
Britain’s newly-appointed Defence Secretary accused Vladimir Putin of “sponsoring terrorism” and told him to “get out of Ukraine”, in one of the most outspoken responses to the MH17 crash from any Western politician. Michael Fallon said that Putin must be
by Nick Hallett20 Jul 2014, 3:01 AM PST0

Mosul’s remaining Christians were fleeing the city yesterday after the brutal ISIS occupiers told them to convert to Islam or face summary execution. In a statement read out at the city’s mosques, the Islamists told Christians that they had until
by Nick Hallett20 Jul 2014, 1:42 AM PST0

The mother of Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitting trying to abort him while she was pregnant. Dolores Aveiro said that when he doctor refused to allow her to have to procedure, she resorted to home recipes such as
by Nick Hallett19 Jul 2014, 6:05 AM PST0

A group of Islamist fundamentalists were able to infiltrate the management of at least 10 schools in Birmingham, UK, because council officials were too scared to confront them out of fear of being labelled “Islamophobic”. According to the Guardian, a
by Nick Hallett19 Jul 2014, 4:42 AM PST0

The 298 passengers and crew on board the doomed flight MH17 would have been oblivious to what was happening as the missile struck the plane, according to a defence analyst. The Buk SA-11 missile would have hit the plane at
by Nick Hallett19 Jul 2014, 3:58 AM PST0

A total of 80 children were among the victims killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. The Daily Mail reports that the victims included a three and five-year-old from Indonesia who died with their parents, as
by Nick Hallett18 Jul 2014, 9:18 AM PST0

Popular musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has told how he was so convinced he wanted to die last year that he considered visiting a suicide clinic. In an interview for the Telegraph, the composer says that he has now
by Nick Hallett18 Jul 2014, 7:28 AM PST0

A British schoolgirl had four abortions before she turned 16, new figures reveal. The Sun reports that she was among more than 200 under-16s who had multiple terminations over the past three years. The Department of Health figures showed that,
by Nick Hallett18 Jul 2014, 4:38 AM PST0

Pro-Russian separatists are to give international investigators access to the crash site of the downed Malaysian Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine. The BBC reports that the rebels have pledged to secure the site and allow for bodies to be recovered.
by Nick Hallett18 Jul 2014, 2:46 AM PST0

A report into an attempted takeover of Birmingham schools by Islamist extremists has uncovered evidence of “coordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city”, according to the Guardian. The
by Nick Hallett18 Jul 2014, 12:56 AM PST0

A British imam has said that the increasing prevalence of the burka among young Muslim women is “one of the most sinister developments of our time” and called for the garment to be banned. Dr Taj Hargey of the Muslim
by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 8:24 AM PST0

Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, personally congratulated former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard when her Labor government introduced the carbon tax. In a move described by the Sydney Morning Herald as a “clear embarrassment” for then opposition leader Tony
by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 7:17 AM PST0

by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 6:38 AM PST0

Israeli officials said they had intercepted an attempt by 13 militants to tunnel into a village hours before the humanitarian ceasefire was declared, the Telegraph reports. The Israeli army said it had dispatched aircraft to block the infiltration. Lt Col
by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 5:37 AM PST0

A Royal Marine died after falling down a gorge he did not know was there because it was marked on a map in Welsh. The inquest into the death of marine Ashley Hicks heard that he fell 100ft down a
by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 4:14 AM PST0

The Tesco supermarket chain has apologised after a Muslim staff member refused to serve a customer because he said it was Ramadan. The devout cashier said he could not touch the ham and wine as it was forbidden. When the
by Nick Hallett17 Jul 2014, 1:14 AM PST0

BBC Radio 4’s flagship ‘Today’ programme this morning dedicated a whole feature on the charitable status of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), despite management effectively ‘banning’ its head, Lord Lawson, from the airwaves. The story focussed on the fact
by Nick Hallett16 Jul 2014, 7:54 AM PST0

David Cameron’s former chief of staff has admitted that he voted UKIP in last month’s European Elections. Speaking at the Freedom Dinner, organised by pro-smoking group Forest, Alex Deane said that he voted UKIP at the European Elections as “any
by Nick Hallett15 Jul 2014, 6:10 PM PST0

People who are most concerned about climate change use more electricity than those who believe it to be not so serious a threat, a government study has found. The Household Electricity Survey, commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate
by Nick Hallett15 Jul 2014, 8:09 AM PST0

The wife of a hedge fund manager at the centre of London’s most expensive divorce case has told how she and her former husband realised they had the “same values” when he took her to see the film ‘Malcolm X’.
by Nick Hallett15 Jul 2014, 6:18 AM PST0

The BBC should air the views of sceptics of man-made global warming after all, according to the editor of Radio 4’s flagship ‘Today’ programme. Jamie Angus, who edits the radio station’s morning current affairs show, said that sceptics like Lord
by Nick Hallett14 Jul 2014, 8:42 AM PST0

An opinion poll by YouGov for the Sunday Times found that supports of the Conservative Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats all wanted Germany to win last night’s World Cup final, with UKIP supporters saying they would support neither side.
by Nick Hallett14 Jul 2014, 6:11 AM PST0

Imams working in British prisons have links with extremist preachers and hard line groups, and may be helping to radicalise Muslim prisoners, according to a report in the Times. One preacher connected to Muslim prison chaplains believes that beating women
by Nick Hallett14 Jul 2014, 1:59 AM PST0

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have told ISIS militants in Iraq to “avoid extremism”. The Mail on Sunday reports that the Afghani fundamentalists have told ISIS, which is predominantly Sunni, to avoid ‘disturbing’ other sectors of Islam. Taliban commanders also told
by Nick Hallett13 Jul 2014, 8:11 AM PST0

A Muslim father warned the Prime Minister about attempts to impose hard line Islamist practices at one the Birmingham schools involved in the Trojan Horse scandal. Mohammed Zabar told the Mail on Sunday that he had emailed the Prime Minister’s
by Nick Hallett13 Jul 2014, 7:02 AM PST0