Exposed: The ‘independent’ Brexit research groups with close links to Out campaign
Exclusive: Analysis reveals nexus of right-of-centre organisations whose staff, board members and even offices are linked Supposedly “independent” research being used to make the case against Britain’s membership of the European Union is being carried out by think-tanks with close links to one of the main...
Six dead as school minibus hits truck in western France
It is the second fatal incident involving a French school bus in as many days Police say six people have died after a school minibus crashed into a truck near Rochefort in western...
‘Most dangerous candidate in memory’
HE’S been labelled everything from a con-man to a rich kid and dangerous bully, but the New Hampshire vote was clear; The Don is in with a real shot at the US presidency. The outspoken real-estate tycoon scored 35.1 per cent of Republican voters, giving him a sound lead over Ohio governor John Kasich with 15.9 per cent....
N. Korean army leader executed
A senior North Korean military leader has been executed for "factionalism, misuse of authority and corruption," a South Korean government official with knowledge of North Korean affairs. The official declined to give further details on how or when General Ri Yong-gil, chief of the North Korean Army's general...
Liverpool owners scrap £77 ticket and apologise to fans
Liverpool's owners have scrapped their controversial £77 ticket and apologised for the "distress caused" by last week's pricing announcement. Thousands of fans left 77 minutes into Saturday's draw with Sunderland at Anfield in protest at the planned top-price £77 ticket in the new main stand....
I’ve Spent 5 Years Hunting For The Perfect Lights To Show The Real Beauty Of Budapest
I took these photos through the last five years when I was searching for the perfect moment and the perfect lights over Budapest, Hungary. For me, the most beautiful moment is when the sun comes up the horizont and the day begins with a couple of colourful minutes. Also the last lights of the day for me symbolize a special...
Will Smith Calls His Gender-Bending Son Jaden ‘100 Percent Fearless’
Jaden Smith has been using fashion choices to challenge traditional views on masculinity again and again, and his movie star father is proud. "You know, there's a really powerful internal quality as an artist that as parents we encourage," Will Smith said on BBC Radio 1Xtra with A.Dot. "You gotta get out on...
Hong Kong shares sink 4% after Lunar New Year break
Hong Kong shares joined the downward trend across Asia as trading resumed after the Lunar New Year break. The Hang Seng was down a sharp 4.1% to 18,506.11 points. Markets in China remained closed for a longer New Year break. Those markets that were open in the region over the past days had all seen hefty losses. Japanese shares...
Selfie that could cost $1600 a day
A SELFIE that a passenger took with a snoozing politician on-board a plane will cost him 1000 euros ($1589) per day if he doesn’t remove it from the internet, a court has ruled. French dancer Brahim Zaibat, a former lover of Madonna, took a picture of far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, 87, with his head...
Russia, pressed to end Syria bombing, proposes March truce
World powers pressed Russia on Wednesday to stop bombing around Aleppo in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the city and a Western official said Moscow had presented a proposal envisaging a truce in three weeks' time. Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing for a ceasefire and more aid access to Aleppo,...
Oregon stand-off: Occupiers ‘ready to surrender’
The four armed occupiers of a US government wildlife reserve in the US state of Oregon are preparing to surrender, a member of the group says. Sean Anderson said they would leave the Malheur complex on Thursday morning, in a live broadcast on the internet. Earlier, the FBI moved in on the group, which had been entrenched for 40...
Aleppo fighting displaces 50,000 people, says Red Cross
A surge in fighting in Syria's Aleppo province has displaced about 50,000 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, the ICRC added, with water supplies to Aleppo city cut. The Syrian government is attempting to recapture rebel-held parts of...