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Gaza terrorists launched a Kassam rocket attack on Sderot Thursday, the third violation of the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in a week. for more click here

Thousands of primary pupils were prevented from making Father’s Day cards at school for fear of embarrassing classmates who live with single mothers and lesbians.
The politically correct policy was quietly adopted at schools “in the interests of sensitivity” over the growing number of lone-parent and same-sex households. for more click here

A senior Asian figure at the BBC claimed last night there are too many ethnic minority faces on TV.

Dr Samir Shah, a non- executive director, accused the corporation and others of rampant tokenism in their programming.

He claimed a ‘tick-box approach’ to showing non-whites had left minority viewers feeling embarrassed and irritated. for more click here

A senior arms lobbyist is gaining access to ministers, MPs and peers inside Parliament using a research assistant pass allotted to a member of the House of Lords who benefits financially from one of his companies, The Independent has learnt. for more click here

The US has removed its nuclear weapons from Britain, ending a contentious presence spanning more than half a century, a report will say today. According to the study by the Federation of American Scientists, the last 110 American nuclear weapons on UK soil were withdrawn from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on the orders of President George Bush. for more click here

John D McHugh is embedded with US troops in Afghanistan on the highly porous frontier with Pakistan. In his latest film, he reports on the cross-border raids launched by the Taliban from inside Pakistan, and sees US troops respond with a campaign reminiscent of the C18th struggle for power and influence in the region. for more click here

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo (25 April) reports that Spain’s governing Socialists are submitting a bill to grant human rights to four species of animals. The species are chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orang-utans: the so-called ‘great apes’ or ‘pongids’ (grandes simios in Spanish).

The purpose of the bill is to ensure that Spain adheres to the international Great Ape Project, granting the animals the right to life, freedom and not being tortured. The GAP motto is: “Equality beyond humanity”. Its declaration says: “We demand the extension of the community of equals to include all great apes: human beings, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orang-utans.” for more click here

You don’t often get a laugh out of central bankers, but last night’s Federal Reserve statement was a cracker.

Fed chief Ben Bernanke said he was a bit worried about inflation.

Pull the other one, Ben. The only part of the Fed that’s actually remotely worried about inflation is the single member of the ten-strong rate-setting committee who actually voted for a rate hike last night.

Because the truth is that by leaving rates on hold last night, the Fed actually cut them…
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The top brass who run Britain’s Armed Forces are not normally associated with acts of insubordination. To get to the top of their profession they have learnt, from the moment they first set foot on a parade ground, the art of saluting their superiors and obeying orders at all times. for more click here

A design flaw in Britain’s nuclear arsenal means that warheads could set off a chain reaction “like popcorn” if they were accidentally dropped, according to Ministry of Defence documents.
More than 1,700 warheads are affected by the problem which would cause them to explode one after another, an effect known as “popcorning.” for more click here