A woman has been arrested in Austria after filming two porn movies in her local church. The parish of Hörsching in Upper Austria was outraged last month after the videos emerged, saying that their church had been “desecrated” and that
The UK Independence Party has won a local council by-election in the southern English town of Worthing, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrats. The Worthing Herald reports that the election was called after Lib Dem councillor David Potter was expelled for
An academic who is seen as a major authority on the recent financial crisis has claimed that Winston Churchill may have voted UKIP were he still alive today. Professor Johan Lybeck, who is author of ‘A Global History of the
The UK government’s plan to build thousands of new off-shore wind turbines along the British coast are in doubt after energy regulators announced that wind farm companies do not have the right to force their way onto people’s land to
The majority of Germans do not think that Islam is a true part of German society, according to a poll by Forsa for Stern magazine. A total of 52 percent said disagreed with former President Christian Wulff’s statement that “Islam
A senior Iraqi Christian has written an open letter condemning Western inaction in the country and calling on moderate Muslims to be more vocal in denouncing the Islamic State terror group. The letter, which has been reproduced and translated on
A British parliamentary committee has called for a review of how halal products are labelled after issuing a report highlighting the pain animals suffer during the ritualistic slaughter, and conflicting concerns among religious groups about how stunning affects the bleed-out
After Preston and Tower Hamlets, the flag of Palestine has flown from the municipal building of another British local authority. Photographs have emerged of the flag flying from Newcastle Civic Centre, in north east England. It was raised after anti-Israel
British Airways has halted all flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone for one month due to the outbreak of Ebola in the region. The airline added in a statement that it would keep the routes under review: “We have temporarily
A Danish university has fired one of its professors who was critical of wind farms. Acoustics expert Henrik Møller, who is internationally recognised in his field, was ostensibly sacked because he did not generate enough revenue for the university, although
A Spanish priest who has been infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia is due to be repatriated back to his home country. Miguel Pajares, 75, became one of the first Europeans to be infected with the deadly virus after
A Swedish political leader has said the Islamism is the “Nazism and Communism of our time”. The Local reports that Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats party, told a crowd of supporters that all organisations related to Islamism should
A popular BBC radio gardening show has been denounced as racist by an academic. Dr Ben Pitcher, a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Westminster, said that discussions on non-native species and soil purity promote racial stereotypes, with
Some of the world’s biggest PR firms have publicly ruled out working with climate change sceptics. The Guardian reports that a number of the top 25 global PR firms responded to a survey saying that they would never represent clients
Britain’s outgoing Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has taken a parting shot at the country’s immigration system, saying it suffers from poor management and lax record-keeping. Although the UK’s border system has improved, bad decision-making is still holding it
Google is facing criticism after a series of violent games based on the conflict in Gaza appeared in its Play app store. Games such as ‘Bomb Gaza’, ‘Gaza Assault: Code Red’ and ‘Whack the Hamas’ are available to download onto
Nearly three quarters of the Liberal Democrats’ remaining supporters could desert the party at the next general election, a new poll suggests. The poll by Lord Ashcroft asked respondents to say how likely they were to support their chosen party
Terrorists could use the deadly Ebola virus to create a bomb capable of killing large numbers of people, a Cambridge University academic has warned. Biological anthropologist Dr Peter Walsh said that although the risk of an outbreak spreading through the
ISIS militants could flood some of Iraq’s most important cities after capturing the country’s biggest dam. Fighters from the jihadist group seized control of the Mosul Dam from the Kurds last night in their first major victory of Kurdish army,
A female passenger collapsed and died at London’s Gatwick Airport this weekend after arriving in the UK from Gambia, leading to fears that the Ebola virus had spread to Britain. The Daily Mail reports that the woman, believed to be
The chief-of-staff of Britain’s biggest trade union has launched a group supporting pro-Putin separatists in Ukraine. Andrew Murray, who is one of the most powerful figures in the Unite union, spoke at the inaugural meeting of campaign group Solidarity with
The Commonwealth Games have had no real effect on how Scots will vote in the forthcoming independence referendum, according to a new poll. The Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday says that the games, hosted by the Scottish city
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has angered Muslim staff by hosting a hog roast to celebrate the Commonwealth Games beneath the windows of its Arabic TV service. The Sun on Sunday reports that a whole pig was spit-roasted in the
