
UKIP’s lead in the forthcoming Rochester by-election has jumped eight points in a monthly repeat poll and now stand at 48 percent, indicating Tory defector Mark Reckless is set to retain the seat in three weeks time. Nigel Farage’s Eurosceptic
by Oliver Lane1 Nov 2014, 5:23 AM PST0

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London has updated it’s travel advice for all British citizens worldwide, as government intervention against the Islamic State has created a state of “heightened threat” from “individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq
by Oliver Lane1 Nov 2014, 3:53 AM PST0

French police are investigating a number of incidents over their nuclear power stations in recent weeks, as unmanned drones buzzed the plants. Greenpeace, who have pulled similar stunts in the past deny involvement in the “large-scale operation”. Flying any craft
by Oliver Lane31 Oct 2014, 10:37 AM PST0

Two Libyan soldiers receiving training from the British Army in Cambridgeshire have pleaded guilty to sex offences as police investigate nine attacks over one weekend earlier this month, after which chiefs were forced to cancel British troops’ leave to enforce
by Oliver Lane31 Oct 2014, 9:54 AM PST0

A landmark report by an educational charity has blown many long-held beliefs of the teaching profession about the effectiveness of “popular” modern practices out of the water, and has suggested more traditional methods are far more effective. The report, What
by Oliver Lane31 Oct 2014, 7:28 AM PST0

Government snooping on personal communications in the United Kingdom has more than doubled under the present government, with the Home Office alone accessing 6,056 communications in 2013. The security minister when answering questions at the home affairs select committee insisted
by Oliver Lane31 Oct 2014, 6:08 AM PST0

A report by the United Nations shows new terrorist groups including the Islamic State have attracted over 15,000 foreign fighters, drawing large numbers of recruits from a broader base than ever before, including 80 nations worldwide. The figure is significantly
by Oliver Lane31 Oct 2014, 4:27 AM PST0

Spanish intelligence has intercepted messages passed between jihadists online discussing the weaponisation of the deadly Ebola virus for use against the West, while a blackmailer in Prague has threatened to unleash the virus unless the Czech Republic pay him one
by Oliver Lane30 Oct 2014, 9:03 AM PST0

The trial of an imam who was accused of conducting hundreds of sham marriages for British residency permits has collapsed after a Home Office blunder meant the prosecution had no evidence to present at trial. Mohammed Mattar, 62, was accused
by Oliver Lane30 Oct 2014, 7:40 AM PST0

by Oliver Lane30 Oct 2014, 4:34 AM PST0

Anti radical-Islam protesters have been accused of having “misused the freedom of assembly” by gathering in Cologne over the weekend, and authorities are calling for further meetings to be banned in anticipation of plans to hold a further rally in
by Oliver Lane30 Oct 2014, 2:18 AM PST0

LONDON, United Kingdom – A column of 175 sailors and marines led by the Band of the Royal Marines have marched into parliament to be thanked by MPs for their heavy involvement in global operations, including drug interdiction, counter piracy
by Oliver Lane29 Oct 2014, 9:52 AM PST0

Denmark’s school sex education programme has been so successful the collapsing birth rate is “approaching epidemic” levels, and children will now be taught how to successfully reproduce at school, and encouraged to have children younger to save the Danish people.
by Oliver Lane29 Oct 2014, 9:44 AM PST0

A Libyan mother living in Brighton has now lost two of her three sons who travelled to Syria in January to join Al-Qaeda, as reports from the country indicate the youngest brother has now perished while battling against government forces.
by Oliver Lane29 Oct 2014, 4:18 AM PST0

Traditional student fraternities are under threat in Vienna as the local student union has called for a ban on their iconic uniforms and meetings in a move that has been criticised for infringing personal rights. Founded after the liberation of
by Oliver Lane28 Oct 2014, 10:26 AM PST0

A state court has found an 81 year-old man guilty of manslaughter, after he shot a teenage gang member who had threatened him with a gun, dragged him off his crutches, and robbed his home. The robbery, which took place in
by Oliver Lane28 Oct 2014, 9:25 AM PST0

Palestinian riders taking the bus to work in Israel will have to walk to the border under new security measures that ban Arabs from buses in the West Bank after concerns for the safety of Israeli settlers. The bus ban
by Oliver Lane28 Oct 2014, 6:47 AM PST0

The Islamic State has released its seventh John Cantlie propaganda video, this time shot in the open air in the besieged city of Kobane, where he says the battle is now all but over, and ISIS are “mopping up” resistance.
by Oliver Lane28 Oct 2014, 5:02 AM PST0

Al-Qaeda leaders have called on Mujahideen fighters to launch attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Gibraltar and other choke points, strategic waterways through which 75 percent of all global trade passes every year in a mission which strongly
by Oliver Lane28 Oct 2014, 3:32 AM PST0

Rallies by German anti-Islamist protest group “Hooligans against Salafists” have grown from a few dozen, to a few hundred, to some 4,000 people marching in a matter of weeks, triggering a deployment of 1,000 riot police in Cologne on Sunday.
by Oliver Lane27 Oct 2014, 9:54 AM PST0

A suburb of Turin, Italy is considering running a new ‘gypsy only’ bus after a spike in violence has sparked protests among the natives, who complain they are attacked, spat upon and robbed by travellers using the service. The mayor
by Oliver Lane27 Oct 2014, 7:54 AM PST0

The appearance in court today of the younger brother of a dead British jihadi on terrorism offences after the arrest of five members of the same family may further entrench the growing reputation of Portsmouth as a hotspot for radicalisation.
by Oliver Lane27 Oct 2014, 6:16 AM PST0

A councillor of the French anti-imigrant party Front National (FN) has shocked colleagues by converting to Islam, praising the “visionary” Koran, and sending out a “proselytising” YouTube video calling on others to join. Maxence Buttey, 22, is one of the
by Oliver Lane26 Oct 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

Nigel Farage has has claimed the leftie-commentariat has shown more condemnation for the “bit of fun” parody calypso about UKIP, than the systematic rape of young children in the north of England by Pakistani gangs. Citing the special punishment saved
by Oliver Lane24 Oct 2014, 9:51 AM PST0

Britain’s welfare state could collapse under the sheer weight of the nation’s grossly overweight citizens, a new report has claimed. Public Health England (PHE), the government body responsible for telling people how to live their own lives, created the report,
by Oliver Lane24 Oct 2014, 9:01 AM PST0