It provides information on how to address Ambassadors and what to serve at dinner parties, but the questions being asked to Debrett’s have moved on since it started almost 250 years ago. In a new book, the Holy Grail of
Italy is seeking to end the preemptive measures it takes by patrolling the Mediterranean searching for overcrowded vessels destined for the island of Lampedusa. The combined efforts of the Italian navy and coast guard have saved over 150,000 men, women
Eleven people have been arrested under Operation Heliodor, in a crackdown on child sexual exploitation in the South Manchester area, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed. According to a statement from GMP, six warrants have been executed and eleven people aged
A military charity today voiced their disgust over the attitude of a member of Thomas Cook flight crew who said the lack of disabled facilities on board a plane was “not his problem.” Pilgrim Bandits, which was set up by
What was initially thought to be a protest against the Prime Minister in Leeds today turned out to be the simple case of a ‘jogger running into a pedestrian’ according to official reports. The Prime Minister was leaving the City’s
The organisation Human Rights Watch have accused the Nigerian government of ‘completely failing in its duty’ to rescue women and girls kidnapped by Islamic terror group Boko Haram. In a report released today, which features the harrowing ordeal of some
A Belgian chocolate maker that changed its name to ISIS last year has realised it made a disastrous decision after customers stopped buying its products, An Nahar reports. Italo Suisse went for the new name since it had no link
Ukraine looks set to move towards the European mainstream as the top three parties from results available are defiant in the face of Russian aggression Reuters News Agency reports. Former Prime Minister Arsent Yatseniuk and his party ‘People’s Front’ had
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dealt another blow to David Cameron saying she will not ‘tamper’ with EU freedom of movement. The Prime Minister is relying on being able to make changes to half a billion people having the right
The Daily Telegraph has revealed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer failed to tell David Cameron about the £1.7bn bill which the European Commission demanded of Britain for having a growing economy. The Prime Minister issued a strong message to
Whilst the Prime Minister was defiantly telling European Leaders that Britain would not be paying an extra £1.7bn on top of our huge contribution to the EU budget, all Labour could come up with was mealy mouthed attacks on the
The execution of 26 year old Reyhaneh Jabbari has been carried out in Iran, according to the country’s news wire. IRNA quoted the Tehran’s prosecutor’s office as saying she was hanged at dawn on Saturday, Al Jazeera reports, which appears
The leader of the Scottish Labour Party has resigned with a well targeted final shot at Ed Miliband. Johann Lamont told the Daily Record that she was left with no choice but to resign because the Labour party refused to
Research by Business for Britain shows that only 20 per cent of the initiatives suggested by the Government’s business task force have been implemented by the EU. Last year the task force suggested 30 ways the EU could make it
David Cameron announced today at a press conference in Brussels that he “is not going to get out his cheque book” at the request of the European Commission. “There has been quite a bit of anger about the way we
Reports of up to 2,300 asylum seekers living rough in the French port town of Calais have prompted French authorities to send 100 extra police officers to help with the situation. After a fortnight of mayhem which saw protests by
As the world continues to be in the grip of panic over the deadly Ebola virus, North Korea has taken drastic action to stop the disease from crossing its borders. Tour operators have said that the secretive Communist state is
Greedy Brussels has demanded an extra £1.7bn from the UK tax payer because our economy is better than others in the EU. The astonishing bill is due on 1st December, just days after the Rochester and Strood by-election which the
Concerns have been raised about new rules which are supposed to ensure safety on Britain’s roads but have been blamed for fatal accidents. The Freight Transport Association says many older drivers have left the industry because new training requirements and
A shocking number of acid attacks on women in Iran have been linked to extremists who object to women being “badly veiled” There have been four reported acid attacks on women in the history city of Isfahan, according to reports
A headline interview with the Chief Executive of NHS England was hijacked today by a left wing pressure group. Simon Stevens was interviewed on Radio 4 in the prime time slot reserved for the biggest interviews of the programme. As
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has addressed the country from an undisclosed location following the murder of a soldier yesterday. “For the second time this week there has been a brutal and violent attack on Canadian soil,” he said. “Today
MEPs in Strasbourg today voted to increase the EU’s budget commitments including top ups to their already generous salaries. The European Commission had proposed a huge budget for 2015 which MEPs whacked up to €146,348.9 million including an additional €400million
Statistics published by the National Audit Office show that the Home Office has made slower progress than expected in deporting foreign criminals to their home countries. Despite increased resources and tougher powers the report published today shows that the number
MEPs today approved the new Juncker Commission in Strasbourg by 423 votes in favour, 209 against and 67 abstentions. The 28 men and women will take up their posts on 1st November, subject to approval by the Heads of States
