Nick Hallett

The government is flirting with idea of abolishing Britain’s TV licence fee and instead funding the BBC through council tax, according to the Times. At the moment, each British household must pay £145.50 per year for the right to own

There is evidence that a growing number of voters are spoiling ballot papers if no UKIP candidate stands in their area – lending to the theory that UKIP is both a protest vote and a genuine alternative for British voters.

A barber has appeared in court after allegedly slicing a man’s throat with a razor blade. Lloyd Dobrodumow of Newcastle is accused of assaulting Robert Charles Smith at his barber’s shop after an argument over a discarded beer can. Mr

Residents of a South Yorkshire village have reported being “terrorised” by a large influx of Roma migrants, and have warned that “blood will be spilt” unless police step in. The Express reports that the number of Roma in the village

A Conservative MP has told the chairman of UKIP in his area to “grow up” after being asked to apologise for characterising the party as “extremists”. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Cotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said that

Conservative MP Bob Neill has pledged to reintroduce a bill to parliament that would guarantee the UK a referendum on EU membership in 2017. The bill was first put forward last year and unanimously passed by the House of Commons,

An English restaurant chain has launched a new ‘super-burger’ that features cuts from nearly every part of a cow. For £25 ($42), diners at Red’s True Barbecue, which has restaurants in the northern cities of Leeds and Manchester, can try

A memorial to murdered British soldier Lee Rigby will be built near the spot where he was killed by Islamist extremists last year. The local authority in South London had originally opposed a memorial out of fears it would become

A group of French police officers are under investigation after photos of them at a “negro party” emerged on social media. The officers, based in a Paris suburb, are shown covered in black make-up and wearing frizzy-haired wigs at a

Britain’s school inspection organisation Ofsted has told its inspectors that segregating boys and girls in the classroom is acceptable in Muslim schools and need not be criticised. The Times reports that inspectors have been sent instructions saying that boys and

An image of UKIP leader Nigel Farage has appeared on a poster advertising a website specialising in extramarital affairs. The picture shows Mr Farage smiling, with a pint in his hand, and reads: “German wife? British Mistress? Now I Can

The government is considering granting itself new powers to order newspapers to remove articles from their archives. Attorney General Dominic Grieve wants the powers to stop jurors looking up past convictions of suspects in court cases, but an influential parliamentary

The Labour leadership are telling MPs to hold coffee mornings with voters to show they are “listening to their concerns”. In a leaked document, seen by the Sun, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Labour must been seen to be

New research has revealed the bias of different UK polling firms. A team of researchers at Manchester University, called the “Polling Observatory” measured what they called the “house effect” as part of a big change in calculating averages. Although it

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has agreed to be blasted with a water cannon after approving the purchase of three of the devices for the capital. In an interview on radio station LBC, presenter Nick Ferrari challenged the mayor to

A part of Newcastle University had to be evacuated yesterday following reports of “suspicious items”. The university’s INTO language skills centre was closed and students and staff asked to leave amid concerns the items could be dangerous. BBC News reports

Seven men have been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a woman in Tahrir Square as thousands celebrated the inauguration of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The arrests come after a video was posted on Youtube purportedly showing

A range of spring waters flavoured like alcoholic beverages is set to launch later this month. Despite the flavour, the water, named Tipsy, will contain no alcohol. The Publican’s Morning Advertiser reports that the water has been developed by Imperial