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
Britain will have just one tank regiment from today, meaning that it will have more horses than tanks, and will only be able to field around tanks in a war. The Times reports that thousands will gather in Wiltshire today
A Labour MP has angered one of her constituents after twice sending him a card celebrating the Islamic festival of Eid even though he is not Muslim. The Daily Mail reports that Karen Buck, who represents Westminster North, and is
An anti-Israel group projected the flag of Palestine onto the side of the British Houses of Parliament in London early yesterday morning. The Daily Mail reports that the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) claimed to have carried out the stunt, in
A scientist who campaigns against Fracking has been told he must stop claiming to be a chartered geologist. Dr David Smythe, who is a former professor at the University of Glasgow, has given evidence on various drilling applications, even helping
A British Muslim mother has been told to expect a “substantial” prison sentence after admitting posting messages on Facebook encouraging terrorism in Syria. The Daily Mail reports that Runa Khan, 34, admitted posting messages such as: “Sisters, if you love
The leader of France’s anti-immigration, anti-EU Front National would win the first round of a French presidential election if it were held today, a new poll reveals. The IFOP poll for political magazine Marianne shows that Marine Le Pen would
A show by an Israeli theatre group has been cancelled by the venue after protesters disrupted other nearby events. The show was due to take place as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, an annual cultural festival in the Scottish
BBC newsreader Nicholas Owen was left feeling embarrassed this week after apparently missing the start of a news bulletin he was supposed to be presenting. The camera pans in to the desk where the presenter is supposed to be sitting,
Mass immigration into Britain could lead to failing hospitals, overcrowded classrooms, water shortages and the need for hundreds of new cities, a new report warns. The report by think-tank Civitas found that heavy immigration will have an overall negative impact
The Church of England’s most senior bishop has backed Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas, and condemned the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain. In a statement on his website, Justin Welby says that he “fully accepts that Israel
Police in northern Nigeria have arrested a 10-year-old girl with explosives strapped to her chest, after a woman blew herself up at a university, killing six people. The Times reports that the girl was arrested on Tuesday when police stopped
The father of murdered soldier Lee Rigby has denounced the decision to give his son’s Islamist killers more than £200,000 in legal aid. Phil McClure said it was “disgusting” that extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale had been given so
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister has said that women should not laugh in public or talk about “unnecessary” things on the phone. Bülent Arınç also called for Turks to “rediscover the Koran”, adding that television had turned teenagers into “sex addicts”.
A vet who was filmed having sex with a dog and a horse has been struck off Britain’s veterinary register. Oliver Fraser Lown, of Kesgrave, Suffolk was found guilty of five charges of bestiality by the disciplinary committee of the
A Japanese schoolgirl has confessed to decapitating a classmate because the “wanted to dissect” someone. According to AFP, the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murdering her 15-year-old classmate after police
Earlier this month, Breitbart London reported that a Welsh government office was to scrap its £50,000 wind turbine after it generated just £5 of electricity per month. It now turns out that this is not the only place small-scale wind-turbine
The impact of carbon dioxide on climate change may have been overstated, with solar activity giving a better explanation of changes in the Earth’s temperature, according to Chinese scientists. A new paper published in the Chinese Science Bulletin has found
The use of Scottish terrier dogs as mascots at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been branded “shameful” and “offensive” by Malaysian politicians. Around 40 of the black “Scottie” dogs were used as mascots to lead
A pub in rural Ireland has received heavy criticism after putting up a sign saying that it doesn’t serve “loud Americans”. The sign at Pete’s Place in County Kerry was spotted by a Northern Irish tourist who posted the picture
A taxi driver who is accused of sexually abusing 175 children and keeping a disabled boy in his apartment for four weeks has been arrested in Brandenburg, Germany. The Local reports that police had been searching for the severley disabled
The British government has refused to comment on whether it paid a £140,000 ransom to secure the release of a teacher held hostage in Yemen for more than five months. Mike Harvey, an English teacher who was working in Sana’a,
The British government has announced a major climbdown on fracking by bringing in strict new rules on where it can take place. The Daily Mail says that shale gas extraction will be all but banned in National Parks and other
A Pakistani mob has killed a woman and two of her granddaughters after a member of their religious sect was accused of posting “blasphemous” material on Facebook. The dead, who include a seven-year-old girl and her baby sister, were Ahmadis,
The British government spent £80,000 of taxpayers’ money flying 200 Eastern European immigrants back home, only for many to return just weeks later. The migrants were flown back to Romania and Bulgaria in the first three weeks of this year,
Inspectors are to be sent into schools in the city of Bradford to investigate claims of a takeover attempt by Islamist fundamentalists. Officials from school inspectors Ofsted and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) are likely to begin snap inspections when
