Reform campaigners call for re-think in sentencing as Britain falls ‘out of kilter’ with rest of the world Via: UK has highest number of life sentence prisoners in Europe, study finds
The Doctor’s actions in Sheffield come back to haunt her as the team answers distress calls from an unknown planet in a slightly underwhelming season finaleAll’s well that ends well, hey? We wouldn’t expect anything other than for a Doctor Who series finale to end on a rush of life-affirming Read more
You can be friends with your postman or your drug dealer, really. It’s just not the sameI remember meeting her so vividly that it’s a bit embarrassing. It seems creepy to remember meeting someone in such precise detail – unless you’re marrying them or trying to implicate them in a Read more
The artist has battled surveillance, underground exile and even irate Berlin taxi drivers. He thinks the world has forgotten what human rights mean, which is why he has designed a new flag The wallpaper image on Ai Weiwei’s mobile phone is a black and white photograph showing the entrance to Read more
Law Commission backs move that would offer alternative to landlord-controlled leaseholdsThe rarely used “commonhold” system of home ownership should be expanded as an alternative to landlord-controlled leaseholds which are increasingly resented, the Law Commission is recommending.In a public consultation launched on Monday, the government’s official adviser on law reform is Read more
Student took photo out of plane window on arrival at Alexandria airport, family say Via: British teenager released after spending three weeks in Egyptian 'hellhole' prison on spying charge
‘We can’t be reasoned with, we don’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear, and we absolutely will not stop, ever, until we get hard Brexit,’ says one speaker, quoting ‘The Terminator’ Via: 'This turned into the Tommy Robinson show': Cracks begin to appear after far-right unites with Ukip for Brexit Read more
The English Defence League (EDL) founder, who provoked prominent Ukip figures to desert the party after he was made an adviser, rallied with supporters in the capital today. Via: Thousands join EDL founder Tommy Robinson for 'Brexit Betrayal' march
Drunken Santas took to Trafalgar Square in London and were spotted sitting on the lion statues (pictured), clambering on Nelson’s Column and drinking copious amounts of alcohol. Via: Hundreds of raucous revellers dressed as Father Christmas dance the night away in Trafalgar Square
At £19.99 a bottle, Winabis is a green Sauvignon Blanc infused with cannabis-oil. The tipple won’t get drinkers stoned though because cannabis’ psychoactive compound, THC, is absent. Via: Green wine infused with cannabis oil goes on sale