Members of the British Parliament can now be ‘genderless’ after what the Metro newspaper has called a “huge step forward for transgender rights” — where MPs can opt to be sworn in without traditional gender titles. Previously, Members of Britain’s
Which is worse: a) opposing gay marriage or b) abducting a mother of ten in front of her weeping children, suffocating her with a plastic bag, shooting her in the head and burying her in an unmarked grave? Well, obviously
David Cameron’s European Union renegotiation plans were today dealt a hammer blow as it emerged that Germany and France are officially attempting to block any change to the European treaties – a core part of Mr Cameron’s strategy for Britain to remain
A Swiss artist has provoked the ire of the Italian authorities by constructing a working mosque at a Venice art show in the name of art. The piece, entitled “The Mosque: The First Mosque in the Historic City of Venice,” is
Security leaks by CIA contractor Edward Snowden “crippled” Britain’s counter terrorism ability and put lives in danger, a major study has confirmed today. The theft of the 1.7 million documents from the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the US
A protest by London’s black taxi drivers brought central London to a standstill this afternoon. This protest marks the latest in a series by London’s black taxi drivers upset with Transport for London’s (TFL) regulation of private hire drivers. The
Of the suspected 100 Australians thought to be fighting for Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria around half are estimated to hold dual nationality. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced plans to strip them of
A Russian waitress has reached international attention on the internet after beating off a customer who reached for her neck and squeezed her bottom. After being called over by two men drinking at the bar, the waitress was subject to
Despite predicting that British voters will “make the right choice” in the in/out EU referendum, which for him means a “vote to stay”, the UK and European Chief Executive of one of the world’s biggest defence contractors has insisted that
David Cameron will visit five European capitals this week in a desperate attempt to beg for EU reform. The prime minister will fly to Denmark on Thursday just as the draft European referendum is published. He will then head to
EU citizens living in the UK will not be eligible to vote in any referendum on Britain’s membership of the Union, we learned yesterday. Which is a start, sure. But why are we letting 45.3 million people vote on an
The Irish Labour Party, jubilant following the resounding endorsement of gay marriage in the republic, is now turning its attentions to liberalisation of the country’s abortion laws. Although a more contentious topic than gay marriage, senior Labour figures are confident that
The leaders of the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation have re-opened talks about defeating the Islamic State in a remarkable show of Solidarity against the rise of the self-proclaimed Caliphate. Despite serious differences in opinion over the Ukraine and
A Muslim cleric has warned that men who pleasure themselves could make their hands pregnant in the afterlife. Turkey’s Hürriyet Daily News reports that Mucahid Cihad Han made the comments on a live TV broadcast after a married man called
July 15, 1990 marks an important date in the life of Pope Francis. That’s when he told himself television is “not for me” and promised to the Virgin of Carmen that he would not watch it again. He has kept
A new study has given overweight people another excuse for not losing the pounds – by blaming it on aircraft and traffic. Research by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden claims that the stress of constant traffic noise such as living under
The Conservatives are ready to enjoy the first Queen’s Speech all of their own making since 1996. HM The Queen will lay out David Cameron’s legislative programme Wednesday in a speech that is expected to deviate little from the Tory manifesto. David
David Cameron’s plans to debate significant reforms to the EU have taken a blow as an agreement between France and Germany to integrate the eurozone without renegotiating any treaties has been revealed. Mr Cameron has embarked on a tour of Europe,
Hollywood star George Clooney’s wife, celebrity human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, 37, has been told to “shut up” by historian Dr David Starkey. The Daily Mail reports that Starkey believes judges and lawyers like Mrs Clooney have together created a
Thirteen people have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud following a police investigation into allegations that hundreds of Bangladeshis flew into Britain for just one day in order to fraudulently claim British benefits. The migrants, who gained EU
Footage showing at least six Home Office immigration officers being hounded off the streets of Peckham has emerged on the internet. The short video shows two officers getting into a brief physical altercation with one man, pushing him back into the
Europhiles working to keep Britain within the EU must not be allowed to railroad discussions over an EU referendum onto questions of who would be eligible to vote in it, senior Tory MP John Redwood has warned. Writing in the Telegraph,
Officials in the Pakistani child rape gang scandal town of Rotherham are moving to ban protests against their own incompetence. They have appealed to the home secretary for emergency special powers under the Public Order Act 1986. The council first
Lorry drivers are boycotting the Port of Calais because they fear for their lives at the hands of illegal immigrants desperate to get into the UK. Drivers from Maru International haulage company are avoiding the French city where thousands of
The ongoing controversy over racist comments made by Goldsmiths University diversity officer Bahar Mustafa has generated a national conversation on the state of identity politics, with the editor of politics.co.uk being the latest to weigh in. Students at Goldsmiths are currently deciding whether
British Prime Minister David Cameron told the president of the European Commission that the country needed a new deal on Europe, before he presses his case for reforms to the bloc with other national leaders this week. Talks between Cameron
Northern Ireland‘s First Minister Peter Robinson was recovering after an emergency operation on Monday, the hospital treating him said, with local media reporting that he had suffered a suspected heart attack. Robinson’s British nationalist Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leads a
David Cameron’s pledge to spend 0.7 percent of GDP on foreign aid has seen the UK’s bill rise by 30 per cent since he became prime minister – a faster rate than any other EU country. Figures from the Organisation
A former Liberal Democrat MP has defended the party’s sole representative in Scotland, Alistair Carmichael, who has been called on to step down, by saying that all politicians lie. Sir Malcolm Bruce, former Deputy leader of the party, was defending the
Jihadis are infiltrating migrant gangs heading for Calais in the hope of entering Britain, according to French police. Forty specialist officers have been tasked with searching for IS fighters among thousands of North Africans travelling across Europe. A spokesman for the Prefect
The two party system was delivered a blow in Spain’s municipal elections as voters turned their backs on the parties who have dominated the electoral scene since democracy was reintroduced to the country in 1980. The Popular Party (PP) which
