A new poll shows that women overwhelmingly oppose moves to allow doctors to approve abortions without seeing the patient face-to-face. A ComRes poll for the Christian Institute shows that the public firmly oppose Government plans to alter current abortion practices,
The National Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have released a report claiming that fracking will risk polluting our waterways and harming threatened species. The report, authored by Veronika Moore, Alison Beresford and Benedict Gove, all
The EU is attempting to ban American companies from using the names of European cheeses to describe their own products. As part of ongoing trade negotiations between the European Union and United States, the EU has requested that only cheeses
Immigrants have cost the British taxpayer more than £140 billion since the mid 1990s, a rate of over £22 million a day, according to a new report from MigrationWatch UK. The report adds that in 2011 costs were equivalent to
Billion speculator George Soros has said that a decision by Britain to leave the EU would lead to an exodus of major multinational companies. Mr Soros, whose currency speculating helped devastate sterling in 1992, said that leaving the EU could
A student from Blackpool who claimed he was savagely beaten in an alleged homophobic attack has admitted causing the injuries himself. Richard Kennedy became an internet sensation after 182,000 people shared photos of his injuries that he had posted on
A female politician in the Italian region of South Tyrol is accused of using taxpayers’ money to pay for various sex toys. Ulli Mair, a member of the appropriately named Freedom Party allegedly spent €64.92 on the items and tried
A 10-year-old boy has allegedly been ordered to remove a ‘Help for Heroes’ wristband by his teacher because it could cause offence. Charlie Tew was put on report at Maldon Primary School in Essex after he refused to take off
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been accused of employing both his wife and an alleged mistress using European Parliament allowances. The accusation was make by Nikki Sinclaire, a former UKIP MEP who now sits as an independent. She asked Mr
Former Conservative Party chairman Norman Tebbit has called for his party to make pact with the UK Independence Party. Speaking to the Times, the party grandee said that the Conservatives should stop “abusing” former voters who have gone over to
Controversy erupted at the University of Nottingham this week after two speakers who have previously voiced hardline homophobic views were invited to speak as part of ‘Discover Islam Week’. The controversy has not focused on the speakers however, but instead
Almost a third of voters hold views that are in tune with to UKIP policies, according to a new study. Reuters reports that Academics from the Universities of Manchester and Nottingham carried out an analysis of 100,000 voters and 6,000
A Jewish watchdog group in the Netherlands has reported a 23 percent rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the country since 2012. The website JTA.org reports that the Centre for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI), recorded 147
Two Schools in Stockholm, including a Jewish school, have been graffitied with swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans, authorities have said. The ynetnews.com website reports that The Vasa Real school, a Jewish school that offers classes in Hebrew and Jewish studies, was
More than 160 academics have signed a letter to a national newspaper today to protest at being forced to spy on their students as part of an immigration crackdown. The academics have accused the Home Office of “undermining the autonomy
BBC presenter John Humphrys has criticised his own broadcaster, accusing it of being “broadly liberal” and failing to take into account opposing views. In an interview with the Radio Times magazine, the Today programme presenter said the BBC had, in
New Zealanders will vote on whether to ditch the Union Flag from their own flag by 2017, Prime Minister John Key has said. Deriding his country’s flag as symbolising a “colonial and post-colonial past”, Mr Key said he would set
Al Qaeda have announced the launch of a new English-language magazine, Resurgence, on one of their YouTube channels. The video announcing the launch uses the words of Malcolm X to justify violent struggle, and combines images of George W Bush
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown will today emerge from semi-retirement and outline a new vision of the British constitution if Scotland votes against independence in September. He is said to want to play a major role in the remainder of
Hezbollah fighters battling Syrian rebels have seen their death toll rise significantly over the past few days. As they fight alongside the Syrian army to retake the town of Yabroud, they have suffered the loss of 15 fighters so far
64 percent of the British public oppose deploying Western troops to defend Ukraine from Russia, while 59 percent also oppose sending military aid to the Ukrainian government. The figures, published by YouGov for the Sunday Times, also show that 38
More than a third of big businesses in Scotland would consider leaving the country if it votes for independence in September. The figures published in the Mail on Sunday show that 38.6 percent of major firms would consider relocating outside
An extremist preacher could face prosecution after driving a van emblazoned with radical Islamist logos through a busy London high street, The Sunday Times reports. The “Al Qaeda van” stunt was staged by Anjem Choudary and his followers in a
