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A parliamentary committee has called for Britain to cut foreign aid payments to Pakistan unless there is “clear evidence” it is helping reduce Islamist extremism in the country. The Commons International Development Committee said that there was little evidence massive

A third of Conservative Party members could vote for the UK Independence Party at the forthcoming European Elections, with many not coming back, according to a new study. The research found that Conservative activists most attracted to UKIP are the

A quarter of the 600,000 immigrants from eastern Europe are paying around £1 a week in taxation, according to a new study. Research from pressure group Migration Watch reveals that immigrants earning minimum wage receive almost as much in benefits

British universities are still letting Islamist hate preachers speak on campus facilities despite widespread condemnation. The Peter Tatchell Foundation reports that last month, students at the University of Westminster initially invited hard line speaker Murtaza Khan to speak before replacing

Germany is using drones to locate deer hiding in tall grass and protect them from farm machinery. The project, which costs €2.5 million, has the backing of the country’s agriculture ministry. The project involves deploying small aerial drones, fitted with

In the run up to next month’s European Elections, many commentators have been focusing on the rise of Eurosceptic parties across the continent. Parties such as UKIP in Britain, the Front National in France, the Party for Freedom in the

A teacher has been stabbed to death at a high school in Leeds, northern England. Sky News reports that a 15-year-old male student has been arrested at Corpus Christi Catholic College in connection with the stabbing. The female teacher, who

The leader of an anti-immigration pressure group has been arrested for quoting Winston Churchill. Paul Weston, chairman of LibertyGB, was taken into custody in Winchester, southern England, after delivering a speech in which he quoted an excerpt from the wartime

A Liberal Democrat councillor has pleaded not guilty to hitting a seven-year-old child. Councillor Colin Rosenstiel, the longest serving representative on Cambridge City Council, appeared at Cambridge Magistrates Court charged with assault by beating. Cambridge News reports that 64-year-old Rosenstiel,

A Liberal Democrat councillor has resigned after pleading guilty to stealing £1,000 from the Royal British Legion. Councillor Peter Brock quit his seat on Yeovil Town Council in Somerset, saying he felt “ashamed” and “embarrassed”. Last month, a court handed

A former NASA scientist has described global warming as “nonsense”, dismissing the theory of man-made climate change as “an unsubstantiated hypothesis” and saying that it is “absolutely stupid” to blame the recent UK floods on human activity. Professor Les Woodcock,

A senior member of Germany’s Eurosceptic Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has pleaded for Britain to stay in the European Union, or else the whole Union could collapse or become a tyranny: “For me the idea that Britain could leave

A man was crushed to death by a giant cross dedicated to John Paul II just days before the former Pope is declared a saint. The 100 foot cross collapsed suddenly during a ceremony in northern Italy, killing 21-year-old Marco

Stressed workers at three UK government departments took the equivalent of more than 125 years off sick last year. Staff at the Home Office, Department for Education and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) were absent for more

Tony Blair yesterday delivered one of his most important speeches since ceasing to be British Prime Minister. Speaking on the Middle East and North Africa, he said the greatest threat of our time is Islamic extremism, and called on world

Rare footage has emerged of British women who have moved to Syria with their husbands for fight for the rebel insurgency against President Bashar al Assad. The footage, shown on Britain’s Channel 4 News, was shot by Bilal Abdul Kareem,

A convicted murder and rapist has won damages after a tribunal found than an Australian jail had racially discriminated against him – for being British. The Australian Daily Telegraph reports that Barry Whiteoak won 500 Australian dollars (£277, US$464) as

Sixty-seven UK doctors will not face any disciplinary action after signing off abortions for women they had never met. The NHS watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that they had illegally signed blank abortion forms which should only be

Birmingham City Council has published a list of state schools under investigation over allegations of a hard line Islamist takeover. The council issued the list in a statement today, following what it called “misinformation” in press coverage over the weekend.

The British government plans to build up to 3,000 new wind turbines over the next five years, despite Conservative plans for a moratorium. Energy Secretary Ed Davey, a Liberal Democrat, has said that his department plans to increase the total

Labour leader Ed Miliband’s wife could benefit from Labour’s pro-wind farm policy if the party win the next election. Justine Thornton is a barrister who has previously helped developers in legal battles to build new wind turbines. The news comes

The BBC has spent £120,000 redecorating its new London headquarters just six months after they opened. The sixth and seventh floors were refurbished to look like sets for flagship BBC programmes, including soap opera EastEnders, after staff complained that the

The head of Britain’s Charity Commission has warned the organisation’s “most deadly” problem is Islamist extremists setting up charities as cover for their activities. In an interview with the Sunday Times, William Shawcross said: “The problem of Islamist extremism and

The leader of France’s Front National (FN) has said that she would welcome an alliance with UKIP with “open arms”. Marine Le Pen said that UKIP leader Nigel Farage hold views that are “very similar” to her own party. But

A 26-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of dissident a republican in Belfast. Tommy Crossan was shot dead yesterday in an incident that has been described as a “terrible, tragic reminder of the violent conflict of the past.”

A cardiologist won a landmark legal victory yesterday in the most expensive and longest-running whistleblowing case in the history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). The NHS spent nine years and £6 million in taxpayer money pursuing Dr Raj Mattu,