Two charities that have funded the controversial group Cage, which described Jihadi John as a “beautiful young man”, are being investigated by Britain’s Charity Commission. The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Roddick Foundation have both made six-figure donations to
A Bangladeshi-American blogger who spoke out against religious extremism has been hacked to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Avijit Roy was found in a pool of blood last night after he was attacked by a gang armed with cleavers, who also
The widow of one of the British hostages killed by Mohammed Emwazi has said she wants him to be captured alive so he can face justice. The Islamic State terrorist was yesterday named as ‘executioner’ Jihadi John, who has beheaded
The Swedish government has been forced to shut down its “assimilation guide service” after discovering that several of its aides may have been trying to recruit immigrants for Islamic State. The assimilation guides, who were employed by Sweden’s state job
Thirty of Britain’s top historians have joined a campaign that calls for a fundamental rethink of the UK’s relationship with Europe. TV historian David Starkey, Cambridge dons Prof Robert Tombs and Richard Rex and Gladstone biographer Prof Richard Shannon are
One in 10 of Britain’s most skilled workers are being lured from the UK and replaced by low-skilled migrants, causing a significant brain-drain, a report by University College London has found. They are attracted abroad by higher wages and better
Britain’s Catholic bishops have today published a letter urging worshippers to back political candidates who support marriage and oppose abortion. The document, drawn up by a team of four bishops, has been launched by Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
A British soldier who left his base to fight Islamic State has been found, the Defence Secretary has said. Sky News reports that Michael Fallon said the 19-year-old was being returned to his unit after disappearing to join Kurdish fighters
A controversial Islamic preacher who described homosexuality as a “scourge” has been invited to speak at a London university’s Islamic society just a day before a national gay pride event takes place there. Haitham al-Haddad, who has been invited to
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced plans to tighten citizenship laws to tackle home-grown extremism. Mr Abbott said that dual nationals could have their Australian citizenship suspended or even permanently revoked if they are found to be involved in
There is a “real and present danger” that Russia will try to destabilise Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Britain’s defence secretary has said. Michael Fallon said he was concerned about the “pressure” Putin was putting on former Soviet states, especially in
A judge has criticised senior managers at Darlington Borough Council after a child was taken into care due to the father’s links with the English Defence League. Sir James Munby, the most senior family court judge in England and Wales,
A couple who were arrested after trying to stage a bogus wedding have been jailed – after the groom forgot the bride’s name. Zubair Khan, 28, from Pakistan, and Beata Szilagyi, 33, from Hungary, were exposed after Khan had to
The presence of British flags on the government’s business advice site is off-putting to women, a Liberal Democrat MP has said. Lorely Burt, who is a junior minister in the Treasury and the government’s Ambassador for Women in Enterprise, made
Three women were arrested after man was “glassed” at a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey at a Glasgow cinema on Valentine’s Day. The man was reportedly attacked when he asked a group of drunken, rowdy women to quieten down.
The number of areas in Britain now being supported by the government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy, which aims to stop young Muslims becoming radicalised, has risen by 50 percent since the project was introduced. As ISIS and other terror groups prove increasingly
Prime Minister David Cameron has signed a pact with Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg pledging that all three of their parties will work together to tackled climate change. The pledge, which has been brokered by
The Church of England is set to call for greater European integration in a highly political move that will anger Eurosceptics just months before the general election. In a document advising Britain’s 25 million Anglicans on voting in the election,
Twelve Sunni Muslim men have been barred from gathering in large groups, with four also banned from burning items in protests, following violent sectarian outbursts at a rally led by radical preacher Anjem Choudary. The Daily Mail reports that Judge
A couple who bullied an 11-year-old girl into taking part in ‘black magic’ sex sessions where they sucked her blood have been jailed for 17 years. Carolee Hickman, 64, of St Athan, Wales, convinced the girl she was part of
An Islamic primary school run by a charity once described by Prime Minister David Cameron as a “front” for radical Islamism has been rated inadequate by inspectors after failing to promote ‘British values’, the London Evening Standard reports. The Islamic
The deadline for Japan to pay a $200 million ransom to Islamic State for the lives of two hostages has passed with no word from the terror group. In a video released earlier this week, IS said it would kill
Prince Andrew has tonight spoken out on allegations he abused an underage girl, telling an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that he wanted to reiterate the formal denials already made in his name by Buckingham Palace.
Prince Andrew is expected to speak out today on allegations he sexually abused a teenage girl. The prince is due to give a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which it is expected he will mention
A British Jihadist who spent six months in Syria and faked his death before returning to Britain has pleaded guilty to four terrorism offences. The BBC reports that Imran Khawaja, 27, of Houslow, west London, admitted preparing acts of terrorism,
