Several people were injured in the early hours of Monday morning after a brawl broke out between Eritreans and Sudanese migrants at the Calais migrant camp. The fight resulted in 24 injuries, 14 of which required hospital treatment. The Local
A Christian street preacher was held in a police cell for 11 hours after a lesbian falsely accused him of homophobia. Rob Hughes had been speaking in Basildon, Essex when a woman who said she was “gay and proud” shouted:
David Cameron’s plans to curb migrant benefits look like they are already in tatters before negotiations have even begun. The Prime Minister is meeting his Polish counterpart Ewa Kopacz today, but before the meeting Ms Kopacz’s chief economic advisor Janusz
Britain’s ‘Conservative’ government is planning to force internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Whatsapp to hand over the encrypted messages of people authorities suspect to be criminals. The new laws will require companies to hand messages from suspects under investigation to
Feminist commentator Germaine Greer has criticised Elton John for calling his partner David Furnish “mother” of their two sons. Speaking at the Hay Literary Festival, Greer accused the men of “deconstructing motherhood”, criticising them for the fact that Furnish was
A senior female Islamic State commander who left the terror group has claimed it has a specialised social media grooming unit, where fighters work in shifts to radicalise vulnerable young people online. The woman, known as Um Asmah, was also
The world’s most popular sport is in the midst of the biggest crisis in its history. Senior figures past and present stand charged with fraud, major sponsors are threatening to withdraw support and FIFA president Sepp Blatter is under pressure
The BBC is spending the equivalent of 900 license fees a year buying copies of the left-wing Guardian newspaper, new figures reveal. The corporation spent £127,643 on 80,679 copies of the Guardian last year, making it the most read newspaper
Police in Keighley, West Yorkshire have charged 14 men and a 16-year-old boy with sex offences including the rape of a girl under the age of 16. The offences relate primarily to one female victim, with one allegation involving a second who
A Muslim cleric has warned that men who pleasure themselves could make their hands pregnant in the afterlife. Turkey’s Hürriyet Daily News reports that Mucahid Cihad Han made the comments on a live TV broadcast after a married man called
David Cameron’s pledge to spend 0.7 percent of GDP on foreign aid has seen the UK’s bill rise by 30 per cent since he became prime minister – a faster rate than any other EU country. Figures from the Organisation
A farmer on an Australian outback farm has been criticised by PETA because one of his employees swore at his sheep. The Times says that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals lodged a complaint against Ken Turner after an
Alex Salmond has been accused of “hypocrisy of the highest order” after saying he would work with the Conservatives to keep Britain in the EU, despite previously blasting Labour for working with the Tories to keep Scotland in the UK.
Police have launched an investigation into the controversial students’ union diversity officer who tweeted ‘kill all white men’. Bahar Mustafa of Goldsmiths, University of London sparked a race row after telling white men not to attend an event on diversity
A senior child protection officer who was criticised for failing to speak out about widespread sexual abuse by Pakistani gangs has quit her post with a six-figure payoff, only to be immediately rehired on almost £1,000 a day. Sue Berelowitz,
Former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has admitted he leaked a controversial memo of a conversation between Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the French Ambassador. The memo suggested that the First Minister told the ambassador that she secretly wanted David
The Church of England is set to debate plans for a ceremony akin to a baptism for people who have recently undergone gender reassignment surgery. Rev Chris Newlands, vicar of Lancaster Priory, has put the motion to the General Synod,
A row is brewing in the Department for Health after a junior minister yesterday said snack companies could be forced to pay a “sugar tax” if they continue to sell unhealthy foods. The Telegraph reports that George Freeman, Life Sciences
Britain isn’t known as a land of extremes. Its climate is moderate to boring, its wildlife won’t rip you to pieces and it is nowhere near any major fault lines. So when an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale
Detectives investigating historical sex abuse allegations have identified 1,400 suspects. Although they declined to give an exact figure or the number of alleged victims, the figure is thought to run into the thousands. The figures come from Operation Hydrant, which
The EU’s plan to spread migrants throughout the continent is on the brink of collapse after France rejected the proposal while Spain appeared to cool on the idea. Britain has already expressed opposition to the plan, and was preparing to
A UKIP MEP found himself in an unusual stand-off with French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen in the corridors of the European Parliament. Le Pen was in the middle of an interview with Euronews when Steven Woolfe pushed his way
The controversial diversity officer at Goldsmiths, University of London could face a vote of no confidence after tweeting with the hashtag “kill all white men”. Bahar Mustafa has already caused controversy after telling white people and men not to come
An oligarch who was helping to investigate corruption in Moscow was poisoned by a substance favoured by Russian assassins, evidence has revealed. Alexander Perepilichny died suddenly outside his mansion in Surrey, UK in November 2012. He had sought refuge in
A primary school has been accused of teaching pro-Labour propaganda after allegedly telling students the party is the only one that “wants us to live”. It is also accused of teaching eight-year-olds to sing Nick Clegg’s “sorry song“, a mashup
