Andre Walker

In the past the Police have innovated with ‘Plastic Policemen’ (Community Support Officers) and ‘Sleeping Policemen’ (speed humps) but the latest replacement for falling Police numbers is not a nickname. Forces up and down the country have literally bought Police

Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer sufferer who raised over £4m for the Teenage Cancer Trust from his death bed, has been awarded a rare posthumous Member of the Order of the British Empire award (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

A huge surge in migrants claiming British citizenship is causing the delays at the passport office that are putting British nationals summer holidays at risk according to the Daily Mail. A record 207,989 foreigners were granted British citizenship last year, up

Iranian troops have helped the Iraqi government retake the City of Tikrit from the Islamic fundamentalist force – ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIS). The government in Baghdad is said to control 85 percent of Tikrit thanks to

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is considering a test case which could force employers to treat obesity as a disability. The case has been brought after a childminder in Denmark was sacked because he was too fat, according to

Authorities in Indonesia have launched an investigation after a woman claimed she had given birth to a baby lizard. The midwife claims the gecko came out of Debi Nubatonis covered in mucus and blood, according to the Metro. The case

The British Court of Appeal has halted an attempt by prosecutors to hold a terror trial completely in secret. Instead the judges ruled that the “core” of the trial could be partly held in secret but other elements of it

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed that UK troops will not return to Iraq, despite the recent military gains made by Sunni insurgents. According to the Daily Express Hague said there was “no question” of sending in British combat

Britain’s Labour Party is failing to make inroads into the marginal seats it needs to win the next election according to analysis by the sympathetic Fabian Society, reported in today’s Sun. Of the 106 seats needed to propel Ed Miliband to

We’ve all heard of Miliband-wagons, and allegations that he is Labour’s political donkey, but Ed has now added Trojan Horse to his list of dubious accolades. Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions came amidst real concerns that Islamists were indoctrinating some of

Bradford has become the latest British city named as a target for Islamists who have sought to take over schools and radicalise young children. The BBC reports that Councillor Faisal Khan, who previously represented George Galloway MP’s ‘Respect Party’, visited

An East London MP claimed the Labour Party has been the target of a Trojan Horse plot to infiltrate it with Islamic extremists, according to the Evening Standard. He says his party has rejected “several hundred” membership applications from people

The Catholic Church in Brazil has threatened to sue the Italian state broadcaster after it ran an advert featuring the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer wearing an Italian Football shirt. Rio de Janeiro Archdiocese believes the depiction is “blasphemous”

Five Muslim dominated state schools in Birmingham have been placed into special measures, following yesterday’s damning report into the Trojan Horse plot. In one case, a loudspeaker was placed in the playground to call pupils to prayer, and another invited

Rik Mayall the actor and stand-up comedian may have been killed by an epileptic fit caused by a quad bike crash in 1998, according to the Daily Telegraph. The crash 16 years ago which nearly ended his life left him

Ministers are rewriting the Highway Code, the rules governing the use of roads in Britain, to allow driverless cars, according to the MailOnline. The current laws are thought to be inadequate for the challenges raised by new technologies being brought in

The European Union is to spend £450,000 combatting the spread of foreign black rats on the privately-owned Shiant Island in northern Scotland. The work is being done to clear the way for the introduction of two new bird species onto

Immigrants from the European Union are claiming sick pay whilst living and working abroad, reports the Daily Express. The paper claims to have uncovered evidence that EU nationals are being given the £87.55 a week statutory payment despite not even

With 100 days to go until Scotland votes on whether to leave the United Kingdom, Sky News has reported that the British government asked President Barack Obama to weigh into the debate.  At the G7 summit in Brussels last Friday the

Ahead of the World Cup the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has released a list of the most expensive football related personal registration plates it has ever sold.  UK registration plates follow a series of very specific strict formulas that

Police were asked to stand guard at a Labour Party selection meeting in Middlesbrough, amidst concerns it may descend into violence. The two officers attended the meeting of the Beechwood ward to ensure any trouble-makers were deterred from making a

Andrew Lansley, the Leader of the House of Commons, has had his path cleared for an appointment to the European Commission by the Conservatives comfortable by-election win in Newark. Before the by-election the stumbling block to his appointment had been

A man dressed in a gorilla suit has been accidentally shot at a zoo in Tenerife. The 35 year old member of park staff was shot by a vet who had not been told that he was participating in a