A thief apparently put a shopkeeper in a hypnotic trance before stealing the day’s takings at a store in Highgate, north London. Security footage shows the man, wearing black bomber jacket, gently tapping shop owner Aftab Haider – who is
Two British-born jihadis have been jailed for 12 years and eight months each after spending eight months fighting with the Al Qaeda-linked Al Nusra Front terror group in Syria. Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar were sentenced at Woolwich
Home Secretary Theresa May has been accused of suppressing a report that found hundreds of foreign criminals were escaping deportation from Britain. John Vine, who heads the UK’s border service, claims that he gave the critical report to the Home
Islamist extremist Michael Adebolajo lost his appeal against his murder conviction in less than a minute earlier today. Adebolajo, who was convicted of killing soldier Lee Rigby as he walked down a London street, tried to claim that he should
British children are not being taught the true meaning of Christmas because teachers of too scared of “offending” other faiths, a BBC presenter has claimed. Roger Bolton, who presents the Radio 4 programme Feedback, also added that some atheist teachers
Prince Charles’s coronation should include a reading from the Koran, a Church of England Bishop has said. Lord Harries of Pentregarth, a retired Bishop of Oxford, said that such a gesture at the traditionally Anglican service would be “creative” and
There could be as many as 13,000 victims of modern slavery working in the UK, a figure much higher than previously thought, the Home Office has admitted. Victims include immigrants trafficked from countries such as Albania, Nigeria, Vietnam and Roman
Students at the University of Cardiff in Wales have voted down a motion that would have made the Students’ Union officially pro-choice and effectively banned pro-life activities. Clauses within the motion included preventing “affiliated societies and groups from taking part
Austrian police have launched a mass raid on mosques and prayer rooms in a crackdown on suspected jihadists who trying to radicalise young people. Nearly 500 officers raided religious centres in Vienna, Graz and Linz early today, detaining 13 people.
Migrants will have to wait at least four years before receiving welfare payments and social housing, the Prime Minister is expected to say today. Speaking in the West Midlands, David Cameron will say that major changes to Britain’s immigration rules
In a serious blow to Prime Minister David Cameron, new figures reveal that net migration has risen to a record 260,000 per year, leaving his pledge to cut immigration to the tens of thousands in tatters. The data from the
At least five people have been killed and 30 injured in a suspected suicide attack on a British embassy vehicle in Kabul, an embassy spokesman has said. The explosion hit the east of the Afghan capital at around 10.30am local
A French jihadist left the Islamic State just two weeks after arriving because he could not handle the terror group’s strict no-smoking policy. Flavien Moreau, a Muslim convert with 13 previous convictions, including assault and armed robbery, moved to Syria
The British government has abandoned a target to reduce net immigration to below 100,000 per year after the Home Secretary admitted it was “unlikely” and that the government has been “blown off course”. Theresa May appeared to confirm in an
Three Muslim men laughed in court yesterday as they were accused of plotting to behead a member of the public before Remembrance Sunday. Cousins Nadir Sayed, 21, and Yousaf Sayed, 19, along with friend Haseeb Hamayoon, 27, smirked as the
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set the leave the G20 summit early after he was confronted by British Prime Minister David Cameron over Ukraine. Cameron warned that Russia could face further sanctions unless it stopped “destabilising” Ukraine, telling the Russian
British jihadists who travel to fight for Islamic State and other terror groups will be banned from returning to the UK for at least two years, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. The Prime Minister announced the new policy as
The Red Cross is facing mounting criticism after sacking a long-standing volunteer who protested against gay marriage. Coalition for Marriage (C4M), which led the campaign against redefining marriage in the United Kingdom, says that it has received nearly 50,000 messages
The chairman of governors of a school has allegedly been ousted simply because he is a member of UKIP. Mike Ward, who has been a governor of Eskdale School in North Yorkshire for the past eight years, alleges that he
Tributes were paid across Britain today to all the servicemen who have died in conflicts since the First World War. In London, the final ceramic poppy was placed in a giant art installation in the dry moat of the Tower
A British man is behind a suicide bombing that killed eight people, including a top-ranking police officer, in the Iraqi town of Beiji, a counter-extremism analyst has said. Kabir Ahmed, 32, who is originally from Derby, drove a truck full
British schools have been told to look out for signs of a gruesome form of abuse known as “breast ironing” which involves girls as young as 10 having their chests pounding with heated objects, including rocks, to disguise signs of
Police forces in Britain are “struggling to cope” thanks to high levels of immigration, one of the country’s most senior police officers has warned. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, said that officers face difficult challenges due to
A suspected murderer has died after police used a Taser gun on him after finding him “eating a woman’s face” in a hotel in Wales. Matthew Williams, 34, was found attacking his victim at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in the
