The small Spanish enclave of Melilla is the latest European border facing immigration problems. According to The Local, ten African immigrants managed to scale the twenty three foot fence which separates the region from the rest of the African continent.
A migrant from Algeria who threatened to set fire to his two daughters and ex girlfriend has been allowed to stay in the UK, because of his “right to a family life”. The man, who cannot be named for legal
One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby, who murdered the soldier on the streets of London, is trying to wriggle out of his whole life sentence. Michael Adebolajo was filmed ranting into a camera, the blood of his victim
Muhammad is the most popular name for boys in Britain, pushing the traditional British names of Oliver and Jack into second and third place respectively, according to the website BabyCentre. There is a surge in Arabic names generally, with Nur
Influential backbench Conservatives are supporting a campaign to bring back grammar schools. With surveys showing a majority of parents are in favour of reintroducing the schools, which select based on academic ability only, David Davies and Graham Brady are taking
Children at a school in Hertfordshire were evacuated from their playground because of an “unusually aggressive” squirrel. Chater Infants’ School in Watford is now on ‘alert’ after the furry grey creature was caught disrupting playtime. Head teacher Mrs Bal-Richards
The gang who attempted to ban UKIP from speaking at the University of East Anglia has been revealed as a motley crew of hard left students. The debate, at which UKIP’s general election candidate for Norwich South Steve Emmens was
The NHS is hiring nurses from abroad, even if they don’t speak English, potentially putting patients at risk. A Daily Mail
Potentially hundreds of thousands of people in Switzerland eat cats and dogs, an animal rights group has claimed after launching a petition to ban the practice. Campaigners claim a quarter of a million people indulge in the ‘traditional but secretive’
A court in Bristol has heard about a sickening gang of Somali men who groomed underage girls and forced them into a life of rape and sexual abuse. The thirteen men abused girls as young as 13 and tricked them
A gang of four thugs who beat a law professor so badly he needed facial reconstruction surgery all had previous criminal convictions in Poland, a court has heard. Kingston Crown Court were told that the gang’s ring leader, Dawid Tychon,
The EU would be “wounded” if the UK left, but “dead” without France, outgoing President Herman Van Rompuy has said. His speech, considered to be the final of his five year term as European Council President, came as a new
The Police have launched an investigation after a member of the House of Lords was found to have wrongly claimed £3,300 in expenses. Lord Hanningfield signed for £300 a day yet he did little or no parliamentary work. An investigation
A report by the ONS shows that e-cigarettes are almost entirely used by people who are trying to give up smoking. Only one in 700 people who regularly ‘vape’ were not smokers previously, the research found. The popularity of e-cigarettes
The €315bn “New Deal” for investment and growth in the EU was today dismissed as “chicken feed” by a leading academic. Professor Charles Wyplosz from Geneva University dismissed the proclamations by President Juncker and said “it won’t do anything to
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt faced a backlash from none other than the headmaster of his old school following his comments about private schools. Mr Beard, headmaster of the University College School in Hampstead which boasts Dr Hunt as
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has admitted that the rules on open door immigration from Europe need changing as his party scored another humiliating result in the latest by-election. In
Facebook failed to notify authorities of a message from one of Lee Rigby’s killers in which he threatened to kill a soldier. Michael Adebowale used the site to contact another extremist, discussing his plans five months before carrying out the
Universities will be forced to ban hate preachers under new rules issued by the Home Secretary. The announcement,
Pope Francis has warned MEPs that Human Rights legislation could lead to further conflict and violence. Addressing MEPs in Strasbourg this morning (Tuesday) the pontiff said that the concept of duty was “equally essential” to the concept of rights, a
Euro MPs are set to vote to recognise the state of Palestine in a move designed to put pressure on EU member nations to do the same. The movement to recognise Palestine as a state has been gaining ground on
Private school educated Dr Tristram Hunt has said that a Labour government would launch an attack on independent schools claiming charity tax breaks. Writing in The Guardian, Dr Hunt, who went to £18,000 a year University College School in Hampstead,
The former minister of an organisation which said it could cure homosexuality has married his same sex partner. The Metro writes that John Smid, former director of the Memphis ministry ‘Love in Action’ that claims to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality,
Meddling EU bureaucrats are determined to push through rules which will push up the price of Marigolds and oven gloves. In a bid to stop people being injured in the kitchen, the Telegraph reports that Brussels will vote on draconian
Former Environment Minister Owen Paterson has called for Britain to leave the EU and negotiate a new free trade agreement with Europe. Speaking at the Eurosceptic “Business for Britain” think tank, Mr Paterson told the audience that “As they [the
