ICO & IEO Review

Britain is one of the least racist countries in Europe and Brexit has not made Brits more prejudiced according to new study which says Germany, Italy and Portugal are worse British levels of racism and religious intolerance 'relatively low', survey finds  Gipsies are the minority that is currently most at risk of prejudice across Europe  Spain, Italy, Finland, and Germany 'little more prejudiced' on religion than UK  Britain is one of the least racist countries in Europe, according to a new study which has found prejudice against immigrants to be 'rare' in the UK.  High levels of tolerance is typical of wealthy, English-speaking countries and prejudice is more common in poorer nations, according to  analysis  of the largest international surveys of beliefs and values.  British levels of prejudice against immigrant workers and people 'of a different race' were found to be 'relatively low' as was bias against Hindus, Jews, Gipsies, and 

Britain prepares to pay BILLIONS to the EU after Brexit deal or no deal despite claims crashing out would mean cutting the £39bn divorce bill Ministers have agreed in principle to paying much of the £39billion divorce bill  The EU wants £6billion for this year's membership fees in a deal or no deal  Billions is also owed for pensions, loan guarantees and costs from membership  Brexiteers had insisted leaving with no deal would save most of the divorce bill   Britain is preparing to pay billions of pounds to the EU whether it gets a deal or not in time for exit day, it emerged today. Cabinet ministers agreed in principle to paying huge tranches of the £39billion divorce bill whatever happens in the talks, the  Telegraph  revealed. Under the plans, a law for the payment plan will tabled in Parliament in the final days of the negotiations next month. Britain is obliged under existing treaties to pay much of the divorce bill regardless of whether it gets a deal - despite

Breakaway Independent Group could be BIGGER than Labour after a general election if it joins forces with the Lib Dems, poll finds New YouGov poll shows TIG just five per cent behind Jeremy Corbyn's party New group is on 18 per cent, having surged by four per cent in just a week Labour has slumped to 23 per cent amid fallout from rebel breakaway  The Lib Dems are on six per cent, meaning a coalition could surge past Labour  A new surge in popularity for the new Independent Group would see it overtake  Labour  in the Commons - if it joined forces with the  Lib Dems . TIG, made up of Tory and Labour defectors, is on 18 per cent, up four per cent in a week since the breakaway was launched, stunning Westminster. It puts them just five per cent behind  Jeremy Corbyn ’s party, which fell three per cent to 23 per cent in the same period,  according to a YouGov poll for the Times  today. But the poll also puts the Lib Dems on six per cent, down one per cent, meaning that an al

May SURRENDERS to Remainers: PM says MPs WILL get a vote on delaying Brexit if her deal is rejected after more than a dozen ministers vow to quit Theresa May conceded MPs will get chance to delay Brexit after Remainer revolt  Cabinet gathered to sign off extension if deal is not passed by MPs next month  23 dissidents met secretly last night to discuss how to stop no-deal scenario Three ministers say they are prepared to back a Commons move by rebel MPs  Jeremy Corbyn has upped pressure by lining up behind a second referendum  Theresa May  surrendered to a Remainer revolt today by promising that MPs will get a vote on whether to delay Brexit. With negotiations deadlocked in Brussels and the clock running down, the PM told the Commons it will get a chance to extend Article 50 within a fortnight.  The climbdown comes as Mrs May scrambles to avert mass resignations by ministers who had been vowing to rule out no deal in crunch votes tomorrow. 'The UK will only leave wit

Mother warns how creepy face urged her son, eight, to stab himself in neck with kitchen knife as part of sinister online MoMo 'suicide game' Lyn Dixon's son was encouraged to hold a knife to his neck by the cartoon Momo  The eight-year-old was too scared to be alone and became afraid of the dark  She wants to raise awareness about the online 'game', which has spread online A 12-year-old girl from Argentina allegedly took her life after playing the game A worried mother has urged parents to protect their children from the dangers of an online 'suicide game' after her son was told to hold a knife to his neck by a disturbing cartoon.   Lyn Dixon's eight-year-old son is one of the latest child to become ensnared by the Momo Challenge, a game which is played on WhatsApp,  Facebook ,  YouTube  and other online platforms, and encourages children to self-harm. The eerie game is synonymous with the face of a girl with long, black hair and big bug-like

Shop owner is fined £300 after council's litter enforcement squad 'classed her Walnut Whip wrapper as TRADE waste' when she put it in the bin Cathy Roberts, 54, said she was 'shocked and outraged' at receiving the fine She said she received fine 'despite saying she would dispose wrapper at home' But Wirral Council have now rescinded the fine after Cathy appealed against it A shop owner has spoken of her anger after she was given a £300 fine for putting a Walnut Whip wrapper in her bin - because the council 'classed it as trade waste'. Cathy Roberts, 54, who owns Literally bookshop in New Brighton, Merseyside said she was 'shocked and outraged' after receiving the penalty from the Wirral Council litter enforcement team. She claims that she was handed the fine when a member of the team visited her shop. Despite her telling the officer she would dispose of the wrapper, sandwich wrapper and a newspaper at home, she was hit with a fine

Do you know your speed cameras? Test your knowledge on the 15 different types currently used in Britain The 'long ranger' camera is the latest to hit UK roads in recent months and is capable of catching speeding motorists from extended distances It is just one of up to 15 different speed cameras currently used in Britain  Do you know what they all look like and what they do? You can find out here Take our quiz and test your knowledge on UK speed cameras  Last week, we told you about the new  'long ranger' speed camera being used by Gloucestershire Police  that can catch motorists driving over the limit from an extended distance away. It's the latest form of Big Brother road furniture being used by police and operators across Britain to monitor speed - and dish out penalties and fines if you exceed the restriction in place. There are now 15 different types of speed cameras in operation to enforce the speed limit in the UK. The question is, do you know wha