
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has accused Denmark of enacting “deeply concerning” immigration policies which “could fuel fear [and] xenophobia,” and has insisted that Denmark must reverse recent policies designed to make itself a less attractive destination
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Jan 2016, 9:06 AM PST0

Britain ranks among the least religious nations in the world, with just one in five Brits saying that religion is important in their lives. In Europe, only the French have a lower religious affiliation. The findings come in a Pew
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Jan 2016, 8:29 AM PST0

U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw a £700 million investment due to be made in two golf courses he owns in Scotland if British Members of Parliament vote to ban him from the country. A spokesman for Mr
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Jan 2016, 5:56 AM PST0

The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing the biggest challenge to his authority to date from within the Anglican Church, in a row on homosexuality which threatens to split the church. In a week’s time Anglican leaders from across the world
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 9:57 AM PST0

Nick Clegg, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has the worst voting record in the House of Commons, new analysis has revealed, having failed to show up to more than 85 percent of votes since the last election in
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 8:52 AM PST0

Support for British membership of the European Union (EU) is rapidly declining in British board rooms, a new report has found, dropping by 12 per cent in just six months. The fall in support goes hand in hand with pessimism
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 7:14 AM PST0

A Conservative Member of Parliament has slammed the Anglican Church for its hypocritical, liberal preaching on the migration crisis. He says the Church should be doing more to integrate newcomers into the British way of life, including teaching them about God.
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 5:09 AM PST0

Christianity is being “silenced” throughout the public sector thanks to a “secularising spirit” which permeates the culture and ensures Christians hide their faith, a former senior civil servant has said. William Nye spent 20 years in Whitehall where he says
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Jan 2016, 8:23 AM PST0

A French Muslim of Tunisian origin who drove at four soldiers outside a mosque on Friday has admitted that he wanted to kill and be killed “to appear like a martyr,” according to a prosecutor. The 29 year old was
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Jan 2016, 6:00 AM PST0

A soldier and an elderly Muslim man were injured outside a mosque in France yesterday when a Muslim man of Tunisian descent rammed his car repeatedly into a group of soldiers standing guard. The soldiers opened fire on the car,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Jan 2016, 8:47 AM PST0

A Conservative Party Member of Parliament has called for gender information to be stripped from legal documents including driving licenses and passports, claiming the category to be “not relevant”. As chair of the British Parliament’s Transgender Equalities Inquiry, Maria Miller is
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Jan 2016, 8:39 AM PST0

A self-described “Moroccan living in the UK” has been appointed serjeant at arms at the House of Commons, a role which requires him to sit in the Chamber and carry the mace. Kamal El-Hajji, the first non-white in the 600
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Jan 2016, 5:49 AM PST0

Sadiq Khan, Labour’s candidate for London Mayor has underscored his belief in a multicultural west which embraces Islam and its values, proclaiming to Muslims abroad: “I am the west.” If elected, Khan will become London’s first Muslim mayor. In an
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Jan 2016, 4:15 AM PST0

The British Home Secretary has made a statement being widely interpreted as claiming that U.S. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump could yet be blocked from entering the UK. A recent petition calling on the government to ban Mr Trump from the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Jan 2016, 6:04 AM PST0

All 2,000 of London’s firearms officers will be on duty in the capital this evening, amid terrorism threats from Islamic State. Although firearms officers have had leave cancelled for special events before, such as the Olympics, this is the first
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Dec 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

Hundreds of foreign drivers breaking the speed limit in Kent have not been fined, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed. Charlie Elphicke, Member of Parliament for Dover has slammed the failure to collect the fines as
by Donna Rachel Edmunds30 Dec 2015, 3:51 AM PST0

Nearly one inmate a week on average has been mistakenly released from prison over the last decade, new figures reveal. Just under a quarter of those accidentally let go were serving time for burglary or violent offences. According to data
by Donna Rachel Edmunds29 Dec 2015, 5:35 AM PST0

The government is drawing up plans to pull Britain out of the Convention on European Rights and replace it with a Bill of Rights in a bid to protect British soldiers from being pursued by “ambulance-chasing” human rights lawyers. Over
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Dec 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

The Muslim boycott of the government’s anti-radicalisation programme Prevent is being masterminded by Islamists who see any counter-radicalisation programme as an attack on Islam itself, a Muslim organisation that works to de-radicalise young Muslims has said. The Prevent program, which
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Dec 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

The Church of England has vowed to fast-track black and ethnic minority clergy into positions of authority, accusing itself of institutional racism. The Church will identify a “talent pool” of ethnic minority clergy this year, who will be mentored with
by Donna Rachel Edmunds26 Dec 2015, 4:37 AM PST0

Liberals have taken to Twitter to tell the Prime Minister, David Cameron, #youaintnoChristianbruv, setting the hashtag trending in the UK. Mr Cameron used his Christmas message to affirm that Britain is a Christian country, but liberals, many of whom are
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Dec 2015, 3:47 AM PST0

The Bishop of Leeds has spoken out against the wall of silence surrounding the issue of Christian persecution worldwide, in the face of the ban on Christmas in three majority Muslim countries. But the Bishop himself has ignored the plight
by Donna Rachel Edmunds24 Dec 2015, 3:50 AM PST0

Military chapels could be forced to conduct gay weddings, thanks to a Conservative minister who has demanded to know when churches using the chapels will allow the ceremonies to take place there. Gay marriage was legalised in England and Wales
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Dec 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

A dozen illegal immigrants have been arrested after bundling out of a van in the West Country, and calling into a local pub to ask for directions to Brighton. The men were initially mistaken for hunt saboteurs by locals who
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Dec 2015, 7:15 AM PST0

The Christian Institute and the National Secular Society have become unlikely bedfellows in their fight against the government’s proposed Extremism Disruption Orders (EDOs). The “writing could be on the wall” for freedom of speech in the UK if EDOs are
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Dec 2015, 6:47 AM PST0