A pub landlord has been forced to unapologetically defend a ‘dog friendly, child free’ policy sign which has caused a stir. The sign, which reads: “Dog Friendly, Child Free” was placed outside the Lower Red Lion on Fishpool Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Amnesty International, a human rights group, has reported widespread abuse in Syrian detention facilities holding suspected Islamic State members and their relatives. The human rights group interviewed 126 people accused of Islamic State affiliation currently or formerly detained. The facilities are run
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute. The research was conducted in nine villages
Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack
Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack
A train has derailed in Cumbria, sparking travel chaos in the area, with a number of stations unreachable. The Northern Rail train was heading towards Barrow when it came off the tracks near Grange-over-Sands. As a result Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness stations have
The Archbishop of Canterbury has “turned a blind eye” to the widespread abuse of baptisms by asylum seekers in Britain, a whistleblowing priest has suggested. Rev Matthew Firth, a former Church of England priest, accused Justin Welby of an “unwillingness to be
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce battle for political power. An initial
Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad, including Ukraine. Agricultural ministers from
UK snow forecast maps have suggested that recent mild weather has lulled Britons into a false sense of security, as another snowy spell could be on the horizon. Temperatures have recently trended upwards, with springlike highs in the low teens having tracked