
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

A Dutch website said on Sunday it had garnered enough signatures to force the Netherlands to hold a non-binding referendum on the EU’s association agreement with Ukraine, in a move meant to signal popular dissatisfaction with Dutch European policy. GeenStijl,
by Reuters28 Sep 2015, 2:28 AM PST0

Each year for the last eight years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. You can read numbers 1-50 here, and 51-100 here. Back in 2007, Gordon Brown
by Iain Dale28 Sep 2015, 1:49 AM PST0

Each year for the last eight years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. This year our panel was comprised of a Member of Parliament, a local government leader,
by Iain Dale28 Sep 2015, 1:47 AM PST0

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn made waves in the South Atlantic this month because of his view that the Falkland Islands are ‘negotiable’ – yet senior figures close to him are openly expressing dissent. Buenos Aires was not shy in
by Oliver Lane28 Sep 2015, 12:50 AM PST0

Spain is on course for a constitutional crisis after pro-independence parties won an absolute majority in elections in the region of Catalonia. The elections were billed as a de facto plebiscite on secession from Spain, with the victorious parties pledging
by Nick Hallett28 Sep 2015, 12:42 AM PST0

The USA are reigning Olympic rugby champions, winning gold at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Games and boast a fine history of playing the game. Unfortunately past deeds proved no help to the USA Eagles on Sunday when Scotland beat them 39-16 at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.
by Simon Kent27 Sep 2015, 10:05 AM PST0

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom – Network Rail probably couldn’t have picked a worse weekend to close the London Brighton line for engineering works if they had tried. Unless of course they secretly want to see the railway network renationalised. God has
by Oliver Lane27 Sep 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

The Jungle migrant camp in Calais is being “overwhelmed” by people arriving to drop off donations, causing chaos in the camp. One charity worker in the area reported seeing as many as 400 cars and vans turn up in just
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

The cartoonist behind an image of Mohammed which sparked bloody retribution worldwide has said that he has “no regrets” about drawing the picture, 10 years on from their first publication. Kurt Westergaard, 80, has received numerous death threats since his depiction of
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

Britain needs 1,600 new primary schools to cope with the explosion in demand caused by rising immigration, a new study has found. An education charity has warned of a “perfect storm” threatening Britain’s education system, caused by a massive rise
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

BERLIN, Germany – Volkswagen’s own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover how long its executives knew about the
by Reuters27 Sep 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

DUBAI, UAE – Iran berated Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the deaths of 769 people at the haj pilgrimage, demanding an apology and accusing its rival of seeking to evade blame, while Riyadh in turn accused Tehran of playing politics
by Reuters27 Sep 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

Bullying controversy Tory director and former candidate Mark Clarke has admitted to approaching media outlets over a sex tape of a political rival. The senior activist and former Conservative party director, who until recently headed up Conservative youth campaigning wing Team2015 has
by Breitbart London27 Sep 2015, 5:22 AM PST0

Hungary is not interested in moralising EU “lectures” on compulsory migrant quotas and defends its rejection of more Middle Eastern refugees on the basis that it wants nothing to do with the West’s past “failed experiments” in multiculturalism. The country’s tough
by Simon Kent27 Sep 2015, 5:12 AM PST0

My Emma ‘Mattress Girl’ Sulkowicz award for services to third wave feminism goes this week to Caroline Starmer – a breast-feeding mother whose baby was viciously snatched from her bosom by a security guard at a budget clothing store in
by James Delingpole27 Sep 2015, 4:06 AM PST0

The residents of the Calais camp known as The Jungle have set up shops, churches, and even a functioning nightclub replete with disco lights and cheap beer, turning the area into a functioning shanty town. In sharp contrast to the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 4:05 AM PST0

It hasn’t had much coverage, but the UK Independence Party (UKIP) this weekend scrapped its pledge to axe the inheritance tax, should it ever be in a position to do so. The news was picked up by the BBC, but
by Raheem Kassam27 Sep 2015, 3:28 AM PST0

Each year for the last eight years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. This year our panel was comprised of a Member of Parliament, a local government leader,
by Iain Dale27 Sep 2015, 2:34 AM PST0

Moody’s has maintained its deep junk “Caa3” credit rating for Greek government debt, but has upgraded its outlook following recent political breakthroughs. “Moody’s Investors Service has today confirmed Greece’s government bond rating at Caa3 and changed the outlook to stable,”
by AFP27 Sep 2015, 2:19 AM PST0

France said on Sunday it had launched its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, in an effort to stem its growing presence there. “Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented
by Reuters27 Sep 2015, 2:03 AM PST0

Each year for the last eight years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. This year our panel was comprised of a Member of Parliament, a local government
by Iain Dale26 Sep 2015, 12:49 PM PST0

A piece of satirical artwork mocking the Islamic State (IS) has been removed from a free speech event in London, after police warned it was “inflammatory.” The Syrian-born Jewish artist behind the work said she created it to challenge the
by Liam Deacon26 Sep 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Migrants at the Ter Apel camp in the Netherlands have complained about feeling “bored”, having to eat bad food and not having fast enough internet. A video posted on Live Leak shows the migrants, who many believe to be desperately
by Nick Hallett26 Sep 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

Almost half of Britons would support sending the armed forced to engage Islamic State (IS) in Syria, a new poll has found. David Cameron famously suffered a “humiliating” defeat in Parliament in 2013, when he asked for MPs to support military
by Liam Deacon26 Sep 2015, 8:13 AM PST0