
A damning report written by senior British lawyers has found Turkey’s government inflicts “systematic human rights violations” on its judiciary, police and media. At 95 pages long the dossier sets out allegations that the government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has interfered
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 11:54 AM PST0

Julia Klöckner, a senior colleague of Angela Merkel’s, has demanded that immigrants to liberal Germany adapt to their new country’s culture and not the other way round. With over 230,000 migrants arriving this year, the Huffington Post reports there is a huge
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

An exhibition billed as a celebration of freedom has been censored after police raised security concerns. Seven images of Sylvanian Families, the famous anthropomorphic animal toys, under attack from Islamic State (ISIS) were deemed to be inflammatory leading to financial demands
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

A French centre-right politician has come under fire for arguing that France is a “white race” country and that immigrants, particularly Muslims, are only welcome if they are willing to adapt. Nadine Morano, a former minister under Nicolas Sarkozy also defended the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Sep 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

A former Methodist church in Cambridge, which stands on a site used for Christian worship for 140 years, has been bought by the Cambridge Islamic College (CIC) for £1.3million. The sale of Sturton Street Methodist Church follows 12 months of campaigning by local
by Simon Kent28 Sep 2015, 8:06 AM PST0

Britain’s voting system is “awful” and ought to be changed in order to bring more voices into British politics, Labour MP Chuka Umunna has said. The former shadow business secretary made his remarks at a fringe event at the Labour
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Sep 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

Banksy, the privately educated ‘street artist’ who rose to fame painting rats and vandalising private property, closed his pop-up theme park in Western-super-Mare, “Dismaland”, this weekend. And to prove what a right-on member of the chattering classes he is, all of
by Liam Deacon28 Sep 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

A Cambridge professor who advanced the novel theory that Big-Oil-funded death squads have been bumping off climate scientists has been rebuffed by Ipso – the newspaper standards watchdog formerly known as the Press Complaints Commission. Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean
by James Delingpole28 Sep 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

The Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq has doubled its recruits from Australia in the past 12 months but the figure is expected to level off soon, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has revealed. Australia has been increasingly concerned about the ability
by Simon Kent28 Sep 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

Prompted by the migrant crisis, the anti-mass migration Freedom Party of Austria has recorded stunning gains in Sunday’s regional elections. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has doubled its vote share and seat numbers following yesterday’s state elections in Upper Austria, the country’s
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 6:49 AM PST0

British jihadis are being urged by ISIS to avoid Syria and instead travel to Libya to open up a second front. Two British Muslims have already been killed fighting in the region on behalf of Islamic State, which has taken
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Sep 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

If you want to bankrupt the Green Party, then start telling lies about the migrant crisis (like they do?) because they’ve pledged to donate €5 for every time they hear people saying something they don’t like, or that doesn’t fit
by Raheem Kassam28 Sep 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

A radical Islamist on the run from prison has evaded French police authorities for over a week, having warned inmates they would soon hear about him. The 30-year-old man was granted temporary day release from Chauconin-Meaux prison in Seine-et-Marne, east of
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

Germans have expressed their concern that a drawing tweeted out by the Federal Police in Bavaria is not what it claims to be – a child’s drawing juxtaposing the Syrian war with the safety and security of Germany, according to Der
by Breitbart London28 Sep 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Christian migrants in German asylum centres are living under persistent threat, with many fearing for their lives as the hardline Sunni majority within the migrant population attempts to enforce Sharia law in their new host nation. The situation is so bad that
by Liam Deacon28 Sep 2015, 5:18 AM PST0

For the first time this year, more people have said they want to leave the European Union (EU) than remain a member, a poll has revealed. However, when asked how they would vote should the Prime Minister say he has protected
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Sep 2015, 4:36 AM PST0

You hear a lot about the “nuttiness” that is UKIP conference. The press and photographers prowl round for hours desperately looking for a bloke wearing a fox lapel pin, or a bowler hat, or a woman with a Nigel Farage
by Raheem Kassam28 Sep 2015, 4:25 AM PST0

That didn’t take long. Last month German Chancellor Angela Merkel was throwing out welcome mats for Syrian refugees and promising to take 800,000. Now barely four weeks later German President Joachim Gauck is openly contradicting her unilateral offer and saying “there is a
by Simon Kent28 Sep 2015, 4:21 AM PST0

The Daily Telegraph has obtained an advanced, leaked copy of Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s speech to the Labour Conference ahead of his delivery later today. Here is the text in full, which focuses on tax avoidance, Bank of England
by Raheem Kassam28 Sep 2015, 3:51 AM PST0

Nine months after Fadi, a refugee from Homs, Syria, landed in Cyprus on a boat carrying some 340 smuggled refugees, he still had not applied for asylum. He chose instead to attempt to reach mainland Europe by any means possible.
by Reuters28 Sep 2015, 3:34 AM PST0

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom – Speaking at the Labour Party conference Chris Bryant MP outlined his vision for the future of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): a worker-owned co-operative. Recently demoted Bryant, former Anglican priest and BBC man, who was shadow culture
by Oliver Lane28 Sep 2015, 3:26 AM PST0

Clashes at a migrants’ camp near the central German city of Kassel on Sunday left 14 people injured, the DPA news agency reported. The clashes erupted in the suburbs of the city, at a camp made up of tents which
by AFP28 Sep 2015, 3:16 AM PST0

One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another was kidnapped with her 15-year-old sister and raped every night for five nights. A third was taken to a
by AFP28 Sep 2015, 3:13 AM PST0

Two teenagers were arrested Sunday over a blaze at a London mosque which claims to be the largest in western Europe. Ten fire trucks were sent to fight the blaze which broke out Saturday at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in
by AFP28 Sep 2015, 3:05 AM PST0

AP – Austria’s populist, right-of-centre Freedom Party has doubled its share of the vote in a regional election amid concern about the influx of refugees in recent months. Preliminary results put the Freedom Party in second place, with 30.9 percent
by AP28 Sep 2015, 2:54 AM PST0