Oliver Lane

Muslim parents have reacted angrily in a French town after the mayor announced it was ‘pork or nothing’ for school lunches, under the principles of the secular republic which dictates that religion should have no place in state institutions –

A train of consumer goods has successfully completed the world’s longest railway route for the first time, travelling 8,000 miles from China to Spain in 21 days, and potentially opening a new chapter in East-West trade that started with the

The United Kingdom was forced to rely on French maritime patrol aircraft last month, after deep defence cuts left it with no planes to investigate a suspected Russian Submarine in the North Sea. The episode, which has some striking similarities

Terror group Al-Qaeda has finally found the limit of its own brutality in observing ultra-violent spin-off the Islamic State, and has banned it’s own followers from beheading captives in a statement from a senior cleric of the group as part

Labour leader Ed Miliband could ban pro-life protests outside abortion clinics and counselling centres if his party wins the general election in a move that could have serious implications for the right to protest.  Miliband had the question about groups

Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets of Germany and Denmark over the past couple of days to protest the ‘Islamisation’ of Europe, to oppose Sharia law, and to call for peace with Christian Russia, as the attendance of

A top British judge stepped down from his position in a district court after he made “disgusting” comments, but has kept his position as an immigration tribunal judge, although he will see no more cases until an investigation is complete. 

The Syrian rump government’s official news agency has accused Israel of dropping bombs on Damascus airport, among speculation that the attack may have been a pre-emptive strike to take out newly arrived Russian air-defence systems before they are fully operational.

A Romani Gypsy who came to Britain in the first days of relaxed visa rules this year has thanked English taxpayers for unwittingly paying for his new house back in Romania, for which he is siphoning off £60,000 worth of

Jihadi wannabe terrorists are taking advantage of European open borders to enjoy ‘grand-tour’ style jaunts across the continent on their way to the Islamic State, taking in the sights and staying at luxury hotels, analysis suggests.  One British passport holder,

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled the French government should compensate a group of Somalian pirates, because they had their ‘right to freedom and security’ “violated” after they were arrested in 2008.  The court found that because it

Just two days after reports of a video having been released showing Luke Somers, captured photographer pleading for his life, his sister has revealed the nature of his death. Miss Somers reported she had been visited by FBI agents who

Paris police have charged two after a gang of four African men robbed and gang raped a couple in a shocking anti-Semitic attack, in which one of the perpetrators said: “You must have cash here because you are Jews”. Two

Crippled by colossal tax rates and falling ticket sales, the Spanish cultural sector is taking creative action to cut its tax bill, including one theatre which has changed its main business to pornography to avoid having to pay high taxes. 

A pair of British former soldiers fighting against jihadis in Syria have spoken out about their experience, saying of their decision to confront terrorism: “I’m a firm believer that if you want to do something you have to do it

An “indecent” billboard which featured a surprised looking woman splashed with white fluid, and was part of a campaign to persuade locals to become vegetarians, is being taken down today after complaints. The hoarding, which reflected claims in a recent

An “increase in the Muslim population” in Northern England and the Midlands has exacerbated the rate of pub closures, a Conservative member of the House of Lords has said during a debate on a cross-party amendment that will allow landlords

A group of four scientists within the European Food Safety Authority conspired to present carefully selected evidence on the damage caused by certain pesticides to bee populations in order to have them banned, resulting in massive crop damage, it has

Straight-talking Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has criticised a campaign to “de-genderise” Christmas, saying organisers should just “let boys be boys, let girls be girls”. A number of Australians have come out in support of the campaign to de-gender Christmas

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a cadet group of Al-Qaeda that operates in Yemen and Saudi Arabia has threatened to kill British-born American citizen Luke Somers, who was kidnapped in Yemen in September 2013. Appearing in the video wearing

Figures show that deprived Rochdale in north west England has more asylum seekers living there than the whole of the south east, which includes wealthy Kent, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire, as local politician calls for the “burden” to be “spread fairly

New regulations that came into force this week have banned a comprehensive list of sexual acts from appearing in films produced and distributed by British companies, in a move that has introduced an “arbitrary” sense of morality into British pornography.

Iran has informally joined the international air force targeting the Islamic State, as it launches multiple air strikes in eastern Iraq against ISIS forces on the ground.  The Pentagon confirmed yesterday what had earlier been reported by al-Jazeera, that Iranian