The future of food is not safe in the hands of agribusiness companies according to an award-winning writer and food activist. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says our ability to provide sustainable food for future generations can no longer be guaranteed. The conference, which has been organised...
President Donald Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio on Friday despite the Arizona sheriff having a human records history that would make the most brutal dictators blush. Arpaio was a vocal proponent of Trump's candidacy during his presidential campaign, and used his national notoriety to advocate for Trump's similarly aggressive stance on border...
Green Party supporters own the most expensive properties in the UK, according to new research, with Liberal Democrats ranking in second place. The findings from Bridging Loan Hub reveal that, when analysing the average house price in all 650 UK constituencies, at £394,577, the sole Green constituency (Brighton, Pavilion) pips the Lib...
The Crown Prosecution Service has announced this week that it will be clamping down on hateful or offensive speech towards bisexual people. Amid rising volumes of reports to police, the CPS consulted community groups and criminal justice partners to produce these revised statements, covering the different strands of hate crime....
A conservative councillor has refused to apologise after comparing the huge crowds at Jeremy Corbyn's rallies with Nazi rallies under Adolf Hitler. Cllr Chris Steward, who is a former City of York council leader, drew the comparison on his Twitter account on Sunday, but has since removed the tweet. The...
French President Emmanuel Macron has spent a whopping €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months in the top job, despite saying that "intelligent" savings can be found in local government. The progressive candidate swept to power earlier this year after seeing off mainstream parties and opposition from far-right...
A couple were left stunned after HONEY started to seep through their ceiling - because a hive of hundreds of busy bees had formed in their attic. The swarm was discovered at the Grade II listed 18th Century house in Market Harborough, Leics., earlier this month. The homeowners, who did...
A Scottish ice cream maker, whose crazy flavours include Strongbow's cider and Blue WKD, has had people from all over the world calling for batches to be sent to them. Videos of the artisan ice cream being made have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. Ice...
Golfer Mark Robinson was left stunned when he spotted a 'black panther' strolling across the greens as he was about to play a shot. Mark spotted the 'big cat' as he approached the 15th tee during a round of golf on Monday afternoon and managed to get a snap of...