The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The ONS said the rise was due to a record increase in airfares and higher fuel prices. Airfares rose by 22% between April and May, the highest increase since comparable […]
Internet firms are meeting ministers amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography. Prime Minister David Cameron has said more can be done to remove illegal material from the web and steer children away from legal adult content. Labour says voluntary controls are […]
The damage wrought by the Beeching report is an article of faith among rail enthusiasts, not to mention millions of would-be passengers living near branch lines closed down its wake. But among one section of the rail industry, there is a great degree of appreciation for other foundations that Dr Richard Beeching laid even as […]
Debate about climate change has been cut out of the national curriculum for children under 14, prompting claims of political interference in the syllabus by the government that has failed “our duty to future generations”. The latest draft guidelines for children in key stages 1 to 3 have no mention of climate change under geography […]
A British man and his 12-year-old son have died while hiking in the French Alps, the father apparently falling to his death while trying to save his child. The pair, who have not been named, died on Saturday afternoon while exploring a trail on the Couloir des Bossons on the Mont-Blanc range above the Chamonix […]
The only word that her family could use to describe that fact that Michaela’s photos of her dead body were published, was appalling. The 27 year old teacher from Ireland was killed in her honeymoon in Mauritius in her hotel room. The Mauritius Sunday Times have done the publication of the photos of the room […]
The body of Rachel Wilson was found in a farmland in Teesside. Rachel who was last seen in her home on the 30th of May in 2002, made an appearance in CCTV the next day and after that nobody ever saw her again. The remains of her body that were found on the 27th of […]
Four men are going to appear in court after the riots in Ardoyne. The men aged between 18 and 41 and are charged of public order offences. In the riots, twenty police officers were injured and ten gunshots were fired against them. The riots followed the two parades that took place in Belfast by the […]
According to an announcement made by Gordon Brown himself in New York, he is going to become a global education envoy for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The new goal of Mr Brown is to see 61 million kids enrolled into education worldwide. Earlier this year he launched a campaign that raised money for […]
English councils are going to obtain more freedom on introducing more severe measures fro speed limit. They will have the chance to introducing a 20mph speed limit to every zone they would like to according to the Department fro Transport. They will have these measures outside schools under draft guidance. Road Safety Minister Mike Penning […]