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Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has moved to reinstate the death penalty following last month’s failed military coup. Mr Erdogan addressed huge crowds of supporters in Istanbul, saying that he will reinstate the death penalty if the "nation makes such a decision". Capital punishment has been banned in Turkey since 1984 and the reinstatement will seriously jeopardise the country's chances of joining the European Union. But regardless, the Turkish leader, who has detained thousands of military personal and academics since the coup, seems...

With only 16% of British people considering their home’s security, they may as well welcome burglars into their homes as recent survey data suggests that 90% of home robberies go undetected. Between the months of June 2015 and May 2016, there were 397,643 recorded home break-ins according to data on the UK police’s official website. Of these crimes, 277,300 were investigated but no suspect was identified. That’s a staggering number of unresolved cases and can mean that many more homes...

By Charles Hibbert  It is well known around the markets and economy that expansions don’t last long, they don’t die of old age, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get still get slightly weary and last a little longer. In the eighth year of the current bull market, recent stocks have risen to an all time high, which makes this the second-longest lasting market in history. However, despite this success, Jonathan Gilonna head of US equity strategy research at Barclays...

By Charles Hibbert Black Lives Matter protests have spread across the UK, blocking roads angering holidaymakers heading to Heathrow. The A45 near Birmingham, along with tramlines in Nottingham have also been brought to a standstill due to the large protests, which is part of a campaign to raise awareness of racism. The protests across the country are causing chaos as hundreds of families are setting off on their family holidays. #BlackLivesMatter protesters block a Heathrow motorway calling for a nationwide...

A cargo plane has landed on the road after overshooting the runway at Bergamo Airport in Italy. The nose of the Boeing 737-400 smashed through a fence and motorway barriers after losing control on landing. The flight, which had come from Paris, lost control while landing at Orio Al Serio airport at around 4am this morning. Cargo plane crashes on to road in Italy - https://t.co/GYDHNc5Ys3 pic.twitter.com/RpuzOaibhg — News24 (@news24tvchannel) August 5, 2016 Pictures have emerged on social media of the crash, with...

A group of prominent economists have submitted an open letter to the Guardian, in which they claim literally handing out cash to British citizens will boost the economy. The academics believe that this is the best method to bring life back into the UK economy, which is in real danger of sliding into another recession. Mark Carney, has just dropped interest rates to a historically low 0.25 per cent, but these economists think that their theory would boost the economy...

The heightened fear of terrorism often leads to a misinterpretation of what is actually taking place, especially in airports and on planes. Understandably airport staff need to be alert to all potential risks, but in this case they appear to have got the wrong end of the stick and the person involved was totally innocent. A British Muslim woman was reading a book on Syrian art as she waited for a flight at Doncaster Airport. One of the Thomson Airways...

By Charles Hibbert A video has been posted online suggesting that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is all just an elaborate prank. A YouTube channel called Cracked who post humorous daily videos about topics going on in America made the video. With 1,275,163 subscribers on their YouTube channel, it is not surprising that the entertaining video has currently been viewed 594,460 times. Daniel O’Brien and Adam Ganser made the video that addresses all the flaws in Trump’s campaign by implying that...

London is home to many weird an wonderful cafes, but pairing cappuccinos with oral sex has to be a first! Plans for a ‘fellatio café' in central London have been revealed by entrepreneur Bradley Charvet, with space for up to 100 punters to drink sit and drink coffee while being given oral sex by an escort. Modelled on similar businesses in Thailand, customers will be able to pick an escort from thumbnail photos on an iPad when they go inside and get their...