A convicted serial paedophile pensioner is still being prescribed Viagra on the NHS, the Daily Mail reports.
Serial paedophile Roger Martin, 71, is still receiving the libido-enhancing drug despite a long history of abuse resulting in his latest sex attack on an 11-year-old girl.
The sickening revelation came to light as Martin was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court for the attack in December 2008.
Widower Martin, who has a history of sex offending dating back more than 30 …

Terror organisation al-Qaida murdered 95 people in co-ordinated bomb and mortar attacks across Baghdad today.
The attacks hit government and media buildings in the heart of the city, away from the softer targets of recent explosions, such as Shia mosques, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Foreign ministry, on the edge of the highly fortified International or “Green” Zone, suffered the worst losses after a truck bomb exploded outside.
Security forces said at least six co-ordinated bomb explosions and mortar …

Investment bank UBS’s “Prices and Earnings” study has dubbed Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York as the world’s most expensive cities based on a standardized basket of 122 goods and services.
When rent prices are factored into the equation, New York, Oslo, Geneva and Tokyo emerge as especially pricey places to live, UBS say.
The basket costs the least in Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Delhi and Mumbai.
The survey of 73 international cities found that employees in …

Europe’s mainstream media has always published outrageous blood libel articles against Israel. But an article in today’s leading Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet (The Evening Sheet) is the worst kind of blood libel I’ve seen in a very, very long time.
This utterly disgusting and idiotic article claims that Israeli Defence Forces’ soldiers killed Arabs in order to trade in their organs. The article claims that Arab youths were forced to give up their organs before being executed. …

The owners of Swedish vodka brand Absolut are pursuing legal proceedings against the UK-based Absolute Radio – formerly Virgin Radio – for alleged trademark infringement, Swedish news portal thelocal.se reports.
Drinks company Vin & Sprit confirmed that they consider the newly adopted name for the radio station – once owned by UK entrepreneur Richard Branson – to be inappropriate.
“I can confirm that it is correct that we have objections to them using the name Absolute,” Paula …

India leads the world in terms of the sheer number of road fatalities – around 105,725 a year; Eritrea has the most road deaths per capita – 48 per 100,000 people in 2007.
So says the World Health Organisation in its first comprehensive report on global road safety, a document that covers 98 per cent of the planet’s population and that otherwise appears to confirm many widely held prejudices regarding national attitudes and aptitudes, The Times …

In the morning of day three we headed to Glasgow, which is Scotland’s biggest city and a financial capital. Bear in mind that Glasgow is not Scotland’s capital – Edinburgh has got that title.
After Glasgow, we headed north towards the Highlands.
North from Loch Lomond the Highlands pretty much start.

At least 75 people were killed in a series of truck bombings and other attacks on Wednesday that rocked areas around official buildings in central Baghdad, wounding 300 people, the New York Times reports.
Taken together, the attacks were among the most devastating in Baghdad since the withdrawal of American forces from street patrols at the end of June.
The explosions, at least one of them close to the heavily fortified Green Zone security area, sent plumes …

A documentary film-maker was hauled into court on a charge of “stealing” electricity worth 0.003p, but by the time the ludicrous case was dropped, the bill to taxpayers was more than £5,000, the Daily Mail reports.
Mark Guard, 44, had to appear at two separate hearings before the Crown Prosecution Service finally saw sense.
Guard, who makes documentaries about crime and the homeless, was filming squatters entering a disused building through an open window at 10pm on …

A young girl who lost her purse on a Ryanair flight, was shocked when she was forced to pay €10 for its return, the Daily Mail reports.
Emma Lally, nine, misplaced her purse while buying presents on a flight home to Dublin from Spain. Although her father Sean Lally was able to track down the purse after a series of phone calls to Dublin Airport, Emma was left in tears after being told she must pay €10 …

A German pensioner was caught by customs officers in Barcelona with £277,000 worth of cocaine stashed in his underwear, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The 160 canisters of the drug, which had been sewn into his underpants, were discovered after customs workers were alerted to his suspiciously large behind.
Officers found 14.6 lb (6.6kg) of cocaine stored inside the neoprene shorts he wore underneath his jeans. The 65-year-old German, who flew into Barcelona from South America, was arrested …

Iconic American Greyhound buses, which have been seen in hundreds of US films and TV-shows, are to start services in the UK.
Transport firm FirstGroup will introduce the famous brand on 14th September, with a fleet of new-style coaches working routes from London to Portsmouth and Southampton, the Daily Mail reports.
Fares will start at just £1.50, with a 50p booking fee and travellers are promised a comfortable ride, with leather seats, free wi-fi, air conditioning …

According to senior Western diplomats and Israeli officials, the world’s nuclear weapons watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are hiding data on Iran’s drive to obtain nuclear arms, Ha’aretz reports.
The officials and diplomats said that the IAEA under Director General Mohamed ElBaradei were refraining from publishing evidence obtained by their inspectors over the past few months that indicate Iran was pursuing information about weaponization efforts and a military nuclear program.
ElBaradei, who will soon vacate his post, …

Europe continues to move to Islamic Sharia rule: Several British swimming pools require non-Muslims to dress like Muslims to avoid offending them, even though the sessions are held separately for men and women, Arutz 7 reports.
Several British councils have begun Muslim-only swimming sessions that ban anyone who does not wear the “burkini”, a head-to-toe outfit. Officials explained the edict is to prevent Muslims from being offended.
Male swimmers also must be covered from the navel to …

Customers who return an old TV are being offered up to £150 off the cost of a new set, the Daily Mail reports.
The scrappage scheme by Sony mirrors a Government initiative for cars, in which drivers are offered a £2,000 discount for trading up. The move also coincides with industry calls for a more widespread scheme for domestic appliances such as fridges and washing machines.
The British Retail Consortium wants the Government to waive the 15 per …

More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day — one and a half times the rate of absence seen in the private sector, The Times reports.
The first national audit of staff habits has found that high rates of obesity, smoking, absenteeism and poor mental health are having a direct impact on the quality of patient care.
Dr Steve Boorman, a leading occupational health expert, was asked by the Government to assess links between staff …