A Christian baker who refused a bake a cake celebrating gay marriage has given an impassioned defence of his faith in court. The Express reports that Daniel McArthur, general manager of Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland, told Belfast County Court
Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was planning a “spectacular gesture” that would make everyone “remember” who he was, an ex-girlfriend has claimed. Speaking to German tabloid Bild, the woman, known only as Maria, said Lubitz had told her he was going
More than 100,000 students in Britain are working in the sex industry, a new study has claimed. The three-year survey of 6,750 students by the ‘Student Sex Work Project’ found that one in 20 are involved in sex work to
Up to 42 police officers are being investigated over their handling of historic child sexual exploitation cases in Rotherham. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says it has received 30 new complaints containing more than 100 allegations about officers involved
The London Oratory School, one of Britain’s top state schools, has taken the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) to court over claims it operated an unfair admissions policy and discriminated against non-Catholics. Representing the school, Charles Béar QC, told
Voters from every ethnic group in Britain want lower levels of immigration, a new study has revealed. The analysis by Migration Watch found that 79 percent of all respondents wanted immigration levels reduced, with 60 percent of Asian voters wanting
Labour has been accused of using an X-ray image of a potential “victim of child abuse” in an election poster. The image of a broken leg, which appears alongside the words “Next time, they’ll cut it to the bone,” is
NHS hospitals are paying agency workers record sums amid a growing crisis in Accident and Emergency departments. As staff shortages increase, hospitals are increasingly relying on agency workers to fill the gaps, with agencies able to charge huge premiums for
A mother from London has fled to Syria with her two children to join Islamic State fighters. Rehana Begum Islam disappeared with her eight-year-old son and three-year-old daughter on 14 February. She flew from Heathrow to Istanbul and then took
A mother and her partner forced her children to lie about a satanic sex cult at their school in the midst of a bitter custody row. Ella Draper and Abraham Christie “tortured” the children into alleging their father was leader
A traditionalist Catholic bishop is facing his second excommunication as he plans to consecrate one of his followers as a bishop without the Pope’s consent. Richard Williamson, who achieved notoriety when he used a television interview to deny the existence
A “disproportionate number” of Pakistani men have been involved in sexually abusing children in Britain’s second largest city, according to a new report. The study by Stephen Rimmer for Birmingham City Council found nearly 500 children had been identified as
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that his career at the BBC may be over after penning a column for The Sun about dinosaurs in which he alluded to his own fate by writing about their decline and extinction.
MPs have criticised Britain’s “lamentable” record on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), saying there is a “chasm” between reported cases and prosecutions. The Home Affairs Select Committee also accused doctors, police and prosecutors of not doing their jobs properly as no
Video footage has emerged of the three runaway London schoolgirls in Turkey before they crossed the border into Syria. Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, all appear in the video speaking to an Arab interpreter about
Al Murray, the comedy candidate standing against Nigel Farage in South Thanet, has been forced to cancel a parachute jump as he was too heavy. The comedian was due to jump out of a plane above Headcorn Aerodrome earlier today,
Viewers have criticised the BBC for allowing former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy to appear on its Question Time show last night, after the recovering alcoholic gave confused and disjointed answers to questions. Kennedy, who led the Liberal Democrats from
The possession of ecstasy, ketamine, crystal meth and magic mushrooms has been temporarily legalised in Ireland after the country’s Court of Appeal ruled an anti-drugs law was unconstitutional. The Journal reports various additions to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has called for Britain’s Electoral Commission to be abolished after it approved the name of a spoiler party standing against him in the South Thanet seat. On Friday, the Commission gave the go-ahead for comedian Al
A Manchester chemistry teacher has been jailed for six years for planning to travel to Syria and join Islamic State fighters. Jamshed Javeed was only thwarted when his family became concerned and hid his passport. Sky News reports he had
Mohammed Emwazi, the terrorist also known as Jihadi John, kidnapped two schoolboys at gunpoint, forcing them into a car before ordering them to strip to their underwear and then leaving them on the M1 motorway. Emwazi carried out the kidnapping
The British flag will be plastered across all major taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects to show the public where their money is going. Roads, bridges, flood defences and public buildings will be among projects that will have to display the message “Funded
The BBC has been sharply criticised, and had its funding called into question, after it broadcast a pro-EU mockumentary depicting a dystopian future after Britain has left the European Union, with rioting and the far-right dominating the continent and Islamic
A Kenyan wind farm company has expressed its regret over the death of a teenager. Kinangop Wind Park CEO James Wakaba called the shooting “regrettable” after the teenager was killed following protests against the building of a £92m wind farm.
One of Mohammed Emwazi’s former teachers has said he received anger management therapy while at secondary school. Emwazi, who was unmasked as Islamic State killer Jihadi John earlier this week, was involved in several fights in his first year at
