
Elton John may have been fooled by a prankster claiming to be Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has claimed. Sir Elton claimed yesterday that he received a phone call from the Russian president after saying he would like to meet Putin
by Nick Hallett16 Sep 2015, 3:42 AM PST0

A group of vigilantes boarded a train in the Czech Republic, pledging to ‘protect’ passengers from migrants, eye witnesses have claimed. The men joined the train from Prague to the city of Czeske Budejovice wearing camouflage jackets and green military
by Nick Hallett15 Sep 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

EU states can refuse to pay jobseeker benefits to migrants, even if they are citizens of other EU nations, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. German news site RP Online reports that the court considered the case of
by Nick Hallett15 Sep 2015, 5:12 AM PST0

The British government is planning to force all priests, rabbis, imams and other religious figures to enrol on a “national register of faith leaders” in a scheme branded “truly sinister” by Christian campaigners. The Sunday Telegraph claims the scheme appears
by Nick Hallett14 Sep 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

Red Cross workers are misappropriating donations to buy cigarettes for migrants in an Austrian town, a witness has claimed. The man, who claims to have seen a person in Red Cross uniform making the purchase, posted a photo of the receipt to Facebook,
by Nick Hallett14 Sep 2015, 5:15 AM PST0

The new leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has appeared in an “excruciating” video refusing to answer questions from the media for three minutes. Sky News reporter Darren McCaffrey walks alongside Corbyn, asking him repeatedly why there are so
by Nick Hallett14 Sep 2015, 2:48 AM PST0

Britain may have to pay £90m for a scheme to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers around Europe, despite the Prime Minister saying it could encourage more migrants to risk their lives travelling across the continent. Downing Street admitted last night that
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 7:47 AM PST0

Accepting thousands of migrants will change Britain and Europe forever, columnist Melanie Phillips has warned. In an article for The Times, Phillips says that few seem have thought through the implications of allowing in many thousands of migrants into Europe.
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 4:22 AM PST0

Marine Le Pen would win the first round of the next French presidential election if it were held now, a poll has found. The Ifop poll for Le Figaro comes as about 1,000 migrants began arriving in France after President
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

UKIP migration spokesman Steven Woolfe has called for the West to do a deal with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, in order to bring peace to Syria, and help bring an end to the human suffering related to the migration crisis.
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 12:47 AM PST0

A mosque in Walthamstow, London has protested plans to put up a new mobile phone mast because it could stop worshippers travelling there by bike. The Masjid-e-Umer mosque said plans to construct the 50 foot mast next door also caused
by Nick Hallett9 Sep 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

The BBC has a “cultural bias” in favour of the European Union and its coverage will be a “problem” in the forthcoming referendum debate, a Conservative MP has said. Bernard Jenkin, chairman of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs
by Nick Hallett9 Sep 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

Conservative commentator Peter Hitchens has called for the Tory party to rename itself the Socialist Workers Party as it would be a more honest description of its ideology. In an interview with left-winger Owen Jones, Hitchens a former Trotskyite, said
by Nick Hallett9 Sep 2015, 3:18 AM PST0

Countryside campaigners have called for the BBC to sack presenter Chris Packham over his “extreme” animal rights views. Tim Bonner, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, accused the corporation of allowing Packham to pursue an “increasingly extremist agenda” after letting
by Nick Hallett9 Sep 2015, 2:25 AM PST0

Pope Francis is wrong on the migrant crisis and the wave of Muslim migrants currently sweeping Europe actually represents an “invasion”, a Hungarian Bishop has said. Laszlo Kiss-Rigo, Bishop of Szeged-Csanad in southern Hungary, said the migrants “come here with
by Nick Hallett8 Sep 2015, 10:11 AM PST0

Muslim migrants in Germany are converting to Christianity “in droves” in the hope it will improve their chances of winning asylum. Hundreds of Iranians and Afghanis have been baptised at Trinity Church, a Lutheran church in Berlin, where Pastor Gottfried
by Nick Hallett8 Sep 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

Britain’s jobs market is at its least optimistic for three years due to “shockwaves” caused by Chancellor George Osborne’s national living wage, a new report has said. Employment firm Manpower surveyed 2,100 employers, finding that many were scaling back plans
by Nick Hallett8 Sep 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron privately described opponents of gay marriage as “Neanderthals”, a new biography has revealed. Cameron pushed through the controversial policy in 2013 in the face of strong opposition from his advisors and from within his own
by Nick Hallett8 Sep 2015, 5:03 AM PST0

The Danish government has published adverts in Lebanese newspapers today telling migrants to stay away from Denmark. The move, which was first announced in July, follows a decision by the country’s centre-right government to cut benefits to migrants. Integration Minister
by Nick Hallett7 Sep 2015, 8:20 AM PST0

A Hungarian MEP has said that many of the ‘refugees’ who have come to his country are little more than economic migrants and are even wealthier than some of the poorest people in Hungary. György Schöpflin, a member of the
by Nick Hallett7 Sep 2015, 5:01 AM PST0

The Anglican Bishop of Worcester has urged MPs to vote against assisted suicide, warning it will inevitably lead to terminally ill people feeling pressured to kill themselves. The Right Rev John Inge said that his wife’s death from cancer last
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Footage has emerged of migrants at a Hungarian train station throwing away food and water offered to them by police. The Youtube footage, which is embossed with the badges of the Hungarian police force, shows the migrants rejecting food packages
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron has signalled he may drop plans for military intervention in Syria if the hard-left Jeremy Corbyn is elected leader of the Labour Party. Speaking in Madrid, the Prime Minister said he would only call a
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

More than 40,000 people have signed UK Parliament petition asking the government to stop all immigration to the UK “immediately”. The petition, which appears on the official parliament website, comes as Prime Minister David Cameron promised to accept thousands more
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 5:31 AM PST0

The first of thousands of migrants reached the Austrian border town of Nickelsdorf last night after the Austrian and German governments agreed to accept them. Around 1,200 people travelled across Hungary by foot and car, while many more remained at
by Nick Hallett5 Sep 2015, 3:12 AM PST0