Uncovered deep in the archives of Birmingham University, researchers have rediscovered a purported fragment of the Koran, thought to have been produced shortly after the time Mohammed is said to have lived. The artifact, written on either sheep or goatskin,
Feminist workshops to “re-educate” boys in school are on the rise, following new government guidelines issued in March. The first ‘Good Lad Workshop‘ was held for boys as young as 16 at the St Edward’s School, Oxford, this month. Students from
A Pride event in Scotland has banned drag queens because they might offend trans-gender people. Organisers of the show, established to celebrate diversity and tolerance, say the presence of drag queens could make the trans-gendered feel “uncomfortable.” Drag performances have
Migrants from Eastern Europe earn less and claim more in benefits than native Britons – Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants compared even less favourably. Overall, there are twice as many migrants with “weaker economic characteristics” that those with strong ones, according
Right in the heart of Europe lies a small village where the black flag of Islamic State (IS) flies proudly. Recent reports suggest Jihadis are buying up land and training there, sparking fears it could provide a base to launch attacks
It has been a busy week for the National Union of Students (NUS). Yesterday it received a scolding from the prime minister on national television. Now it has much bigger concerns: so-called Zionist soft drinks. Representatives voted Monday to “censor” and force
An Italian university has banned Sir Tim Hunt from speaking at a conference because of “some hazardous occurrence” threatened by a local group of feminists. The silencing of the renowned scientist follows a recording of his now infamous toast finally surfacing in which laughter
Today the Prime Minister will outline a five-year plan to tackle extremism, blaming what he will call Muslim “conspiracy theories” and “failures of intergration.” At a Birmingham School, before a largely Muslim audience, he will promise to confront radical Islam’s “intolerant
An edgy New York designer has created a truly revolutionary work. Allow me to introduce, the “pussy pouch,” designed to save women from “manspreading” – which is one the greatest threats to gender relations of the 21st century, according “fourth
The EU’s “foreign office” has ordered a palatial new dinning service, which could cost upwards of £2 million. It includes crystal glassware, silver cutlery and fine china for hosting banquets and feasts for visiting dignitaries. The tableware will be embellished
The BBC’s aggressive response to government plans to review the corporation’s charter, due to expire soon, has been widely criticized. The BBC has repeatedly denied it orchestrated a star-studded warning letter sent to the Prime Minister, despite several signatories saying
Green subsidies are to be slashed again, as the new Tory cabinet “hardens” its stance on eco policies. Cabinet source have said a “big reset” is coming this autumn on subsidies, which are paid for by consumers and push up
The Sun has released a 17 second film purporting to show the Queen, Queen Mother and Edward VIII momentarily performing a Nazi salute when larking about in the gardens of Balmoral. The Queen is seven in the film, which was
On the first anniversary of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), the Ukrainian prime minister has said Russia has a long term plan to destroy Ukraine. He added that he expects the fighting to pick up again
One of Israel’s most experienced and respected diplomats has attacked the Norwegian media for its “one-sided” pro-Palestine “activist journalism.” Raphael Schultz, who was sent to Norway last year, wrote in an open letter citing what he called “a large selection
A feminist article, by a feminist journalist in an archly pro- feminist magazine, has provoked anger from politicians and the twitterati because the accompanying illustration was not feminist enough. Nicola Sturgeon and others have attacked the image as “cringeworthy,” “crass” and
Jeremy Corbyn is leading the first round of voting in the race to become the new Labour leader, private internal polling seen by the New Statesman has revealed. The hard left veteran and Islamist sympathiser who supports a “soviet style planned
The SNP is escalating its efforts to disrupt governance in England and irk the Tories. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the party will continue interfering in English only laws, and an SNP MP said their next target is the English “assisted suicide”
A Christian pastor from Northern Ireland is facing six months in prison for making “offensive” remarks about Islam. Yet the man pushing for his prosecution – who has used the controversy to leverage government into supplying land for a mega-mosque
The UK has been fined a total of £642 million by the European Commission since 2005 for supposedly poor accounting. The EU, meanwhile, has not had its own accounts signed off by auditors for 19 years. EU bureaucrats claim the
Anti-foxhunting animal right fanatics held a triumphalist demonstration outside parliament today, despite plans to vote on relaxing the hunting ban being shelved this morning because of SNP interference in this solely English matter. The demo was lead by Angus Robertson
The government has suspended a vote on relaxing the hunting ban in England, which would have brought the law in line with Scotland, after the SNP broke their commitment to not interfere with solely English laws. An official SNP statement
Acting party leader, Harriet Harman, has said Labour should “listen” to the electorate and “not oppose” Tory benefit cuts. Activists and candidates in the leadership race – apart from unpopular Blairite Liz Kendall – have reacted with revulsion to the
The fight against Islamic State (IS) should be intensified and more money directed towards the SAS and buying drones and planes, David Cameron has signaled in remarks made public today. The comments are the first indication of what will be
Oxford students have begun a campaign to have a “racist” 100-year-old statue of Cecil Rhodes removed from a grade II listed building, and to “decolonise” the “Eurocentric” curriculum. Student radicals claim the statue of the British businessman, mining magnate, philanthropist
