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Syrian President open to ceasefire — if it doesn’t help ‘terrorists’
Syria's embattled leader is ready for a ceasefire — with a catch. President Bashar al-Assad, who has weathered more than five years of civil war, told Spanish newspaper El Pais he "definitely" supports a pause in fighting, in part to allow more humanitarian aid to reach besieged civilians. He's only for...
Surface Book review: Microsoft’s first laptop is NOT the ultimate laptop
MICROSOFT’S first in-house laptop is a beautiful and ambitious device with a stellar touchscreen display, awesome keyboard and stylus. Unfortunately, the Surface Book is not the ultimate laptop Microsoft claims it is – as a number of niggling flaws stop it from attaining greatness. Microsoft is becoming a master at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘State of natural disaster’: Deadly Cyclone Winston strikes Fiji islands (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Fiji’s South Pacific islands are in emergency lockdown, with all flights in and out of the country suspended, as hurricane force winds from Cyclone Winston batter the nation. The government has declared a 30-day state of natural disaster over the Category 5 cyclone, believed to be the strongest in history to hit the area....