In a surprise visit to Afghanistan this morning, British Prime Minister David Cameron conceded that terrorist plots against the UK are still be planned in the country, and that Britain had paid a “very high price” for the war there.
UK jihadists are richer, better educated and have fewer criminal convictions than those from other European countries, according to new research. The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) says that many British jihadists have stayed in school until
British jihadists in Syria have threatened a “new 7/7” attack in the UK in revenge for air strikes against Islamic State fighters. Speaking over social media, the fighters threatened ordinary British people with mass bombings similar to the attacks in
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron has used his final party conference speech before next year’s general election to launch a tax cutting agenda designed to win over the wavering voters the party needs to cling to power.
Newspaper columnist Melanie Phillips has attacked Home Secretary Theresa May for “sanitising” Islamic extremism in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference today. Breitbart London reported earlier today that May used her speech to announce plans for new Extremist Disruption
Prominent Tory right-winger Liam Fox has launched a stinging attack on the government’s immigration policy, saying that net migration is a “stupid measure” in determining who should come into Britain. Speaking at a fringe meeting of the All Party Parliamentary
British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised to the Queen for letting slip her delight at the result of the Scottish independence referendum. The Prime Minister was recorded earlier this week discussing the Queen’s reaction with former New York mayor
British Muslims whose families have lived in the country for several generations are more susceptible to radicalisation than recent immigrants, according to new research. A study by the University of London also found that radicalised British Muslims tend to be
An unidentified woman has released covert footage of daily life in the heartland of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Hiding a camera under her niqab, the women took the footage in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto ISIS capital.
A controversial art exhibition featuring black actors in cages and chained has been cancelled following complaints of racism. Exhibit B, which was to be staged at London’s Barbican, was designed to confront “the abhorrent historical attitudes to race during the
The rise of the German Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party threatens to “paralyse” efforts to hold the Eurozone together, financial services company Standard & Poor’s has said. The party has seen its electoral support shoot up in recent months,
Britain is set to recall its parliament on Friday for emergency discussions on bombing the self-proclaimed Islamic State. It is likely that a vote will be held on Britain joining U.S. air strikes against the terror group, with bombing beginning
London will launch a 24-hour tube service from September next year, a week before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in the British capital. Trains will run throughout the night on five Underground lines on Fridays and Saturdays to coincide
A top London school has banned one of its Muslim students from wearing the niqab, the full-face veil. Camden School for Girls has banned the 16-year-old from studying for her A-levels, British school leaving exams, if she continues to wear
The tiny European state of San Marino is to maintain its total ban on abortion. The country’s governing Grand and General Council voted to reject proposals to end the ban, and also decided against recognising same-sex marriages celebrated abroad. The
Jihadist fighters in Syria are calling on ISIS to release British hostage Alan Henning, saying that killing him would be “haram” (forbidden in Islamic law). The Times reports that extremists are openly dissenting over the group’s threat to kill Henning,
The head of children’s services at Rotherham council has finally quit after weeks of pressure from politicians and members of the public following a report that detailed the abuse of over 1,400 children in the town over a 16-year period.
The self-proclaimed Islamic State has freed 49 Turkish hostages from the country’s besieged consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The freed men were greeted with crowds waving Turkish flags when they arrived back in the city of Ankara
Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for “English votes for English laws” is in trouble after Labour appeared to back away from the political truce that helped save the Union and persuaded Scotland to vote ‘no’ to independence. Following the ‘no’
The father of one of the British militants suspected of being ‘Jihadi John’ has admitted in court that he plotted with Osama bin Laden to blow up American embassies in 1998. The Daily Mail reports that Adel Abdul Bary wept
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has welcomed Scotland’s vote against independence, saying it has avoided the “the serious economic, social, institutional and political consequences that separation from the United Kingdom would have brought.” The Spanish daily El País reports that
Up to 600 asylum seekers are being housed in 98 rooms at a London hotel, at a cost of £500,000 for the British taxpayer. A recent inspection of the Queen’s Hotel in the south London suburb of Upper Norwood found
Claire Perry, Rail Minister for the British government, has warned the Prime Minister not to give Scotland ‘financial party bags’ if the country votes ‘no’ today. The normally ultra-loyal minister said that she was concerned that, in the event of
Bill de Blasio, the left-wing mayor of New York City, is set to address the Labour Party conference in Manchester next week. De Blasio became the first Democrat mayor of New York since 1993 last year when he won a
Western countries must stop “playing war games” in Ukraine and “poking the Russian bear with a stick” and instead work with Vladimir Putin to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, Nigel Farage has said. Speaking to the European Parliament, the UKIP
Pro-union campaigners in the Scottish referendum are being subjected to a torrent of abuse by angry nationalists, with posters vandalised and torn down, angry threats made and people fearing what will happen in the aftermath of Thursday’s vote. The Daily
Pope Francis is at risk of assassination from ISIS, a top Iraqi diplomat has warned. Habeeb al Sadr, Iraqi ambassador to the Vatican, said that the terror group had issued “credible threats” to the kill the Pope, just days before
The British government is hoping that UN talks next week will provide the much-needed agreement for a military campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Prime Minister David Cameron will use his address to the UN’s general assembly to call for
A father shot his seven-year-old daughter dead when her mother rejected both Islam and him. Egyptian-born Yasser Alromisse, 46, wanted custody of daughter Mary Ann Shipstone after he become estranged from wife Lyndsey. Lyndsey had originally converted to Islam upon
A 21-year-old woman who was British medical student before fleeing to Syria has posted an image on Twitter of herself holding up a severed head. In the picture, which has since been taken down from the site, she can be
There are now more Muslim children than Christian children growing up several British towns and cities. Figures from the 2011 census show that in places such as Birmingham, Bradford and Leicester, a child is more likely to be raised in
A mother has challenged Britain’s abortion laws after her premature daughter was born at the 24-week termination limit. Emily Caines says she wants to raise awareness of premature birth after losing daughter Adelaide when she was just hours old. Although
Scotland’s Catholic population could potentially swing which way the country votes in next week’s independence vote, a senior academic has said. Writing for the Times, Professor Sir Tom Devine, who is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and
Supporters of the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats should all club together to see off UKIP, a senior Conservative minister has said. Speaking on a visit to the crucial seat of Clacton, government chief whip and former education secretary Michael
The British government is to offer Sharia-compliant loans to Muslim students in an attempt to get more of them to go to university. The new system will allow students to pay a donation into a pool system instead of paying
Female British jihadis are running brothels full of Yazidi women who have been kidnapped by ISIS militants in Iraq. The women, who are senior members of the al-Khanssaa religious police force, have been tasked with looking after the girls who
The students’ union at Dundee University in Scotland has caused controversy by banning a pro-life group from its Freshers’ Fair. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) was told it could not have a stall at the fair,
