Nick Hallett

The ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK is under increasing strain and could be reassessed, a secret briefing document has revealed. The memo, seen by the Mail on Sunday, is addressed to members of Congress ahead of next

Europeans who join Islamic State often commit the most violent atrocities in order to “prove themselves” to their commanders, a former prisoner has revealed. The prisoner, who has only been named as Omar, had been held by the terror group

A Labour Party parliamentary candidate called people who fly England flags “simpletons” and “casual racists” and called for their cars to be damaged. Huw Thomas, who is standing in Ceredigion in Wales, made the comments in a blog post about

Almost 40 percent of British Muslims think MI5 and the police are at least partly to blame for radicalising teenagers who flee the country to join Islamic State, a survey has revealed. The poll by Survation for Sky News also

Daring thieves stole up to £200 million worth of diamonds and jewels from a safe deposit building after cutting through the roof, abseiling down a lift shaft and using heavy cutting equipment to break into 60 to 70 deposit boxes,

Nine British Muslims who were caught trying to flee to Syria should not bother coming home as they are no longer welcome, Labour’s Simon Danczuk has said. The politician, who is standing for re-election as MP for Rochdale, said that

The BBC has received criticism after it made a computer game about Syrian refugees trying to flee to European from the war-torn country. The online game, called Syrian Journey, tasks players with escaping the Middle East by a variety of

Hundreds of British teenagers are at risk of radicalisation as they see Islamic State as ‘pop idols’ like Justin Bieber and One Direction, the country’s top Muslim prosecutor has said. Nazir Afzal warned that ‘another 7/7’ could happen unless Britain

Scottish First Minister and nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon would privately prefer David Cameron to remain as Prime Minister, the Telegraph has claimed. The paper claims to have seen a leaked memo that includes details of a private meeting between Ms

A Muslim father has been found guilty of one count of assault and five counts of racially or religiously aggravated behaviour after storming into a Catholic school and launching a tirade of abuse at teachers after two Muslim students were

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately accelerated his plane into the French Alps, data from the plane’s second black box has revealed. French prosecutors said: “A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the automatic pilot to descend

There were chaotic scenes outside a London mosque yesterday as supporters of radical cleric Anjem Choudary, who had been telling Muslims not to vote, clashed with members of the English Defence League (EDL) and Britain First (BF) during Friday prayers.

British teachers are having to deal with so many immigrant children that they have to use Google Translate to plan lessons, a union conference has heard. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers was told schools are struggling to cope with

Nine British nationals have been taken into custody by Turkish security forces as they tried to cross the border into an Islamic State-occupied area of Syria. The jihadists, four of them children, were detained at near Ogulpinar in southern Turkey.

An illegal immigrant who was convicted of sexually abusing two women on a rush-hour train could receive up to £7,000 because he was kept in jail for ‘too long’ as officials tried to deport him. Naseer Chawki was detained for

Head teachers in London are worried that a substantial number of their students could travel to join jihadis in Syria during the Easter break. Senior Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal said the heads of two London schools had told him that

The security information leaked by Edward Snowden has led to an ‘arms race’ with terrorists who are trying to spy on Britain’s intelligence services, the head of MI6 has said. In his first publish speech since his appointment, Alex Younger

More than one in 10 British children aged 12 to 13 have made a pornographic video, according to a survey for children’s charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). A further one in 10 are

Enoch Powell’s official biographer has hit out at the Church of England after it alleged that the former MP was involved in “satanic sex abuse”. Powell was on a list of several high-profile former MPs that was handed to police