The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), formerly one of Britain’s most respected charities, has elected a radical vegan who compared farming to the Holocaust to its governing board. Peta Watson-Smith, who outraged Jewish leaders with
A vicar has criticised plans to drape a giant rainbow flag from the steps of York Minster in solidarity with gay and transsexual rights, describing it as “provocative” and “offensive”. The Rev Melvin Tinker, whose parish is within the Anglican
Eight Nobel prizewinning scientists have rallied to the defence of Sir Tim Hunt, the British scientist who was forced to resign his honorary professorship at University College London (UCL) after making comments on the “trouble with girls” in laboratories. Sir
A man who kept a harem of sex slaves in Oldham, Greater Manchester, subjecting them to rape and torture over a 14-year period, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Iqbal Ali, 33, kept four women as his slaves, often subjecting
Despite repeated attempts by green advocates and local government to stir up interest, Britons are less concerned than ever about electric cars. According to a survey by the Department for Transport, 56 per cent of the public have never considered
Britain is set to give an extra £16m to a foreign aid to a project that funded Ethiopia’s version of the Spice Girls, despite warnings that it will be a waste of money. The Department for International Development (DfID) is
Margaret Thatcher accused the BBC of “assisting the enemy” during the Falklands War by broadcasting the moves British troops were likely to make before they actually happened, new documents reveal. Baroness Thatcher wrote that she was “very angry” at how
LONDON, United Kingdom – EU chiefs are so ideologically committed to the euro that they may not let Greece leave the currency even if it defaults on its debts, Germany’s leading Eurosceptic has said. Speaking to a meeting of the
LONDON, United Kingdom – England’s most senior Catholic clergyman has said that Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment will cause “disquiet” for big business in Britain and abroad with its critique of global capitalism. Speaking against a backdrop of the
London mayor Boris Johnson has been filmed telling a taxi driver to “f*** off and die” in a late night argument on a London street. Johnson was cycling down the street when the passing driver shouted at home, accusing him
The Argentine province of Salta has passed a law forcing people to sing a song at every public event declaring that the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina. The law will also require every state school in the province to sing
A sex attacker from Dagenham, east London targeted Muslim women because he had a fetish for hijabs. Emmanuel Ndegwe, 25, was jailed in March for forcing himself on several Somali women after following them into their homes in 2013 and
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has ordered UK embassies around the world to not fly the gay rainbow flag during pride marches. According to the Daily Mail the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London will also not fly the
The number of abortions in England and Wales has hit an 11-year low, continuing a downward trend that has been going since 2007. There has, however, been a rise in the number of women who have had more than one
Britain should take in more Mediterranean migrants, a senior UN official has said. Peter Sutherland, who is the UN Secretary General’s special representative on international migration, said the UK was not accepting its fair share, adding that unless it allowed
Nearly half of Britons think refugees should be turned away from the country, new research reveals. A Yougov poll for the Islamic Relief group found that 42 per cent do not think Britain should welcome refugees from foreign conflicts, compared
About 3,000 people are expected to march in Belfast today calling for the introduction of gay marriage in Northern Ireland. The province is the now the only part of the British Isles where civil marriage has not been redefined to
A Muslim nursery worker has lost a legal battle to wear a traditional Islamic dress at work after it was deemed a tripping hazard. Tamanna Begum, a Sunni Muslim from Essex, wanted to wear the head-to-toe gown – known as
The Mayor of Paris has been accused of actively trying to help migrants reach Britain. Anne Hidalgo, the city’s Socialist mayor, has revealed plans for a “welcome centre” for migrants who have so far been sleeping in makeshift camps on
LONDON, United Kingdom – The Pope’s forthcoming encyclical on the environment will be ‘overtly political’, a senior member of one of the world’s biggest Catholic charities has said. Graham Gordon, head of public policy at Cafod, told a meeting of
Muslims living in the Arctic Circle have been forced to come up with new rules for Ramadan when they are expected for fast from sunrise to sunset – as the region has 24-hour sunshine. Ramadan begins on 18 June this
Nearly 20 per cent of students currently studying at primary schools in England do not have English as a first language, new figures reveal. Statistics published by the Department for Education show that out of 3,572,108 students in state primary
Mumsnet, the popular online forum for mothers, has been accused of openly promoting the use of illegal abortion pills ordered by post. The site’s annual charity appeal is supporting The Abortion Support Network, a group that encourages women in Ireland
One in eight marriages in Scotland are between same-sex couples, new figures reveal. The National Records for Scotland says that of the 3,889 marriages that have taken place in the country since gay marriage was introduced, 462 involved couples of
Vladimir Putin has claimed that he has never made a mistake because God made him perfect. In a rare interview with Italian paper Corriere della Serra, the Russian president said that God “built my life in a way I have
