Britain would be better off in EU says Sir Richard Branson
Britain would be better off if it had joined the euro, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson claimed today just as the single currency teeters on the brink. As finance ministers battle to stop Greece crashing out of the euro, Sir Richard claimed British exports to the continent would be stronger if we had ditched the […]
Should Teachers Be Allowed to Spank children?
The practice of caning children has existed since time immemorial and this was a form of punishment aimed at bringing unruly children into either submission or obedience. I recently watched a young boy hurling insults at his mother on a video that has gone viral on the Internet, something I could never imagine happening when […]
2,000 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya.
European warships and coast guard vessels have rescued more than 2,000 migrants off the coast of Libya.The Malta-based, Migrant Offshore Aid Station, said it co-ordinated the operation along with Italian, Irish and German ships.Italy’s coastguard could not confirm the numbers, but said it was trying to help around a dozen other vessels.HMS Bulwark, a British […]
The heartbreaking story of African footballers in Europe
On the pot-holed patches of bald grass that pass for training pitches in the Ivory Coast, dozens of talented young footballers dream of the greener fields of Europe.But more often than not, their hopes of becoming a professional footballer in the richest leagues in the world turn to bitter disappointment. “When I saw the selection […]
Lives of Africans on their way to Britain from France
Posing by the al fresco dining table, Alpha from Mauritania is clearly proud of his new home.Handbuilt from scraps of wood and covered in plastic sheeting, it boasts a thatched roof just like his former house back in his north African homeland. Inside his French home are two leather sofas, his guitar and bed. Outside […]
1000 people including women and children drown like rats on their way to Europe
He had travelled hundreds of miles across treacherous seas, cared for by a family who were desperate for a better life.Today, he finally reached Europe’s promised lands, his lifeless body borne by a stranger on to a Greek beach which he will never see and a country he will never know. The child – name […]
