Children at a Birmingham school that was at the centre of Britain’s “trojan horse” scandal were shown a jihadist propaganda video in the classroom. The Telegraph reports that Ian Kershaw, who conducted an investigation for Birmingham City Council into the
ISIS fighters are capturing civilians and using them as slaves, transporting them enormous distances and separating them from their families forever, according to the testimony of a Yazidi girl in today’s Times. The 16-year-old girl, called Sama, says that she
British Prime Minister David Cameron has raised the prospect of Britain joining America in launching air strikes against ISIS, saying he could even go ahead with first consulting parliament. His comments come despite a poll saying that the majority of
A British-born jihadist suspected of killing American journalist James Foley had previously sparked fears of a terror attack when he tried to perform at a major American music festival. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary reportedly caused concern among music bosses when he
A British girl fighting with ISIS in Syria has spoken of her desire to see a bloody massacre on the streets of Britain. Aqsa Mahmood, who is the daughter of a successful Glasgow business man and was educated at an
The British government has been trying to play down a rift between the two coalition parties over new counter-terrorism measures that are due to be announced this afternoon. Ten Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister, said that
Fears have been raised of “absolute carnage” at polling stations during the independence referendum in Scotland after the anti-independence campaign complained of a growing atmosphere of intimidation from hardcore nationalists. Alistair Darling, leader of the ‘Better Together’ campaign is due
Britain’s governing coalition has agreed that potential Jihadis who return to Britain from abroad should be forced to undergo a de-radicalisation programme when they arrive back in the UK. The proposal is one of a series of measures agreed by
The pro-independence ‘Yes Scotland’ campaign has been accused of coordinating ‘nationalist mobs’ to disrupt prominent pro-union events. Labour MP Jim Murphy made the claims after being forced to suspend a speaking tour of Scotland after he was targeted by angry
Britain is facing the “greatest and deepest” threat from terrorism in the country’s history, according to Prime Minister David Cameron. Speaking after the UK’s terror threat level was raised to “severe”, meaning that an attack is “highly likely”, Cameron said
Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has finally commented on the situation in Iraq and Syria, saying that Britain “cannot ignore Isis or simply shrug our shoulders and hope it goes away.” Writing for the Independent, Mr Miliband called for a
Conservative MPs have said that they will refuse to campaign against Douglas Carswell, warning that if the party fights too hard against UKIP it could cause a damaging split on the right. An unnamed former colleague told the Times: “Douglas
A leading Conservative MP has said that British Prime Minister David Cameron would win a vote in Parliament on bombing ISIS. The Daily Mail says that Sir Richard Ottaway, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, said that a majority
A Conservative councillor has become the first to follow MP Douglas Carswell in joining UKIP. Councillor Chris Neal, who serves on Sevenoaks District Council, joined the anti-EU party today, saying that the Conservatives “no longer have the interests of ordinary
The campaign for Scottish independence has received a much-needed boost in the polls following Alistair Darling’s poor performance in the final televised debate of the campaign. The leader of the pro-UK ‘Better Together’ campaign floundered in Monday’s debate against Scottish
A 21-year-old British student has posted a video on social media urging Muslims to join the “golden era of jihad”. Hamzah Parvez had told his family he had gone to study in Germany, but instead went to fight for Islamic
Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has said that almost half of British jihadists who travelled to Syria have evaded police detection. The Times says Mark Rowley, of London’s Metropolitan Police, made the admission as he called for friends and relatives
A Conservative MP has said that Enoch Powell was right to warn that “non-Christian” immigration would cause social problems. In a letter to a constituent, Sir Gerald Howarth said that the recent Trojan Horse scandal showed that some of these
An island of the coast of Scotland was left without water because too many of its residents did the Ice Bucket Challenge. The island of Colonsay, in the Inner Hebrides, saw its supplies cut after demand soared. The island, which
Spain would veto any attempt by a newly-independent Scotland to join the European Union as it would encourage its own separatist movements, according to former senior EU official. Ruairi Quinn, an Irish politician who was head of the EU’s Economic
Spain’s Catalonia region may not hold its planned independence referendum in early November if the country’s top court vetoes the poll. A source inside Catalonia’s ruling Convergence and Union party (CiU) told Spain’s El País newspaper that the Catalan government
As the West steps up military aid to Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Iraq, Germany has sent its own contribution in the form of beef sausages, burgers, biscuits and granola bars, according to The Local. The shipment came after newspaper
New research has revealed the extent of Britain’s Jihadi problem, showing which UK regions are the worst when it comes to ISIS recruitment. The figures published by the Sun newspaper show that London and South East England lead by quite
The British jihadist suspected of murdering American journalist James Foley has been identified, the Sunday Times reports. Government sources said that security agencies MI5 and MI6 have worked out the identity of the masked fighter, who is said to be
