Julian Assange sounded like a shell of the man he once was during a Christmas Eve phone call, British journalist Vaughan Smith told RT, noting the WikiLeaks founder had trouble speaking and appeared to be drugged. Assange was allowed to make just a single call from the maximum security Belmarsh prison in southeast London for the Christmas holiday, hoping for a reminder of the world beyond his drab... 

British ‘ethical vegan’ Jordi Casamitjana hopes to have his whole movement recognized by an employment tribunal as a protected belief, similar to a religious faith – which could give vegan zealots free rein in the workplace. Casamitjana says he was fired from his job because of his beliefs – he disclosed to other employees at the League Against Cruel Sports that it invested its pension funds... 

Hundreds of primary school children have been investigated by police for sexting in less than three years, including pupils as young as four. Figures from 27 police forces in England and Wales revealed more than 6,000 under 14s were investigated for sending indecent messages, including 306 children younger than ten. Sharing an indecent image of anyone who is underage is illegal in England and Wales,... 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who himself has jewish ancestry, released a special video message wishing his fellow Jews a happy Hanukkah, and pledging the support of “every decent person” in Britain to combat rising antisemitism in the UK.: “To all our Jewish friends, neighbors, and relatives, wherever you are in the world, let me wish you a very happy Hanukah,” said Johnson. “And... 

Christmas is a time for tradition — bringing a tree into the house, midnight mass, giving gifts… and being repeatedly encouraged to cheat on your husband by a respected, small-c conservative national newspaper. This is a tradition in the sense that 2019 is the second festive season in a row where British broadsheet newspaper the Daily Telegraph — which enjoys a strong legacy reputation as being... 

A 12-year-old child believed to have been born in the “wrong body” is set to receive hormone blockers from a National Health Service (NHS) clinic. Ashley Lamin, a Kent resident who claims to be a girl born in a boy’s body, is one of the youngest UK citizens to begin the sex change process, the Metro UK reports. Ashley – whose name has been changed legally by a deed poll – says that she eventually... 

World-renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek has emerged as the latest high-profile target in the fight against perceived anti-Semitism in the UK, for a moment there moving aside the usual suspect, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. In a recent article for the Independent, Zizek criticized Israel for its aggressive settlement policies in the occupied West Bank, and argued that such criticism of Israeli policies... 

After being driven out of public life following accusations of sexual abuse, it didn’t appear that the situation could possibly get much worse for Prince Andrew. However, things may now deteriorate further with an unnamed accuser stepping forward with fresh allegations. A second woman who alleged abuse at the hands of convicted paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has also claimed that she had... 

After violence at a showing of ‘Blue Story,’ that saw police with tasers frightening young cinema-goers, the BBC, which backed the gang film financially, has been running with wild claims of racism against the Vue cinema chain. Following a fight at the Star City screening of ‘Blue Story,’ police arrested five teenagers and took away two machetes and a knife which they found... 

Julian Assange may be in real danger of dying in a UK prison, medics from across the world warned in an open letter. He may not even be fit to stand extradition trial, given the years of denial of proper healthcare. Assange, the founder of the whistleblower site WikiLeaks, is currently in British custody at a top-security Belmarsh jail. In February next year he is to stand trial over an extradition... 

A shocking photograph showing a young gang armed with a machete outside a cinema complex has been circulated on social media after a brawl broke out and police officers were attacked. Pockets of fighting erupted in a 100-strong crowd at Star City cinema in Birmingham this afternoon after a ‘group of people arrived with machetes’. Several arrests were made and police officers were assaulted... 

The Church of England, headed by Justin Welby, the Jewish Archbishop of Canterbury, admitted Thursday that centuries of Christian anti-Semitism helped lead to the Holocaust: In a major report that was three years in the making, England’s established church cited “the attribution of collective guilt to the Jewish people for the death of Christ and the consequent interpretation of their suffering... 

The UK is suffering from a severe cold spell in the immediate wake of major flooding across parts of England after a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. One woman died after being swept away by floodwaters on Friday. Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire were the areas worst affected by the deluge which started late on Thursday, and several severe flood warnings carrying a ‘threat... 

Paul Rosenberg, of Rowlands Close in Mill Hill, North West London, a synagogue security guard who downloaded more than 1,000 indecent images of children, many of which he apparently created himself, has inexplicably avoided jail after admitting a mere “porn addiction”: [He] was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence and was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for seven years on Wednesday. He... 

Under new gender-neutral guidelines, theater audiences in the UK will be liberated from utterly oppressive phrases like ‘ladies and gentlemen’. At the same time, Equity, a trade union for actors, has strongly advised against any appearance-based compliments directed at performers. Proponents of the new policy argue that they’ll create a more equitable environment for LGBT performers and members...