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A High Court judge has called for the legal rights and responsibilities of marriage to be abolished, saying there is no difference between married and cohabiting couples, and condemned the divorce system for giving special protection to wives. The Daily

An apparent attempt by Islamic State militants to kidnap a Syrian rebel leader within Turkey has been foiled, raising questions about Turkey’s ability to stop militants operating within its borders. The Telegraph reports that Abu Issa, who leads rebel group

An investigation is under way after a large fire at one of Britain’s most important power stations. At its height, around 100 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze, which broke out at around 8pm last night. The BBC reports

Adult asylum seekers who lie about their age are being placed in British schools alongside children as young as 11, teachers have warned. School heads revealed that they discovered cases of men in their 20s being sent to school with

London will have to build 42,000 new homes a year to deal with a massive influx of immigrants, a new report has warned. The study by MigrationWatch UK says that even that figure may not be enough if a million

A terror suspect accused of plotting an attack against Tony Blair sang “We’re gonna slit their throats” in an Arabic song praising jihadis, London’s Old Bailey court has heard. Erol Incedal, who is of Turkish origin, also told his wife

A British jihadi has taunted the West and dared it to send in ground troops to fight ISIS in a new video, vowing that he and his fellow fighters will “chop off their heads”. The man who calls himself Abu

As many as 30 British-born jihadists are now believed to have died fighting for Islamic State and other terror groups in war torn Syria, analysts estimate. The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), which monitors the activities of

LONDON, United Kingdom – Former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has called for Britain to abandon is carbon targets, saying that renewable energy cannot help Britain meet its energy needs and only a combination of shale gas, Combined Heat and Power

BBC make-up staff are too scared to touch guests from Ebola-hit regions of Africa out of fear of catching the virus, a newsreader has said. Speaking at an event for the Wellbeing for Women charity last night, Fiona Bruce said

American entertainment network E! has denied that its new show ‘The Royals’ is designed to mock Britain’s royal family. The show, which follows the exploits of a fictionalised royal family and stars Elizabeth Hurley as the conniving Queen Helena, William

Foreign Aid has absolutely no effect on the level of political freedom on the countries receiving it, with some countries even becoming less free despite receiving more money, a new report has detailed. The document compiled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance examines

The self-proclaimed Islamic State is coming under attack from within by a shadowy guerrilla group determined to avenge the treatment of the Syrian people, according to a Syrian Human Rights group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there has

A nurse has been arrested in Italy for killing up to 38 patients because she found them or their relatives annoying, police have said. Daniela Poggiali, from the town of Lugo, also allegedly took a ‘selfie’ with a patient who

Thirty years ago, a terrorist bomb exploded at the Conservative Party conference, killing five people and wounding 34. Now, former party chairman Lord Tebbit has said he will never forgive the man who planted that bomb, branding him a “creature”.

Terrified Kobane residents have spoken of the horror inflicted on them by jihadist fighters belonging to the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Some of the atrocities include beheadings, amputations, eye gouging and the complete destruction of livestock, with refugees now flooding across

Students at a university in Britain have been urged to urinate in the shower in order to save water. The BBC reports that two students at the University of East Anglia, which is based in the city on Norwich, are

A British man is thought to have died of Ebola in Macedonia, despite not having visited Africa. The man, who has not been named, flew direct to the Macedonian capital of Skopje from the UK, raising the possibility that he

British airports are to start screening passengers arriving from West Africa in an attempt to stop the Ebola virus from entering the UK. Sky News reports that the government is expected to make an official announcement shortly, just hours after

A boy from Sierra Leone has been banned from attending a school in Britain after parents became worried he could spread Ebola. Nine-year-old Kofi Mason-Sesay was due to attend St Simon’s Catholic Primary School in Greater Manchester as part of

There were fears today that Ebola has reached Australia after a nurse developed symptoms of the virus. Sue Ellen Kovack, who had been working with the Red Cross in Sierra Leone, one of the worst affected countries, returned to Australia

Spain’s health authorities are monitoring at least 50 people for signs of the Ebola virus after a Madrid nurse became the first person to contract the virus outside of Africa. Teresa Romero Ramos, 44, had caught the virus while treating

Goldman Sachs took staff members of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund on an all-expenses paid trip to Morocco during the Gaddafi era to persuade them to invest in high-risk investments. The visit involved “heavy drinking and girls” according to an

An Australian opera company is refusing to show a production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen because it is set in a factory that manufactures cigarettes. Australia’s ABC reports that West Australia Opera made the decision after receiving $400,000 from Healthway, a

Police and MI5 have foiled what would have been the first ISIS terror attack in the UK, it has emerged. Four men were arrested yesterday morning in connection with terror offences, but the full scale of their plot has only

Almost a third of English people are too embarrassed to fly their national flag – the cross of St George – due to its associations with lower class culture and the far right. The Daily Mail reports that social anthropologist

The BBC has published a report detailing the reasons why Western women are drawn to Iraq and Syria to join jihad. The report by Dr Katherine Brown of Kings College London cites examples of numerous women, saying that social media

Cannabis can be highly addictive, cause mental health problems and lead to hard drug use, according to a new study by a British addiction specialist. The paper by Professor Wayne Hall, who is an advisor for the World Health Organisation,

A British policeman is running a website that sells potentially lethal weapons as well as mugs decorated with swastikas and gas chamber signs described as “ideal of kids bedrooms”. The Liverpool Echo reports that PC David Woods of Merseyside Police

Elderly Syrian women are taking up arms in a desperate last bid to prevent their town falling into the hands of ISIS. The town of Kobani is barely 200 yards from the Turkish border, and has been described as the

Police have raided an Islamic tuition centre in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation. The centre’s manager, Mizanur Rahman, was previously jailed for six years in 2007 after calling for the death of British soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The

Activity by counter-terror police is at its highest level for nearly ten years due to fears that Islamic State sympathisers will launch attacks in the UK. The Times reports that police are increasing armed patrols and are searching homes and

The number of mentally ill people who have been killed through euthanasia in the Netherlands has trebled in a single year, according to new figures. The Daily Mail reports that in 2012, 14 people with “severe psychiatric problems” were killed

A man who was arrested in Bangladesh for being a suspected volunteer for the self-proclaimed Islamic State was rock singer and guitarist with a recording contract. Asif Adnan was a singer with rock band Jahiliyyah, named after the period of

Islamic State militants are carrying out mass executions, abducting girls to use as sex slaves and have conscripted child soldiers to fight for them, the UN has said in a new report. The Daily Mail says that the report accuses