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Italy next in line to be gobbled up by euro sceptic populism
A familiar wave of populist nationalism is set to take hold in Italy next week when the country goes to the polls. The Five Star Movement, which has been kept at bay until now by a centrist “grand coalition”, is expected to emerge from the election on March 4th as the largest party, bringing with them new eurosceptic tendencies that had previously been marginalised in the form of Forza Italia and the Northern League. Now, in a shift that has is well documented across...
Watch – Florida student fighting for gun control now has more followers than the NRA
It seems that the most recent mass shooting in the US has created a huge groundswell of support for gun control. On Valentine’s Day 17 people were killed in a senseless attack of innocent high school children. In the aftermath of the attack, Emma Gonzalez spoke out at an anti-firearms protest in Fort Lauderdale. Her 11 minute speech was so heartfelt that she has become a prominent voice in the anti-gun movement in the US and across the world. At...
Mobile app revolutionises the lives of vulnerable people in Kenya
By Jack Granard An app is revolutionising the lives of vulnerable people in Kenya by helping them manage the burden of unexpected medical costs. Single mums and elderly people are signing up to the mobile health wallet service M-TIBA, which allows individuals to send, save and spend funds for their medical treatments. Prior to its development, the severe lack of access to financial planning tools and saving services had been problematic for residents who would often pay in cash or...
Trump’s solution to Parkland Florida school shooting – give teachers concealed firearms
Donald Trump met familes affected by school shootings including the Parkland, Florida atrocity yesterday to hear their concerns Present at the emotional White House meeting he had promised them were children who had survived the shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week and a breaved family of a child who had been killed. Among the 40 students and parents invited to Washington were Darrell and Sandra Scott, whose daughter was killed in the Columbine, Colorado school shooting...
“We are begging for our lives” – Watch survivors of Florida School Shooting vow to march on Washington
Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last Wednesday have vowed to march on Washington to embarrass politicians in the sway of America’s powerful gun lobby. The mass shooting in Florida left 17 dead and 15 wounded. It is the 18th gun-related incident in the US this year and the country’s 30th mass shooting. And we are only in February. Nikolas Cruz, 19, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. He is alleged to have set...
Watch: shocking scene as woman dragged out of hearing into oil lobby legislation for mentioning how much the industry is paying legislators behind it
A Democrat candidate who has campaigned against lobbyists, especially oil lobbyists buying access to politicians in her area of West Virginia which has been heavily affected by fracking, was thrown out of a public hearing for attempting to detail some of the vast array of donations that lawmakers behind it had been given by the oil industry. Lissa Lucas who is running for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 (Ritchie and Pleasants) this year was attending a hearing...
Suspected poacher has been killed and eaten by lions, police confirm
A gruesome story has emerged from South Africa after a suspected poacher was killed and eaten by lions, close to the Kruger National Park over the weekend. The man's remains were found at a private game reserve near Hoedspruit in the northern province of Limpopo on Saturday, where animals are regularly poached. A loaded hunting rifle was discovered near the body, which has been devoured by the wild animals. Only his head was left relatively untouched. "It seems the victim...
Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump kicked out of Winter Olympics opening ceremony – kind of
Perhaps the most showy appearance at the Seoul WInter Olympics opening ceremony was that of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, accompanied by the President of the United States Donald Trump. https://twitter.com/adore13/status/961928829554999296 Or rather an Australian Kim Jong-Un impersonator called Howard and an American Donald Trump lookalike called Dennis Alan. Though as the world's media snapped away at them the pair were rather unceremoniously ejected from the opening ceremony after causing a commotion. https://twitter.com/ajrod/status/961971792599396352 The impressionists wanted "to...
Michel Barnier warns Brexit transition isn’t a given & leaving Customs Union means border checks & new Ireland border unavoidable
Michel Barnier warns Theresa May's plans for the UK to leave the single market and customs union means “border checks are unavoidable” Barnier insists under Conservative government’s new plans a new border in Ireland will be necessary too. Barnier warns the EU may not agree to a transitional period to reassure businesses and iron out difficulties if disagreements persist. Pound plunges further on world market after Barnier’s speech. Michel Barnier and David Davis in war of words. Just weeks away...