OPINION

Ab Fab film has been criticised for casting Krankies Janette Tough as a Japanese character.

If ever there was a risk to children it is the chronic threat of savage cuts to local authority services.

Eight countries – including China and the US – have still not signed and ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

If the government bans encryption it will leave citizens vulnerable in the upcoming cyberwar.

University is best place for open debate that challenges 'controversial' views.

While we recognise our responsibility to our family's future, we're blasé about future of humanity.

Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government agreed a ceasefire but peace may be short-lived.

The Osborne/Harrison rule means that current spending has to be squeezed savagely.

Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan gives IBTimes UK his top five predictions for the year 2025.

The battle for rational climate and energy policies has just begun.

Plus size models merely represent a hitherto publically invisible demographic

Saudi sponsored TV networks are encouraging anti-Shia and pro-jihadi networks

Our 2016 preview ends with our ten most anticipated games.

Among a subset of the privileged, there's a self-righteous hunger to find something to feel oppressed about.

It allows private companies to sue national governments where changes in legislation adversely affect profits.

Locking up asylum seekers indefinitely is deplorable - but it's not just that. It's also a wasted opportunity.

IBTimes UK columnist and 2016 US presidential candidate John McAfee believes traditional media is dead.

This past week has shown how some of the nastier edges of British politics operate.

Confusion over how to beat Isis gives Putin an opportunity to seem proactive and powerful.

Anti-Sikh hate crimes in the wake of Paris and San Bernardino attacks are often logged as Islamophobic.

Removing Daesh from digital display altogether will be far more effective than parading them as objects of ridicule.

Someone is hit by a vehicle every six days. We want a safe, less polluted, and more welcoming place for visitors.

UK police proved how trigger-happy US police are, especially in cases with little or no threat.

His statements serve to legitimise the worst views in society. Views that Isis, too, propagate.

I hope this epic hashtag fail doesn't stop IBM reaching out to women who would be excited to join their ranks.

Conservative youth wing was racked by infighting, bullying and back-stabbing.

The Manchester-born boxer deserves to be one of 12 contenders for prestigious award.

In the fiscal year ending June 2014, WMF reported net assets in excess of $77m

One wonders what Jeremy Corbyn has to do to get the media to like him.