GIVE MORE TO CHARITY, SAY BRITONS

Nearly a third of Britons think people should aim to give at least 2% of their income to charity each year, a survey has shown.

Around 29% of people thought consumers should hand over 2% or more of their pay to…

Was World War Two just as pointless and self-defeating as Iraq

It makes me feel like a traitor to write this. The Second World War was my religion for most of my life. Brave, alone, bombed, defiant, we, the British, had won it on our own against the most evil and…

An Interview with a Gothi

A four-part interview with Heimgest, Director of the Odinic Rite.

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Cancelled on police advice: St George’s Day parade through the Bradford race-riot zone

A St George’s Day parade through an inner-city area hit by race riots has been cancelled following police advice. Community groups had planned to stage the multi-cultural event in Bradford and 1,500 schoolchildren were due to take part.

Many of…

State to snoop on your sex life

Government inspectors are to pry into the intimate details of more than 500,000 people a year, asking a series of probing questions about their sex lives and earnings. Snooping officials will want to know about previous sexual partners, contraception, and…

Medieval castle unearthed in Maenclochog

A team of professional and voluntary archaeologists have uncovered what seem to be the remains of a medieval castle in a north Pembrokeshire car park.

The dig, organised by PLANED, Cambria Archaeology and the National Park, and funded by the…

Flores ‘hobbit’ walked more like a clown than Frodo

Tolkien’s hobbits walked an awful long way, but the real “hobbit”, Homo floresiensis, would not have got far.

Its flat, clown-like feet probably limited its speed to what we would consider a stroll, and kept its travels short, says Bill…

Japanese temple refuses Olympic torch

A major Japanese Buddhist temple withdrew Friday from a plan to host the Beijing Olympics torch relay, citing safety concerns and sympathy among its monks and worshippers for pro-Tibet protesters.

Zenkoji Temple has refused to serve as the starting point for…

Alpine guardians try to put treasures on ice

Prehistoric treasures unearthed in the Alps as melting glaciers recede are under threat from looters who are removing many of them.

Such is the concern for the newly revealed objects - which include weapons, clothing and tools - that a…

BANNED FROM SWIMMING POOL FOR NOT BEING MUSLIM

A FATHER and son were banned from swimming at a public sports centre because they are not Muslims.

The man, known only as David T, and his 10-year-old boy were stopped from going into the pool at Clissold Leisure Centre in…