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Sharon Stone lashed out at a camera crew who asked her how she was during a visit to a pediatric ward at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem. The 'Basic Instinct' star also commented on the possibility of peace in the Middle East, comparing its feasibility to choosing...
A Republican congressman from Texas has voiced his opposition to abortion as early as 15 weeks after conception – because he says he has seen male foetuses masturbating at that stage. Michael Burgess's remarks, in which he suggests 15-week old foetuses can feel both "pleasure" and...
David Cameron has insisted the G8 summit in Northern Ireland has produced a unified plan for peace in Syria, despite world leaders dodging the question of the future of president Assad. Speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the two-day conference, the prime minister said Assad had "blood...
Britain has no intention of constructing killer robots that can go to war without being under the control of humans, the government has insisted. Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt told the Commons on Monday evening that the government of the United Kingdom "do not possess fully autonomous weapon systems and...
Nigel Farage has been in Scotland for less than a day but his party Ukip has already come under fire after sending a campaign leaflet to the grieving family of the politician whose death triggered a local by-election. The Nationalist MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Brian Adam,...
Syria's civil war, the global economy and international relations. All thoroughly important issues being covered as world leaders converge in Northern Ireland for the G8 Summit. But what crucial things have we learned so far...
John Bercow has told David Cameron that it would be "undemocratic" to arm the Syrian rebels without giving parliament a vote, amid suspicions the government may try and bypass the Commons. However William Hague told MPs on Tuesday morning the government would not pursue...
Labour has cooked up a scheme to get Lib Dem MPs to vote against the government on Tuesday, by forcing a vote on the principle of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). The government has opted out of the European-wide measure, also known as the Robin Hood Tax, claiming it would...
A Labour councillor has claimed he has fathered a child with an alien and that the regular sex he has with the extra terrestrial is causing tension in his human marriage. Simon Parkes, who represents Stakesby on Whitby Town Council, told the Northern Echo he has had a...
Eurosceptic Conservative backbenchers have hit back at Ken Clarke's claim that they risk wrecking the prospect of the UK benefiting from a proposed trade deal with the United States. David Cameron has hailed the possibility of the "biggest bilateral trade deal in history" as the US and European Union launched...
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said he is "greatly looking forward" to visiting Scotland today, one month after his attempt to visit Edinburgh saw him take refuge in a pub from a group of angry protesters. In a comment piece for the Herald Scotland,...
Britain is hopeful of achieving "real concrete progress" at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland today on tightening international tax rules which allow rich companies and individuals to avoid paying their fair share, Chancellor George Osborne said today. Prime Minister David Cameron has put action on...
Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has warned Eurosceptics that they risk wrecking the prospect of the UK benefiting from a proposed trade deal with the United States. David Cameron has hailed the possibility of the "biggest bilateral trade deal in history" as the US and European Union launched negotiations on a...
David Cameron is to urge all G8 leaders to commit their countries not to pay terror ransoms in an international effort to cut off extremists' funding. Up to 70 million US dollars (£45 million) is estimated to have been paid to secure the release of Western captives in the last...
The ten things you need to know on Tuesday 18 June 2013... 1) WANT TO KNOW HOW TO 'WRECK THE ECONOMY'? Kenneth Clarke knows how. From the Telegraph's splash: "Britain will be excluded from international deals if the country leaves the European Union, which would lead to widespread...
