‘The accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is promoting tax avoidance by multinational firms “on an industrial scale,” MPs said in a damning report published today. PwC, which has close links to the Conservatives, Labour and the […]
‘A shopper buying a pot of fruit at Tesco was asked for ID – because it could ferment and turn into alcohol. Kate Lancaster, 37, was using the self-service checkout to purchase a £1 tub […]
‘The flu vaccine given to millions of people in the UK barely works, health officials have admitted, amid warnings that the number of deaths this winter will be the worst for 15 years. Public Health […]
‘GCHQ mass surveillance on the internet was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled. The spy agency breached human rights in the past in the way it accessed data from the US National Security Agency (NSA), according […]
‘Did you know there are over 2.3 million cell towers and antennas blanketing the United States right now? That’s a lot of electromagnetic frequency right there. While some people, including myself, have pointed out that it’s […]
‘It’s funny how people get all self righteous about not being religious or belonging to some group. Naturally most people attempt to be careful about what they align themselves with, but do we really see […]
‘A new Facebook privacy policy allows the site to track your activity even after you’ve left it — and all users have automatically signed up to it. The change enables it to gather data from […]
‘A Louisiana teacher is out of a job after police allege she kicked and slapped one of her first grade students last month. Chanel Lemelle, 31, resigned from her position at Bains Lower Elementary School […]
‘Wonga will not be prosecuted despite sending bullying letters from fake law firms to threaten 45,000 customers who were behind on repayments, police said today. The payday lender was ordered last year to pay more […]
‘Wonga will not be prosecuted despite sending bullying letters from fake law firms to threaten 45,000 customers who were behind on repayments, police said today. The payday lender was ordered last year to pay more […]
‘Monsanto’s Roundup Ready system – a potent herbicide combined with genetically-modified seeds that can withstand it – has decimated the monarch butterfly’s only source of food in the Midwest, putting it on the edge of […]
‘Monsanto’s Roundup Ready system – a potent herbicide combined with genetically-modified seeds that can withstand it – has decimated the monarch butterfly’s only source of food in the Midwest, putting it on the edge of […]
‘As if Bill Clinton’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein weren’t embarrassing enough, the two flew on Epstein’s jet in 2002 to meet with the Sultan of Brunei. Sultan Bolkiah, one of the richest men in the […]
‘As if Bill Clinton’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein weren’t embarrassing enough, the two flew on Epstein’s jet in 2002 to meet with the Sultan of Brunei. Sultan Bolkiah, one of the richest men in the […]