China offers free higher education to poor students
China, in a move nobody seems to have been expecting, is set to provide free senior high school education to poor students. The Chinese government wishes to fur...
Culture
Petition Demands ‘Maze Runner’ Cast Apologize for Stealing Artefacts
The cast of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials have come under significant fire over the past few days for stealing ancient Pueblo artefacts while filming at a Nati...
“Dad, I’m shot”: Man With Camera Shot by Police
And yet another has happened. Another innocent citizen of America has been shot by a police officer. Officers made a simple mistake, they mistook a phone for gu...
Egyptian Mogul Negotiates to Buy Islands for Refugees
In a move that may result in a Bond villain emerging in real life, an Egyptian billionaire has a novel solution to the refugees crisis currently happening in Eu...
Pope Calls on European Parishes to Host One Refugee Family
In contrast to many of the governments around Western Europe, and indeed the world, the church may well be willing to do its part in defending those who have be...
BBC Plans to Counter North Korean Propaganda With News
In a move that is as controversial as it is necessary, the BBC have announced that they will propose doing a daily news broadcast which will be beamed into Nort...
India Virtually Eliminates Tetanus as a Killer
In another show that India is developing in to a world power and what we call a “First World Country”, they have eliminated another disease as a potential kille...
The Vatican in Panic Mode After Pope Blesses Gay Couple
When Francesca Pardi sent Pope Francis her children’s book, “Why do you have two moms?” she probably wasn’t expecting a response from one of the most influentia...
American Arrested on Sierra Leone ‘Blood Diamond’ Charges
The Spanish authorities have arrested an American man, a sentence not often heard, but in this case the charges turn the stomach of most ordinary people. The Am...
Campaign Raises $170,000 for Syrian Refugee Family
A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case a picture is worth $170,000. A picture of an apparently very desperate man selling pens on the streets of Leba...
Oscar Pistorius Set to be Released in August
In a strikingly fast turnaround the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving just 10 months of ...
David Cameron: “I will bring back fox hunting” Sensible for the countryside or cruel?
In the first half of May the country caught what many would describe as "election fever" with politicians appearing on various channels to newspapers. One thing...
Katie Hopkins: On the Spectrum or just plain mean?
Katie Hopkins is a name that many are fully aware of, unfortunately one could say that that awareness is not necessarily for the right reasons. Since her appear...
Police Body-Cameras hit Toronto Streets Monday
After years of unnecessary deaths in its sister to the south, Canada has taken steps to prevent them. Kids have been dying in American streets now for too long....
China Achieves Jaw-Dropping Reduction in Pollution
Not all that long ago there was smog covering vast swathes of land in China. The Chinese government seems to have taken that seriously. A major world power has ...
Indian Billionaires to Build 1,200 Houses in Nepal
In a time when Mother Nature seems to want to wipe us from her face, human beings have a habit of coming though in spades. Two billionaires, who are original...
Northern Ireland Gets First Pagan Priest
Northern Ireland, a nation famous for its religious strife, has added a new wrinkle to the ever changing face of holiness, a pagan priest and church will now be...
Breaking “News”- Royal Princess
I was watching Sky One with my brother when all of a sudden there was a banner on the bottom of the screen which read “Breaking news, turn to channel 501 for a ...
Paris Supermarket Hostages Sue Media over Coverage
After a truly grisly tragedy peace can only reign for so long. Solicitors and other legal personal can only be held back for so long before someone must be held...
Obama: ‘No Greater Threat to Planet Than Climate Change’
In a statement that will delight environmentalists the world over, US President Barack Obama has said this weekend that climate change poses the single largest ...
South Africa Remove British Colonial Statues
Protesters in South Africa are removing British Statues, some as old as the 19th century.
The University of Cape Town have removed a statue of British colonial...
Child Finds 100 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bones
Fulfilling the ambitions of thousands of children, and adults alike, across the world, a 4 year old went looking for dinosaur bones; and actually found them. Th...
Alabama Man off Death Row after 28 years
Anthony Ray Hinton, an unassuming man, quiet, somewhat downtrodden. A man who has spent half his life on Alabama’s death row. A man sentenced to die for a doubl...
The Equality Conundrum
I want to start off by saying that I am in fact a gay man. I have been since I was around 15-16 years old. I’m sure a lot of people who consider themselves a mi...
Education in Britain Jeopardised
A teachers union has this week announced that there are as many as several thousand unqualified teachers currently acting as educators in the UK. The teachers u...
Does Democracy Exist in Schools? A Theoretical Perspective
The Dilemma - Democracy or Not? I have set out some of my thoughts on the matter of democracy in schools as a thought provoking read rather than a ...
The student betrayal: Another nail in the Government’s vote for students?
In the headlines today came another government proposal from David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s respective parties. “End the £21,000 payment cut off for student loa...
Feature: Too Young to Wed
The following article is a very real look into the forced marriages which happen all over the world, with girls as young as five married to men in exchange for items such as heroin.
A Clink In The Armour
I was recently trying to find a decent restaurant to take my girlfriend to on Valentine’s Day. On previous experience of finding a new restaurant, taking a quic...
No More Page 3: The Campaign Explained
The “No More Page 3” campaign has recently received particular media attention after The Sun newspaper appeared to have put an end to its Page 3 feature. Howeve...