An atheist summer camp, supported by scientist Richard Dawkins, has been launched in Somerset, as an alternative to religious camps for youngsters, the Telegraph reports.
Camp Quest UK, which is being held near Bath, offers 24 places. Its website claims the camp is for the children of “atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and all those who embrace a naturalistic rather than supernatural world view”.
I suppose one could rightfully ask, what is taught in an atheist summer camp, especially …

Anyone who thinks of making a political film, should watch In The Loop first. This film should be an example how political movies are made, a role model to directors, producers and actors. It is just so bloody good – and a large part of its goodness is that it was unbelievably hilarious.
The film is about a team of spin-doctors (and one Secretary) in British Government, who are in negotiations with their American counterparts over …

The Obama administration have turned off an electronic sign at the US diplomatic mission in Havana that displayed pro-democracy and human rights messages to Cuban passers-by, the Daily Mail reports.
The news ticker on the fifth floor of the American Interest Section in the Cuban capital had riled the government for the past three years. But it is now shut down amid the administration’s efforts to engage with Cuba’s leadership that has already seen some US sanctions …

Michael Schumacher is not ruling out the possibility of standing in for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, the BBC reports.
“The whole thing will be considered by Ferrari. If they approach Michael, then he will consider it,” the seven-time champion’s spokeswoman Sabine Kehm told BBC Sport. ”But there is no reason for him to step into their discussion.”
Schumacher retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 2006 season.
“If Ferrari asked him whether he would consider driving, he …

Sir Richard Branson presented the aeroplane that was built to launch a ship into space – WhiteKnightTwo – on Monday, it was the first glimpse the public had of the plane, Daily Mail reports.
Branson, along with engineer Burt Rutan, watched and smiled from the tarmac as the twin-fuselage craft, looking like two planes connected at the wing tips, circled the runway several times on Monday before touching down at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Air Venture …

Terminator Salvation was probably one of the most anticipated films of the year, as everyone who had seen the previous three Terminator movies was dying to know what happens next, will we survive. Although I am not sure if this new film now fulfils the expectations of all Terminator fans, it was quite nicely made sequel to the trilogy so far.
One storyline of Terminator Salvation concentrates on John Connor – the last hope of human …

As Felipe Massa made continued improvements in his recovery from serious head injuries in hospital in Budapest last night, speculation was building that Michael Schumacher could replace him at Ferrari, The Times reports.
Massa, while still described as groggy, was talking, breathing unassisted and moving his limbs at the AEK Military Hospital. However, doctors said that the damage to his left eye could seriously jeopardise his future as a Formula One driver.
The Times says that it …

Pope Benedict XVI condemned the disgusting taxpayer-funded exhibition in which visitors are urged to mock the Christians’ holy book by writing their comments in it, saying that they would never do anything like that to the Koran.
The Pope’s anger over the show, organised by council-funded arts body Culture and Sport Glasgow, was expressed by a senior Vatican priest, the Daily Mail reports.
“It is disgusting and offensive. They would not think of doing it to the Koran,” …

Top broadband speeds claimed by internet service providers are not achieved by any of them – meaning that no consumers in Britain benefit, the Daily Mail reports.
Media regulators have shown that the fastest connections to the web on offer from companies such as BT and AOL are theoretical. Ofcom said none achieved their boasts and hardly any got close. The disclosure prompted calls for an inquiry into the way internet packages are sold.
More than half of …

Illegal immigrants queuing to enter Britain are being offered bribes worth £1,700 to return home instead, the Daily Mail reports.
The British and French Governments are funding the Global Calais Project which targets those staying in squalid makeshift camps near Calais.
The immigrants – many of whom have paid people smugglers to help them reach the UK – are told they will be put on a flight home and given help worth 2,000 euros if they agree …

MPs are ignoring public anger over the expenses system by quietly introducing new rules which allow them to claim up to £9,125 a year without producing any receipts, the Daily Telegraph reports.
MPs have devised a new scheme allowing them to claim a £25-a-night “subsistence” allowance when staying away from their designated main home.
The allowance, which is almost double the previous £4,800-a-year limit for unreceipted claims, is paid on top of expenses for mortgage interest, rent, …

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills official have produced a generic Twitter strategy for all government departments, which says that departments can use Twitter to communicate better with the public and it recommends that tweets should be “human and credible”, The Times reports.
The 20-page document was produced by BIS’s head of corporate digital channels, Neil Williams. According to the document, Twitter could even be used in an emergency: “Crisis communications — in the event of a …

Conservative Leader David Cameron is under pressure from the Tory Right to pledge bigger public sector cuts to avoid future tax hikes, the Daily Mail reports.
Some MPs are dismayed at his insistence that tax breaks to the middleclasses will have to be reined in while trying to rebuild the UK’s finances.
Cameron suggested at the weekend that tax credits to households earning £50,000 or more a year could no longer be justified. He also indicated that a …

Rail commuters face chaos this week in a wave of strikes over pay, the Daily Mail reports.
Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union and the drivers’ union Aslef will walk out of National Express East Anglia on Thursday and Friday.
The unions are planning six more days of strikes on busy commuter lines to Essex and East Anglia out of Liverpool Street if the long-running dispute is not resolved.
Their first day of action coincides with …

According to a new study by the Taxpayers’ Alliance, the new 50p tax rate will stifle the economy and increase unemployment, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The report calls for the upper tax limit on high earners – being introduced next April – to be abandoned, saying it would discourage entrepreneurs from starting up a business and result in fewer jobs. It comes after the level of unemployment reaches 2.38 million, with economists suggesting it will hit the …