Mayors have varying degrees of power and influence. But one thing they have in common is a unique position from which they can – and should – speak for and to the people of their cities. This power might be
Scientists using data models to map the spread of the deadly Ebola virus claim there is a good chance the outbreak will spread to the United Kingdom and France by the end of the month, but reducing air traffic in
Synagogues in Germany hired armed security guards for protection throughout the recent High Holiday season following a surge of anti-Semitism in the country. Only last month German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to do everything she could “to ensure anti-Semitism doesn’t
The Police Royalty Protection Branch are said to be “deeply concerned” that “dating” apps like Grindr and Tinder are putting the security of the Royal Family at risk. Staff at Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace are believed to be
A British policeman is running a website that sells potentially lethal weapons as well as mugs decorated with swastikas and gas chamber signs described as “ideal of kids bedrooms”. The Liverpool Echo reports that PC David Woods of Merseyside Police
Over the weekend, I lost a bet. So I had to sing “America the Beautiful” live to 750 hardcore gamers. Their reaction – kind remarks about my singing voice aside – was extraordinary. An outpouring of “USA! USA” and other
Now in it’s third day, senior figures speaking at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow, Scotland have been laying out their vision for the future of the party. Hoping for another hung parliament next year, they have been laying down
Al Jazeera and Huffington Post writer Mehdi Hasan has claimed that Breitbart London makes Fox News look like the BBC’s Today Programme – the latter being regarded as a pillar of the liberal left discourse in the United Kingdom. Speaking on
Tens of thousands have turned out in France to rally in favour of “traditional family values”, and against medically assisted fertilisation for lesbian couples and surrogacy, which campaign leader Ludovine de la Rochere said must be “fought at all costs”.
Elderly Syrian women are taking up arms in a desperate last bid to prevent their town falling into the hands of ISIS. The town of Kobani is barely 200 yards from the Turkish border, and has been described as the
Should trolls who say disobliging things about people on Twitter face imprisonment or death? Well the answer is now in and, depressingly, it appears to be “yes”. Today, we read the news that a woman who tweeted under the name
British-based e-cigarette manufacturer Totally Wicked has today won the right to formally challenge the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg. Lawyers for the company this morning presented their case to
(Reuters) – The European Commission is likely to reject France’s 2015 budget draft at the end of October and ask for a new one that would better reflect Paris’ deficit reduction obligations under European Union rules, several euro zone officials
Was Moazzam Begg detained as a part of Britain’s strategy to find the most recent beheading victim Alan Henning, as well as other hostages of the Islamic State and their would-be murderer Jihadi John? It was always questionable, even to hawks
A British man has been sentenced to four months in a Moroccan jail for the crime of being gay. 69 year old Ray Cole, from Deal in Kent, was arrested by Moroccan police last month along with Jamal Jam Wald,
British drones are said to have located Jihad John, the terrorist responsible for multiple murderers of western hostages, but a kill or capture mission is impossible according to the Daily Mail. Reaper drones have been deployed in the skies above
Police have raided an Islamic tuition centre in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation. The centre’s manager, Mizanur Rahman, was previously jailed for six years in 2007 after calling for the death of British soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The
Even Eurosceptic Conservative Members of Parliament have begun to voice their concerns over UKIP challengers at the next general election, with the ardent right winger Philip Davies MP telling the Telegraph and Argus that he “very much hopes” Nigel Farage’s party
A British woman being held in a “notorious” Iranian jail has gone on hunger strike to mark 100 days of imprisonment. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was a law student at SOAS visiting family in Iran when she was arrested for attending
Nick Clegg has said the Liberal Democrats would block any further plans to bomb ISIS, potentially shattering coalition unity on the subject. He warned that although his party supported attacks in Iraq against ISIS they would oppose any efforts to
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff will face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, after edging out environmentalist Marina Silva in Sunday’s vote. With nearly all ballots counted, the leftist incumbent had 42 percent of the vote to 34 percent
MOSCOW/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – After weeks of defying international pleas to free eight European officials they had captured in May, pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine released them unexpectedly in June following a public appeal by the head of the Russian
LONDON (Reuters) – London is the most popular city in the world to work in, an international survey of more than 200,000 people found, with nearly one in six of those questioned wanting to move to the British capital to
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A British man accused of arranging for the murder of his wife during their honeymoon in South Africa has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Shrien Dewani is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, robbery with
Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists’ own tactic. IS fighters seized part of a strategic hill overlooking the
