A national debate is urgently needed to understand why Pakistani-heritage gangs have been abusing white girls across the country, according to a serious case review into the systematic abuse of more than 370 girls in Oxfordshire. The recommendation has been backed by senior
Supporters of renewable energies hope that new advances in solar technology will figuratively set the world on fire, but for hundreds of birds in Nevada last month, that scenario became a literal reality. Nearly 130 birds were set alight mid-flight during
It’s already been blamed for a beer shortage, shrinking goats and the death of the Loch Ness Monster; now global warming has a new charge against it: that of causing the civil war in Syria. A new study has drawn
Scotland’s biggest conservation charities have called for an overhaul of the planning system, citing fears that Scotland’s government is too biased towards wind energy. Alarmed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s ambitions for even more wind farms in Scotland, they have
A Conservative minister has voiced concerns over plans to ban extremist speakers from university campuses, turning a row between the coalition partners into a Conservative party split. The difference of opinion has been ongoing for some time, but the issue was
Human Rights lawyers misled an inquiry into allegations that British soldiers had tortured and murdered Iraqi civilians by pursuing the claims long after they knew them to be untrue, a government dossier has alleged. A report on Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), drawn
Further allegations of sexual harassment have been brought against Rajendra Pauchari, former Chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Following allegations brought by a researcher at his Delhi think tank last week, a second woman has now stepped
A senior officer in the US Army is “very concerned” about the impact of budget cuts to the British Army. General Raymond Odierno, the Chief of Staff of the US army, has told a conference that Britain and America both
Nearly 65 percent of Britain’s laws are created in Brussels, a new report has determined. The vast majority, 59 percent, receive no scrutiny at all in Westminster, and are simply copied on to the statue books as handed down from
Ed Miliband’s insistence that Labour will cut university tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year may spark a civil war inside his party, insiders have claimed. The handout to students would be funded by a new raid on pension pots, prompting
Middle Eastern Christians who have suffered persecution at the hands of ISIS in recent months have decided not to turn the other cheek. Instead, they have formed a militia regiment and are currently engaged in fighting the Islamists across a
A Conservative member of Parliament is in talks with Ukip’s leader Nigel Farage about a possible defection, it has emerged, and may cross sides before the general election. A further defection before May could help Ukip sustain momentum in the run
Labour Members of Parliament want to introduce a “sin bin” for rowdy colleagues. Under their proposed system, Parliamentarians would be treated much like sportsmen: those handed a yellow card for poor conduct would be barred from a debate for an
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed that Durham Free School will be forced to close after inspectors accused the children there of being bigots for not knowing what a Muslim is. Other children at the Christian faith school, the majority
Energy Secretary Ed Davey handed out more than £4 billion in lucrative subsidies to renewable energy companies yesterday, but industry lobbyists and green campaigners have insisted that the sum still isn’t enough. Meanwhile, Conservative Parliamentarians have reacted furiously to news that
Nigel Farage is on track to win a seat in the House of Commons in May. A new poll has revealed that he currently enjoys an 11 percent lead over the Labour Party, whilst the Tory incumbents will be pushed into third
The so-called human rights group Cage has sparked outrage by referring to hostage killer Jihadi John, now believed to be Kuwati-born Mohammed Emwazi, as an “extremely gentle, kind,” and “beautiful young man”. Today, questions are being asked about the group
A Saudi Arabian man has been sentenced to death for apostasy after filming himself ripping up a copy of the Koran and hitting it with his shoe. The timing is embarrassing, as the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the
One in nine British Muslims believe that publications like Charlie Hebdo which publish images of Mohammed deserve to be attacked, a poll has found. Nearly one in three Muslims polled also said that they had sympathy for the motives behind
Labour would give prisoners a say on how jails are run, it has emerged. They have justified the proposal on the ground that prison should be about rehabilitation, not just a form of punishment. The proposal was revealed in a
Britain is to send troops to Ukraine to help train their soldiers in the fight against Russian backed separatist forces. Non-lethal equipment will also be supplied to Ukraine as a show of friendship, Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed. Mr
TV presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth has slammed current rules on inheritance tax with a typically British understatement, saying it’s “a bit over the top”. The veteran broadcaster has amassed a multi-million pound fortune during his 75-year career. Speaking to the
A shrine set up to commemorate the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attacks has been vandalised four times in the last two weeks. The satirical paper has refused to be cowed, however, and will publish its next edition tomorrow. Following
Swedish municipalities have started snow ploughing their streets “gender equally”. The practice was first adopted in Karlskoga in central Sweden, but has since caught on across the country, including in Stockholm. Under the old system, fresh snowfalls were cleared first
The “Green Blob” is condemning “billions to hunger, poverty and underdevelopment”, and is pursuing policies which would decimate the natural world and “devastate species and biodiversity”, former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will claim today. Mr Paterson is due to speak
