
8 takeaways from South Carolina and Nevada
Donald Trump ran away with South Carolina. Hillary Clinton's strong organization and attention to local details staved off Bernie Sanders' "political revolution" in Nevada. And Jeb Bush dropped out. Trump has now won the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries against a fractured GOP field, while Sens. Ted...
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton win big; Jeb Bush drops out
Donald Trump did more than win his second easy victory in consecutive presidential primaries in South Carolina on Saturday. He advanced his takeover of the Republican Party. He proved that he can dominate a race in the Deep South. He vanquished the dynasty that ruled the GOP establishment for decades as Jeb Bush dropped his...
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots Andrew Shields was Michelle Obama’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and his family was slave owners. Michelle Obama’s great-great-great-grandmother Melvinia was a slave who had children by Charles Shields, grandson of Andrew Shields, the Times...
Drone worth £45m CRASHES in Afghanistan – but officials say it WASN’T downed by enemy
A BUNGLING Army Air Corps crew who wrote off their £40million Apache helicopter may have lost focus after a visit from TV hardman Ross Kemp, according to an official report. The former EastEnders star was in a remote forward operating base in Helmand Province filming the second series of the award-winning Ross Kemp in...
How a Nazi SS storm trooper went from being Hitler’s henchman to an Irish farmer
A notorious Nazi, known as “Hitler’s favorite commando” and “the most dangerous man in Europe,” Otto Skorzeny lived a peaceful life in a mansion on a 160-acre farm in County Kildare 14 years after the end of World War II. Not an easy man to miss, Skorzeny stood 6 foot 4 inches tall and weighed...
Australia relents over mother and child deportation
The Australian government has announced that a baby being treated for burns in a Brisbane hospital will not be sent back to an asylum seekers' detention camp on the Pacific island of Nauru. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the one-year-old girl known as Asha and her mother would be released into community detention in...
Six killed in ‘random’ Michigan shootings
US police have taken a man into custody after a series of apparently random shootings left six people dead in the Michigan town of Kalamazoo. Four people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership, local media say. Three others were injured. The attacks are being linked to an earlier shooting at a car park...