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One in eight Brits think Jews use Holocaust to get sympathy
Nearly half of Britons hold anti-Semitic views, a survey has revealed. It also found that one in eight Brits surveyed (13 percent) thought Jews used talking about the Holocaust to get sympathy.
A YouGov poll asked 3,411 UK adults about their attitudes toward UK Jewish citizens. It found that 45 percent polled believed at least one anti-Semitic view presented to them was “definitely or probably true.”
Many...
Nigel Farage Denounces “Fifth Column” of Traitors Destroying Western Nations
Just hours after a weird French Leftist publication was attacked by agitated Muslim terrorists, Britain’s Nigel Farage took the time to denounce the blatant failure of “multiculturalism” to win over the unwanted and uncontrollable aliens who have flooded into the West.
Featuring brief discussions on the insanity of open borders, and the ridiculous concept of a forced union of culturally-different...
Churchill urged not to convert to Islam
Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him to “fight against” the desire to convert to Islam, according to a newly-discovered letter.
“Please don’t become converted to Islam; I have noticed in your disposition a tendency to orientalise, Pasha-like tendencies, I really have,” the letter from Churchill’s future sister-in-law, dated August 1907, says, the Independent reported.
“If you...
UKIP's Nigel Farage voted ‘Briton of the Year’
The Times named Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party ‘Briton of the Year,’ calling him a game-changing politician who broke into and shaped the country’s politics in 2014. The decision prompted a storm of controversy in the media and on Twitter.
Farage has managed to lure many disillusioned voters away from the political establishment and has exploited every opportunity he can –...
Time doesn’t heal all wounds, research finds
A disturbing condition, known as the ‘broken heart syndrome,’ doesn’t necessarily heal with time, researchers at the University of Aberdeen have found. There is no treatment for the disorder, which was previously thought to recover in due course.
A team of researchers at Scotland’s Aberdeen University has spent four years studying the syndrome, commonly referred to as a “broken...
More Brits want UK out of EU: Poll
A fresh opinion poll shows more British people now demand that the UK abandon its membership in the European Union.
According to the French Opinion Way, the British appeared most certain of all that they want to leave the union, with only 37% against breaking ties.
The poll showed that 42 percent of British respondents want to leave the EU, while 21 percent are not sure of the answer.
Now Paolo Raffone,...
UK and US Researchers find Personality can Affect our Health
However, the study did not find any results to support a common theory that tendencies toward negative emotions such as depression or anxiety can lead to poor health.
A person’s degree of extroversion and conscientiousness could affect how well their immune system works, researchers have said.
They believe aspects of our personality may affect our health and wellbeing.
However, the study did...
Thousands of UK families face winter of poverty
Thousands of British families will be dependent on handouts and charity this Christmas as rates of poverty in the UK continue to soar.
At a time when real wages remain stagnant for most of the UK’s lowest paid, it is estimated more than 2,000 working families will find themselves in need of assistance from voluntary organizations for food and other necessities.
According to a feature report published...
Thousands of Cellphone Users Receive Government “Emergency Alert”
Thousands of cellphone users in Kentucky were surprised to receive an “emergency alert” from the federal government warning them to “prepare for action,” a message local authorities later blamed on “human error” during testing.
The alert, which was was sent out to people in the Corbin and London areas of Southern Kentucky earlier today, came from the Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort...
Hunger in UK at alarming levels: Top priest
The head of the Church of England has expressed shock over the scale of hunger in the UK, calling for reforms aimed at providing support for the have-nots.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was more appalled by the plight of poor British families relying on food charity than starvation in Africa because the phenomenon is unexpected.
Welby warned that hunger...
Hunger in Britain more shocking than in Africa
A British pastor has called for more government action against the UK’s hunger crisis.
Stephen Sizer, pastor of the Christ Church of England, has told Press TV’s UK Desk that “the government needs to do more, but I suggest that needs to be done at the local level, where people live by those who have responsibility for them, local government, local council.”
Sizer also pointed to the underlying...
Fattest man in the world, Keith Martin, dead at 44
Keith Martin, who underwent a gastric belt operation prior to his death.
Kieth Martin, the world’s fattest man, has died from pneumonia at the age of 44 in London after a lengthy battle with obesity.
Martin, who was officially registered as the heaviest man in the world, had a two-year battle to lose enough weight in order to have a drastic weight loss surgery.
Martin’s death comes just...
GCHQ spying "doesn't breach human rights" - UK tribunal
Surveillance conducted by British intelligence agency GCHQ does not contravene human rights, a tribunal has heard, despite warnings from civil and internet liberties activists.
The decision was made by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), after the case was brought to British courts by a collection of civil liberties groups including Privacy International, Amnesty International and Liberty earlier...
Muhammad tops charts as No. 1 baby name in UK
The most popular name for baby boys in the UK is Muhammad, according to a new chart for 2014 compiled by BabyCentre. The name, also spelled as Mohammed and often given after the Muslim prophet, has seen an enormous gain in popularity, jumping 27 ranks.
“Traditionally Mohammed is often given to the first-born boy in Muslim families,” managing editor at parenting website BabyCentre, Sarah Redshaw,...
Hundreds demand independence at Scottish Parliament
Hundreds of people have gathered near the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood with St. Andrew’s Cross flags, music and speeches in a celebration of Scottish nationhood, amid continued demands for independence as St. Andrew’s Day celebrations got underway.
Poetry recitals, speeches and songs were on the agenda, as people wrapped themselves in flags and “Yes”-related paraphernalia. Even...