Palace complains after ‘Queen backs Brexit’ story Buckingham Palace have issued a complaint to the press watchdog after The Sun published a story claiming the queen backed a UK break from the EU. The article […]
The Digest: 12/2/2016
Continuity IRA claim responsibility for two Dublin shootings The Continuity IRA, a hard-line republican group aiming to carry on the original IRA mission, have claimed responsibility for the shooting of another man in Dublin on […]
The Digest: 5/2/16
Gene editing approved for first time in UK In a world first, UK scientists have been granted approval by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to genetically modify human embryos to provide a deeper […]
The Digest: 04/12/15
Oscar Pistorius charged with Murder Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic athlete who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2014, has been charged with murder, after an Appeals court overturned the earlier manslaughter […]
The Digest: 27/11/15
Transgender Woman Found Dead at Male Prison in Leeds The government is to review its policy on transgender prisoners following the death of a woman at Armley Prison in Leeds. Vicky Thompson was found on […]
The Digest: 20/11/15
Historic Northern Ireland Deal announced After 10 weeks of negotiations parties in Northern Ireland have reached a deal to sustain the devolved government. The agreement includes a new deal on welfare reform, with Westminster paying […]
The Digest: 30/10/15
Two Dead after Swedish School Attacks Horror struck a school in Trollhättan, Sweden last Thursday, when a man dressed in a Darth-Vaderesque mask carrying a sword attacked four people. The attacker initially posed for photographs […]
The Digest: 23/10/15
EU Plan on Migrant Crisis Yet to be Finalised In talks that took place last Thursday, the EU offered faster visa liberalisations for Turks entering Europe, and promised to “re-energise” talks about Turkey joining the […]
The Digest – 17/10/14
Former Tory Becomes First UKIP MP Last Friday, UKIP candidate Douglas Carswell won the party’s first parliamentary seat. Carswell, who won the same Clacton seat as a Conservative candidate in 2010, eased to victory with […]
The Digest – 10/10/14
Breaking down the stories that matter. White House Security breach The director of the US Secret Service, Julia Pierson, was forced to resign last week following a serious security breach at the White House. It […]
The Digest: 3/10/14
Breaking down the stories that matter RAF bombs Islamic State Britain has launched air strikes on IS following Parliament’s decision to take action against the group last week. The MoD reported a heavy weapons post […]