
There are no laughs in Islam. That is one lesson the creator of BBC sitcom Citizen Khan has learned from some angry viewers, revealing in an article that he has had death threats and torrents of abuse from people who think the comedy
by Simon Kent3 Nov 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that building border fences across Europe could spark war in the Balkans as she ups her rhetoric justifying opening Germany to an unstaunchable invasion of Middle East migrants. Speaking at a conference in Darmstadt in the south
by Simon Kent3 Nov 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

Organisers of the UN-sponsored Cop21 climate conference in Paris have less than a month left to prepare for an event they confidently claim will produce a new roadmap to stop “catastrophic global warming”. They must welcome tens of thousands of participants to
by Simon Kent31 Oct 2015, 8:20 AM PST0

Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at Guantanamo Bay, arrived on UK soil yesterday after 13 years at the U.S. detention camp. His repatriation came via a chartered jet that cost taxpayers as much as £70,000 and now the
by Simon Kent31 Oct 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called an emergency meeting of coalition leaders after Bavarian Premier Horst Seehofer demanded she stem the flow of migrants entering the country. The meeting is set to turn on new initiatives for controlling the flood and deal
by Simon Kent31 Oct 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

Migrants are walking out of German asylum registration centres and either disappearing into the countryside or travelling on to other countries in Europe, an official in the eastern state of Brandenburg has warned. On Wednesday alone some 600 people absconded and that number is
by Simon Kent30 Oct 2015, 10:34 AM PST0

The migrant crisis now convulsing Europe could spell the end of the European Union (EU), a key Eurocrat has warned. Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Vice-President of the European Commission, believes the inability of member nations to absorb
by Simon Kent29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

Austria will build a fence along its border with European Union (EU) neighbour Slovenia to help stem the migrant invasion now flooding Europe, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said today. Both countries are part of the passport-free Schengen zone and remain key transit
by Simon Kent28 Oct 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

Wikileaks co-founder and lefty hero Julian Assange “should receive the Nobel Peace Prize”, former MP George Galloway has claimed during an appearance at the Cambridge Union Society (CUS). The maverick left-winger and former Labour and Respect Party MP made the
by Simon Kent28 Oct 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

The European Union could collapse if it cannot agree to concrete measures to stem the flow of migrants that have flooded Europe this year. That is the warning from Slovenian Prime Minister, Miro Cerar, who can only foresee one outcome if
by Simon Kent26 Oct 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

Radical Salafist Islamists are infiltrating German asylum shelters and attempting to indoctrinate the new arrivals, a politician in the city of Bremen has warned.
by Simon Kent25 Oct 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

Revered feminist author Germaine Greer has insisted that Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner only changed sex so he could bathe in the same limelight as his Kardashian daughters. Left-wing Greer hit out at the U.S. Olympian turned reality star after Mr. Jenner was rumoured to be under consideration to
by Simon Kent25 Oct 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

James Bond legend Sir Roger Moore has again waded into public controversy by insisting that 007 could never be portrayed as a gay man – or be played by a woman – on the simple basis that “wasn’t what Ian Fleming wrote”.
by Simon Kent25 Oct 2015, 5:23 AM PST0

David Cameron is under pressure to officially recognise the mass slaughter of Christians in the Middle East as “genocide”. A letter written by Lord Alton of Liverpool and Baroness Cox has called on the British Prime Minister to “urgently consider” the plight of Christian asylum seekers and
by Simon Kent25 Oct 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

Europe has become a “valley of fears” as its “glorious years” have come to an end, top Eurocrat Jean-Claude Juncker has admitted. In a downbeat assessment of the trading bloc’s immediate future, the president of the European Commission told an audience in
by Simon Kent23 Oct 2015, 8:48 AM PST0

Radical Islamists have been caught infiltrating migrant reception centres in Norway and trying to recruit new arrivals to their cause, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has warned. The extremists have been so visible that some migrants have asked whether or not
by Simon Kent23 Oct 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

Austria’s Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner (pictured above) has called for “a fortress Europe” to protect the European Union (EU) and its external borders as tens of thousands of migrants flood into Austria from Slovenia. Her call was supported by the minister for foreign affairs
by Simon Kent23 Oct 2015, 3:38 AM PST0

The European Commission (EC) has ruled that a deal between Starbucks and Dutch tax officials five years ago is unlawful state aid, effectively over-ruling a sovereign nation’s legal jurisdiction in favour of its own decree. A separate agreement between Fiat Chrysler
by Simon Kent21 Oct 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

A huge blaze swept through a migrant camp in Slovenia today after angry migrants set fire to their tents in protest at their treatment. Women and children were evacuated from the camp in Brezice, on the border with Croatia, as firefighters battled the fire.
by Simon Kent21 Oct 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

Jean-Claude Juncker clearly believes it’s good to talk. To that end the unelected European Commission president has called an extraordinary five-hour leadership meeting for Sunday to tackle the building migrant emergency in the western Balkans. Attendees will follow their tete a tete with dinner and
by Simon Kent21 Oct 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s new anti-extremism strategy has been condemned by Muslims as demonising their communities and set to fail. The Counter-Extremism Strategy has been promised by Mr Cameron’s government for months, designed primarily to counter the ideology promoted by Islamic State
by Simon Kent19 Oct 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

A mass intrusion by hundreds of migrants forced Eurotunnel cross-Channel rail services to be suspended in both directions last night after they stormed the terminal and platforms in France. The human tide led the Channel Tunnel operator to halt services from Folkestone, Kent and Coquelles
by Simon Kent19 Oct 2015, 6:29 AM PST0

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has defended his tough stance against Middle East immigrants by saying that Islam, the religion of the overwhelming number of people now entering Europe, is the “rulebook of another world” that has “never been part of Europe”.
by Simon Kent16 Oct 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

Saudi-born singer Shams Bandar, also known as “Shams the Kuwaiti,” is renouncing her Saudi and Kuwaiti nationalities for the sake of European citizenship. In short, she believes West is best. In an interview with the Egyptian Dream TV channel, she defended
by Simon Kent16 Oct 2015, 2:22 AM PST0

Germany must be ready to pay a hefty price for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to lay out a welcome mat for any and all Middle East migrants who make it across the country’s borders. A German economist has warned that cost
by Simon Kent16 Oct 2015, 12:52 AM PST0