Tory MP warned of powerful paedophile ring 30 years ago
New evidence supports claim former backbencher’s life was threatened Friday, 22 February 2013 A burly veteran of scores of amateur boxing bouts, the Tory MP Geoffrey Dickens was best known…
British tourists ‘tortured’ in Dubai
Anger grows over trial of three young Londoners who face death penalty after drug confessions that they say were extracted by electric shocks and gun threats Loveday Morris Wednesday, 20…
Two men arrested as investigation into paedophile ring in Westminster and establishment focuses on children’s care home
Martin Hickman Wednesday, 6 February 2013 Two men were arrested this morning by Scotland Yard detectives investigating allegations of paedophilia by politicians and other members of the establishment in…
Your body — not just a temple, but a laboratory too
by Brian Clegg The Observer Feb 1, 2013 1. Appendix to life LONDON – The appendix gets a bad press. It is usually treated as a body part that lost…
Senior Angela Merkel allies warn David Cameron not to ‘blackmail’ EU
Andrew Grice Thursday, 10 January 2013 Allies of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have warned David Cameron not to “blackmail” Europe by threatening to take Britain out of the…
US may have accidentally helped to start Falklands war by encouraging Argentinians to invade islands, admits ex-CIA chief
CIA boss William Casey voiced concerns over Argentina's confidence in US Washington admitted they might have inadvertently encouraged Argentina By Brendan Carlin, Mail on Sunday Political Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:00 EST,…
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams ‘probably locked himself into sports bag’
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams probably locked himself into the sports bag where his naked body was found and was not the victim of a hit by the security services, Scotland…
It’s health and safety gone… very sensible ( Bureaucracy Gone Mad )
Safety myths that saw knives banned in kitchens and umbrellas banned in the rain have been debunked by the Government's health and safety watchdog. Sam Masters Sunday, 23 December 2012…
Judge overrules mother over cancer treatment for boy, 7: She just wanted another Expert Opinion
Doctor said highly likely that Neon Roberts would die withiin relatively short period' without further surgery, but mother wanted more expert advice Brian Farmer Tuesday, 18 December 2012 A High…
Central bankers gone wild
Central bankers rarely do radical, or even surprising, things. This week it happened twice. Hold on to your pinstripes. Thomas MuchaDecember 14, 2012 06:19 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds…
How Michelle Obama is backing fashion queen ‘Ambassador’ Anna Wintour all the way – to Paris, NOT London (despite the fact she speaks little French)
By Sharon Churcher and Nick Pryer PUBLISHED: 20:35 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 20:55 EST, 9 December 2012 Anyone doubting the veracity of Washington rumours that Anna Wintour,…
Sex for tuition fees anyone? Students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover cost of studies, in exchange for having sex with strangers
Undercover investigation reveals shocking ‘sponsorship’ deals being offered to cash-strapped students Charlotte Philby, Jonathan Brown Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Students are being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover…
More MPs bill taxpayer for rent as they let out their homes
At least 32 MPs have been found to be claiming rent for second homes on their expenses while simultaneously letting out property nearby, an investigation reveals. John Denham, a former…
Health, life insurers hold $1.88 billion in fast-food stocks: AJPH article
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mark Almberg mark@pnhp.org312-782-6006 Physicians for a National Health Program Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over health Just weeks after the passage of a…
Mental health academic warns of reality TV ‘threat to British psyche’
Will Coldwell Monday, 12 November 2012 Reality television’s obsession with the “emotional meltdown of losers” is damaging the British psyche – creating a society in which we revel in…
Jimmy Savile abuse inquiry: third man arrested: “a former BBC producer, Wilfred De’Ath”
Jimmy Savile abuse inquiry: third man arrested Man in his 70s from Cambridgeshire, reported to be former BBC producer, arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and bailed Lisa O'Carroll guardian.co.uk,…
Downing Street says Boris Johnson’s living wage may be ‘illegal’ with European laws
Boris Johnson has clashed with Downing Street after government lawyers warned his initiative to pay workers a “living wage” could break European laws. By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent 5:34PM GMT…
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