4 d. ago 'Illegal migrants have more rights than the people of Essex': Fury grows after judge rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping migrant hotel

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

Events

4 d. ago 'We feel abandoned': Furious Epping residents vow to continue protests after Home Office wins appeal against migrant hotel closure

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

Society

4 d. ago Epping migrant hotel will remain OPEN as Home Office wins High Court battle

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

Events

7 d. ago Mystery as 'dozens of piles of cremated human remains' found outside Las Vegas

The mysterious discovery of 70 piles of human remains by a dirt road ner Las Vegas has sparked an investigation. It is not clear where the cremated remains came from

Politics

8 d. ago Macabre rise in sale of human remains in UK sparks fears of new era of grave

Morbid items for sale include mummified body parts, shrunken heads and masks and wallets made from human leather are other eerie offers but there is no suggestion the sale of these items is illegal

Politics

1 week ago In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad

With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority of citizens, who want to divest from Israeli arms companies?Oil has made Norway extremely rich. We have the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which was established with petroleum revenues in 1990. Headed by the wealthy banker and art investor Nicolai Tangen, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has a current value of more than 20 239bn Norwegian kroner (£1.4tr). With holdings in about 8,500 companies in 69 different countries, it is the largest single investor in the world.Norway also purports to have a human-rights-based foreign policy, and the sovereign wealth fund is supposed to adhere to a set of ethical guidelines. Companies may be excluded if there is a risk that they contribute to or are responsible for serious human rights violations, or are involved in the sale of weapons to states that violate international law in armed conflicts. A Council on Ethics makes recommendations about exclusions ...

Politics

2 w. ago Sex for Sale: Trade in human flesh moved off streets as traffickers made millions promising women new lives

Many women who now advertise sex services online in Scotland are also the victims of ruthless people trafficking gangs

Economics