
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Europe is undergoing one of the most radical population shifts in its history as hundreds of thousands of people travel from the Middle East and North Africa across the continent, overwhelming several nations and leading to
by Nick Hallett6 Oct 2015, 4:58 AM PST0

In a speech that could have has been given by a UKIP spokesman, Home Secretary Theresa May said that mass immigration is making it “impossible” to build a “cohesive society”. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, May adopted a decidedly
by Nick Hallett6 Oct 2015, 4:45 AM PST0

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Chancellor George Osborne has categorically ruled out cutting Britain’s huge foreign aid budget, while also backing expensive new infrastructure projects as he tries to reduce Britain’s deficit. In his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in
by Nick Hallett5 Oct 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Two former Conservative cabinet ministers have called on the United States to back Britain leaving the European Union (EU). Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, Liam Fox and Owen Paterson called on President Obama to stop
by Nick Hallett5 Oct 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – A large left-wing protest turned violent this afternoon as a variety of far-left groups demonstrated against the Conservative Party in Manchester. Between 70,000 and 120,000 people marched through the city centre (estimates vary), with reports of
by Nick Hallett4 Oct 2015, 8:40 AM PST0

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Today Britain’s ruling Conservative Party gathers for its annual conference in the city of Manchester. Business cards will be exchanged, platitudes spoken and (cheap) prosecco quaffed, but will there be any serious, intellectual conservatism? My first
by Nick Hallett4 Oct 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Spain is on course for a constitutional crisis after pro-independence parties won an absolute majority in elections in the region of Catalonia. The elections were billed as a de facto plebiscite on secession from Spain, with the victorious parties pledging
by Nick Hallett28 Sep 2015, 12:42 AM PST0

Migrants at the Ter Apel camp in the Netherlands have complained about feeling “bored”, having to eat bad food and not having fast enough internet. A video posted on Live Leak shows the migrants, who many believe to be desperately
by Nick Hallett26 Sep 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that unless Hungary is allowed to secure its southern borders the whole Schengen agreement could fall apart. Speaking to a press conference at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna, he told reporters that if
by Nick Hallett26 Sep 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

A huge fire broke out this morning at a mosque in south London that describes itself as the largest in Western Europe. https://twitter.com/Doggy_Boutique/status/647743985788784640 London Fire Brigade said that 70 fire-fighters attended the scene in Morden Saturday afternoon with ten fire
by Nick Hallett26 Sep 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing falling popularity and angry rebellions from her own allies as her policy of welcoming all migrants continues to backfire. Amid reports of regular sexual abuse at migrant camps and local residents feeling intimidated into
by Nick Hallett26 Sep 2015, 4:01 AM PST0

Hungary should back mandatory migrant quotas or consider leaving the EU, the French President has said. As Hungarians continue to resist EU-imposed quotas on how many migrants they should accept, French President François Hollande told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:
by Nick Hallett25 Sep 2015, 4:08 AM PST0

France should “overcome” a “taboo” and start collecting data on the racial and ethnic origin of its citizens, a former Prime Minister has said. François Fillon, who served as Prime Minister under President Nicolas Sarkozy, said the country must start
by Nick Hallett21 Sep 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said European nations are being forced to protect themselves from the “brutal threat” of mass immigration until the European Union (EU) formulates a united response to the migrant crisis. Speaking to the Hungarian parliament, Orban
by Nick Hallett21 Sep 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

Labour’s controversial new Shadow Chancellor has said Karl Marx’s Das Kapital is a key influence on his thinking. In an interview with The Observer, John McDonnell MP said that he wanted a left wing programme of renationalisation, first of all
by Nick Hallett20 Sep 2015, 8:25 AM PST0

Feminists have accused an Austrian Green Party MP of being sexist against himself after he unveiled an election poster showing his face covered in lipstick kisses. Julian Schmid’s campaign poster shows his lipstick-covered face along with the slogan “I’m open
by Nick Hallett20 Sep 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

A Chechen woman based in the Austrian city of Graz has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for planning to join Islamic State fighters in Syria. The woman and her family had fled to Austria to escape Chechnya’s civil war
by Nick Hallett20 Sep 2015, 5:23 AM PST0

A wine bar in Lancaster, UK has been fined £100,000 after a woman needed to have her stomach removed after drinking a liquid nitrogen cocktail. Gaby Scanlon was celebrating her 18th birthday at Oscar’s Wine Bar and Bistro in 2012
by Nick Hallett20 Sep 2015, 3:31 AM PST0

One of the first things new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heard after ousting Tony Abbott on Monday night was an angry staffer calling him a c**t. A Liberal Party source said that Richard Dowdy, a junior staffer on Abbott’s
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

The world’s third largest Christian denomination could effectively dissolve itself in the New Year, as its members cannot reconcile deep divisions on issues including gay marriage. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has summoned all 38 leaders of the Anglican
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

A migrant was electrocuted last night near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France. French police said the man, who is believed to be a Syrian national, was trying to climb onto the roof of a UK-bound train when
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 3:42 AM PST0

A child abuser who attacked two Asian girls was rightly given a harsher sentence than if his victims had been white – because it will now be harder for their parents to arrange marriages for them, a top judge has
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 12:37 AM PST0

Croatian authorities were losing control of the migrant situation this afternoon as thousands of people crossed the frontier from Serbia and flooded small border towns. Tabloid 24stata reports that the situation is now completely out of hand in Tovarnik, a
by Nick Hallett17 Sep 2015, 7:18 AM PST0

There will eventually be more Muslims than Christians in Europe as the continent’s non-Muslim population is ill-equipped to fight the coming “cultural competition”, Viktor Orban has said. In a wide-ranging interview with German daily Die Welt, the Hungarian Prime Minister
by Nick Hallett17 Sep 2015, 5:14 AM PST0

The German Government is going to have to find savings of half a billion euros to spend on housing the thousands of migrants who have come to the country, the country’s Finance Minister has said. German tabloid Bild says that
by Nick Hallett16 Sep 2015, 7:44 AM PST0