Time was, all Madonna had to do to court controversy was squeeze her norks into a glittery double-cornetto bra, pout alluringly at the camera and make a glorified porno film. Agreed, she’s not bad for her age, but at 50 the Queen of Pop has realised that there’s only so long the Ad Man’s favourite phrase ‘Sex Sells’ is going to work for her. Truth...

Submitted by Nathalie.Tidman

 On Tuesday 24th March, anti-riot police clashed with a group of Filipino students who were protesting over the presence of US military troops in their country.  You have to question, what on Earth are American troops doing on this distant island in the Indian ocean... no wonder the students were demanding their withdrawal!

Submitted by Jody.McIntyre

"He was holding my baby and punching me. I didn't know what to do. I was shouting, 'Can you just see what you are doing to my baby, my baby's gonna fall!' He was just holding my baby like you would hold a rag doll. She was barely two months old." The man Luxmi is talking about is her husband, the man who had promised to love and protect her, the...

Submitted by Kevin E.G. Perry

I wouldn’t like to be a banker. Not just because it’s a boring job – designed for people who are happy to trade the idea of freedom, creativity, independence and the time for a decent social life for a big fat pay cheque. And not because everyone in Britain hates bankers now – in fact make that everyone in the world. Bankers, I would imagine, beat...

Submitted by Bibi van der Zee