-
+8 +1
Britain’s youngest parents: Girl, 12, gives to birth to 13-year-old boyfriend’s baby
A 12-year-old girl has given birth to her 13-year-old boyfriend’s baby, making them Britain’s youngest parents. The girl, at 12 years, three months, is the UK’s youngest mother, after giving birth to a 7lb baby girl last weekend. She fell pregnant at 11, while still at primary school, shortly after starting a relationship with a boy who lives near her family home in north London, The Sun reports.
-
+22 +1
The food poverty scandal that shames Britain
The shocking scale of food poverty in Britain is exposed today by new figures showing record numbers of people are reliant on handouts because of punitive benefits sanctions. More than 900,000 people were given emergency food in the past year, an increase of 163 per cent, according to figures from the Trussell Trust, the biggest food bank charity. The explosion in demand has coincided with an increase in those seeking help following a benefit sanction.
-
+22 +1
High in the sky: Drones spot pot farms so criminals can rob them
Fans of The Wire will remember how the fictional Omar Little made a livelihood off robbing drug dealers. Now imagine how much easier his job would have been if he had his own eye in the sky. While police departments in the US are now starting to adopt drone technology for surveillance, some criminals in England have been turning the technology to their advantage to target victims—specifically, marijuana growers.
-
+22 +1
British helicopter crash: Five UK troops feared dead as Taliban claims responsibility for Afghanistan attack
A British helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing five Nato troops in the bloodiest day this year for foreign forces in the conflict. The Taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter in Kandahar but military sources said enemy action was not believed to be involved.
-
+6 +1
Thief who stole £2,500 electric bike rang the owner to buy a charger for it
A thief who stole a state-of-the-art electric bike was caught out after unwittingly calling its owner to buy a battery charger. Ben Jaconelli’s £2,500 Go Cycle was stolen when he left it locked on Kingsland Road in Hackney, east London.
-
+20 +1
Letter written aboard Titanic sells for $200,000
A letter written by a passenger on the Titanic describing the “wonderful passage” — hours before the ship hit an iceberg — sold at auction Saturday for 119,000 pounds ($200,000). Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the handwritten note, which had belonged to a collector, was bought by an anonymous overseas telephone bidder during a sale in Devizes, western England.
-
+3 +1
The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained
Quick explanation of the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England. Americans in particular need to watch this video.
-
+15 +1
Sorry seems to be a very popular word
Some say he is a sexist, xenophobic manchild, one who belongs in the 1800s along with his toxic, outdated worldview. Others say he’s a denim-clad maverick who should be Prime Minister, not slung up before a BBC Standards Committee for merely saying what we all think. All we know he’s called Jeremy Clarkson, and this week he was left with more egg on his face than UKIP’s Nigel Farage, after allegedly mumbling the N-word in a piece of unaired footage from BBC’s Top Gear.
-
+17 +1
Park and Slide Bristol
Bristol artist Luke Jerram turns park street into a water slide! On the 4th May this giant 90m (300ft) water slide was installed on Park Street in Bristol as part of Making Sundays Special and the Bristol Art Weekender. Running from 11am-5pm for one day only, the day was an event for the city to remember! 96,573 people signed up for their chance to get a 'ticket to slide', through a ballot with only 360 tickets were issued to a few lucky people on the day.
-
+5 +1
Amateur archaeologist discovers mysterious stone circle in southern England
There are a number of remarkable things about this newly discovered, 4,000-year-old stone circle in Dartmoor, England — but the most amazing thing is probably that it hadn't already been found.
-
+16 +1
Flush with coke: UK so high on cocaine that users have ‘contaminated tap water’
Experts from the drinking water inspectorate found that cocaine use in Britain is now so high it has contaminated the drinking water supply, even after it has gone through intensive purification treatments, UK media reports.
-
+19 +1
How I found the lost desert camp of Lawrence of Arabia
A fantastic coincidence, coupled with research, led to my discovery of a wartime camp in the Jordan desert that was occupied in 1918. This was a camp used by T E Lawrence, or “Lawrence of Arabia”, and British mobile units and was somewhat evocatively called “Tooth Hill”.
-
+10 +1
Eurovision 2014: Voting controversy after UK public revealed to have voted Donatan & Cleo first – but jury placed them last
It has been hailed as victory for tolerance and a counterblast to a creeping tide of homophobia...
-
+18 +1
I was victimised for being blind, but body cameras helped catch my abusers
The cruelty I was subjected to in public made me feel pathetic, but wearing a body-cam gave me both confidence, and police evidence
-
+9 +1
Young people 'nothing to live for'
As many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel that they have nothing to live for, a study for the Prince's Trust charity claims.
-
+11 +1
Britain has tried to block release of US 'torture files'
Britain has tried to block the release of US ‘torture files’ that could prove how the Blair Government was complicit in the capture and ill-treatment of dozens of terror suspects, it was claimed last night. US Senators are within weeks of publishing a top-secret report on America’s torture and rendition programme carried out in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
-
+5 +1
How Gin Made British Colonialism Possible
In a charming turquoise hotel in south Malaysia, I spotted a familiar-shaped bottle with an unfamiliar label. The Majestic in Malacca was built as a Chinese tycoon’s mansion in the 1920s; the place probably didn’t have a cosy boozing nook with mahogany bar just inside the front door in his time, but that’s progress.
-
+16 +1
Court resolves row over King Richard III burial place
Britain's high court has ordered that King Richard III should be buried in a cathedral in Leicester, the city where his remains were found under a car park two years ago. Descendants of the infamous ruler, who died in battle in 1485, had fought for his remains to be buried in York Minster, in the northern city that gave its name to Richard's royal house.
-
+16 +1
What UKIP victory means
A political earthquake? Really? Some weren't convinced after the results of the local elections in England. Few can doubt it now. It is over 100 years since a national election has been won by a party other than the Conservatives and Labour.
-
+28 +1
City Of London Police Keep Shutting Down Websites With No Court Order
We've highlighted a number of stories recently about the City of London Police, who have partnered with a few legacy players from the entertainment industry, and are using a bunch of taxpayer money to try to shut down websites the copyright...
Submit a link
Start a discussion