Ukrainian leaders are under fire from the West for passing sweeping anti-protest laws amid anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Kiev for nearly two months.

Despite noisy protests from the opposition, the Ukrainian parliament, dominated by President Viktor Yanukovych’s loyalists, passed a flurry of legislation Thursday that significantly curbs the rights to protest, free speech and the activity of non-governmental organizations.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Friday she is “deeply concerned” by the new laws and called on Yanukovych to revise them. The bills have yet to be signed by the president. The U.S. State Department called the laws “undemocratic” and said they contradict Ukraine’s aspiration to a European future.

An Oxford University college has upset its students after accidentally sending out a list of the worst performers to hundreds of their fellow undergraduates.

The embarrassing leak revealed the names and grades of students at University College who had the lowest marks in the pre-Christmas exams.

But almost 50 who achieved a 2:2 grade – a mark below 60 per cent – or worse in the Michaelmas collections had their results sent to fellow students.

The information was contained in an Excel document accidentally sent out by Kristiana Dahl, an academic administrator at University College, which counts Stephen Hawking and Bill Clinton among its alumni.

It showed the worst-performing students in the college, as well as their percentage mark and their degree subject.

Officials have not revealed how many students received the email but it is thought it was sent to hundreds at University College – known as ‘Univ’.

Staff quickly asked students to ‘please delete the email previously sent out as it contained inaccuracies’.

One of the students affected, who did not wish to be identified, told student newspaper The Tab: “I don’t ever want to do collections again.
‘I was pretty gutted after my results last term, but didn’t realise I would be publicly humiliated. I can’t even go into college any more.

‘I want a full explanation from the college. I would sue but there are apparently no decent lawyers at Univ.’

Pope Francis is selling one of his two Harley Davidson motobikes in order to raise money for charity.

The 1,585cc Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide was given to the Pope in June 2013 along with another bike to mark the 110th anniversary of the motorcycle brand.

The hog, which has been signed on the tank by the Pope, is to be auctioned off by Bonhams auction house in Paris, France in February and will raise money for Caritas Roma, a charity which works on behalf of the Roman Catholic church.

The charity hope to use any money to renovate a soup kitchen in Rome which offers food and shelter to more than 1,000 people.

It is not the first time that a papal vehicle has been sold in order to raise money.

In 2005 a Volkswagen Golf which belonged to Pope Benedict was sold anonymously on eBay to German man.

The videos of Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears are deemed too racy for daytime French TV. France’s broadcast watchdog has said that TV channels should only play Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and Spears’ “Work B**ch” clips after 10:00 P.M., when French broadcasters begin airing programs for adults.

The broadcast watchdog CSA said in a statement on Thursday, January 9 that some channels were showing the raunchy videos in the daytime. Moreover, there are no parental guidance warnings.

Spears is no stranger to getting her video banned from daytime TV. Late last year, the same video by the 32-year-old songstress was reportedly prohibited from airing on U.K.’s TV channels, including MTV and The Box, before 10:00 P.M.

A spaced-out university student high on the party drug meow meow reportedly cut off his own penis with a knife after allegedly stabbing his mother.

The 19-year-old was back at his family home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, for Christmas when he ‘flipped out’, according to a family friend.

He is believed to have taken mephedrone, a drug made illegal in the UK in 2010, shortly before the alleged incident in the early hours of December 29.

Police found him hanging out of a bedroom window covered in blood after his terrified mother called 999, according to the Mirror. Both were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Surgeons are believed to have successfully reattached the unidentified man’s penis, while his mother’s condition has been described as stable.

‘He is normally a lovely lad and very bright. But unfortunately, he had started dabbling in drugs,’ explained a family friend.

‘He had come home from university for Christmas. It looks like he took mephedrone and completely flipped out attacking his mum and then himself.’

Sussex Police, who are investigating an allegation of assault on the mother, said: ‘At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.’